Re: srsg behaviour - microsim

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Original poster: "K. C. Herrick by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <kchdlh-at-juno-dot-com>

Forget that OrCad kludge.  Check out  http://www.newburytech.co.uk for
the free Intro version of their SiMetrix program.  Vastly better, in my
view, for what we generally want to do.

Ken Herrick

On Sat, 07 Dec 2002 22:21:40 -0700 "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
writes:
 > Original poster: "Jeremy Scott by way of Terry Fritz
 > <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <supertux1-at-yahoo-dot-com>
 >
 > Where does one get MicroSim?
 >
 > I've got the OrCad PSPICE 9.1 Student Version
 > (which i think is the same thing) However every
 > circuit I seem to try and setup fails to simulate
 > (even simple battery + resistor ones) I get some
 > error about floating nodes etc...no matter what.
 >
 > So I think what I've got is not what you've all
 > got. Or else I'm doing something wrong.
 >
 > --- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
 >  > Original poster: "Finn Hammer by way of Terry Fritz
 >  > <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <f-h-at-c.dk>
 >  >
 >  > Claude!
 >  >
 >  > I`m not sure you are asking for help, but since 4
 >  > pack MOT`S and 300 BPS
 >  > is my pot, allow me to expand on, what the missing
 >  > ingredience is.
 >  >
 >  > You need to "spice" with a bit of Microsim.
 >  >
 >  > Or any other simulation package, preferably backed
 >  > up with a high
 >  > voltage monitoring sysem, consistig of an interface
 >  > to a scope.
 >  >
 >  > It has been said that there is no power advantage in
 >  > equal bangsize at
 >  > 300 and more BPS, but I disagree. What you are seing
 >  > is exactly the
 >  > problems that come about, by having no controll over
 >  > the bangsize. When
 >  > the safety gap fires it is simply because there is
 >  > no SRSG electrode
 >  > presentation available to discharge the cap. So the
 >  > safety gap does it,
 >  > without being able to properly handle the current.
 >  >
 >  > The amount of power you can put trough with a 300
 >  > BPS system is greater
 >  > than with a static at the same ballasting, and such
 >  > a system really
 >  > sings! A crisp, high pitched tone that will leave
 >  > you addicted for good!
 >  >
 >  > Your cap is small for the power you are running,
 >  > above 100 nF would be a
 >  > better ballpark value, for 300 BPS, but you need to
 >  > place the electrodes
 >  > pretty exactly to make it sing, and the position of
 >  > the gaps that
 >  > results in equal BPS is different at various power
 >  > levels.
 >  >
 >  > However, I have had good results simulating this
 >  > kind of system, and
 >  > been able to validate the model in practical work.
 >  >
 >  > Have a look at:
 >  >
 > http://home5.inet.tele.dk/f-hammer/tesla/museum/setup/setup.htm
 >  >
 >  > Having learned to use Microsim myself, and also
 >  > having built the
 >  > Fiberprobe system to safely monitor the primary
 >  > circuit, I am of the
 >  > opinion that you cannot set up "300 BPS and up"
 >  > systems without it.
 >  >
 >  > I am very gratefull for the tuition that Terry gave
 >  > me back in the past,
 >  > on how to simulate, and if anybody is interested in
 >  > learning how to,
 >  > now, I will be happy to pay back, and pass some of
 >  > that knowledge on.
 >  >
 >  > Cheers, Finn Hammer
 >  >
 > msnip
 >
 >
 >
 >