Re: Ideas for HV Wiring.

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


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Subject: RE: Ideas for HV Wiring.


> Original poster: "Neil Richardson by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <neil-at-opticalrealities-dot-com>
>
> The Coax is just from the local DIY shop, the stuff used to connect the
VCR
> to the TV. Its a good thing that the spark gap was 1mm, cos thats where I
> caught the 2 wires by accident. If the spark gap was larger I might have
had
> a discharge or 2 thru me from the cap bank. Now that would not have been
> pretty.

That coax is usually low loss foam dielectric stuff, totally unsuited for
HV.  For HV use, you want the stuff with a dielectric should be a solid
translucent waxy substance (i.e. polyethylene or teflon).