Re: OPEN-CIRCUIT NST LIFE

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Original poster: Ed Phillips <evp@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Because of the capacitance of the wire the terminal voltage was
slightly higher than the terminal voltage.

Hi Ed,

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Matt D. "

   The capacitance was that of the electric fence - about 150 feet 
of #24 wire about 8" above the ground.  I had a very crude voltmeter 
to read the output voltage and it went from about 4 kV to about 4.2 
kV when I connected the lead to the fence.  I was using only half the 
transformer with the case grounded to a water pipe.

Ed