Re: TC Filter failure!? Help.

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Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>

Hi Robert,

The filter would not die "quick".  Sounds like a connection came loose or 
perhaps the main cap failed.  Something could have shorted on the NST 
output side too or a fuse somewhere went.

Cheers,

         Terry

At 01:55 PM 6/14/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>I was running my 15k-at-60ma today when there were several quick bursts from the
>safety gap. Then the whole thing stopped. No more spark gap firings. I took
>some quick xfrmr ohm measurements and it's the same as it always was. I
>understand that the Terry style filter is designed to die before the 
>xfrmr. If so
>would it be the MOVs?   I don't know what to measure because I have to 
>admit I
>don't understand their function.
>Thanks to anybody who cares to advise me!
>Robert Hanford