Re: Tesla Coil Grounding

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

Hi Robert,

Everything that may have RF currents (Coil base, safety gaps, strike rails, 
NST) should be connected to the RF ground so that the RF currents can be 
quickly and directly drained.  60Hz AC stuff should probably be separately 
grounded through the AC wiring.  No solid rules, but ground everything 
everywhere is sort of the idea ;-)

Cheers,

         Terry

At 12:53 AM 5/2/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>I am a new coiler who is about to fire up a tesla coil.  I have a few details
>that need clarification.  There are many conflicting ideas on the internet
>about tesla coil design.  I have made a separate RF ground which is connected
>to the safety gap, the base of the secondary, and a strike rail.  Can I also
>connect the center tap of my NST's?  This is included in the design for a NST
>protection circuit which I saw on the internet.  Any help will be very much
>appreciated.
>
>Sincerely,
>Robert