Re: Sensitive Equipment

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Original poster: "Erik Kettenburg by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <missyrat-at-pacbell-dot-net>

> BTW, a .02uF cap is probably about twice as large as one should use with
> a 15/30 NST.

will that cause a negative effect?



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Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 8:37 PM
Subject: RE: Sensitive Equipment


> Original poster: "Lau, Gary by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<Gary.Lau-at-compaq-dot-com>
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> The exact mechanism(s) behind equipment disruption and damage is an area
> that has seen almost no study beyond armchair speculation.  My own
> speculation is that the simple distance between  a piece of equipment
> and a coil isn't nearly as important as how well the coil is grounded. I
> believe that it is voltage spikes between the 3rd wire ground and
> Hot/Neutral AC lines that transmit the disruptions.  But regardless, I
> ALWAYS unplug (not just switch off) my PC and everything connected to
> it.
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> BTW, a .02uF cap is probably about twice as large as one should use with
> a 15/30 NST.
>
> Gary Lau
> MA, USA
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> >Original poster: "Erik Kettenburg by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" ><missyrat-at-pacbell-dot-net>
> >
> >I'm building a 12" tall 2" diameter coil with 15kv/30ma NST and a .02
> uf cap, I
> >will be running it outside about 20 to 30 ft from a computer, will this
> cause
> >problems?
> >Thanx
> >-Erik
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