Re: Triggered spark gaps for coils

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Original poster: "Steve & Jackie Young by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <youngs-at-konnections-dot-com>

Gary - good for you!  As soon as I get my research DC powered twin TC
finished and working with a RSG, I intend to replace the RSG with triggered
spark gaps and find out first hand how well they can perform.  I hope others
start doing this as well.
--Steve
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Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 11:21 AM
Subject: Triggered spark gaps for coils


> Original poster: "Lau, Gary by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>"
<Gary.Lau-at-compaq-dot-com>
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> >From my recent web searches and technical paper readings, there appears
to
> be a large variety of commercially available 3-terminal triggered spark
> gaps.  And it seems that these can easily be home-made as well.  These
would
> seem to be ideally suited for use as replacements for rotary spark gaps,
but
> I've not been able to find any reference to this obvious application.  The
> only reference I've seen towards "amateur" applications is in can and
> quarter shrinkers.  While RSG's do have relative simplicity on their side,
> it seems as though there ought to be some worthwhile benefits to using a
> triggered static gap.  Has anyone attempted this?  Or am I attempting to
> invent a square wheel?
>
> Gary Lau
> Waltham, MA USA
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