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> From: mconway-at-deepthnk.kiwi.gen.nz (Mark Conway)
> Organization: Deep Thought NZ, Auckland, NZ
> Subject: Re: Grounding
> To: richard.quick-at-slug.st-louis.mo.us
MC> Thanks for answering my questions about grounding- I still
MC> have a few questions on this which I will ask...
Got your reply. This internet address is new, and still loaded
with bugs. I am pretty much at the mercy of the sysop....
MC> I have just bought the 6 inch plastic pipe for it - it is grey
MC> stormwater pipe, not schedule 40 but it is a bit thicker than the
MC> usual pvc downpipe used in houses. Do you think that this will
MC> be ok? I have just seen your post on Chip's email about plastic
MC> pipes for Tesla coils- how do you bake your pipe to drive out
MC> moisture- do you use a blow dryer or what?
You don't say what particular plastic you have, but assuming it is
PVC (Poly-Vinyl-Chloride); then yes you need to gently bake it with
an oven at 40 - 50 degrees C for 30 - 40 minutes. You could use a
blow drier on a very dry day.
MC> I cant locate any aluminium flashing over here but I can get
MC> copper flashing ( 12 inches wide and 0.08mm thick (what you
MC> would call about 4 mils thick)- a bit thinner than the 10mil
MC> aluminium flashing you use over there). Do you think that it
MC> will be ok?
Yes, that substitution would be fine.