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RE: ...sounds totally newbie, but...
Original poster: "Christopher \"CajunCoiler\" Mayeux by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <cajuncoiler-at-cox-dot-net>
Ok, it's coming back to me now.
The question that arises now, would be how one might go about
constructing a "dummy load" that could dissipate the power at
a reasonable level... and at the same time, be re-useable on
nearly any other new coil...
...just a thought.
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C.L. Mayeux
Owner, MSB Data Systems
http://www.msbdatasystems.tk
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> Subject: Re: ...sounds totally newbie, but...
>
> Without the secondary in place, the gap dissipates almost all the
> power as
> heat. The primary current is also maybe 2X higher. That is
> "maybe" ok,
> but just be aware of it.
>
> Operating without the spark gap with resonant sized caps is a sure killer
> of NST or caps. But having the spark gap in circuit should
> protect in that
> case since the gap will keep the voltage from going too high.