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Re: More Tuning/Debugging Next




>From: Richard Hull <hullr-at-whitlock-dot-com>
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: Re: More Tuning/Debugging Next
[snip]
>All,
>
>Here, here, I second the motion.  We have struggled here in Richmond to 
>learn all this the hard way too.  On tape #8 1990 we finalize this maxim 
>for all to see.  The resistance is a must for all the above reasons with 
>pole type xfrmers.  Bill Richards ignited a lamp socket in his ceiling.  
>He also burned out a wall light switch.  Alex Tajnsek took out a stove 
>exhaust fan (caught fire).  The bunggy cord nature of the resitive 
>portion of the ballast mushes the response of the big inductor.  Gotta 
>have it for best operation!  I believe it was in 1990 that I wrote a 
>sysergistic tune paper for Harry Goldman.  This covered spark gaps, etc.
>
Richard,
	I'd guess that I got off luckily.

	jim