Re: Another sad Aussie coil story!

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

In a message dated 6/27/02 10:16:18 AM Eastern Daylight Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
writes:


>
> Believe me, I wasn't this
> calm when it happened, that secondary cost lots of money! A word of
> advice to others: Never run a new coil by yourself without others
> present looking at the parts of the coil you can't see.!
>
> Greg

,

Sorry to hear of that calamity.  I often position a mirror(s) behind the coil
at some distance, so I can see the racing sparks if they occur behind the
coil.  I'm glad the SRSG is working out well.  

Cheers,
John