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Re: [TCML] SRSG "sputter"
No. One can't run a coil unless there's a safe place for the energy in the
caps to go to. Normally that would be the secondary coil and topload
sparks. If the primary is left open-circuit, the cap won't charge and the
gap won't fire normally. If the primary is replaced with a short circuit,
the cap will charge normally, but each time the gap fires, it will directly
short out the charged cap, and this will be extremely stressful on the cap
(HUGE discharge currents) as well as the gap (all the energy that went into
charging the cap will be dissipated in heat, light, and sound, and the gap
will be a fearsome thing).
Instead, the primary can be replaced with three series-connected 120V/500W
(for with a 15/60 NST) halogen flood lamps, and these will safely dissipate
the charged cap's energy and permit the cap charging behavior to be more
easily studied.
Regards, Gary Lau
MA, USA
On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 3:54 PM, Brandon Hendershot <
brandonhendershot@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Joe,
> Is it possible for you to disconnect you're primary coil and just run the
> gap on you're capacitors alone? That way you could eliminate any issues
> beyond the spark gap if there may be any.
> Brandon
>
>
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