Re: Reducing noise

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Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>

Ignitron is how it's spelled... A pool of mercury in the bottom connected to
one side, another electrode at the top, a small, rough, resistive electrode
(made of carborundum, usually) that causes small sparks to the surface of
the mercury, creating copious mercury vapor, and getting the initial
ionization going.  Kind of like an SCR.

Way expensive if bought new... I'm not sure the deionization time is short
enough for TC use, though...

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Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 8:10 PM
Subject: RE: Reducing noise


> Original poster: "Dave Hartwick by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <ddhartwick-at-earthlink-dot-net>
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> Dan,
> Ignatron. Your serious? Care to describe this device?
> Dave Hartwick
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> Original poster: "Mccauley, Daniel H by way of Terry Fritz
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> Although most noise comes from the arc discharges, you can eliminate spark
> gap noise by using a Iggy (Ignatron).  My friend
> uses these instead of standard spark gap (rotary gaps) for his large coils
> and runs the VERY SILENTLY at up to 10kVA input power.
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> Dan
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> Hi!
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> Do You know any methods of reducing noise that TC makes?
> Thank You for all answers.
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> Kamil Kompa
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