Re: [TCML] Rewiring with Copper Strap - What All Needs It?

[Gary Lau <glau1024@xxxxxxxxx>]

Any RSG must be constructed to be well balanced, so that they don't
self-destruct.  That's where propeller gaps shine - they have a minimal
amount of rotating mass, as compared with RSG's employing disks, so it's
easier to build them well-balanced.  Here's my propeller gap:
http://www.laushaus.com/tesla/sync_gap.htm

Getting back to the original question, the only portion of the circuit that
benefits from heavy-gauge wiring is the tank circuit loop, comprising the
tank cap, gap, and primary coil.  The hookup from the NST to Terry filter
and Terry filter to gap are low-current and not part of the tank circuit
loop, so there's no benefit to making these connections extra-heavy.  And
as a practical matter, in an NST-powered coil, it's unlikely one would see
measurable benefit between #10 and copper strap in the tank circuit, or
even #18 and copper strap, if the lengths are just a few inches.  It just
_feels_ right to use beefy tank circuit interconnects!

In the link to my gap above, 5th photo down, you can see the Terry filter
feeding the gap via a pair of orange #18AWG wires.  The connections from
the gap to the primary and tank cap are via heavier gauge wire.

Regards, Gary Lau
MA, USA

On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 8:08 PM, Neon Tesla <neontesla@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> A bit off topic but how did you get your propeller gap to not self
> destruct, my asynchronous gap exploded...
>
> Thanks,
>           -Noah H                              *
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>
> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 3:10 PM, Brandon Hendershot <
> brandonhendershot@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I've just begun replacing some of my flimsy 10 AWG wire with 5/8" copper
> > strips/strap. I know that surface area is the most important thing in RF
> > wiring, but I'm not sure where all in the primary circuit it's needed.
> I'm
> > positive it's needed between the spark gap, caps, and primary, but what
> > about from the nst (/terry filter) to the spark gap? I'd like to think
> the
> > connections between the nst and terry filter can remain 10 AWG.
> >
> > Here are a couple pictures of my rig if it helps any:
> > goo.gl/rFV37
> > goo.gl/kMsBs
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Brandon H.
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