Re: [TCML] Optimum ground conductor

[Carl Noggle <cn@xxxxx>]

Jim Lux is right.  The inductance of several feet of small wire is about 
1 or 2 microhenries.  The inductive reactance of this is an ohm or two.  
(X=2pi f L)  Even a large coil has a pulse current of less than an amp, 
so the voltage drop would be at most a few volts.  However, if you are 
jumping sparks from a grounded object to the top toroid, these sparks 
can have many amps of current which can create a big ground voltage at 
the end of a long ground wire.  I can attest to this from personal 
experience.




> I can't imagine I makes a huge difference.  Your secondary is wound with 1000s of ft of something small, so whether the 20 ft to the ground is 2/0 or AWG 16 isn't going to be a big deal.
>
> On Mar 28, 2011, at 3:55 PM, "Reverend Fuzzy"<cmayeux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
>
> > All seems to be functioning on my current SGTC, but I suspect my ground
> > May not have the optimum wire size.  In the collective knowledge of this
> > List, what size conductor should be used for connection to the ground
> > Rod, for a 3.5" SGTC, powered by a 7500v 60ma NST and a 25nf MMC ?
> > I suspect it should be a heavier gauge.
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