Re: New Testing

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Subject: Re: New Testing
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Date: Wed, 17 Sep 1997 23:38:48 -0500
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From: 	George W. Ensley[SMTP:erc-at-coastalnet-dot-com]
Sent: 	Wednesday, September 17, 1997 9:06 AM
To: 	Tesla List
Subject: 	Re: New Testing


>> 
>> Malcolm,
>> 
>> My theory is to clean it up before it gets to the transmission line thus
>> reducing RFI. Using the coax shield grounded at the TC end only as
>> additional precautions. I assume only the HV transformer the resides 
>> at the supply side and all else is at the base of the TC. A second safety
>> gap at the transformer is not a bad idea though.
>
>I don't use safety gaps at all with my neon. I designed a filter 
>circuit with a second-order Butterworth response and placed it 
>between the main gap and the line running to the transformer. Since 
>the gap transient is damped and the damping applies to the line as 
>well, there is no need for a safety gap. Nothing short of the primary 
>can ring in my neon setup. I scoped the final response to check this.
>
>> Sorry to be so unclear, literacy was the price i paid for a very colorful
>> youth.
>
>Hee hee :)
>Malcolm 
>
>

Malcolm,

I see, unfortunately I am not as sure of my filtering.

George........ 
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