Re: Pig grounding

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Original poster: "S & J Young by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <youngs-at-konnections-dot-net>

Actually, Shad, YOU are probably the one that floats at HV.  Your body make
a nice antenna and ends up at an RF potential to ground and other large
metallic stuff you happen to touch.  I suspect if you touch a very good
ground while you are near your running VTTC, you will still get an RF burn
unless you are also well grounded.
--Steve
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Subject: Re: Pig grounding


> Original poster: "Sundog by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<sundog-at-timeship-dot-net>
>
> Hi All, Jim.
>
>     I ground the pig to the mains ground, along with anything else I have
to
> touch. If there's anything else to be grounded, it goes in a star
> configuration (each item has it's own line) to the RF ground.  I don't do
> anything with the neutral terminal on the pig. it floats.
>     Still, for safety I don't touch anything conductive (variac case, pig
> can, contactors, ect. )  Learned that from the VTTC, it has a nasty habit
of
> making everything around it float at HV (get RF burns from everything
> metal.)
>    Hope that helps!
> ---------------------------------
> Shad (Sundog)
> G-1 #1203
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>
> > Original poster: "Jim Mora by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <jmora-at-jetlink-dot-net>
> >
> > Hello All,
> >
> > I am some way off from building a pig coil, but want to start thinking
> > about the construction.
> >
> > I have received a 14400V pig that I ordered from T&R and am awaiting for
> > my Hobart 225A arc welder to arrive from back east.
> >
> > There seems to be some contention on the proper way to ground the pig
> > tank. Should it be grounded to household ground or RF ground? Also, I am
> > assuming the copper strap to ground should be removed from the neutral
> > terminal and neutral should be allowed to float.
> >
> > Thanks for your feedback,
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >
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