Re: NST protection...

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Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>

Hi Ben,

Inductors have fallen into disfavor since better protection is available
now.  Check out the following popular circuit.

http://hot-streamer-dot-com/TeslaCoils/Misc/NSTFilt.jpg
http://hot-streamer-dot-com/TeslaCoils/MyCoils/BigCoil/protection.jpg
http://hot-streamer-dot-com/TeslaCoils/MyCoils/SmallCoil/small_protection.jpg

http://hot-streamer-dot-com/TeslaCoils/MyPapers/rcfilter/rcfilter.html
http://hot-streamer-dot-com/TeslaCoils/MyPapers/rlcfilter/rlcfilter.html

Cheers,

	Terry 


At 04:18 PM 7/5/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>I've heard of inductors being used between the tank and the
>secondary side of the NST for protection.. would 15 - 20
>tunrs of 12AWG wire on a few old transformer cores be
>enough to protect the tranny from certain death? 
>
>Ben McMillen
>
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