Re: Am I courting disaster?

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Original poster: "Crow Leader" <tesla-at-lists.symmetric-dot-net> 

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  Subject: Am I courting disaster?


  > Original poster: Dave Leddon <dave-at-leddon-dot-com>

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  > does seem to be a bit sharper.  My only concern about this configuration
  is
  > what happens to the energy following a strike to the primary? It would
  > appear that the only path to ground would be back through the transformer
  > to utility power.  Do I need to install a lightning arrester between one
  > side of the tank circuit to the RF ground?

  How about just a spark gap? Lightning arrestors are large and heavy, even
  polymer ones. This sort of defeats the entire goal you were shooting for.

  KEN