Re: Grounding

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

Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "Darin Willson by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <darinwil-at-wmt.dnsq-dot-org>
 
> One other question...
> Even if you have a good ground shouldn't
> it be in proximity to the coil?

	Closer the better, but...

> Ie. I have a stake in the yard...
> should the coil be near the stake
> or does it matter?

	At THESE freqs (100 KHz +/-) wire makes
	a fair conductor.  (at higher freqs, it makes
	a dandy antenna.)

> I would think it does  as the ground is one plate of
> the virtual cap and the farther away from the ground

> point the less the coil would be electrically

> connected...
	Caution in this are is admirable, however at	

	coiling freqs, some amount of wire is

	acceptable.

	ALSO, the grounded currents, being RF, will
	capacitavely couple from the wire to the ground
	on the way.

	Also, ground could be improved by two or more
	'stakes', seperated, with wires starred to
	each.

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IMPORTANT:
This is concerning the RF GROUND.  AS Power Ground
should/must go back to power line ground.
-- 
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	dwp

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