Re: NST question

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

Hi Jake,

You make getting an NST sound too easy :-))

My small coil is a 9/30 (ACTown even ;-)).  I have a description of it and
it's protection filter at:

http://hot-streamer-dot-com/TeslaCoils/MyCoils/SmallCoil/SmallCoil.htm

This has a pretty large primary cap since it is an LTR sync gap coil.
Hopefully, you can use it to get some ideas for your coil.

Cheers,

	Terry
 

Cheers,

	Terry


>At 06:30 PM 7/14/2001 -0700, you wrote: 
>Hi, I've heard a lot about people getting free NSTs from thier local sign 
>shops, so I decided to try it myself, I asked the guy behind the counter if 
>they had any older used transformers and that I was building a Tesla Coil 
>and he went in the back and I walked out with an Actown 9/30 for free! Now 
>that I have my long-awaited NST, I want to use it on my 4X24 coil (which 
>hasn't been wound yet, still need some magnet wire) and I want to know if 
>there is any simple protective procedures that I can do to make this thing 
>last as long as possible. I would be really bummed if I fired up my coil and 
>in 2 seconds the NST is dead. I know there are safety gaps and things like 
>that but I don't know how to set them up so anybody that knows how to extend 
>the life of an NST, please help! Thanks,
>    -Jake D.
>    Cybermecium2-at-home-dot-com
>    http://taradev.cjb-dot-net
>