Re: Prototype questions

Bruce A. Perreault ( (no email) )
Mon, 26 Jan 1998 09:32:59 -0500

Alan Schneider wrote:

>
> In that same post you say:
> _>* For someone that has the basics it should cost under $200.00 to build
> _>a basic proof of concept beta-version. For a person who is starting from
> _>bare-bones it should cost under $500.00
> I presume this represents cost of components for surrounding circuitry
> we would be required to build. Do you provide known working designs for
> this or do you give a list of specifications for us to design our own
> circuitry to meet?

Perreault writes:

Yes, I include an easily referenced parts list.
Nothing is exotic except for the valve, this I
will provide at no cost to a program member.

>
> If the former, do you have lists of equivalents for
> components that may not be locally available in other countries, or at
> least descriptions of critical parameters needing to be met by
> substitute components?

Perreault writes:

The components that are hard to find are the high-voltage diodes
and capacitor. I provide where these can be obtained.

>
> _>To build a prototype that puts out say, 5Kw, would cost about $5.000.00
> Are the "valves" supplied capable of this level of power given suitable
> supporting circuitry?

Perreault writes:

No, the prototype is a beta-version. It is low-power to get to know the
concept of power generation. Going head first into a high power
prototype
would be a deadly mistake.

>
> Bruce, I'm not having a go at you or trying to give you a hard time
> but I *DO* want to get a clearer idea of what I'll be letting myself
> in for if I do subscribe to (and you accept me for) your validation
> program. I'm sure there are other list members who feel similarly.

Perreault writes:

You are welcome to join the program. The manual that I will be supplying
is detailed and clear. If you decide after you read it that it is not
for
you then you do not have to continue with the program. All I ask is that
you do not flame the program.

-BAP