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From: jlh@loral.UUCP (The Aimless Wanderer)
Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers,net.misc
Subject: Re: Jacob's Ladders
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Date: Tue, 30-Sep-86 18:28:15 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep 30 18:28:15 1986
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When I was a stupid kid who didn't know better I made a 150,000 - 200,000
volt tesla coil (nifty plans from popular electronics).  To get that high
a voltage I used a neon sign transformer to go from 110 to ~25,000,
then made a transformer to kick it up higher.  The article told me how
to find out my final voltage.

Anywhoo, the point is that companies that make neon signs (Cal Neon in
San Diego) generally have used transformers stacked up somewhere.  They
are about 3 X 4 X 10 inches in size, and if you're persistant when you
call them (secrataries and presidents usually don't know what your talking
about) they'll usually give them to you for free just to take them off
their hands.  I'm sure that if you connected two wires to the output
terminals you'd get a Jacob's Ladder.  THESE PUPPIES WILL KILL.  
BE CAREFUL!!!