Re: SSTC

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Original poster: "Jan Wagner by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jwagner-at-cc.hut.fi>


On Thu, 19 Dec 2002, Tesla list wrote:
 > Original poster: "Jolyon Vater Cox by way of Terry Fritz
 > <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jolyon-at-vatercox.freeserve.co.uk>
 >
 > How about replacing the spark gap with a chain of zener diodes/ does this
 > work?

Nope. That would just stabilize the cap voltage, no breakdown (unless
it happens as a design mistake ;-)

Some super beefy diacs might be used in series, but i don't think that'd
be practical either at these freqs and current levels...

cheers,
  - Jan

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