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• Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 10:20:37 -0500
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Subject: 
        Question
  Date: 
        Thu, 10 Apr 1997 21:47:28 -0700
  From: 
        Gary Weaver <gweaver-at-earthlink-dot-net>
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I noticed a post about the strike rail.  Should the strike rail be a 
continious circle with the ends connected together?  Or should the ends
be 
close together but not connected?  Or does it make any difference?

I have been told not to use a rotor on a neon transformer because it
will 
destroy the neon.  That must not be true from the posts I have seen this 
week.

What is the best design for a rotor?

It seems like if the rotor is turning too fast or has too many contacts
it 
will discharge the capacitor before it can reach a full charge.  Is the
rotor 
RPM and number of contacts critical?

How do you know if you have the timing right on the rotor?  Should the
rotor 
discharge the capacitor on the 60 HZ peak when the capacitor is at full 
maximum voltage charge?  Should the stationary part of the rotor be 
adjustable like the distributor on a car for timing adjustments?

What is 1st notch quenching, 2nd notch quenching, 3nd notch quenching?
What 
does this mean? 

I have a Richard Quick type spark gap.  Above 1500 watts it operates
fine for 
a few seconds then stops working.  If I let it cool a few seconds then
it 
works again for a few seconds.  The problem is too much power makes it
over 
heat and not work. Is it the HEAT that is the real problem? 

Gary Weaver

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