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Re: [TCML] Strike rings - to use or not to use



david baehr wrote:
Have you tried it? Those sharp edges might not be as abandoning as you might think. What have you read about it?
Bart


that acrylic sheet works well over your 'banded' pri. ?   Ive thought of making a banded , vs copper tubing,..its more compact , but read about the corona on the sharp edges.....etc..
Kurt Schraner wrote:> > Hi John, Bart, Gary L.,> >> > I've also abandoned to ad a strike-rail to my coils. Primary strikes > > (which you can have, not regarding strike-rail anyway!) didn't hurt my > > caps or transformer (Terry filter installed!). An acrylic sheet on top > > of the primary winding eliminated the sec-prim strikes to the coil, > > however infrequent strikes to the primary connections were observed. > > See a picture at:> >> > http://twfpowerelectronics.com/~kurt/UBTT/NewPrimaryHits.jpg> >> > In the picture I've indicated, were occasionally a sec. to > > primary-system hit was experienced. No damage so far (it's fed by a > > 15kV/60mA NST). Of course I agree with the conservation of energy > > argument of Gary Lau, but a small concern remains regarding the > > dynamics of such a hit: might it be able, to do any damage in short > > time and at a localized place?> >> > Cheers, and happy new year to the gang!> >> > Kurt> > _______________________________________________> Tesla mailing list> Tesla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> http://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla
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