RE: [TCML] Re: Terry Filter Caps Suffering From Early Death

["Lau, Gary" <Gary.Lau@xxxxxx>]

I just realized another BIG problem here.  The original post mentioned that you were using a 15/60 NST.  Your photos show only 6 MOV's per side, while for a 15kV NST, one must use 8 MOV's per side.  If you continue to use only 6 per side, you will smoke every one of them!

Regards, Gary Lau
MA, USA

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lau, Gary
> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 10:09 PM
> To: Tesla Coil Mailing List
> Subject: RE: [TCML] Re: Terry Filter Caps Suffering From Early Death
>
> Small wires are not a problem in a Terry filter, but the wiring of the caps and
> resistors is WRONG.  It looks to me like the middle 4 of the 6 10M resistors and
> caps are shorted, so the end two caps in each string are taking the full brunt of the
> HV.  I didn't completely trace everything, but I think if you clip out the short on the 4
> middle resistors (and replace the stressed-out four end caps and resistors!) , you
> should be OK.
>
> Regards, Gary Lau
> MA, USA
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> > Behalf Of Mark Olson
> > Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 9:21 PM
> > To: Tesla Coil Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: [TCML] Re: Terry Filter Caps Suffering From Early Death
> >
> > Scott,
> >
> > Is the photo not showing it or are the wires going to the spark gap really
> > as small as they
> > appear?
> >
> > Marko
> > kc5gym@xxxxxxx
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Scott" <doxiescott@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 5:42 PM
> > Subject: [TCML] Re: Terry Filter Caps Suffering From Early Death
> >
> >
> > > UPDATE:
> > > Here are some high resolution prictures of the filter.
> > >
> > > Top View:
> > > http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/6770/p6160571md0.jpg
> > >
> > > Bottom view with connections outlined:
> > > http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/9494/p6160577zm4.jpg
> > >
> > > And a mug shot of the two suspects:
> > > http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/5586/p6160579tq5.jpg
> > >
> > > For some reason, my meter isn't giving me a reading on the resistors,
> > > even in the appropriate 2000k setting, although after charging a cap
> > > and hooking one up, they seem to do their job...interesting.
> > >
> > > Hopefully these pictures should help, thanks to everyone so far.
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