Magnifyer Coil Question [rotary gap]

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• Subject: Magnifyer Coil Question [rotary gap]
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• Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 23:08:51 -0500
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From:  Dale Hall [SMTP:Dale.Hall-at-trw-dot-com]
Sent:  Thursday, June 18, 1998 5:04 PM
To:  Tesla List
Subject:  RE>Magnifyer Coil Question 

RE>Magnifyer Coil Question (rotary)

synchronous gap firings occur at same places in all cycles (phase lock)

nonsynchronous gap firings occur at different (random-walking) places in all cycles
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Date: 6/17/98 11:06 PM
To: Dale Hall
From: Tesla List



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From:  Jeff Corr [SMTP:corr-at-enid-dot-com]
Sent:  Tuesday, June 16, 1998 1:20 PM
To:  Tesla List
Subject:  Re: Magnifyer Coil Question (rotary)

>  Sorry, another idiot q:  what's the difference between synchronous and 
>non-synchronous rotary gaps?


On a synchronous gap, the electrodes are aligned properly to fire
when the transformer is at a certain part of the 60hz cycle.  It keeps 
the voltages from charging up to much in the cap.  I'm sure someone else
can give you a much more detailed explanation though :-)

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