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Re: Capacitor Help



Original poster: Jim Lux <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

At 06:28 PM 12/16/2005, Tesla list wrote:
Original poster: "MalcolmTesla" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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> Original poster: "Barton B. Anderson" <bartb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Hi Malcolm,
>
> Tesla list wrote:
>
> >Original poster: "MalcolmTesla" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >Thanks.  I got the strike ring make tonight too
> >http://www.v8-ranger.com/temp/tesla/19.jpg
> >I wasn't sure if I was supposed to connect one end of it to earth or not?
>
> When using a strike ring, wire it to RF ground which is separate from
> your mains house ground. I use copper pipe hammered into the ground
> for RF ground. The bottom secondary is also attached to RF ground.

Owww this throws another wrench in the works.  A copper pipe hammered into
the ground hey...  hummm is this the only way?  I mean that's fine for
playing at home but the whole reason I started building the Tesla Coil is
because we are having a christmas tree decoration contest at work.  My team
as built a christmas tree cage from chicken wire and I'm building the Tesla
Coil (on my own dime) to go inside the tree cage.  We're not going to have a
copper pipe in the ground available there.  Is there an alternative we can
do?


The cage is perfect... It's the RF ground. You don't need to bother with the copper pipe stuff.