Re: Worried About Running My TC

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Original poster: Yurtle Turtle <yurtle_t@xxxxxxxxx>

I can't read your schematic, as it's too small for my
eyes, but over the years, I managed to kill a garage
door opener, set off my neighbor's motion detection
floodlights, set off a battery powered alarm clock
over 30 feet away, kill a computer PSU, reboot my sons
video games, etc. If you have any high end
electronics, such as a home theater system, or
computers, it certainly won't hurt to unplug them
while tuning your coil. I believe most of my damage
came from being slightly out of tune.

As to your EMI filter, look what a 15/30 did to my 40
amp Corcom filter:

http://www.hot-streamer.com/adam/disasters.htm

Adam

--- Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Original poster: "Daniel Koll"
> <dk_spl_audio@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> I am close to finishing my TC.  Gregory Hunter
> helped me design it (this is
> my first one)  The Schematic can be seen here...
> http://tinypic.com/514qwk
> I am worried about running it though.  I am in
> college and still live at
> home.  My parents would be very upset if it messed
> anything up.  I have a
> 25A EMI filter that I will hook up backwards.  I am
> a little unclear on my
> main gap and safety gaps.  I have done a lot of
> research and am still not
> sure what to do.  I know that a bad measured gap can
> mean death to your
> NST.  I really don't want that seeing as how it took
> me about 6 months and
> $45 to get mine.  I was going to use solid heavy
> brass knobs for my main
> gap and 1/4" x 1 1/4" brass shelf pins for my safety
> gaps.  I have a 8ft
> 5/8" grounding rod, I also constructed a strike
> rail.  My MMC caps are the
> same as the Dr. Resonance sells (Cornell Dubilier).
> Anything I should do
> to be extra safe and protected?  Thanks
>
>
>
>

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