Re-posted on Troy's behalf.
Chip
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Hi All,
It's been many, many years since I've posted to this list. I'm originally
from Canada, and I built a number of coils there over the years, my first
being in about 1998 or so... All of them have been OBIT and NST based
SGTCs.
Anyway, I moved to the UK about 6 years ago and I'm interested in putting
together a small TC here. My first coil was with an OBIT and ideally
that's what I'm thinking for this one... Or something around 200-300
watts. But where does one go to find high voltage transformers in this
country? Neon Sign transformers seem to be very difficult to come by here.
I've found some online sellers that seem to still be selling brand new
non-electronic transformers but they're awfully expensive. It was easy to
acquire used NSTs and OBITS back in Canada. I have not been able to find
any on E-bay even... At least none that are located in the UK and rated
for 230v.
I've been considering a DRSSTC, but so far I've had limited success with
sstcs... I'd like to put together a good old fashioned small SGTC first
and then make another attempt at an SSTC or DRSSTC.