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Re: Optimal Quenching Tests
John Freau wrote:
[snip]
> 4) Quenching too soon is not something that any coiler builder using a spark
> gap has to worry about. It is almost impossible to quench even at the first
> beat frequency notch, (8 uS in the above case), Richard's thryratron system
> is probably one of the few quenching methods that is capable of quenching
> BEFORE the first beat-freq-notch.
[snip]
>
> Happy coiling!
>
> John Freau
The thyratron must necessarily quench after the first half cycle, as a standard
thyratron is a _unipolar_ device, and conducts current in one direction only.
A standard thyratron will reverse conduct if pushed, but not for very long!
The anode is not designed for electron emission, and the cathode is not designed
for ion bombardment.
A 'head to toe' arrangement would be required to switch both current polarities,
unless a more exotic device was used, such as a 'hollow anode' hydrogen thyratron
or a crossatron type switch.
A standard unit could be used as a switching element in an oscillating TC primary
circuit, if the k is 0.6 or greater.
Richard, how do you have the primary circuit arranged?
-GL