Re: triggered gap performance?

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Original poster: "colin.heath4 by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <colin.heath4-at-ntlworld-dot-com>

hi pete,
             thanks for the info. i was going to build a lash up static gap
to tune first. but now ill put my effort into that.
how many gaps do you use? i was thinking of four or five!
cheers
colin
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Subject: Re: triggered gap performance?


 > Original poster: "Peter Lawrence by way of Terry Fritz
<teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Peter.Lawrence-at-Sun.COM>
 >
 > Colin,
 >        I too have been building "small" TCs (6kv, 7.5kv, and 9kv NST
supplied).
 > at these low powers a static gap works just fine. I have built a rotary
gap
 > but don't seen any advantage at these low power levels.
 >
 > tungsten or tungsten-carbide will make the gap last (essentially
indefinately
 > at these powers) and not require periodic cleaning (copper, brass,
stainless-
 > steel all do).
 >
 > a fan to blow the gap will make the most difference. I use a squirrel-cage
 > fan from an old microwave oven.
 >
 > -Pete Lawrence.
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 >  > >  > Original poster: "colin.heath4 by way of Terry Fritz
 >  > > <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <colin.heath4-at-ntlworld-dot-com>
 >  > >  >
 >  > >  > hi all,
 >  > >  >          im building a small coil. 2" secondary run off a 7.5KV
30mA
 >  > >  > transfomer!
 >  > >  > my question is will a sync triggered gap match the performance of
a
 >  >rotary
 >  > >  > gap at these low powers?
 >  > >  > im assuming it will as at the low current quenching should be
 >  >relatively
 >  > >  > easy with an air blast!
 >  > >  > ill be running at a 100bps (im in uk).
 >  > >  > many thanks
 >  > >  > colin heath
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