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Re: shorted turn?



On Mon, 11 Nov 1996 23:21:11 -0700, Tesla List
<tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>, you wrote:

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> I've been wondering though, will the fact that the clamp is a
>complete circle be a problem, what with the shorted turn?
>
>Guess I won't power up until I get some expert advice, I mean, I like to
>gather information through experimentation, but why burn up anything if
>someone out there can tell me that it will burn, melt, or blow up?
>
>I assumed that because it is at the ground potential, it shouldn't be a
>problem...  Any advice?
>
Doug,
	It's a shorted turn and will waste power and turn it into
heat.

	jim