Re: Portability > Connectors > & HV

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Original poster: Yurtle Turtle <yurtle_t@xxxxxxxxx>

What most folks do is mount their nst's under the base
of their coil, so they can simply roll it outside.
Then your controller only has 120 or 240 volt wires
running to the coil. If you do that you can simply use
120 or 240 volt wall plugs and outlets.

Adam

--- Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Original poster: "Danny G."
> <digitaldanny123@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Hi Bob (407 area code?, that's close),
> Believe me I want to go to the teslathon, but I
> can't afford the gas
> and time. My wife's not working now and money's
> extremely tight.
>
> Yes, I'm still in the design phase of the cabinet. I
> was trying to
> make the TC as portable and easy to set up as
> possible. I can't run
> it in my garage, so I have to drag all the
> components outside each
> time. So it would be nice if it was all plug-in
> simple hookup. And I
> didn't want a big wad of wire always connected to
> the cabinet (coming
> out of a hole etc.). But hey, if you say the NSTs
> are better off
> outside the cabinet, I'm listening. That would
> reduce the weight of
> the cabinet. Heck my 35A variac weighs 52lbs. alone.
> So taking out
> the 2, 15kv/30ma NSTs would help.
>
> I have almost everything I need, but would feel more
> confident with a
> mentor by my side. It's time to wire up the control
> cabinet.
>
> 2x100 mfd. pfc
> 40A line filter
> Terry filter
> 35A variac
> NSTs ?
>
> Cheers,
> Dan
>
> Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Original poster: "Bob (R.A.) Jones"
>
> Hi Dan,
>
> Yes you could have a connector for the NST output
> but the connector (and the
> cable) will be special because of the voltage.
>
> Its more usual to put NST's at the base of your coil
> so that all the high
> voltage and to some extent the rf is out of your
> control box and only where
> it must be.
>
> If you must put your NST's in your control cabinet
> you could use screw
> terminals mounted on an insulating block with plenty
> (>2'') of clearance to
> each other and the metal case.
>
> Are you still in the design phase of your controller
> cabinet? Sorry you
> can't make it to the Teslathon.
>
>
> Robert (R. A.) Jones
> A1 Accounting, Inc., Fl
> 407 649 6400
>
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