Re: Effect of metal parts under the primary, was Digital Camera acidtest.

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• Subject: Re: Effect of metal parts under the primary, was Digital Camera acidtest.
• From: FutureT-at-aol-dot-com (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 11:42:47 -0700
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In a message dated 00-02-28 08:10:13 EST, you write:

<< 
> Gotta ask this, I've wondered about if for some time now, many coilers
> have the primary placed on a platform some inches above the primary HV
> stuff (transformer, cables, filters, SG, caps) i.e. lots of metal
> down there...
> That should pose quite a loss, with all those eddy currents generated and
> voltages induced in the metal below the primary? Or does it?
 
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>  Jan Florian Wagner >>

Jan,

It depends on how close the metal is to the primary, and how much
metal is there.  When I mounted my gap, cap and NST, etc closer
below my primary in my new TT-42 TC, it did not harm the 
performance.  I still get 42" sparks from the 12/30 NST.

  http://members.aol-dot-com/FutureT/TT-42index.html

Cheers,
John Freau

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