Re: fire-starters?

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• Subject: Re: fire-starters?
• From: "Adam" <adamsmith-at-mediaone-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 08:16:12 -0700
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
• Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

> Original Poster: "Malcolm Watts" <malcolm.watts-at-wnp.ac.nz>
> 
> Hi Rudd,
> 
>> Original Poster: "DaxisWeb user" <""-at-mail.daxis.nl>
>> 
>> Hi C^4's,
>> 
>> Do any of you have experienced a TC going into flames or started to burn
>> somewhere?
> 
> A couple of years ago, a sudden hiccup in a primary cap value
> (jumped to a higher capacitance) caused a litz secondary I was
> running to catch fire at the base.

My 4.5" coil died from arcing down the inside of the PVC form.  The PVC
developed a carbon track really quickly, then it glowed bright orange and
sent up a cloud of acrid smoke.  No more wires inside the form for me!

-Adam
adamsmith-at-mediaone-dot-net

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