Hi Scott,
Thank you for your reply.
I decided to drill through the curved copper strip and secondary coil form
and tap a 10-32 thread for a nylon screw. Then I can attach another copper
strip, wire with a sta-con connector, etc.
This is a small coil made with a 4 1/2" dia. secondary and 15/60 NST.
Tim Flood
On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 12:40 PM, Scott Bogard <sdbogard@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Tim,
> I like to be able to disassemble my coils quickly, so when designing
> them I use quick disconnect type terminals. If it is a low power coil, you
> can get away with something like a spade clip, I use them on my twin MOT
> coil (probably not the best thing but it works). Others will tell you
> different but a solid ground connection isn't super important for
> performance, only for noise elimination. Your coil will FIND a ground if
> one is not provided, sometimes this results in the death of the coil as it
> feeds back through the power supply. At any rate, I guess what I am saying
> is whatever you choose, it isn't super important, just make sure it is
> hooked to a ground via a wire or cable that won't melt from the heat (I use
> 10 AWG braided, but that is probably way overkill).
>
> Scott Bogard.
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 10:56 AM, Tim Flood <tfloodrr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Sorry in advance if this question is too basic, however...
> >
> > Is there a latest, best way of terminating the LV winding end at the
> bottom
> > of the secondary?
> >
> > So far, I soldered the winding end to the back of a curved copper strip
> > 1/2" x 1 1/2" located halfway between the first turn and the bottom of
> the
> > coil form. The strip/wire was then epoxied to the form.
> >
> > Any suggestions as to the best way to make the final connection to RF
> > ground. I did not want to start making holes in the base before having a
> > plan, for once.
> >
> > Thank you in advance for any suggestions.
> >
> > Tim Flood
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