RE: Some newbie questions

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Original poster: "Peter Reid" <peter-at-reidconsulting-dot-com.au> 

Aaron,

I wouldn't recommend connecting NSTs in series, they will surely die.
With regards to Microwave Transformers, I use these and they work great,
and yes, with the proper protection / initial setup they are very
reliable. I've got some information of my Power Supply on my webpage.

Regards

Peter Reid

Webpage: http://tesla.reidconsulting-dot-com.au
Email: peter-at-reidconsulting-dot-com.au



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Subject: Re: Some newbie questions

Original poster: "Aaron Aab" <striker754-at-earthlink-dot-net>

Is there a cheaper protection circuit I can use? Minus the capacitors I
dont
even have 60 bucks into this.

Also, can you hook NSTs in series for more voltage? or just parallel for
more amperage? will a 7500V / 30mA transformer work decently until I can
get
another bigger one? My coil is 30.5" / 6.25" and a 15 turn 6ga copper
primary.

Also does anyone have any info on Microwave transformers? Those look
like a
good cheap alternative, are they reliable?


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Subject: Re: Some newbie questions


  > Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com>
  >
  >
  > Chokes may work but in some cases they resonate with the stray
capacitance
  > in the NST secondary and this, of course, will blow your NST very
rapidly.
  > Unless you have a good storage scope with HV probe to verify this I
would
  > not chance a choke as the sole source of protection.
  >
  > It's best to use the full protection circuit unless you have a cheap
source
  > of NST's.
  >
  > The lower end of the sec can go inside the PVC (after it's well
treated
with
  > Glyptal) and exit via a 1/4-20NC brass stud.  Use a baffle 4-5 inches
up
in
  > both ends (1/4 inch acrylic disk).  The top should remain outside of
the
  > tube.  Spacewind the last 4-5 turns with some plastic fish line ---
remove
  > later as the turns are drying.
  >
  > Dr. Resonance
  >
  > Resonance Research Corporation
  > E11870 Shadylane Rd.
  > Baraboo   WI   53913
  > ----- Original Message -----
  > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
  > To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
  > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 8:54 AM
  > Subject: Some newbie questions
  >
  >
  >  > Original poster: "Aaron Aab" <striker754-at-earthlink-dot-net>
  >  >
  >  > Hey guys!
  >  >
  >  > Building a coil in my garage, and have a couple questions.
  >  >
  >  > Can I drill a hole in the pvc pipe and run the 2 ends of the
secondary
  > coil
  >  > inside the pipe to a lug in the caps and then use a bolt to exit
the
pipe?
  >  >
  >  > Does everything needing to be grounded go to the same ground rod?
Strike
  >  > rod, secondary coil, etc?
  >  >
  >  > Are there any cheap protection I can use to protect the NST? I
don't
want
  >  > to spend 50 bucks worth of stuff for that one protection circuit.
Will
a
  >  > safety gap, and 2 chokes work well? Chokes are just magnet wire
wrapped
  >  > about 100 times around a pvc pipe correct?
  >  >
  >  > Thanks a bunch!
  >  >
  >  > Aaron
  >  >
  >  >
  >  >
  >
  >