Re: Preventing a REALLY expensive mistake.

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Original poster: "Christopher Boden by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <chrisboden-at-hotmail-dot-com>

>Original poster: "Metlicka Marc by way of Terry Fritz 
><twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <mystuffs-at-orwell-dot-net>
> > 1. The building is fed with 1-P 240VAC, and will be upgraded to 3-P 
>480VAC
> > (for the elevator of doom), should I keep the 1P service as well? or 
>just
> > have the landlord upgrade from one to the other?
>
>no way, keep single, install triple
>

Cool, that's what I thought we'd end up doing.


> >
> > 2. Will a system of 10 seperate 8-10' ground rods driven vertically 
>around
> > the buildings exterior and all laced together for a massive ground 
>system be
> > an good enough protection for the computers and other electronics? Is 
>there
> > a better way?
>
>use this for all rf grounding.
>

That was the plan. But will it WORK? Are there any special things we should 
know? Do they have to be wired in a specific way? (Star-vs-ring, etc)

> >
> > 3. What are all the steps I CAN take to ensure the safety of our 
>computer
> > systems? I have to assume that the computers will be operating at the 
>same
> > time as the coils (and other HV gear), since as we all know, all 
>Micro$oft
> > NT-5 systems maintain 99.999% uptime and are virtually error free.....at
> > least that's what the slicks tell us. 'Course, if you believe that I've 
>got
> > a great deal on some property in Florida for you, the everglades, 
>perhaprs
> > you've heard of them?
>
>faraday type shielding of the room, conductive paint on the walls
>sprayed over grounding buss along floors, grounded to rf ground points.
>

CONDUCTIVE PAINT???!!!!! HA!, I hadn't even THOUGHT of that! :)
Where do I get it and what does it cost? What colors are availible?
How to you make an electrical connection to it? (Doors, Walls, etc)
What teh surface resistance? IS this something that would be good for static 
suppression in the computer lab floors?


> >
> > 4. I remember reading about garage coilers who have had discharges 
>through
> > the roof, can this happen on a solid concrete structure? (There will be
> > classrooms under the H.V.L.)
>
>i wouldn't think so?
>
> >
> > 5. I've heard of coils being mounted inverted from the ceiling. How is 
>this
> > done? Why? What are the advantages of this setup? Can it be used to make
> > near vertical discharges to the floor?
>
>i would imagine this is so items to be tested can be placed under the
>discharge point (pretty hard to mount a car on the ceiling?)
>

Exactly :)
Or an AS-400 Mainframe :) (though I half think it can take it, lol, any 
computer that has lifting eyes....)


> >
> > 6. Will the operation of large amounts of HV gear cause a signifigant 
>rise
> > in the static electricity of the entire building? I'm worried about the
> > hardware labs, static and CMOS devices aren't exactly friendly with each
> > other.
>
>static bleeder points around perimeter of room grounded to rf?
>

(thwacks forehead)
duh.....didn't Franklin solve that problem a few years back? Lightning Rods.

And there IS the possibility that we will get funky (though very small) 
discharges (most likely just Corona at best) from them when we fire the 
larger coils.

What is the NAME for the effect of a grounded electrode emitting corona 
and/or a streamer discharges when placed near a TC?



Thanks Marc!


Duck
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