Re: schematics.........

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• Subject: Re: schematics.........
• From: "Megavolt Nick" <tesla-at-fieldfamily.prontoserve.co.uk> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 11:58:36 -0700
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Chris,

> I have seen that Chokes don't work too well. Why not? If the last few
turns
> of the sec absorb the most impact, why doesn't a choke work? as it would
> seem these are just a few turns of wire as well. hmmmmmm
Yes - but the inductance in a small air cored choke is tiny ( a few mH)
compared to the inductance of  an nst secondary (tens of H)

> >Start with a good RC filter - it won't take you five minutes (like I did)
> >to
> >rig up four 1.5k resistors, two in series on each NST leg, with bottle
caps
> >between the middle of each series pair and RF ground. Try to get
resistors
> >rated about 100+ Watts. You'll be laughing, not crying!!!
> >
> >Alex Crow
>
> Where can I get the resistors?
> Can I use something other than a (beer)bottle cap? What value?
You can use any caps that will handle the rf - doornobs are good, about
570pF.
The resistors can be bought from any high street electronics place.

Regards
Nick Field

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