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Series Gaps
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From: Malcolm Watts [SMTP:MALCOLM-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 1998 4:22 PM
To: Tesla List
Subject: Re: Series Gaps
Hi Terry, all,
> From: terryf-at-verinet-dot-com [SMTP:terryf-at-verinet-dot-com]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 1998 10:50 PM
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Re: Series Gaps
>
> Hi Malcolm,
> I just wanted to mention what great stuff you have been doing!!!
> Spark gaps still have many factors yet to be studied and these factors
> appear to affect the system very dramatically. Hopefully, we will soon
> understand mutigap systems to such a degree that they can be designed for
> optimal performance without trial and error testing every time. My work has
> been "slow" as of late but I am back at it now. I am working on air flow
> issues through the gap. Not much to report yet. I beleive that multigaps
> can be designed to give excellent performance and deliver very high power
> levels but there is much work to be done to determine the best designs.
> Fortunately, we are all seeing the same effects independantly so the results
> are very valid. You are ahead of me, however, so lead on!!
>
>
> Terry Fritz
Thanks for the kind words. My spiel on this was undoubtably
simplistic. I *will* be doing some more investigations this weekend
(unlike last where I ended up characterizing and cataloguing all my
resonators in a tidy form). There are so many different things to
look at. I have the added incentive of another coiler coming over for
a day.
Regards,
Malcolm
> > At 01:03 PM 8/19/98 +1200, you wrote: > >Hi all,
> > A quick single shot test of a new system I am building showed
> >that output peaked with a certain number of gaps. Too many and I
> >suspect gap losses are climbing. Too few and quench is non-existent.
> >I will scope this system when the final resonator is in place. Just
> >how many gaps is ideal appears to be determined by initial cap
> >voltage.
> >
> >Malcolm
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