Neons and Sync Gaps

To: "'Tesla List'" <tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>
Subject: Neons and Sync Gaps
From: Tesla List <tesla-at-stic-dot-net>
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 1997 08:33:37 -0500
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Sent: 	Wednesday, September 24, 1997 3:11 AM
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Subject: 	Re: Neons and Sync Gaps

In a message dated 97-09-23 19:41:51 EDT, you write:

<< 
> Might be time for the scope again. I've never seen it quench with 
> energy still in the primary. I wasn't using airblast as such - just a 
> gentle breeeze from a fan. Can your rotary quench first notch with 
> no output streamer? Wherever that energy is coming from, it doesn't 
> need to be a great deal to seriously overvolt the neon. It was very 
> low judging by the safety gap discharge. 1/2 inch "safety" gap 
> setting is no real safety at all. 

> Still tryin' to crack it I guess,
> Malcolm
>  >>

Malcolm,

My TC requires full power output streamers to get 1st notch quench,
even at half power I get 6th notch quench with the 2 series gap series
rotary (not sure about the 8 gap series rotary at half power).  With no
output streamers, I never get 1st notch quench.  I agree, any gap is
unlikely to quench when there's any energy in the primary.

Was your 1/2" safety gap 1/2" total, or 1/2" on both sides of trannie?
I assumed you meant 1/2" total.

John Freau