Re: Welding CABLE and mechanical issues of hook up

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Original poster: "Barton B. Anderson by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <tesla123-at-pacbell-dot-net>

Hi Dan,

I would recommend investment in a cheap torch for soldering things like
primary's, grounding
cables, etc.. Copper lugs are cheap (I usually perform a crimp and solder).
Then you can make
it to fit "your" setup as you see fit and change things as necessary. Also,
I run my RF
ground to a brass block. The coil main RF ties to this same point, as well
as my other tid
bits. It enables me to quickly disconnect and clean up as needed.

Take care,
Bart

Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "Dan by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<toodamtall1-at-yahoo-dot-com>
>
> Hi Folks,
> The ongoing saga of my 8" secondary TC continues.
> Thanks Terry and D.C. for the direct input & help.
>
> I am in the process of ordering #4 fine strand welding
> cable. I'm trying to think of how many ring lugs and
> lengths of cable I need so they can cut the lengths
> and put the ring lugs on for me.
>
> I figure for starters, two ten-footers ring-lugged at
> each end to go from the control box/NST over to the
> Terry prot. circuit/gaps/cap/prim/sec assy. Is ten
> feet enough of a distance away from the streamers to
> operate it? D.C.'s cad output forecasted streamers of
> 46" for this TC.
>
> No lugs for the primary right? Solder one end to
> tubing and clamp the other for tuning right? Should
> they put a medium to small sized "battery type clamp"
> on one end of the cable for tuning purposes? Or how
> else do you hook such fat wire to 1/4" tubing spaced
> so tightly? I've read about alligator clips, fuse
> holders etc. but nothing to the extent of #4.
>
> This weekend I hope to get the cable so I need to
> figure this out by week's end. Any input is greatly
> appreciated. The guy told me to fax him a rough sketch
> indicating how many lengths and lugs.
>
> Thanks folks. You're helping a dream come true.
>
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