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Re: Urgent point of inquiry re: wiring conventions.
Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>
Tesla list wrote:
>
> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<couturejh-at-telocity-dot-com>
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> 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
Seems fine to me to use color conventions in the power line wiring, but
don't think it adds any safety in the coils. They are potentially
lethal devices, and any reliance on color codes could easily result in
disaster!
Ed