RE: grounding NST's

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Original poster: "Lau, Gary" <Gary.Lau@xxxxxx>

Your NST case should be tied to a separate RF ground, along with the
secondary base and any safety gaps across your NST.  Your house ground
should not be used as an RF ground unless your coil is small, since
that's where the RF return current will flow.

Regards, Gary Lau
MA, USA


> Original poster: "Neal Namowicz" <mr_neal@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> The more and more I read your questions and answers, the more I
> realize how little I know! But, anyway, here's another question for
> y'all, that I've seen varying answers to.
> When using an NST, where should I ground it to? Or should I ground it
> at all? At the moment, mine is grounded to the house ground, instead
> of RF ground. Then I've read somewhere where someone said NOT to
> ground the NST's. FWIW, I'm told by my family that the TV upstairs
> barely shows any interference at all when the coil's running, but
> would grounding it to the RF ground eliminate even more of it? Your
> suggestions, as always, would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Neal.
>