Re: shipping things like NSTs RE: Anyone have a transformer I can buy

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Original poster: Yurtle Turtle <yurtle_t@xxxxxxxxx>

Or you could use rigid insulation. Rigid insulation is
styrofoam, and can be purchased in various
thicknesses, from Home Depot of Lowes.

Adam

--- Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Original poster: Jim Lux <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> At 07:16 AM 4/8/2006, Tesla list wrote:
> >Original poster: "Dave Halliday"
> <dh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >Where are you located?
> >
> >I am still testing a bunch of Neon Sign
> transformers that I got at
> >auction and have a number of used 12KV 30mA units.
> >
> >Shipping will be a bit expensive as I am building a
> wood box for each
> >unit to protect the ceramic bushings.
>
> Wood boxes are nice, but probably overkill..
>
> The commercial units get shipped in cardboard boxes
> with sytrofoam
> type inserts.
> They put a short cardboard tube over the insulator
> to keep it from
> getting dinged.
>
> Mostly, it's a matter of using enough rigid packing
> material around
> the transformer and a big enough box, so that if the
> box does get
> dropped/bashed/etc., the transformer survives.  The
> packing material
> needs to be rigid enough to hold position too.  No
> just dumping the
> NST into a big box of pellets.
>
> The commercial shipping uses about 2-3" total space,
> but they get to
> use nice customized foam inserts.
>
> Likewise, they ship lab test equipment (scopes,
> spectrum analyzers,
> etc.) using that expanding foam in a plastic bag,
> with 3-6" of space
> between equipment and box wall.
>
> Wrapping it in many, many layers of bubble wrap
> "might" work, but
> you'd really have to jam it in.
>
> There's also the old standby of double boxing.  use
> something like
> bubble wrap around the NST and jam it tightly into
> the inside box,
> then put 3" of almost anything around that to put it
> into the outside
> box.  Crumpled newspaper, foam pellets, etc., would
> all work.
>
>
> >I also ran into a bunch of Microwave Oven
> transformers from another deal
> >-- these will be around $30 each shipping in the
> USA included.
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla@xxxxxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: Friday, April 07, 2006 10:20 PM
> > > To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: Anyone have a transformer I can buy
> > >
> > >
> > > Original poster: "Kyle Sandbornhesium"
> > > <sandbornenterprises@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > Hey I need a 12kv transformer would I be able to
> purchase one through
> > > you guys or somwhere off the internet for $75 or
> less.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Kyle
> > >
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