Re: TC Operation Question/rf grounds

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Original poster: "teri mckenney" <mck-at-ezy-dot-net> 

Pierson? Keep it coming!Believe it or not, I missed your postings.Short and
sweet!
B McK.
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Subject: Re: TC Operation Question/rf grounds


 > Original poster: dave pierson <davep-at-quik-dot-com>
 >
 >  > ... I would like to know what relationship the RF ground ha
 >  >  to the operation of the TC.
 >     Browsing the archives will be useful on this one.
 >     Views Differ.
 >     My observations is that they help.
 >
 >  >  I know it is to direct RF to ground but what I was wondering
 >  > was what effect it has on the operation of the coil if it is not
 >  > present at all.
 >     There is a subtlety here:
 >         There is ALWAYS an RF ground.   The designer/user
 >         controls how good it is.
 >      The ground is present in one of two ways, or
 >     a combination:
 >         1) stray capacity from the lower parts of the
 >         system to whatever i nearest to ground makes a ground.
 >
 >         2) Since Highish Voltages are involved, they WILL spark over,
 >         if the stray capacity is too well insulated.
 >
 >         This may damage things as the HV hunts its own path....
 >
 >   best
 >      dwp
 >
 >