[TCML] Control Cabinet, X-ray cable, RF-Mains grounding
bartb
bartb at classictesla.com
Tue Dec 16 19:08:09 MST 2008
Hi Jim,
Jim Mora wrote:
> I know that the spark gap ends need to be stripped back to the PE for 12 to
> 18". I am on the fence how to best and safely make this connection. Dr.
> Resonance suggests grounding one side of the PT and using his RL filter and
> thusly one HV feed. The perceived downside of this is that RF and mains
> grounds are tied together albeit through the air core and resistor bank.
I ground one ear of my pig to RF ground as well as the case, thus, a
single hv feed to the coil. Mains ground stops at the control cabinet.
In this configuration, there's no connection to RF and mains ground
(filter or not).
Bart
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