Re: Strike Rail Yes? No?

["Richard Kircher" <richard.kircher-at-worldnet.att-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

High voltage arcing is very unpredictable, for that reason I think you need
it to protect primary components from damage.  It sure can't hurt.
Dick

At 11:07 PM 7/27/00 -0600, you wrote:
>Original poster: "Gregory R. Hunter" <ghunter-at-accucomm-dot-net> 
>
>Fellow Coilers,
>
>What's the latest wisdom on strike rails?  Are they needed or not?  I'm
>asking because I have just begun work on my all new 6" x 30" Tesla coil,
>and I'm trying to decide if I need a strike rail or not.  I remember some
>postings awhile back suggesting that strike rails were old hat and no
>longer required.  This will be a "generic" coil of conventional design for
>use with various power supplies ranging from 1600VA of NSTs on up to 4 or
>5KVA of pole xfmer input.
>
>Best Regards,
>
>Greg Hunter
>www.angelfire-dot-com/ga3/tesla
>