Re: Non-GFI NSTs

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Original poster: "Harold Weiss" <hweiss@xxxxxxxxxx>

Hi Matthew,

No I don't need a passport to get them from France as they are in Tenn.  But
some of the local sign shops are smashing the insulators on the used ones to
prevent reuse.  Thus it's getting hard to get the larger NSTs from shops
without GFI.  The last time I went used NST shopping they had a 40x48 crate
of all types of non-GFI NSTs with smashed terminals.  Luckily that trip
netted me a 15/60 and a 12/60 new in the box that were in a canceled sign
box headed for the scrapyard.

David E Weiss

> Original poster: "Matthew Carlson" <mjc8804@xxxxxxx>
>
> You don't even have to go to France for them.  Constantly there are
> 12/30 NST's on ebay, and 99% of the sign shops around you that deal with
> any neon will have some available.  While you may get a better deal on
> ebay, if you go to a sign shop, you can have them test the NST while you
> are there.
>
> Matt Carlson
>
>
>  >>> "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> 1/4/2005 4:31:41 PM >>>
> Original poster: "Harold Weiss" <hweiss@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Hi All,
>
> You can still obtain non-GFI NSTs from France.  What I got from France
> is
> that you tell your local distributor that it is for a non-sign
> application
> and have you document it on his PO.  It is probably true for the rest
> of
> the manufacturers.  It will be more expensive having to buy new ones,
> but
> at least they are still available.
>
> David E Weiss
>
>
>