Re: SRSG info

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Original poster: "Barton B. Anderson by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <classictesla-at-netzero-dot-com>

Hi Zoran, All,

The PDF Shad is referring to is at my site and accessed directly form this 
page:
http://www.classictesla-dot-com/download/myfiles.html

John Tebbs zero-crossing triggered gap schematic is also there. Just page 
down to the Spark Gap area.

Take care,
Bart

Tesla list wrote:

>Original poster: "sundog by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" 
><sundog-at-timeship-dot-net>
>
>Hi Zoran, All,
>
>   Generally, once you move to an LTR capacitor an SRSG running at 120bps 
> is desirable.  They fire around the peaks of the AC mains, and though 
> static gaps will try to do this, they don't always succeed.
>The hot ionized air in the gap reduces the breakdown voltage, causing them 
>to fire at a lower voltage.
>
>  Instead of an SRSG you can build a triggered gap that Marc M. pioneered, 
> using an ignition coil, light dimmer, and motor run cap.
>Those gaps perform very well, run at 120bps with enough adjustment to find 
>the sweet spot, and are much easier (and cheaper) to construct than a 
>rotary gap.
>
>The PDF on Ted Rosenberg's site
>http://www.classictesla-dot-com/
>
>  will give you all the information you need to build Marc's TSG.  The 
> site is good reading, too.
>
>Hope it helps!
>
>At 10:10 PM 6/18/2003, you wrote:
>
>>Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" 
>><zoran.bogunovic-at-gm-dot-com>
>>
>>Would like to know if there is a rule of thumb relative as at what point do
>>you switch over from stationary spark gap to SRSG?
>>Is there a some sort of a criteria, because I was told that if you are
>>running under 2kW of power there is no need for SRSG, just stick with the
>>pipes?
>>Comments welcome
>
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