From: massey@travis.llnl.gov
Subject: Re: Jacob's Ladder
Article-I.D.: travis.1993Apr6.093828.1
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In article <C4z6x7.16B@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>, dgj2y@kelvin.seas.Virginia.EDU (David Glen Jacobowitz) writes:
> 	I've been wanting to build a Tesla coil for quite awhile now (
> who doesn't, right? ) and I thought it would be a good intermidiate
> step to build a JAcob's Ladder first.
> 	Well, I have been looking for a high voltage transformer that
> is reasonable inexpensive ( neon sign transformers cost mucho ).


In the past I've managed to buy used neon sign transformers from sign shops 
for about $20. Try calling around.


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