Re: Very Confused On Grounding

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Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Hi,

The battery will be fine other than maybe having to be recharged 
;-))  Insulate it and don't touch it while hooked to the inverter since it 
may be "hot" relative to the AC output of the inverter.

As to the inverter being damaged, your on your own there ;-))  but it 
"should" be ok...  Let us know if it blows up!!!

It is totally unknown territory there...  Be real cool if it works fine 
which it should...  If the inverter does fail, send it to me and maybe I 
can find out why and fix it too...  Maybe "someone" else has tried 
them.....  Many uses for inverter run TC these days!!

I was going to try the inverting thing myself once, but the extra inverted 
I had is running the list server's computers now ;-)))

Like on Gerry's boat ;-)))

Cheers,

        Terry


At 03:34 PM 5/15/2005, you wrote:
> Hmm, great idea. I have a 1500W continous 3000W peak inverter.  I also 
> have a Diehard car battery.  I could just use those then and everything 
> should be safe, right?  Is there any risk of ruining the inverter/battery 
> or worse yet having the battery explode?  Thanks
>
> > From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: Very Confused On Grounding
> > Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 15:06:58 -0600
> >
> > Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I don't think anyone has done it yet???  But maybe try running off a 
> > computer UPS  backup power supply.  They go real cheap when the battery 
> > is old and dead.  You can hook a car battery to them, but be very careful 
> > since the battery may "go live" to 120VAC potentials...  This would also 
> > make a coil portable...  No worries about blowing AC line stuff then ;-))
> > They also make 12VDC to 120VDC inverters for RVs and campers...
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> >         Terry
> >
> >
> > At 01:37 PM 5/15/2005, you wrote:
> > > Another thought that I had...if I use the RF ground for my NST case 
> > > won't there be tons of RF on the NST and NST internals?  Wouldn't doing 
> > > this defete the purpose of the Terry Filter and possibly kill my 
> > > NST?  What if I just use the RF ground for the safety gap, filter, 
> > > strike rail, and bottom of secondary?  Not using mains ground at all.  I 
> > > just can't afford anything to get damaged.  It took me nearly 6 months 
> > > to get me 12/30 Franceformer NST.  Everything in the house is my parents 
> > > and CANNOT get damaged.  Thanks
> > >
> > > > From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: Re: Very Confused On Grounding
> > > > Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 11:19:51 -0600
> > > >
> > > > Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >
> > > > Hi,...............