Re: Director Gap- Questions

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

Most small xenon flash tubes can't handle large average currents (they 
overheat and the electrodes melt out of the tube).  Also, Xenon, while very 
nice for flash tubes (good spectral characteristics) isn't known for it's 
great quenching properties.

Some rummaging around the web might find EG&G's (now Perkin Elmer, 
probably) flashtube application notes, which are very much worth 
reading.  Siemens also makes xenon flashtubes and publishes ap notes.


At 07:26 AM 3/28/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>Original poster: "Stephen Conner by way of Terry Fritz 
><teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <steve-at-scopeboy-dot-com>
>
>Hi,
>
>I remember a while ago someone posted information about a "Director" 
>magnetically triggered/quenched gap they were working on. They used a 
>custom-built nitrogen tube with an electromagnet. What I want to know: 
>Would an ordinary xenon flash tube (from a camera flash or strobe light) 
>mounted in an electromagnet work as a Director gap? Has anyone tried it, 
>or got any thoughts on the matter?
>
>Yours,
>
>Steve C.
>
>http://www.scopeboy-dot-com/
>