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Subject: Update 
 
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From: richard.quick-at-slug-dot-org (Richard Quick) 
 
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Date: Tue, 10 Oct 1995 01:27:00 GMT 
 
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Quoting Chip Atkinson:
 > On the experimental side, I notice that sometimes I get sparks zapping
 > down the secondary.  These sparks are attached to the secondary, and
 > don't  appear to be arcs from the toroid or top turns, but instead seem
 > to be  more like massive static electricity sparks.  
The secondary coil is "splitting" which is a symptom that indicates
the coupling needs to be loosened a bit.
Richard Quick
... If all else fails... Throw another megavolt across it!
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