Re: Secondary connection to RF ground question

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

Dan: 
    You have done well, but let me suggest your secondary connection be
outside the coil form and you coat the screw head with epoxi on the inside
of the coil form. I use a plexiglass disk to insulate or a Nylon bolt.
    Robert  H


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> Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 12:04:17 -0600
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> Subject: Secondary connection to RF ground question
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> Resent-Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 12:17:45 -0600
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> Original poster: "Mccauley, Daniel H by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <daniel.h.mccauley-at-lmco-dot-com>
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> Question regarding my connection to RF Ground:
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> On my solid state coils, I use a insulative plug in the bottom of
> the secondary coil.  In the center of this plug was a 1/4" bolt going
> downward through the base of my coil support.  The bottom end of the
> secondary coil was then soldered to a lug and attached to this bolt at the
> bottom of the secondary coil where a hard braided ground cable was attached
> to it.
> 
> Is this okay for a conventional tesla coil - bringing the secondary
> to this large bolt and then terminating with a good RF ground???
> 
> Thanks again.
> 
> Dan
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