Saftey -Transformer type not the issue

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• Subject: Saftey -Transformer type not the issue
• From: Marcus Young <MEYoung-at-uq-dot-net.au> (by way of Terry Fritz <terryf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
• Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 16:33:30 -0600
• Approved: terryf-at-verinet-dot-com

Hi Maniacs! ;)

I dont think the issue of NST vs PIG vs MOT danger is really the issue
in TC or TM(magnifier) systems. Only how much energy the cap can store in 
its full capacity, and how fast it can discharge that energy can give any
real 
guidelines to saftey. As I said in a previous post and would like to say
again 
"a very small cap or multiplier network can charge a very big cap!". 
I can't imagine physical damage from a pig or a NST shock would be so
different 
if it was a momentary shock. Seeining as the cap is connected to the
outputs of 
the tranny, you could get a pretty nasty pulse of high current juice  from
even 
moderate systems.

M

Thats one reason why some ppl store big HV caps with a shorting lead bolted  
across the bushes. I wonder whats the biggest cap you could charge from a 
TV fllyback transformer??

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