Re: Grounding Question

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Original poster: Tesla729-at-cs-dot-com 

In a message dated 11/1/03 8:04:50 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:

>Original poster: Yurtle Turtle <yurtle_t-at-yahoo-dot-com>
>
>I'm not sure I understand how you have your coil
>hooked up. Is it like:
>
>http://www.hot-streamer-dot-com/adam/temp/coil1.jpg
>
>If not, I've numbered the nodes so you can tell me
>where to connect/disconnect so I understand.
>
>thanks
>Adam


Adam,

Yes that's pretty close to what I'm talking about with the notable
exception that node 3 would also be connected to the mains
ground, since almost all electrical receptacles are 3-wire (and
sometimes 4-wire) in our standard, single phase, 120/240 volts
that our houses are wired with.  And, as you show, the mains
ground in no way alleviates the need for a much closer RF ground
to the base of the primary and secondary coils (node 9,10, &11).
It just seems to me that a "return" is required for the 60 Hz HV
voltage that comes up to the sparks gap and from there everything
is then apart of the heavy tank circuit currents.

David R.