Re: SRSG break rate

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Original poster: "Bert Hickman by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-net>

Richie,

Thanks for providing one of the clearest, yet concise, explanations I've
ever seen for this rather complex process! Nice job - this post is a
keeper!

-- Bert --
-- 
Bert Hickman
Stoneridge Engineering
Email:    bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-net
Web Site: http://www.teslamania-dot-com

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "R.E.Burnett by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<R.E.Burnett-at-newcastle.ac.uk>
> 
> <<< Terry,  I posted this last week but it doesn't seem to have
>     surfaced yet.    If this copy goes missing also,  I'll know
>     you've axed it ;-)     >>>
> 
> Hi Malcolm, Chuck, Steve, all,
> 
> There have been several posts discussing resonant charging and
> different types of rotary gaps recently.  Here's my thoughts...
> 
> I almost totally agree with Malcolm's explanation of resonant
> charging ;-)  The only difference is that I think the ballast
> is not so much "charged" by the shorting action of the spark gap,
> (this event is fairly brief and does not contribute much to
> stored energy in the ballast.)  Instead  I believe that the
> ballast is mostly charged as current flows through it to reach
> the tank capacitor.
> 
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