Re: primary/secondary strikes at the base.

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <FutureT-at-aol-dot-com>


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> >I keep getting strikes between my secondary  and primary coil, what can i do
>
> >to stop this? i have already trimmed a little wore off my secondary, and 
> >primary, that did not help
> >Thanks
> >Adam



Adam,

If the base connection of your secondary is not grounded, this
will often cause primary to secondary strikes also.  I would
ground the secondary, make sure the primary tuning is correct,
then raise the secondary some, if strikes still occur.  If the
primary and secondary are too close (less than 1/2" or so),
this can promote strikes at that area too.

Cheers,
John