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Tesla/Marx generators.
RE;
another thing that made this Tesla coil somewhat unconventional was the
fact that the resonating capacitor was connected directly in parallel with
the primary of the Tesla coil. The Marx multiplier would dump a nice big
bunch of energy into the L/C primary circuit, and then the primary would
happily ring away until it was hit again by the next dump of energy. Note
But how could the Marx generator, or any other HV source charge the
resonating cap if it's directly connected to the primary? The DC resistance
of the primary, only a fraction of an ohm, would surely prevent, (or short
out,) any potential applied. It's my understanding that the purpose of the
gap is to electrically separate the primary from the cap so that charging
can take place to a certain value. When the gap fires, it's the equivalent
of a switch closing and that's when the show begins.
Facinating phenomenom! Comments?
Daniel Hess