Re: My variac bites =0

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Original poster: "S & J Young by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <youngs-at-konnections-dot-net>

Jason,

Possibly it is you, not the the variac, that is becoming "live".  Your body
may be acting as an antenna and developing several hundred volts RF in
comparison to ground.

--Steve
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Subject: My variac bites =0


> Original poster: "Jason Petrou by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<jasonp-at-btinternet-dot-com>
>
> Hi all,
>
> My variac is grounded to the mains ground. On firing up the coil, it
becomes
> very live. The ground does work ( I measured continuity between the earth
> socket on the plug and the case) but as soon as I fire up the coil it
> becomes live. Its fine, so long as I only touch the plastic handle...
>
> The coil is grounded to 3x 3' copper ground pipes on a 10m bit of ground
> wire, as is the strike rail, strike rod and neon ground, as well as the
> filter.
>
> Any thoughts???
>
> Best regards,
> Jason
>
>
>