Re: Strike Rail

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Strike Rail
From: FutureT-at-aol-dot-com (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 16:45:04 -0700
Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

In a message dated 3/28/00 3:38:22 AM Pacific Standard Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com 
writes:

> 
>  Tesla List wrote:
>  > 
>  > Original Poster: "Bob Berg" <berg_bob-at-hotmail-dot-com>
>  > 
>  > I think this is a simple question:
>  > I have seen some coils with and with out strike rails.  Is a strike rail
>  > needed? Is it used to protect primary from taking hits from the seconday?
>  > Thanks
>  > Bob

Bob,

There is some indication that in many coils, a strike to the primary
is unable to damage the cap because the low impedance of the 
primary "kills" the voltage.  Also overvoltages will be shunted across
the safety gap.  I do not use a strike rail on my coils....I just let the
sparks hit the primary.

cheers,
John Freau