Question regarding PCB board in close proximity with Primary Coil (DRSSTC)

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Original poster: "Daniel McCauley" <dhmccauley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Here is an interesting problem I am currently facing with one of my 
projects. Basically, i have a tesla coil with 6 primary polycarbonate 
supports which will be illuminated via LEDs (from underneath the base 
as shown in the attached image)

Now, i would ideally like to use a PCB board to mount the LEDs and 
this PCB board would then screw directly underneath the base where 
the LEDs would protrude through the base and up into the bottom of 
the primary supports. This keeps everything nice, neat, and compaq 
with out having six million wires all over the place.

However, the problem is that i am not quite sure how the board would 
act in close proximity with the primary coil which is only about 2-3 
inches above this PCB board.

Option 2 and 3 both seem to be the worse of the group since they will 
couple with the primary like a shorted or partial turn, respectively.

Option 1 seems like a possible alternative, but i'm not sure how that 
would work. And Option 4 with the flying leads may be the only feasible option.

Anyways, what are your thoughts on Option 1?

Any other thoughts or ideas you may have???

Again, my concern isn't how the PCB board would affect performance of 
the coil but rather it is the concern of induced noise onto the PCB 
board which would screw up the control voltage powering the LEDs.

Attached image shows application and possible options for PCB board
http://www.easternvoltageresearch.com/led_question.jpg

Thanks
Dan