Re: remote location of NSTs - away from coil base?

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Original poster: "resonance" <resonance@xxxxxxxxxxxx>



Yes, the coax can be resonant under some but not all 
conditions.  When I saw these high snakelike sparks spreadly evenly 
over my pole xmfr bushing I hit the off switch --- very fast.

Dr. Resonance
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Subject: Re: remote location of NSTs - away from coil base?


> Original poster: "Gerry  Reynolds" <gerryreynolds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Hi DC,
>
> Too bad, never again.  I think there is much to be learned from your 
> experience.  Bad effects can be a good thing if we learn something 
> from it. I still dont know what the mechanism is and can't seem to 
> get any more info other than the "Blumlien effect" and google doesnt 
> seem to help here. The cost of a PIG seems to be reasonable if we 
> can learn something.  I risked 4 NST's to learn more about 
> ferroresonance (per your suggestion) and I think the knowledge was 
> well worth the cost of all 4 NST's (which btw, I didnt loose).
>
> Gerry R.
>
>
> > Original poster: "resonance" <resonance@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >
> >
> > Standard pole xmfr.  Pri cap bank was .06 uF.  Coax was RG-58.  The 
> > effect was so horrible I was lucky the xmfr wasn't killed.  Never again!
> >
> > X-ray cable with it's thicker dielectric may contain less 
> > capacitance per ft than coax.
> >
> > Dr. Resonance