Re: [TCML] on rotary gaps and tone wheels

["Bart B. Anderson" <bartb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 10/23/2012 2:16 PM, Jim Lux wrote:
> On 10/23/12 12:27 PM, drieben wrote:
> > As far as that goes, how in the world could you capo a
> > tambourine? Sounds like the folk music store was stringing
> > your friend along to me. And it also seems to me that it
> > would be easier to just go with a SSTC with electronic
> > modulation than to try to build the nightmare of a me-
> > chanically driven musical SGTC.
>
> SGTCs have higher peak powers and lower electronic complexity (yes, a 
> mechanical setup to get from keyboard to multiple rotary gaps would be 
> quite complex, but, hey, no worse than a piano or harpsichord)

David, your right. This is all kind of silly. It's like "can we make a 
square wheel roll". Well yes if you design the road for it. But really, 
what's the point. If you want to do audio on a coil, just build an SSTC 
and if you want powerful long sparks and music also, do a DRSSTC. This 
thread is kind of silly.
BTW, SGTC's have higher peak powers? Where did you learn that?

Bart
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