RE: Triggered gaps

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Original poster: "Lau, Gary by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Gary.Lau-at-compaq-dot-com>

My vortex gap may be found at:
http://people.ne.mediaone-dot-net/lau/tesla/vortexgap.htm

Regards, Gary Lau
MA, USA

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Tesla list [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com] 
Sent:	Monday, October 22, 2001 3:05 AM
To:	tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject:	Re: Triggered gaps

Original poster: "Luc by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<ludev-at-videotron.ca>

Hi J.B.

I remember the Gary vortex gap great design be the way but I like
to see more detail and I can't find his wed site address anymore
could you post it please.

Cheers,

Luc Benard  

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "J. B. Weazle McCreath by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <weazle-at-hurontel.on.ca>
> 
> At 01:19 PM 21/10/01 -0600, you wrote:
> >
> >Original poster: "Kamil Kompa by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <tcmail-at-poczta.fm>
> >
> >Hi!
> >
> >Could You tell me when triggered gaps schould be used?  For what type
of
> >coils (power level)?  My coil is 2000VA, and I use RQ spark gap.
Should
> >I think about making triggered gap?  Could my coil performance be
better
> >when I will use tgap?
> >
> >Kamil Kompa
> >
> 
> Hi Kamil,
> 
> Based on my own findings switching from an RQ gap, which by the way I
> tried triggering with some degree of success, but when I changed over
> to a single triggered Vortex gap of Gary Lau's design, it made a BIG
> difference in my coil's performance.  I get longer, thicker, and best
> of all, multiple streamers and is it LOUD!!!  My coil is only half of
> your coils power, so I'm sure you'd notice a difference...go for it!!
> 
> 73, Weazle, VE3EAR/VE3WZL
> 
> Listening: 147.030+ and 442.075+
> E-mail:    weazle-at-hurontel.on.ca
>            or ve3ear-at-rac.ca
> Web site:  http://www.hurontel.on.ca/~weazle