Re: Third try at first light

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Original poster: "Metlicka Marc" <mystuffs-at-orwell-dot-net> 

i also have one of terry's filters that only use the resistors and caps, no
mov's. i haven't seen any difference in it over the one with the mov's? i guess
any thing is better then nothing because i have ran some really bad setups
since
then with no transformer failure, and i mean BAD. i'll send a pic of the quick,
cheap setup i made on a cutting board at your request.
marc

Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: Esondrmn-at-aol-dot-com
>
> In a message dated 12/7/00 6:45:05 PM Pacific Standard Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> writes:
>
> - snip -
> <<
>  > The coil is using a 15/30 NST i aquired from a neon shop for $25.
>  > currently i have no protection for it and really need to get some because
>  > $25 is still alot of money to us poor college students. ive seen some
>  > coilers using wire wrapped around some pvc or toilet paper tubes. is
>  > this sufficient for a small coil?
>
>  If your talking about RF chokes I don't know. I wouldn't think that it would
>  be enough, but I also thought that the general consensus was steering clear
>  of RF chokes.
>   >>
> - snip -
>
> I believe Terry's protection circuit describes resistors in series with the
> high voltage leads from the neon sign transformer and a capacitor to ground
> from each high voltage terminal.  I use only one 3,000 ohm 50 watt resistor
> in series with each high voltage lead - and haven't had any problems.
>
> Ed Sonderman