Re: NST proximity interference.

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Original poster: "Peter Lawrence by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <Peter.Lawrence-at-Eng.Sun-dot-com>

On the other hand, I experimented with placing a 12" square of aluminum
sheet metal about 3 inches below my primary to see if it would absorb energy
and diminish my spark output (because I wanted to place my home made flat 
plate capacitor there), and I did not observe any difference in output. But,
that was with my "small" 3.5x12 inch coil. 
Your Milage May (or is that Can And Will) Vary...!!!...
-Pete Lawrence.

> 
>  After testing the new cap from Sundog and the NST I have, I mounted the NST
>  inside the case and hooked it up and noticed that the sparks were slightly
>  shorter as if the proximity of the NST ~7" was warping the magnetic field 
of
>  the flat primary. 
>  
>  Maybe, a setup where the NST were external or positioned differently, would
>  be more efficient.