RE: strike rail mystery. (fwd)

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Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 12:19:37 +0000
From: Hans Schattenmeister <klugmann@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: strike rail mystery. (fwd)

With the strike rail disconnected it is free to resonate with the primary. 
In effect it is acting like a single turn independent coil. Pretty cool.....

Paul










>From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
>To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: strike rail mystery. (fwd)
>Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 06:17:12 -0600 (MDT)
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>Original poster: List moderator <mod1@xxxxxxxxxx>
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>Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 20:41:13 -0400
>From: Scott Bogard <teslas-intern@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: strike rail mystery.
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>Hey folks,
>     Ok, I was running my coil, and my shoddily connected strike rail wire
>came disconnected from my strike rail and I noticed something very odd.  My
>strike rail arced to the wire.  The rail is not a complete turn, there is
>about a 3-in gap between the ends.  I'm thinking maybe this is an 
>indication
>of poor RF grounding, as that is the only thing both the rail and the
>secondary are directly connected to.  But I am not sure.  Any input would 
>be
>appreciated, thanks.
>Scott Bogard.
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