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Re: Tesla Twin





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Date: Thu, 02 Oct 1997 23:54:01 -0700
From: Bert Hickman <bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-com>
To: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Subject: Re: Tesla Twin

Tesla List wrote:
<SNIP>
> > Skip,
> >
> > My twin doesn't work well at all without the common earth ground at
> the
> > base of the secondaries. It will be interesting to see if your new
> > system works without it! Good luck.
> >
> > Safe coiling,
> >
> > Ed Wingate
> 
> Ed,
> Have you ever contemplated disconnecting BOTH grounds and
> direct-wiring the bases of the scondaries together? This is the
> arrangement that Malcolm was describing, and I can vouch for the fact
> that at least in a table-top system it works better than the grounded
> system... although I am somewhat wary of approaching the top of
> either secondary with anything that IS grounded.
> 
> Fr. Tom McGahee

Fr. Tom,

What about using a spark gap from the common base connection to an RF
ground that's set to fire BEFORE the point where excessive base voltage
might cause a flashover to the primary? Seems like you'd have the best
of both worlds in this case...

Well grounded in Illinois - 

-- Bert H --