Re: Thyristors and TCs

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

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> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
><Mildewhaus-at-aol-dot-com>
 
> Hi guys! I have in my possession 12 Westcode thyristors.  The bummer
> is i don't have the "stats" on them.

	Part number?
	Silk-screened on or moulded in?
	Google (or other) search on the part number can turn up info...

>Westcode hasn't answered my mail yet.  These are 3/4 hockey puck size,
> hefty little guys.They came out of some monster power supplies.

	What voltage?

>Has any one thought of making a solid-state gap with one (or more)
> of these?
> Is it possible?

	Sure.  One can do anything if one tries hard enough.
	Whether it is practical is a separate question:  Solid State
	requires a lot of protection: Tesla Coil work involves
	'unusual' stresses, not necessarily covered on the
	usual data sheet...
	best
	dwp
>   john in nyc