Re: New Paper - LTR vs. Resonant Capacitors

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Original poster: dhmccauley-at-spacecatlighting-dot-com 


Dave,

That is a very good point and probably should be included somewhere.  I am
thinking of doing an entire series of How-To's on my website keeping them as
simple as possible for
the new beginner.  Perhaps a small page article just on choosing the primary
capacitor itself.

I would love to entertain any comments on the resonant size vs. LTR sizing
for NST type coils running with both static and synchronous gaps.  As you
said below, I was a bit reluctant to
discuss any of this because of its possibly confusing nature for the
beginner.  I guess things that need to be addressed would be:

Performance Issues (LTR vs. resonant)
LTR and static gaps
LTR and synchronous gaps

I don't have the time to research this fully right now, but if someone would
like donate a few paragraphs of their time, I can include a summary of the
information in my guide (with the
proper credit of course)

Thanks

Dan


 > Hi Dan,
 >
 > I enjoyed reading your write up. I sure it will be appreciated by anyone
 > entertaining building a coil. I know it would have been a great help to me
 > when I started.
 >
 > The one question I had was your recommendation to use a 60 Hertz resonant
 > primary cap. Given the potential over voltage issues running at 60 Hertz
 > resonance with an NST would it not be better to suggest an LTR value? I
 > understand your reluctance in trying to explain the LTR concept; I confess
I
 > am not able to do it justice myself. But I should think the LTR safety
 > factor in the event the safety or main gaps are poorly adjusted would make
 > recommending an LTR primary cap value especially desirable for a beginner.
 >
 > Dave
 >
 > =========================================
 > Dave Kyle
 > Austin, TX USA
 > Email: dave-at-kyleusa-dot-com
 >
 >
 >
 >
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