RE: Urgent point of inquiry re: wiring conventions.

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <couturejh-at-telocity-dot-com>


Matt, All -

The color coding for Tesla coil wiring has been mentioned before but I do
not believe that the following questions have been clarified.

1. What are the different functions of the green ground wire and the white
neutral wire when used with Tesla coils?

2. Which color should be used for the primary ground wire and the secondary
ground wire?

3. Where should the green wire and the white wire be connected together?

4. What are the safety concerns in using two separate wires that are
grounded?

John Couture

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Subject: Urgent point of inquiry re: wiring conventions.


Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<Mddeming-at-aol-dot-com>

Hi All,
        I a not sure if this has been addressed before, but I have not seen
it
as far as I can remember.
        Do Tesla coils follow House wiring color code (White=neutral,
Black/red=hot, green = ground) or do they follow the
Auto/Radio/Stereo/TV
color code (Black=ground, red/white=hot, green= not as hot )?  Are there any
hard and fast rules? Do they vary with country? Does a portable(moveable)
coil
have different rules than a hard-wired one?
        How about the internals of mobile/portable control panels? If the
color
code switches at some point, where in the chain from Wall socket to Tesla
secondary does/should the changeover take place?
I am ready to wire up my new 3.6 KVA console which is built into a
roll-around
cabinet (~ 24x18X60).
Thanx,
Matt D.