RE: 813 vttc update...

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Original poster: Brett Miller <brmtesla2@xxxxxxxxx>

Cameron, Dr. Resonance,

Ok, I should have guessed.  Did you put resistors on
your doubler caps, Cameron?

-Brett

--- Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Original poster: "Cameron B. Prince"
> <cplists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>  >  > Excellent looking coil Brett.  You might want
> to
>  >  > throw a few bleeder
>  >  > resistors across those caps for your safety.
> Most
>  >  > researchers get
>  >  > severely shocked or killed during the initial
> lashup
>  >  > of new HV
>  >  > circuits --- usually before they add the
> safety
>  >  > features for the
>  >  > completed project.
>  >
>  > Yes, that might be something to look into, but if
> you
>  > look at a Class C Armstrong Oscillator, you will
>  > notice that the tank cap is shorted by the
>  > primary...the grid leak cap has the grid leak
> resistor
>  > across it already.  The other doorknob serves as
>  > bypass for the diode in the doubler.
>  >
>  > In any case, thank you very much for the
> compliment
>  > and the warning Dr. Resonance.
>
>
> I believe he's speaking your MOT caps in the doubler
> circuit. Those are the
> ones that will bite you. Both David Rieben and I
> have fallen prey...
>
> Cameron
>
>
>




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