Re: "ring terminal" use in tesla coil

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Original poster: "Peter Lawrence by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Peter.Lawrence-at-Sun.COM>


Be sure to solder them, not just crimp them, I learned this the hard way
when I once observed _arcing_ going on at a crimped connection (inside
a plastic alligator clip cover that was then glowing) !!!

-Peter Lawrence.


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 >Original poster: "Harold Weiss by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<hweiss-at-new.rr-dot-com>
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 >Hi Adam,
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 >I haven't had any problems with them.
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 >David E Weiss
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 > > Original poster: "Adam Britt by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>"
 ><beans45601-at-sbcglobal-dot-net>
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 > > Is it okay to use those ring terminals (the things you crimp onto the ends
 > > of wires) to hookup all the components of your tesla coil together?
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 > > Thanks
 > >
 > > Adam
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