RE: SRSG?

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Original poster: "Calvin Patrick by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <linhacktux-at-wycol-dot-com>

I have seen the results of Ed's exparaments, god is it amazing.  What's the
trick with a ARSG, you have to time it with the phase of current, while a
sync will always be in phase?

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> Subject: RE: SRSG?
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> Original poster: "Mccauley, Daniel H by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <daniel.h.mccauley-at-lmco-dot-com>
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> For a SRSG you need a synchronous motor, preferably a salient pole
> synchronous motor which will start in the same relative position
> every time
> you apply power to it.  Hysteresis type synchronous motors can start up in
> any position which means you have to tune them everytime you run
> your coil.
> However, using a phase controller and/or strobe light, this really isn't
> much of a problem.
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> I've seen a lot of people running big coils (for example Ed
> Wingate and his
> infamous magnifiers) using asynchronous gaps with extraodinary results.
> I've built a synchronous motor spark gap already, but my next one (a big
> one) will be an asynchronous gap.
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> Dan
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> What does one look for in a motor for use in a SRSG?  What are the
> advantages of a SRSG over a ARSG?
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