Re: HV xray cable revisited

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Original poster: "Dmitry (father dest)" <dest@xxxxxxxxxxx>

> Original poster: Steve Conner <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

>>The advantage I see is if a secondary arc makes it to the cable, the
>>current will be returned to the base directly and not thru the mains ground.

> Here's something to ponder: Does the current from a strike really
> want to return to the base of the coil? The coil is an inductor so it
> will have a very high impedance to the high frequency strike current.

the base of the coil is well _grounded_ - the current returns not to
the base, but exactly to the other "plate" - in ground, so there is
absolutely nothing to ponder here : )

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