RE: SSTC probs

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Original poster: "Lau, Gary by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Gary.Lau-at-compaq-dot-com>

Regarding your 'fridge being zapped but not the TV or stereo, I would
suggest that this is because the 'fridge has a 3rd wire ground
connection while the TV and stereo do not.  I believe that damaging
transients occur between the ground and hot/neutral conductors, not
between the hot and neutral conductors.

Regards, Gary Lau
MA, USA


>I think most coilers have experienced strange erratic behavior of 
>various electronic devices in their homes associated with TC op- 
>eration. I have personally found that an adequate RF ground goes 
>a long way to alliviate this problem. One thing's for sure though. 
>If you run a high powered TC using only the AC ground for your 
>ground, you are likely to sacrafice one or more of your high dollar 
>electric/electronic appliances. I once destroyed my refrigerator 
>and sent sparks flying out of a receptacle on the opposite end of 
>my house from using the house AC ground without a seperate RF 
>ground :-( Strangely enough, it left my TV and stereo unscathed. 
>Go figure :-O 
>
>Sparking in Memphis, 
>David Rieben