thyratron

To: "'Tesla List'" <tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>
Subject: thyratron
From: Tesla List <tesla-at-stic-dot-net>
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 1997 13:36:10 -0500
Approved: tesla-at-stic-dot-net


From: 	DR.RESONANCE[SMTP:DR.RESONANCE-at-next-wave-dot-net]
Sent: 	Friday, June 20, 1997 12:55 PM
To: 	Tesla List
Subject: 	Re: thyratron

To: Rich Hull

Which model/type thyratron are you using?  What size cap are you switching?

DR.RESONANCE-at-next-wave-dot-net


----------
> From: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> To: 'Tesla List' <tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>
> Subject: thyratron
> Date: Thursday,June 19,1997 7:14 AM
> 
> 
> From: 	richard hull[SMTP:rhull-at-richmond.infi-dot-net]
> Sent: 	Wednesday, June 18, 1997 6:48 PM
> To: 	Tesla List
> Subject: 	Re: FW: thyratron
> 
> At 12:55 AM 6/18/97 -0500, you wrote:
> >
> >----------
> >From: 	Edward V. Phillips[SMTP:ed-at-alumni.caltech.edu]
> >Sent: 	Tuesday, June 17, 1997 4:09 PM
> >To: 	tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> >Subject: 	Re: thyratron
> >
> >Thanks for the dope.  What does the rest of the circuit look
> >like?
> >Tr" "for sparkles of cathode
> >material
> >being ripped away. "
> >Good idea!
> >Ed
> >
> >
> >
> >Ed,
> 
> The circuit is identical to a standard Tesla coil with no change except
the
> spark gap across the power supply is replaced by the H2 Thyratron.  The
> trigger circuit is easy.  Just a 555 variable timer firing an scr to dump
a
> cap across the pulse transformer's primary.
> 
> Richard
> 
>