Re: RCD's

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Original poster: "Peter Terren" <pterren-at-iinet-dot-net.au> 

Hi Peter
My RCD's also tend to trip at 5 to 7KW.  It has been unpredictable however
and not a problem recently. I have never worked out where the problem was.
Suppression circuits have the caps tied to ground and this was the source of
a problem in one HV set-up but not others. I have tried shielding the ARSG
motor mains cable (to the RF earth). I suspect direct radiation into the
abundant mains wiring in my shed picks up enough to trigger them.  Not
really a problem since my lasers and railgun have invaded my TC space which
means they have to run outdoors.
Cheers
Peter (Tesla Downunder)
  http://members.iinet-dot-net.au/~pterren/

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Subject: RCD's


 > Original poster: "Peter Reid" <peter-at-reidconsulting-dot-com.au>
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 > Just wondering how many other people are running medium sized (13kw) tesla
 > coils from circuits protected by RCD's (Earth Leakage Detectors).
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 > I have a 30mA RCD on the circuit dedicated to my coil. I am sure that this
 > has saved me lots of money, as during initial testing, when ever there was
 > a problem with tuning the RCD would instantly trip. Now however I am
 > running at much higher power levels, and I am wishing there wasn't an RCD
 > there. It seems to trip unexpectedly.
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 > Has anyone else had similar experiences?
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 > Regards
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 > Peter Reid
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 > Webpage:
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 > Email: <mailto:peter-at-reidconsulting-dot-com.au>peter-at-reidconsulting-dot-com.au
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