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Re: Tesla Twin
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Date: Tue, 7 Oct 1997 15:32:16 -0400
From: Thomas McGahee <tom_mcgahee-at-sigmais-dot-com>
To: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Subject: Re: Tesla Twin
> >
> > Ed,
> > Have you ever contemplated disconnecting BOTH grounds and
> > direct-wiring the bases of the scondaries together? This is the
> > arrangement that Malcolm was describing, and I can vouch for the
fact
> > that at least in a table-top system it works better than the
grounded
> > system... although I am somewhat wary of approaching the top of
> > either secondary with anything that IS grounded.
> >
> > Fr. Tom McGahee
>
> Fr. Tom,
>
> What about using a spark gap from the common base connection to an
RF
> ground that's set to fire BEFORE the point where excessive base
voltage
> might cause a flashover to the primary? Seems like you'd have the
best
> of both worlds in this case...
>
> Well grounded in Illinois -
>
> -- Bert H --
Bert,
Yes, I think that would make for a much safer system. At least when
there is a problem, it would be a controlled problem.
Fr. Tom McGahee