Re: NST Terry Filter's

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Original poster: "Paul Arrowsmith" <p_t_arrowsmith-at-hotmail-dot-com> 

Hi Tristan,
Put some 10 Watt resistors in series, improves voltage rating cheap and
easy, you do not need to go to 100W.
HV MOV,s are hard to get but the some coilers on the Australian /NZ tesla
list (Tesla Coil Builders of Australia) may get together to do a bulk order.
Caps are no problem, use ceramics, http://www.oatleyelectronics-dot-com/ ,
http://www.oatleyelectronics-dot-com/componts.html or most electronics parts
shops have 15kV ceramics, series up 2.
Cheers
Paul A

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Subject: NST Terry Filter's


 > Original poster: "Tristan Steele" <tsteele-at-westnet-dot-com.au>
 >
 > Hello All
 >
 > I have just purchased a 12/30 NST for my first TC, and have been reading
 > about the "Terry Filter".  It is a great design - the only problem that I
 > am finding is locating parts in Australia.  Things such as 100W resistors
 > and the HV capacitors / MOV's.  If there are any coilers out there in
 > Australia that have managed to locate these, would they mind letting me
 > know where?  Also, are there any advantages in different sized / shaped
 > electrodes?  I am assuming there would be due to electron distribution
 > fields, but were wondering how this actually effects voltage / spark size.
 >
 > Many Thanks
 > Tristan
 >
 >
 >