Primary Strike Guard

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Subject: Primary Strike Guard
From: richard.quick-at-slug-dot-org (Richard Quick)
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 1995 23:24:00 GMT
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Quoting Scott Myers <102505.61-at-compuserve-dot-com>:

> In one of your recent messages you mention your primary strike
> guard or rail. What is this.  One turn of copper around the 
> outside of your primary that is grounded?  

Yes, but it is not a complete turn, rather it is an open turn
that is not allowed to loop back to itself.

> I remember someone else mentioning this a while back, probably
> Richard Quick.  Is this a must on high power coils?  

Yes.

> Does it affect the coupling of the primary to the secondary; 
> i.e. - some coupling goes to this rail instead of the 
> secondary.

If the strike rail were a complete turn it would probably melt
from the induced current, but since it is open it does not bother
anything.

Richard Quick




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