Re: Positive VS negative streamer

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Positive VS negative streamer
From: "Malcolm Watts" <MALCOLM-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz> (by way of Terry Fritz <terryf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 21:21:11 -0700
Approved: terryf-at-verinet-dot-com

Hi Terry,

> Original Poster: Terry Fritz <terryf-at-verinet-dot-com>

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> cycle.  Multigaps are very good at leaving net voltages while rotary and
> simple single gaps ring down to close to zero net voltages.  I'll leave the
> rest of this to you, Richard and the others who know more about this than I.

My explanation for that is that multigaps extinguish at higher 
voltages than the others. There is a minimum conduction voltage 
associated with each gap. Some experiments indicate to me that the 
quench ability of these gaps comes at the expense of extra losses.

Malcolm

 > The picture in question is at: 
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> http://www.peakpeak-dot-com/~terryf/tesla/misc/spikes.jpg
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