Re: Filters & Chokes

["Jim Lux" <jimlux-at-xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-xxxxxxxxxx>)]

Use a salt water resistor. Cheap, high power dissipation capability, etc.
http://home.earthlink-dot-net/~jimlux/hv/rwater.htm


Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "Neil Chambers" <Neil_Chambers-at-paragon-it-dot-com>
> 
> Cripes
> 
> I'm just costing out the filter as per Terry's circuit diagram
> (http://hot-streamer-dot-com/TeslaCoils/Misc/NSTFilt.jpg) and at the UK prices
> I've found, it's gonna set me back over £110! £80 of that being the 100W
> wire-wound resisters.
> 
> Any cheaper options?!
> 
> Cheers
> 
> neil