Re: HV transformer sources?

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From: Tom Bruhns
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 16:00

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mcovingt@athena.cs.uga.edu (Michael A. Covington) writes:

>In article <66792@cup.portal.com> CPS@cup.portal.com (CHRIS PATRIC SMOLINSKI) writes:
>>Anyone know of any mail order sources for reasonably priced HV transformers
>>suitable for Tesla coils? From what I've heard, neon sign transformers work
>>pretty well.
>
>There are neon sign shops in every town in the world...

But a neon sign transformer is NOT a Tesla coil...  (though it can be
used as a high voltage source at line frequency for lots of nifty
experiments-- and, BTW, should be treated with RESPECT.  Many available
milliamps at voltages big enough to reach out and touch you at a
distance are nothing to play foolishly with!)

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