Primary tank cap across an NST, was Re: Awsome first light !! but...

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Original poster: "Jason by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jasonp-at-btinternet-dot-com>

Terry,

> Never connect the primary cap to the NST by itself.
> Be careful when adjusting the gaps so you don't shock yourself.

I have connected my primary tank cap across an NST many times. I used it to
test out all the cap strings - make sure they were all ok. I used your
filter between the tank and the NST, and there hasn't even bean a squeak
from the tranny. The safety gap fires like mad - Its set to about 12KV on a
10KV NST. After the cap, I connected a jacob's ladder, which promptly
melted. I ask what harm can it do, so long as you use a filter to stop
resonant rise with the transformer and cap bank, and with an SG and MOVs to
stop overvoltage???

Thanks,
Jason