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THE LOAD RESISTOR TO PRECLUDE ANY FLASHOVERS WHEN YOURE OPERATING WITH HIGH
POWER.  THE TAP COULD NOT BE ANY SIMPLER.  HOWEVER, IVE SEEN THIS SAME
TECHNIQUE USED WITH A SINGLE LOOP OF WIRE CONNECTED DIRECTLY TO THE CASE
WITH ITS OTHER END PROVIDING THE PICK OFF POINT TO THE BNC CONNECTORS
CENTER CONDUCTOR.  IF YOU WANT TO TRY THAT FIRST, IT COULD SAVE YOU A TRIP
TO THE STORE.  YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET THE SMALL DIAMETER COPPER TUBING
AT YOUR LOCAL HOBBY SHOP.  THE CIRCUIT IS SHEER SIMPLICITY, WITH THE COPPER
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TUBING CONNECTED TO THE CASE VIA A 220 RESISTOR THIS IS NOT CRITICAL.  AS
FOR THE CONNECTIONS, SIMPLY SOLDER THE RESISTOR TO THE INNER SURFACE OF THE
TUBING.  SLIT THE TUBING SLIGHTLY AT THE BNC CONNECTOR END, SLIP IT OVER
THE CENTER CONDUCTOR, AND SOLDER IT.  DRILL A HOLE IN THE CASE AND INSTALL
NUT, BOLT, AND RING TYPE TERMINAL TO PROVIDE THE GROUND END CONNECTION SEE
FIGURE 2.  GETTING A GRIP I OFTEN RUN INTO RUSTY SCREWS AND NUTS THAT NEED
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