Re: sync, phase, LTR-ness

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <FutureT-at-aol-dot-com>

In a message dated 3/31/02 10:55:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
writes:


>
> I think that the reason for the increased performance with the blower not
> set to full is due to the ringdown time.  With the blower set at full, the
> spark quenches BEFORE the resonance has dies out, so quenching it less would
> add more power to the secondary . . . At least thats what I think :-)

Sean,

I don't think that too much air causes the gap to quench before
full ringdown.  Instead, I think too much air prevents the
gap from firing as often and as steadily, and thereby weakens the
output.

Cheers,
John