Re: New to tesla coils

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Original poster: "Gerry Reynolds" <gerryreynolds-at-earthlink-dot-net> 

The center electrode of the safety gap should go to the chassis of the NST
(also center tap of the NST's output).   You are trying to protect the NST
HV outputs with respect to the center tap of the NST.  NST's chassis should
also be grounded to your RF ground  well as your secondary base.

Gerry R.
Ft Collins, CO

 > Original poster: sean <sean-at-nc.rr-dot-com>
 >
 > For a safty gap all designs have a section grounded.  What ground should
 > this go too?  The house ground?  The secondary ground? or it's own
 > separate ground?
 >
 > thanks
 > sean <sean-at-nc.rr-dot-com>