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RE: RE: Bleeder Resistors



Original poster: "Jonathan Peakall" <jpeakall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Just my $.02...

It should always be a question of risk vs gain, not just risk assesment. In
this case, the bleeder resistors don't waste significant power, prevent
making big sparks and the cost is very low. The benefits are increased
safety. Makes the calculation simple for me: there are no negatives and a
large positive. So, I beleive in bleeder resistors.

Jonathan

> slim. However, just in case the "impossible" does happen,
> bleeder resistors are the best insurance policy. I suppose
> it's a matter of how much of a risk factor that you're
> willing to accept. Every coiler accepts a certain degree
> of risk by the mere fact that they decide to build and
> operate  Tesla coils, which are inherently dangerous, in
> the first place. "I" personally don't use bleeders on my
> coil setup and like Dr. R, I've never gotten a nasty sur-
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>  >  > Bleeder resistor is not necessary unless you are running DC on
>  > thiscap.
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>  >  > Dr. Resonance
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