Re: Sync motor question

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• Subject: Re: Sync motor question
• From: "B2" <bensonbd-at-erols-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 08:24:17 -0600
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
• Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

Hi Richie,
    The capacitor would still draw current on the opposite swing of the AC
waveform.  This should prevent excessive core bias.

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Sent: Thursday, June 10, 1999 6:00 PM
Subject: Re: Sync motor question


> Original Poster: "R.E.Burnett" <R.E.Burnett-at-newcastle.ac.uk>
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>
>
> On Thu, 10 Jun 1999, Tesla List wrote:
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> > Original Poster: "B**2" <bensonbd-at-erols-dot-com>
> >
> > Hi John, All,
> >     Can your synchronous rotary gap be easily modified to fire only on
> > one polarity of the AC voltage waveform?  Suppose this were possible.
>
> I think this would give rise to a DC component in the transformer
> secondary.  This might cause the HV transformer core to saturate.
> A lot of current would then be drawn from the mains.
> Just my initial feeling.  Could well be wrong.
>
>
> - Richie,
>
> - In sunny Newcastle
>
>
>

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