SRSG and Terry filter overheating

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Original poster: "Robert Hanford" <pomnept-at-comcast-dot-net> 

Hi, can anybody help me with this problem?
I just completed my first SRSG and tested it today. It seems to work fine 
although the streamers it produces seem somewhat thinner than with my 
vacuum gap. After a fairly short run I noticed a bad smell and it seems 
that the MOVs in my filter were hot enough to melt the poly cutting board 
they are on.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Also, I would like to know if there are any ideas as to how to correctly 
set the safety gap on the SRSG (in terms of width of course.) The only 
other thing I can think of is what if my strobe ( a modified Radio Shack 
one) is not showing me the right phase. Any way to ascertain this without 
being to fancy?
Thanks,
Rob Hanford