RE: SRSG or ARSG

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Original poster: "Luke" <Bluu-at-cox-dot-net> 

Got ya on the transition thing.
Thanx  I see where if they are not in proximity to eachother than the
voltage can keep going.  Thank you.

But how does the voltage keep climbing?
I was under the impression that if an NST were used and a cap with a LTR
size were used the current limiting in the NST would keep the current
down and since there was no more enrgy available to the cap the voltage
delivered from the NST would drop.

Is there yet another thing im not seeing?

Thanx for the insight by the way

Luke Galyan
Bluu-at-cox-dot-net

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Subject: RE: SRSG or ARSG

Original poster: "Mccauley, Daniel H" <daniel.h.mccauley-at-lmco-dot-com>



There is a huge difference your not seeing here.

A static gap is self-limiting.  For example, if you have a static spark
gap set to fire at 18kV for instance, it will
always fire at approximately 18kV.  A rotary spark gap however is not.
Voltage will continue to rise dangerously
high when the electrodes are in transition. Depending on how long
transition time is, the voltage could reach
levels high enough to start damaging capacitors and other components.

Dan


  > Why does running an ARSG too slow build up too much voltage on the
  > capacitor?  A static gap is the ultimate in slow and people
  > use them all
  > the time.
  >
  > Luke Galyan
  > Bluu-at-cox-dot-net
  >