RE: trigger gap

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Original poster: "Ted Rosenberg by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Ted.Rosenberg-at-radioshack-dot-com>

Thanks Bart for the typo correction. My apologies to all.

Ted <who can't type.>

<big snip>

>Also, the the triac MAC223AB on page 2 of the pdf should be MAC223A8.
>Here's the triac I've used:

>Industry Number  : Q4015L5
>NTE Device Number: NTE56020
>TRIAC-400V,25AMP,TO-220 ISOL

>Take care,
>Bart

Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "Steven Ward by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<srward16-at-hotmail-dot-com>
>
> Hi ,
>
> I was wondering if i would get any benifit from a triggered gap.  MY coil
is
> using an 1800VA NST PSU.  I currently have a .0283uf MMC cap.  This is a
> little LTR for my 15000/120 ma PSU.  Im already getting 5 foot arcs.  My
> calculated max output is 6 feet.  Im using a RQ static gap at the moment.
I
> was wandering the net and saw some mentioning of a triggered gap.  Ive
seen
> this on the list too.  I also was just looking at Ted Rosenbergs T gap.
Im
> curious as to how specific you need to follow his design.  Do i really
need
> to replace the triac inside the dimmer, with a different one??  Also, do i
> need a Wells coil?(i guess i might as well).  If i have to i will double
my
> capacitor for .0566uf.  At this power level my RQ gap does get warm even
> with the fan.  So is it worth it??  I also would have to find some
tungsten,
> which i havent really tried yet.  I would really like the SRSG but i dont
> have that much money, and i dont have the machine shop available to make a
> rotor.  So how effective is the Tgap??  And does anyone else have plans
for
> a Tgap?  Thanks guys,
>
> Steve Ward.