Re: Strike object and "Terry Filter"

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Original poster: "Harold Weiss by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <hweiss-at-new.rr-dot-com>

Hi Jeremy,

Tie the your strike rod to RF ground.  The MOVs, I believe, suck up the RF
trash just like the surge protector hopefully on your computer.

David E Weiss

 > Original poster: "Jeremy D. Gassmann by way of Terry Fritz
<teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <gassmajd-at-email.uc.edu>
 >
 > Group,
 >          Just had a couple of quick questions.  The first question
 > is:  when constructing a strike object, should it be tied to  RF ground,
or
 > should it be connected to a separate ground rod in earth?  My second
 > question is regarding the "Terry filter".  What are the purpose of the
 > MOV's in the circuit?  Is it just a safe guard in case a capacitor shorts
 > out?  Will leaving them out make much of difference functionally?  Just
 > thought I would check before making a Digi-key purchase!  Thanks everyone
 > in advance!
 >
 >
 > Jeremy Gassmann
 > Cincinnati, Oh
 > http://jeremyee.tripod-dot-com
 >
 >
 >
 >