Re: GFI on the NST--a bummer

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

It would seem to me that if you have a good RF ground and protection circuit
ala Terry Fritz,  you probably won't trip the GFI.   I used to run my coil on a
circuit in the house with a GFI and only tripped it once,  when a misfiring
occurred.   It doesn't seem like it could hurt to try anyway. 
Mike 


>
> I just glommed on to two 12/60 France NSTs at our 
> friendly neon sign shoppe. I paid only 20 bucks each. 
> But the bad news is they both have a GFI button 
> sticking out of the case. Can I put a clamp over that 
> GFI button to hold it in, or is the only solution to 
> melt out the potting and disconnect the GFI? 
>
> More bad news is the guy at the neon shop said ALL 
> new NSTs must now be provided with the integral GFI. 
>
> Happy day, 
> Ralph Zekelman 
>
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