Re: NSTand PT replacement xmfrs

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Original poster: "Eastern Voltage Research Corporation" <dhmccauley-at-easternvoltageresearch-dot-com> 

 > Perhaps also significant (to some of the over-40 crowd) is the aesthetic.
A
 > plastic monolith PSU does not appeal to everyone, just as sailplane
 > enthusiasts don't often use rocket-assist take-off, and most model-T
owners
 > do not have turbochargers on their toys.

YES!  But . . .

A traditional tesla coil complete with high voltage transformer, high
voltage capacitors, big rotary spark gap
*LOOKS* like it will throw out huge arcs.  Just like a Frankenstein movie!

But when you can generate almost seven foot arcs from a dinky little set-up
consisting of a single electrolytic capacitor
and a PCB board with a few pieces of silicon on it powered off the line. . .
NOW THATS IMPRESSIVE!

Then again, when you hear Ed Wingate powering up his rotary spark gap
complete with high powered squirrel cage fans, and see those monstrous
arcs eminate from his magnifier - NOW THAT IS VERY IMPRESSIVE!

Again, I'm not saying that spark gap coils are dead or obsolete.  I'm merely
saying that SSTC coils are heading into a very exciting and positive
direction and the future looks very bright for them.

Dan