Re: Capacitor Help

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Original poster: "MalcolmTesla" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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> Original poster: "Lau, Gary" <Gary.Lau@xxxxxx>
>
> Hi Christoph:
>
> If your NST has one side tied to case, you can't use a 3 terminal gap.
> But regardless, I don't think the 3rd-wire ground should go to the NST
> at all.
>
> When you say there one side of the secondary tied to the mains ground,
> you mean tied to the case, right?  If the NST has a 3-wire power cord,
> just disconnect the ground wire from the case, and don't use the 3rd
> wire at all.  Connect the RF ground to the case, and use a 2 terminal
> safety gap between the case and HV bushing.
>
> Regards, Gary Lau
> MA, USA

That's the same thing Gerry was saying, remove the mains ground from the NST
and hook it up to RF ground.  Is this the "standard" way everyone does it?

Thanks
Malcolm