Re: Poking wires into secondary

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Original poster: Mark Broker <mbroker-at-thegeekgroup-dot-org> 

There are many answers to this question, which also happens to be one of 
those "hot topics...."

It is definately a good idea to add a couple or more baffles inside the 
secondary.  One several inches in from each end would be a minimum, IMO, in 
almost any coil.  I have run coils without baffles, but the wire didn't 
enter into the secondary.  My latest coil features a secondary ground 
identical to your design except I'll be using a brass screw since brass 
doesn't tarnish as much as copper.  The topload will be attached similarly 
to the ground, by a brass bolt protruding from the top end-cap.  In this 
way the topload is easily removed, as is the entire secondary coil.  I will 
be adding 3 1/2" baffles inside the secondary (3" PVC pipe).

So IMO this is just another Tesla Myth.  Yes it's a bad idea, but only if 
you don't use baffles inside the secondary.

Regards,

Mark Broker
Chief Engineer, The Geek Group


On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 10:26:32 -0600, Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:

>Original poster: "Jeremy Gassmann" <gmann-at-fuse-dot-net> All,
>      I know that it is a big no-no to poke the end wires of the secondary
>inside the former, but what if you only have the bottom wire of the
>secondary (the one that will be grounded) going inside the secondary?  Do
>you have to put some kind of end cap inside the former above where the wire
>enters the secondary to add to the breakdown strength of any voltage paths
>to the wire?  What I am wanting to do is to connect the bottom of the
>secondary to a copper bolt at the very bottom of the fitting that screws
>into the secondary.  Then I can connect the ground strap to the bolt
>underneath my coil and attach it to the earthed ground rod.  See my website
>for a little better visual description.  So basically, would this
>configuration result in disaster or not?  Thank to everyone in advance!
>
>Jeremy Gassmann
>Cincinnati, Oh
>http://jeremyee.tripod-dot-com