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Ahh-ha-ha-ha-haaaaAAAAAAAA!!! Ok, now this has to be about the worst/funniest/most pathetic example of an eBay Tesla coil sale I have EVER SEEN! It's quite clear the builder (probably the seller) had no idea what he was doing when he built it. My favorite parts are too numerous to list, but here are a few of them: * The fact that the condition is listed as "new". * The hideous 24:1 aspect ratio of the secondary. * The primary and base, which look like souped-up versions of everybody's hackiest, most hastily thrown-together shop projects <shrug> ... but I'd never try selling my hackiest, most hastily thrown-together shop projects! * The claim of 20' "arcs of lightning". Yeah...maybe if it tips into some overhead power lines! * And last but not least: "I will sell the stand, the secondary coil, and a 10,500 volt neon sign transformer for $4,700"
Well...I don't know what more to say.
EDIT: Oh wait! I forgot:
* The topload that looks like a metalized shrimp pot buoy.
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I would say go hit the "Make Offer" button, but I'm not certain it would accept negative numbers.
According to his feedback, he bought a 10lb spool of #28 wire at the end of June, so his flirtation with TCs didn't last too long.
He says "when properly tuned, is capable of producing 20' arcs". Translation - "I'd hoped for 20ft arcs, it doesn't work, somebody then mentioned tuning, I wonder what tuning is, there's nothing called tuning on eBay.
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NeilThomas wrote ...
According to his feedback, he bought a 10lb spool of #28 wire at the end of June, so his flirtation with TCs didn't last too long.
Yes, I noticed that too and reached the same conclusion (originally I was checking his feedback to see what he normally charges for the junk he sells, and the wire purchase just jumped out at me). What's makes this even more pathetic is that somebody could build something like this so recently with all the great coiling resources online (i.e., all the stuff that tells you not to build things they way he built them )
NeilThomas wrote ...
He says "when properly tuned, is capable of producing 20' arcs". Translation - "I'd hoped for 20ft arcs, it doesn't work, somebody then mentioned tuning, I wonder what tuning is, there's nothing called tuning on eBay.
Hehehh... "I've got this tuner, but it just seems to bounce around between 'flat' and 'sharp' while I've got the coil running. I think the spark gap noise might be getting in the way. Hmmm..."
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12ft Tesla coil: Get yours NOW!!
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