Hi Derek, Thanks for your advice! I will be putting a grounded power
cord on the VDG today, and I think it also may be wise to run it
through a line filter I built from a Diagram Bert sent me!
Doug J.
-----Original Message----- From: Derek, Extreme Electronics
Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2018 4:08 PM
To: Tesla Coil Mailing List
Subject: Re: [TCML] VDG
Doug,
You must move some sort of ground, When a VDG strikes you can get
very large currents flowing especially in the loop of the discharge.
Ideally I would have a separate earth and not depend on the mains
wiring, else you can get spikes into other connected electrical powered
devices.
It is also important that the discharge cannot not make a connection to
the supply, otherwise you may have a long spark backed by mains current.
An earthed box covering the mains powered items is vital to prevent this.
Derek
On 16/02/2018 19:32, doug wrote:
For those also interested in VanDeGraaffs a question
This is a video of a VDG I just finished building, You will notice
some strikes to the dimmer switch, would it be wise to use a 2 wire +
ground for the AC hookup I have instead of the 2 wire only?
Doug
https://youtu.be/DlCD2jYjg2A
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