Re: Rotary Spark Gap and NST ? ? ?

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

In a message dated 7/19/02 6:38:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
writes:



>
> I've read in some websites i've come across that a rotary spark gap is very
> bad for a coil run with an NST?
> Is this true???
>
> If it is bad for a NST, what precautions or other measures must i make to
> make it work okay.
> Thanks




Hi Dan,
       Synchronous rotaries (SRSGs) are fine for NST work, non-synchronous
rotaries (RSGs) are bad for NSTs. Check the archives for the distinctions and
construction details.
Matt D.