Re: Is NST warmth normal?

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Original poster: robert heidlebaugh <rheidlebaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

ROBERT;   I RUN MY NST COILS FOR HOURS AT A TIME AND THEY WARM ONLY SLIGHTLY
ABOVE AMBIENT TEMPRATURE. MY NST'S ARE THE OLD HEAVY SIGN TRANSFORMERS MADE
BEFORE 1970 SO THAT MAY BE A COOL FACTOR.
   ROBERT   H
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> From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 10:32:50 -0700
> To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Is NST warmth normal?
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> Resent-Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 10:43:57 -0700 (MST)
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> Original poster: "Robert Hanford" <pomnept@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Hi All,
> I recently whipped up a small (3.5) coil and ran it for a little while
> today. My 15kv 60ma transformer and its 2ndaries were quite warm after
> running a few minutes. The caps were a -little- warm and the resistors in my
> Terry filter quite warm, but the MOVs were quite cool. Now when I say warm,
> I don't mean burning hot, but I want my equipment to last a long time! The
> spark length and all seemed quite normal. Any ideas much appreciated.
> Robert Hanford in Chicago
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