Re: SSTC

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Original poster: "Jolyon Vater Cox by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jolyon-at-vatercox.freeserve.co.uk>

OK so zener chain won't work. What about a series string of zener-switched
SCRs -each with a zener diode conected between its anode and its gate -
would that work any better or are SCRs just too slow to be useful in this
application?

Jolyon

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Subject: Re: SSTC


 > 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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