RE: Best location for spark gap

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Original poster: "J. B. Weazle McCreath by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <weazle-at-hurontel.on.ca>


At 06:08 PM 06/01/03 -0700, you wrote:

 >Original poster: "Lau, Gary by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<Gary.Lau-at-hp-dot-com>
 >
 >If I may be the devil's advocate for a moment...
 >
 >I fully agree that when using NST's, having the gap across the power
supply >lowers the high frequency stresses applied to the NST.
 >
 >But when using a power supply that is not current limited - a distribution
 >or potential transformer, I wonder if the placement of the gap affects the
 >ballasting requirements?  I've never used such a power supply.  Has anyone
 >who has tried it both ways?
 >
 >Regards, Gary Lau
 >MA, USA
 >

Hi Gary, Coilers,

You bring up an interesting point.  If it ever gets above freezing out in
my shop, I'll have to try the two different hookups of my PDT and see if
I notice any changes in behavior.  Like you, I'd be interested in hearing
from others about this.

73, Weazle, VE3EAR/VE3WZL
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