Re: Safety--NFPA70E and Flashover Clearance Info

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Original poster: "John Richardson" <jprich-at-up-dot-net> 

Hi Steve,

No, there are no dimmers.  Just standard on/off wall switches.

John
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Subject: Re: Safety--NFPA70E and Flashover Clearance Info


 > Original poster: "Steve Zeitler" <zeitler-at-verizon-dot-net>
 >
 >
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 > Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 6:59 PM
 > Subject: RE: Safety--NFPA70E and Flashover Clearance Info
 >
 >
 >  > Original poster: "Steve Conner" <steve.conner-at-optosci-dot-com>
 >  >
 >  >  >While tuning, I went
 >  >  >from no output to tremendous output, with streamers longer than
 > expected,
 >  >  >and therefore hitting the Romex in the ceiling.  I didn't expect
this.
 > If
 >  > I
 >  >  >run chicken wire on the ceiling, and ground it out, will this be
enough
 > to
 >  >  >keep things safe?
 >  >
 >  > Streamers hitting your house wiring doesn't sound very safe, especially
if
 >  > they make the lights come on, like you mentioned 8-0 The lights could
be
 > lit
 >  > by the TC energy directly, or it could be starting an arc inside the
light
 >  > switch that is letting some power through from the 120V line. Either
way
 > not
 >  > good :(
 >  >
 >  > Grounded chicken wire would probably solve the problem, but you need to
 >  > think for a while about what you're going to ground it to... The ideal
is
 > a
 >  > "Faraday cage"- chicken wire on all your walls, ceiling, and floor,
 > grounded
 >  > to the same ground as your secondary base.
 >  >
 >  > I have only hit wires in my ceiling once or twice briefly, and the
lights
 >  > never lit up :(
 >  >
 >  > http://www.scopeboy-dot-com/tesla/fryingtonight3.jpg
 >  >
 >  > Steve C.
 >
 > Are there lamp dimmers on the lights that lit up? I've had saveral
instances
 > of  my TC playing hell with dimmers...without having streamers hit the
 > wiring. With lots of filtering on the AC input too.
 >                                                          Steve Z
 >  >
 >  >
 >
 >