Re: Shorted turn?

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Mddeming-at-aol-dot-com>

In a message dated 10/15/01 8:14:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
writes: 



>
> If you can get arcs across a gap in a toroid where the 
> current is at it's lowest, I can see potentials for 
> problems in a guard ring located right above the 
> primary. 
>
> Steve Greenfield 



Location, Location, Location, 
        At the bottem of the secondary coil, the voltage is lowest and current
highest. I use a 1.5-2" gap in my strike rail about 3.5" above and just outside
the primary, and haven't had a hit on the primary or any arcing yet. 

Matt D.