RE: Strike Rail Yes? No?

["Ross Overstreet" <ross-o-at-mindspring-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

I quit using them on NST-powered, MMC coils and haven't had any problems.  I
get primary strikes all the time with absolutely no ill effects.  I don't
even use safety gaps, just a small amount of RC filtering after the NST.  I
haven't seen many strike rails on professional Tesla Coils and they seem to
live.
Cheers,
Ross-O

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Subject: Strike Rail Yes? No?


Original poster: "Gregory R. Hunter" <ghunter-at-accucomm-dot-net>

Fellow Coilers,

What's the latest wisdom on strike rails?  Are they needed or not?  I'm
asking because I have just begun work on my all new 6" x 30" Tesla coil,
and I'm trying to decide if I need a strike rail or not.  I remember some
postings awhile back suggesting that strike rails were old hat and no
longer required.  This will be a "generic" coil of conventional design for
use with various power supplies ranging from 1600VA of NSTs on up to 4 or
5KVA of pole xfmer input.

Best Regards,

Greg Hunter
www.angelfire-dot-com/ga3/tesla