Re: Sync Motor Wanted

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Original poster: Yurtle Turtle <yurtle_t-at-yahoo-dot-com> 

I thought Brian Basura had them on his website at one
time.

Terry: if you have time to check and I'm wrong, just
trash this.

Adam

--- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
 > Original poster: Terry Fritz
 > <teslalist-at-twfpowerelectronics-dot-com>
 >
 > Hi,
 >
 > So folks offer MMCs and toroids...  But no "motor
 > grinders" out there!??  I
 > know just the motor itself is like $100 new, but
 > some people just don't
 > have the shop skills or tools...  It is a fairly
 > trivial thing to people
 > that know what they are doing to grind, adjust, and
 > test 1/4HP nice sync
 > motors "for sale".  Those of us that have many, will
 > never sell "ours" ;-))
 >
 > Bill Wysock offers the entire sync gap, but his rock
 > solid pro machine
 > prices are a little high for little guys.  For just
 > the motor, you go out
 > and buy or find the usual 1/4 HP motor, grind the
 > flats with a grinder,
 > shim the shaft if needed, be sure it is not terribly
 > out of balance, and
 > maybe test it with a strobe as if anything could go
 > wrong ;-)).
 >
 > After I finish my present giant project, grinding
 > iron sounds relaxing
 > ;-))  But not for a few weeks yet...
 >
 > Ok, I guess I am just a little surprised this cool
 > part of Tesla coiling is
 > not a "buy off Ebay" (or anywhere else) part!!!
 >
 > Cheers,
 >
 >          Terry
 >
 >