Re: John Freau's SRSG Dwell Controller

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <Esondrmn-at-aol-dot-com>

In a message dated 12/18/00 6:19:17 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:

<< 
 Hi All,
 
 I have been studying John Freau's remote gap phase controller at:
 
 http://hometown.aol-dot-com/futuret/page3.html
 
 This wonderful Idea is full of great promise and I have been running some
 computer models today.  The MicroSim model is at:
 
 http://hot-streamer-dot-com/TeslaCoils/Misc/srsgVI.sch
 
 A GIF diagram is at:
 
 http://hot-streamer-dot-com/TeslaCoils/Misc/srsgVI.gif
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Terry,

I am very interested in your analysis on this circuit.  I am just about ready 
to try it with my 3.0" coil and new sync rotary gap - using a 1/3 H.P. motor. 
 What is the purpose of R3 - is it just to draw some steady current through 
the variac?  It looks like it needs to be about 300 watts.

Ed Sonderman