Re: 2 NST's each 1/2 dead...

["Luc" <ludev-at-videotron.ca> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

Hi

I'm not really sure, correct me if I'm wrong, but if I was you I completely
remove
the burn side ( if they are short they  will take all the power  and heat
) and
try to run it like you said.

Luc Benard


Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "BunnyKiller" <bigfoo39-at-telocity-dot-com>
>
> Hi All...
>
> got a question for ya....
>
> I have 2 NST's with ( both 15kv/30mA units ) each of them suffering from
a dead
> side...
>
> the thing is ...  the dead sides are opposite on each NST ..  in other
> words...  NST #1 is dead on the left side, NST #2 is dead on the right
side...
>
> heres the question ...   if I wire both of these up for operation and use
just
> the good sides of both of the NST's will there be any other problem other
than
> a total output of 30mA -at- 15kv ???
>
> I'm supposing that i will draw double the amount of wall current ( since im
> running 2 NST's) as compared to a single NST that works well ...
>
> do yall think that since the dead sides of the NST's are probably arcing to
> ground in the case somewhere that there will be a potential hazard (
fire? ) or
> something even more drastic???
>
> Scot D