Re: Fried line filter

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• Subject: Re: Fried line filter
• From: "Barton B. Anderson" <mopar-at-uswest-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Fri, 28 May 1999 06:43:31 -0600
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
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Hi Aron,

I just popped a 30A filter last month, but this was due to a blunder. I had
reconfigured the filter in the control mod and did an oopseee. I run 240 vac (2
hots) and I have a ground. I screwed up by putting one of the "hot" lines onto
the Nuetral terminals (both ends of course) and it didn't take long that night
to blow a 5/8" hole in the casing just below the terminal. The nuetral is not
designed for 30A loads. Maybe you did something like this?

Bart

Tesla List wrote:

> Original Poster: "Aron" <kc5uto-at-wt-dot-net>
>
> Hi all,
>
>     During a recent run of my 3" coil the line filter did some odd things.
> First it made a popping sound then shot out a 3" flame until I shut it off.
> The flame came out directly under one of the output posts. Any idea why
> this happened?
>
> Coil Specs:
>
> 12kv 60ma neon 120v pri
> 3" x 10" sec
> wire primary
> .008uf cap
> RQ gap
> max arc: 20"
>
> The line filter was rated at 20A 240v

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