Re: SRSG break rate

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Original poster: "Malcolm Watts by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <m.j.watts-at-massey.ac.nz>

Hi Ritchie,

On 23 Jun 01, at 16:47, Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "R.E.Burnett by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<R.E.Burnett-at-newcastle.ac.uk>
> 
> 
> <<< Terry,  I posted this last week but it doesn't seem to have
>     surfaced yet.    If this copy goes missing also,  I'll know
>     you've axed it ;-)     >>>
> 
> Hi Malcolm, Chuck, Steve, all,
> 
> There have been several posts discussing resonant charging and
> different types of rotary gaps recently.  Here's my thoughts...
> 
> I almost totally agree with Malcolm's explanation of resonant
> charging ;-)  The only difference is that I think the ballast
> is not so much "charged" by the shorting action of the spark gap,
> (this event is fairly brief and does not contribute much to
> stored energy in the ballast.)  Instead  I believe that the
> ballast is mostly charged as current flows through it to reach
> the tank capacitor.

I stand guilty of a less than complete explanation :(  I made the 
assumption that one would allow the gap to fire at zero or near zero 
ballast current (max cap charge). My apologies. Thanks for 
elucidating the circuit operation.

Regards,
malcolm