Re: 5949 Thyratron specs

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: 5949 Thyratron specs
From: Richard Hull <hullr-at-whitlock-dot-com>
Date: Thu, 05 Sep 1996 11:55:15 -0700
Tesla List wrote:
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> > > Subject: 5949 Thyratron specs
> > Subject: Re: 5949 Thyratron specs
> > > Subject: 5949 Thyratron specs
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> >From hb-at-earthlink-dot-netWed Sep  4 22:02:33 1996
> Date: Tue, 03 Sep 1996 22:39:37 -0700
> From: WILLIAM HENDERSON <hb-at-earthlink-dot-net>
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Re: 5949 Thyratron specs
> 
> HTesla List wrote:
> >
> > > Subject: 5949 Thyratron specs
> >
> > >From hullr-at-whitlock-dot-comTue Sep  3 22:22:04 1996
> > Date: Tue, 03 Sep 1996 10:59:46 -0700
> > From: Richard Hull <hullr-at-whitlock-dot-com>
> > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> > Subject: Re: 5949 Thyratron specs
> >
> > Tesla List wrote:
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> > Greg,
> >
> > Thanks once again for a timely reply and with the right info!
> >
> > I hope to utilize these in my DC electrostatic generation system research
> > with tight coupling which demands ultra quick switch times.  I'll
> > commutate the pulse from the thyraton by the usual method of "end of DC
> > high power pulse shutdown". i.e. Rotary application of power pulse to
> > anode-then trigger near end of rotary commutation.  This way, I can
> > control the front end of the rotary timing (thyratron) and let the rotary
> > control the back end (shut the thyratron down.) Gotta figure some grid
> > circuitry and triggering stuff and it will be tricky, but I hope worth
> > the effort.  No long sparks in this device, but the high peak power
> > levels and rapid on times, variable dwell, etc, are needed.
> >
> > I used to fart with a lot of high power tube industrial electronics
> > during my early engineering days (60's)
> >
> > Richard Hull, TCBORHi Guys,Back in the good old microwave/radar days they used rotary spark gap
> switched thyratron systems, you might look into 1945 engineering books.Other
> then the freq. being off the circuits might be similar.If it would be
> helpful i could dig through my library? Does it seem that were going "Full
> cicle" again"?
> Bill  hb-at-earthlink-dot-net

Bill,

Seems like I figured it out on my own without knowin' about the rotary 
switched system in radar.  That is exactly my plan.  I would not say 
"full circle"...  Good "stuff" that works, will always be good stuff, 
regardless of its vintage.  There isn't any solid state crap that is a 
contender, so use the old!

Richard Hull, TCBOR