Grounding Strategies

[Tesla729-at-cs-dot-com (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

Hi all,

I have read a few web pages regarding the RF grounding of the componenets
of a Tesla system and I am a little confused. I have read that you should ne-
ver ground one side of the power xfmr to the RF ground because an accident-
al streamer strike to your body would/could connect your body with the high
currents of the primary circuit and possibly prove fatal. I'm not so sure I 
be-
lieve this, as I have been running my large system in this manner, which is
powered by a 10 kVA pole pig and yields bright, loud streamers up to 10 ft.
long. I am no stuntman and I have no intentions of letting any of those 
stream-
ers hit me in the first place! I think just turning out 10 ft. sparks is 
impressive
enough without having to take the sparks thru my body. Anyway, I thought I
would place that thought out there and see what kind of response I get, as I 
am quite interested in getting other's opinions on this matter.

Keep 'um Sparkin'
and ABS (Always Be Safe)
David