"Paul Burridge" wrote in message
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Hi guys,

Check this out:


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...1533 536&rd=1

Is this type of transformer of any use to the serious radio amateur,
or is it just *way* over the top?


Sure. *IF* you like sparks around your rig. Make a Jacob's Ladder, etc.
Lotsa volts, don't need to much ma.
This thing belongs on rec.electronics.how.big.can.i.make.a.spark

There are guys who make REALLY BIG Tesla coils. I'm talkin' make your own
capacitors, 5-7 feet tall, light the neighbor's florescent bulbs big!

I kept the ignition transformer from my mother-in-laws oil furnace when
converted to gas. There's quite a bit of power there. The tips of my
Jacob's Ladder heated enough to melt the plastic tube I had it in...and they
barely touch it.
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Steve N, K,9;d, c. i My email has no u's.