Re: Single-bushing 14.7kV pigs. Thoughts?

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Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-twfpowerelectronics-dot-com>

Hi,

I use big ferrites to cut down on RFI in the primary.  You can also see how 
I use them in my big spark gap on the electrodes right at the spark:

http://hot-streamer-dot-com/TeslaCoils/MyCoils/BigCoil/Rgap.jpg

It actually works very well.

Cheers,

         Terry




At 12:37 AM 2/14/2004, you wrote:
>Hi Dr. R
>
>Has anyone tried to put a big ferrite bead around the leads exiting from the
>coax to turn the reflected energy into heat.  Certainly, with the "right
>length" or the "right RF frequency", the coax can act like a tank circuit.
>
>Gerry R
>
> > Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com>
> >
> >
> > Our resonance was so great we were getting 16 inch long sparks across the
> > entire bushing to ground.  Rather scary.
> >
> > Dr. Resonance
> >