Re: triggered gap for MOT?

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Original poster: "Peter Lawrence by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Peter.Lawrence-at-Sun-dot-com>

Marc,
     thanks very much for the reply. I will continue with my plans for a MOT
powered coil and tsg! Now if I could just find some time for this hobby...

Peter Lawrence.



>Original poster: "Metlicka Marc by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" 
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>peter,
>I have tried the triggered gap with mot's and it works very well. it
>does seem that the stsg lends itself to high currents better then higher
>voltages, i think it is because the wider spacing allows the gap to shut
>off quicker as soon as current is transferred and the low voltage
>doesn't allow reignition?
>Marc M.
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>Tesla list wrote:
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>> Original poster: "Peter Lawrence by way of Terry Fritz
><twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Peter.Lawrence-at-Sun-dot-com>
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>> I'ld like my next TC to be "medium" sized (6"X24") and MOT powered. Does
>> anyone know yet whether a triggered gap will work with a MOT, mine will
>> probably be twin MOTs with their original MO voltage doublers. The issue
>> is will the triggered gap "power arc" with this power supply or will the
>> current limiting of the doublers combined with a long spark gap distance
>> work to avoid power arcing.
>> 
>> Peter Lawrence.
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