Re: new coil

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Original poster: "Gerry Reynolds" <gerryreynolds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Hi Gary,

Thats how I read it also.... and that is how I think it should be connected.
ie, safety gap in parallel to the main gap.  Comments??

Gerry R.


> Original poster: "Lau, Gary" <gary.lau@xxxxxx>
>
> Perhaps I'm reading it wrong, but it appears that in the photos, the
> 3-ball safety gap is not across the NST terminals, but across the
> filter's output, essentially in parallel with the main gap?
>
> Gary Lau
> MA, USA
>
>  > Here is a way "too" beautiful one!!  I wish I could just take the
>  > "pictures" half that good ;-))
>  >
>  > http://www.peninsulators.org/Tesla/nstfilt1.jpg
>  >
>  > http://www.peninsulators.org/Tesla/nstfilt2.jpg
>  >
>  > But just use old bolts or bent wire for the safety gaps.  You just
> want
>  > it to arc over if the voltage on the NST starts to go way too high.
>
>