Re: NST failure. Broiled again!

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Original poster: "Bert Hickman by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-net>

Robert,

When a new NST doesn't appear to work properly, neon sign shop owners will 
strip the faceplate off the defective units to send back for 
credit/replacement rather bearing the cost of shipping the entire NST back 
to the NST manufacturer. Sounds like the units you got may have already had 
an internal problem...

Best regards,

-- Bert --
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Tesla list wrote:
>Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" 
><Pomnept-at-aol-dot-com>
>I recently destroyed an NST, got some good advice, rebuilt, added a
>protective circuit consisting of power resistors and capacitors, used a
>variac to tune, and had a working TC for one day. Then it blew. Again. :-(
>My transformers were purchased new, very cheaply. They are by France, were in
>new packaging, but lacked information plates. Has anyone encountered or heard
>about faulty or badly manufactured transformers? Any other ideas? Any really
>good protection circuit ideas?
>Depressedly yours,
>Robert Hanford
>
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