Re: [TCML] A video of my coil, and how much should I it for?

[Harvey Norris <harvich@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- On Fri, 3/8/13, Jim <electrical@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Jim <electrical@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [TCML] A video of my coil, and how much should I it for?
> To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Friday, March 8, 2013, 6:27 PM
> Great looking coil Jay. You should be
> proud of yourself.
> 
> On 3/8/2013 5:17 PM, jhowson4@xxxxxxxxxxx
> wrote:
> > Setting a price is kind of hard, but I have seen
> similarly sized units for sale on ebay for around 1200 or
> so.
what kind of primary transformer are  you using? This is a costly factor. Obviously you should ask for at least the cost of parts
> you put into it, perhaps figure out how many hours it took
> you to build it and add some multiple of that to it, and
> then subtract a percentage due to the wear its already
> endured from you playing with it.
> >
> > The biggest thing you need to consider though is how
> will the coil fair being run everyday for years, sure your
> capacitors and home made transformer may work fantastic for
> you now, But your total run time is still probably way under
> 120 minutes, But how about after running for 2 min every
> hour for month after month. Is the museum going to be upset
> when your coil breaks down after only a month of use?
> Probably.
> >
> > I am not saying yours will break down, it looks like
> your coil is of a pretty high craftsmanship, but I am pretty
> sure that DC cox for example used to de-rate the heck out of
> his MMC caps, as to extend their life time significantly in
> the museum service world. Similarly for transformers.
> >
> > If you do sell it, I would also be sure to get a signed
> statement from the buyer pretty much saying that the buyer
> is solely liable for anything they do with it or that occurs
> as a result of it after they take possession, you really
> don't want this coming back to bite you in a year because
> someones pacemaker stops working, or some crazy museum
> attendee jumps the safety rope and tries to grab a lightning
> bolt like thor. You get the idea.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> > John "Jay" Howson IV
> >
> >
> > "Why thank you, I will be happy to take those electrons
> off your hands."
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "james hutton" <jameshutton@xxxxxxx>
> > To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Friday, March 8, 2013 3:05:23 PM
> > Subject: [TCML] A video of my coil, and how much should
> I it for?
> >
> >
> > Hey guys, just thought I would share my coil with you
> guys again.Some of you might have seen some parts in this
> video,but here is just a video overview of my coil I made
> last year: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuZs9B05RZA(liking the
> video would really help me out by the way)I just wanted to
> thank you all again for your help with building this.As a
> highschool student at the time, I had many questions, and
> you were all very patient and extremely helpful!I also would
> like some advice. I am planning on trying to sell this to my
> local science museum since they do not have a tesla coil on
> display (ridiculous).However I am just wondering what price
> I should ask for it. Obviously Tesla Coils don't have much
> market so it's hard for me to tell what I should sell it
> for.I want to be reasonable, but at the same time, I do need
> money for my Electrical Engineering courses at
> University.any suggestions???
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