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Re: Limiting Safety Gap Current
Hi Fr Tom,
> Original Poster: "Thomas McGahee" <tom_mcgahee-at-sigmais-dot-com>
>
> Personally, I don't think using resistors to limit the
> safety gap current is the way to go. I would
> use an inductance in series with the safety gap. This
> would be much more effective, since a coil or choke
> is quite good at limiting the discharge current. In
> fact, that is what happens with your primary coil.
Yes, but it also rings.
> Since the safety gap rarely fires anyhow, the choke coils
> wouldn't have to be all that large. You can add a core
> material such as iron or ferrite to increase inductance,
> but be aware that you will have just constructed a mini-
> induction heater. But hey, you have to dissipate the
> energy SOMEHOW, and an inductive load may just be the
> best way to do it.
Inductors theoretically don't dissipate power do they?
Malcolm