Re: Safety Gap Puzzle

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Original poster: "Gregory Hunter by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <ghunter31014-at-yahoo-dot-com>

Dear List,

I appreciate all the feedback to my question. All of
the theories you've offed have merit. I need to add
one detail however. My NST bank is protected with an
RC network. I'm using a 1200 Ohm wire wound on each
bushing in series, and a 1000pF disk cap from each
bushing to ground. The filter stands between the tank
circuit and the safety gaps. Whatever the firing of
the safety gaps is doing, it's doing it through the RC
filter.

Feedbacks from the list suggested another theory to
me. What if the firing of the safety gaps is simply
sucking all the energy out of the tank circuit,
thereby causing sharper quenching?  With the tank
circuit oscillation suddenly muted by virtue of being
shorted to ground, the secondary would for an instant
be a truly "free" resonator, no longer encumbered by
the load imposed on it by the primary circuit.

Just an idea,

I need an o'scope!

Greg
http://hot-streamer-dot-com/greg

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