RE: electronic damage

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Original poster: "C.L. Mayeux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <poohbear1961-at-cox-dot-net>


Perhaps what you need is a device called a "kickback preventer", which is
described on pages 32 and 33 of "Tesla Coil Secrets, Construction Notes, And
Novel Uses"
by R.A. Ford (ISBN #0-917914-31-7)

I have conveniently place a picture of these pages at...
http://members.cox-dot-net/cajuncoiler/Images/kickback.jpg (136,218 bytes)

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
> Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 11:51 PM
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Re: electronic damage
>
>
> Original poster: "jimmy hynes by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <chunkyboy86-at-yahoo-dot-com>
>
>
> i didnt put any filters in, i figured that at such low power
> levels every thing
> would be safe. one of the things i saved from a broken monitor is
> a 115/250v 3a
> emi filter. would this work? i should put the line filter between
> the line and
> power supply right? i see how that could have helped the signal gen. and
> anything else on the line. it seems like my 30 volt supply, or
> solid state nst
> when i get my rectifier working, would be at risk even with the
> line filter.
> the ground wire runs out to the gas pipe, and i have a aluminum
> foil ground
> plane that is about 2 feet square. thanks for your help.
>
>   Tesla list wrote:
> >
> > Original poster: "davep by way of Terry Fritz "
> >
> >
> > > a couple days ago i was running my small (2x12" secondary)
> flyback powerd
> > > coil with the gap set really close, and i was trying to see
> what frequency
> > > the primary resonated at using an antenna and o-scope. my
> coil is REALLY
> > > far out of tune and i was trying to figure out which way to
> go, but right
> > > as i was about to turn it off my 30 volt power supply died.
> it was about 5
> > > feet away from the coil. today my signal generator died doing the same
> > > thing, but it was off and about two feet away. how did these die?
> >
> > Could be coincidence.
> >
> > > i'm guessing it was because of induced voltages from the primary,
> >
> > I would guess, more likely: stray voltage spikes
> > wandering back along the TC power cord.
> > Even with the test equipment turned! OFF, there is risk.
> > Also:
> > Is there a filter on the TC power cord?
> > (Filters can reduce damage, as well as noise....)
> >
> > What is the ground set up like?
> >
> > > but could it have been from the wall?
> >
> > Certainly possible.
> > --
> > best
> > dwp
> >
> > ...the net of a million lies...
> > Vernor Vinge
> > There are Many Web Sites which Say Many Things.
> > -me
> >
>
>
>
> JImmy
>
>
>