RE: strike rail mystery. (fwd)

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Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 17:59:32 -0400
From: Scott Bogard <teslas-intern@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: strike rail mystery. (fwd)

That's interesting, but I have to wonder, is the strike rail robbing any 
power at all, or is this negligible.  Either way, the strike rail is put to 
good use, so I don't plan on disconnecting it.
Scott Bogard.


>From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
>To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: strike rail mystery. (fwd)
>Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 08:22:31 -0600 (MDT)
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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)
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>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.....
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>Paul
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> >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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> >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 
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> >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
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> >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
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> >appreciated, thanks.
> >Scott Bogard.
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