Re: Need help identifying the terminals on my first NST, and how

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Original poster: "Black Moon by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <black_moons-at-hotmail-dot-com>

Make sure you allways trace the cord back to the appliance too, I once made 
that mistake in a very intresting way, was testing UPS with 100 watt light 
bulb... randomly grab cord that looked just like the cord for it.. plug it 
in, BZAAAP shock to the foot, large flash
Turns out I grabed one of the random cords I have that has striped ends, 
both ends where nearly shorted to eachother.. and I was steping on it at 
the time.. with bare feet (I don't notice steping on screws and wires and 
screwdrivers and such anymore)
Not HV.. Not really lethal.. but wow did it wake ME up

>From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: Re: Need help identifying the terminals on my first NST, and  how
>Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 08:11:30 -0600
>
>Original poster: "Steve Conner by way of Terry Fritz 
><teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <steve-at-scopeboy-dot-com>
>
> > I just received my first NST in the mail.  It's a Magnetek Jefferson
> > Electric Luminous Tube Transformer:
> >
>
>Congratulations... Welcome to Tesla coiling! First a word on safety: You
>must be 100% sure that high-voltage apparatus is not powered before touching
>it. Don't just turn it off, take the plug out of the wall socket and
>double-check that it is out before touching anything.
>
>A relatively safe and fun way of testing a NST is by making a Jacob's Ladder
>with it. Attach two long pieces of coat hanger wire to the S1 and S2
>terminals and bend them into a Jacob's Ladder shape. Make sure the wires are
>at least 1" clear of the NST case and close enough to each other (about
>1/4") at the bottom. Then stand clear and turn the power on. The arc from a
>12/30 NST ought to stretch out to at least an inch.
>
>P.S. Take care of your NST. Use a Terry Filter, safety gaps, and a LTR sized
>capacitor. I didn't, and burnt my first one out within 5 minutes.
>
>Steve C.