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Re: Slow Wave Helical Resonator Experiment



Terry Fritz wrote:

>         As the scope picture I posted shows, there was absolutely no
observed
> voltage rise. The primary circuit quenching is clearly defined in the
> bottom trace occurring at 180uS (50us/div) on the fourth notch after the
> initial burst began. The secondary voltage at 294uS (180+114) appears very
> stable at ~70kV peak with no voltage rise or any evidence of the effects
> described in the Corum's paper.

That experimental result was (?) obtained with the interruption of the
primary current at a maximum, not a notch (using a rotaty spark gap).
The 
abrupt rise in the secondary voltage was probably an induction coil
effect,
with most of the energy in the primary circuit being transferred
immediately
to the secondary circuit when the primary current was interrupted.
Or maybe more probably a bad contact in the oscilloscope attenuator
corrected 
itself during the measure...

Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz