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Re: Tank Circuit Stray Inductance...



Since the resistance of a spark gap varies from infinity to near zero during 
operation, the effective resistance is computed by dividing the total energy 
dissipated in the gap per pulse by the action (integral of I^2 dt).  For air 
gaps having spacings less than 0.25" this typically turns out to be between 
0.05 and 0.5 ohms.  I would be happy to elaborate on the techniques used to 
determine the energy transfer efficiencies of capacitor discharge circuits if 
anyone is interested.