The hv cable being stripped back from the gap connection is either going to RF or mains ground in the norm of what I've read. In either case, there will be tendency for the terminal sparks (if capable of ground arcs) to seek out the cable mesh. It's an bad invitation. I've never understood why anyone would configure their high power coil with this setup. If the cable is braided, then just strip both ends back and get rid of the potential by at least a few thousand volts. Both RF and mains ground if in reach is like a crippled bison to Lions. Six years ago, I was against strike rings (for the same reason). Even though were in the lions territory, we can still hide our scent.
Bart bartb wrote:
Hi Jim, Jim Mora wrote:I know that the spark gap ends need to be stripped back to the PE for 12 toI ground one ear of my pig to RF ground as well as the case, thus, a single hv feed to the coil. Mains ground stops at the control cabinet. In this configuration, there's no connection to RF and mains ground (filter or not).18". I am on the fence how to best and safely make this connection. Dr.Resonance suggests grounding one side of the PT and using his RL filter andthusly one HV feed. The perceived downside of this is that RF and mains grounds are tied together albeit through the air core and resistor bank.Bart _______________________________________________ Tesla mailing list Tesla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla
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