Re: Strike Rail question

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Original poster: "Mark W. Stolz by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <mark_w_stolz-at-hotmail-dot-com>

Matt, All

Once your arc/streamer connects to the primary is it still RF?  I would 
guess not since it's now coupled to 60Hz.  As for the stress to the system 
that's speculation until proven otherwise isn't it?  Is there even a voltage 
spike at the moment of strike?  With the secondary and top load being a 
choke and cap tied to ground, wouldn't that act as a filter?

Just my thoughts

Mark Stolz
Houston, TX


>Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" 
><Mddeming-at-aol-dot-com>
<snip>
>Hi Steve,
>No fence taken  ;-)))))
>A primary strike will also dump mucho RF HV spikes back into your cap, 
>filter,
>transformer, and possibly power lines. It may not kill it (or you) the 
>first
>time or the twelfth time, or the twentieth time, but like smoking or 
>dipping
>snuff, it's a stress the system doesn't really need.
>Matt D.