Re: [TCML] Safety Gap Construction

[<ConorPerry@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I bought mine off eBay from "toolsupply" search for "tapped brass", or maybe 
this link will work:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Three-3-4-dia-drilled-and-tapped-brass-balls_W0QQitemZ310058043666QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item310058043666&_trkparms=72%3A552%7C39%3A1%7C65%3A12&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

CP8071

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nicholas J. Goble" <ngoble@xxxxxxx>
To: <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 6:23 PM
Subject: [TCML] Safety Gap Construction


> How do I construct a safety gap?  From what I see, it's just three
> brass balls.  The middle one is grounded and the end two are connected
> to the transformer wires.  Please correct me if I'm wrong.
>
> I only have two questions:
>
> 1) Where can I buy brass balls? I've looked on the internet, but I just
> can't find any.  Or maybe I don't need brass balls at all.  Is there
> some other way I can construct a safety gap?
>
> 2) How can I determine the spacing of the balls? Is there any formula
> to calculate the gaps, or should I just guess?
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Nicholas Goble
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