Re: Ugraded my HV transmission line

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Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>

Corona => ozone => bad things for flexible stuff (rubber, vinyl, etc.)

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Subject: Ugraded my HV transmission line


> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<Tesla729-at-cs-dot-com>

> some RF grounded Romex alum flexible conduit. I had no-
> ticed that this setup would make a considerable corona
> "hiss" if I energized the wire with it unconnected to the coil.
>
> Also, I noticed that the vinyl tubing had gotten rather hard
> and stiff instead of flexible (maybe the effects of the corona?)
>