Re: [TCML] MMC pics

["DC Cox" <resonance@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I just long a 16 inch long x 4 inch wide x 1/4 inch flat plate of PE
(polyethylene) available from almost any large plastics fabrication/supply
shop.  Then you drill the holes exactly where you need them.  I mount my MMC
caps with a 1/8th inch space between each cap.

I never use bleeder resistors on an AC circuit as the NST bleeds both ends
off directly to the center tap ground after the coil is shut off.  If you
are using a solid state DRSSTC design or using "equi-drive" circuitry then I
always use bleeders.  Opinion seems to vary on this topic, but I've never
found an MMC using a standard alternating current NST circuit that contains
any charge after 20 seconds.

Always unplug your coil when moving the tuning tap in case a switch or relay
should suddenly fail.

Dr. Resonance




On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 11:56 AM, Drake Schutt <drake89@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi, wallyworld (walmart) sells large white hdpe cutting boards that
> work well.  If your leads are too short to run underneath the board
> you can use zipties to hold em down.
> Drake schutt
>
>
> On 7/12/08, stamsund <stamsund@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Bart,
> >
> > I agree it's best to remove the solder.  I sometimes use de-soldering
> braid
> > in addition to the sucker.
> >
> > Rob R.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "bartb" <bartb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 12:01 PM
> > Subject: Re: [TCML] MMC pics
> >
> >
> >> Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz wrote:
> >>> You can just heat the joints with a soldering iron until the solder
> melts
> >>>
> >>> and then pull the parts away. Don't heat more than the strictly
> >>> necessary, and be careful to not spill molten solder on you. Clean the
> >>> solder from the leads with the soldering iron too. There is no need of
> a
> >>> solder sucker for this disassembly.
> >> Hi Antonio,
> >>
> >> True, but if your going to solder, it's a good idea to have a solder
> >> sucker around. RadioShack here sells a little blue colored vacuum solder
> >> sucker for just under $10 U.S. About the price of 2 gallons of gas these
> >> days. I wonder how much Brazilian ethanol that would buy?
> >>
> >> Anyway, it's not a bad little sucker, although it has a small vacuum
> >> volume. Better hand-suckers can be obtained from Mouser, Digikey, etc.,
> >> but for home use, the RadioShack sucker is fine.
> >> The Model No. is 64-2098.
> >>
> >> Take care,
> >> Bart
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