Re: NST and GFI protection

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Original poster: brent meyer <res095fx-at-verizon-dot-net> 

The brown material is probably Conothane.  We used to use it to pot our high
voltage power transformers into cans for noise reduction.  It has to be one
of the toughest potting materials I've ever had the misfortune to deal
with...  Its nearly impossible to remove.  Shorting the reset switch will
only cause the eventual failure of the GFI, as the device will attempt to
trip with every fault it detects.  The only way to be sure of operation is
to remove and bypass the device completely.

 > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 18:02:46 -0700
 > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 > Subject: Re: NST and GFI protection
 > Resent-From: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 > Resent-Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 18:20:10 -0700
 >
 > Original poster: "steven hyman" <steve502-at-bellsouth-dot-net>
 >
 > all ready tried it the TC fires for about 5 seconds and then turns off,I am
 > assuming this is the GFI circuit
 > doing what it supposed to,
 > there is a small reset switch on the outside , the  NST is potted with some
 > beige colored waxlike material
 > but the  the inside of the reset switch sits above the potting material ,
 > what do you think of shorting that switch ?
 >
 > Steve
 > ----- Original Message -----
 > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 2:36 PM
 > Subject: Re: NST and GFI protection
 >
 >
 >> Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-twfpowerelectronics-dot-com>
 >>
 >> HI,
 >>
 >> Hopefully, you can just remove the cover and find all the electronics
 > right
 >> there easy to get at.  Then figure out where all the wires go or short
 >> across the offending relay.  I used to have pictures, but they seem to
 > have
 >> gotten missplaced somewhere in hot-streamer's gigs of files...  But you
 > may
 >> want to wait and try it since sometimes they seem to work as is.
 >>
 >> Cheers,
 >>
 >> Terry
 >>
 >>
 >> At 08:34 AM 2/23/2004, you wrote:
 >>> hey guys
 >>>
 >>> Is any one aware of ways to disable  the GFI protection on the new NST's
 >>> Some has given ( Yes  for Free ) a 15/60  with GFI id like to use
 >>>
 >>>
 >>> thanks
 >>> Steve
 >>
 >>
 >>
 >
 >