Re: Over Saturation?

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Original poster: robert & june heidlebaugh <rheidlebaugh-at-desertgate-dot-com> 

OK Ed you and I are both old timers. You are correct 3 us is time to
saturate and it is also sufficent time to disconect the NST from the load to
stop power arc problems. This is very important with DC coil circuits, but
not as important with AC coils as current is turned off every 1/2 cycle.
      Robert   H
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 > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 21:14:17 -0700
 > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 > Subject: Re: Over Saturation?
 > Resent-From: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 > Resent-Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 21:30:35 -0700
 >
 > Original poster: Ed Phillips <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>
 >
 > "Ed: Just to counter your comment. I use 15 T  #16    6" L and 1" D (
 > air
 > core ) to provide a 3 uS delay between my NST and my SG/Cap circuit. It
 > compleatly stops power arc problems. My ferrite coils (on old deflection
 > coil cores) wound with RG 8 coax core wire work even better. So please
 > don't
 > discount what you haven't tried.   P.S. I am probibly older than you (
 > Kid)
 > Robert   H"
 >
 > 3 us I believe.  Is that the time until saturation?  As for age, I can
 > only claim 77.  Doesn't seem like it most of the time until I get up at
 > 5:00 AM to go to work in the dark and the cold!
 >
 > Ed
 >
 >