Re: Pole pig and protection

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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 3/10/02 2:35:05 PM Eastern Standard Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
writes:


>
> Do you have to use spark gap protection with a pole pig the same way as with
> a
> nst?



Pigs are tough, but a safety gap is always a good idea because
it protects the capacitor from overvoltage too, which is especially
useful if you're using a rotary gap.  The use of a horn gap will make
the safety gap self-quenching.

Cheers,
John