RE: 300 bbs

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Original poster: "Lau, Gary" <gary.lau-at-hp-dot-com> 

Why would an NST care what the bang-rate is?  What would the failure
mechanism be for a too-high bang-rate?  The only failure modes I'm aware
of are excessive terminal voltages, caused by mains resonant rise from a
too-wide static gap, and _possibly_ NST secondary overcurrent, though
this would be difficult to prove.

Gary Lau
MA, USA

 >Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com>
 >
 >Disadvantage --- NST's were not designed for this type of service and
may
 >fail.  Most experimenters buy them used so there is no way to tell how
close
 >to failure they are BEFORE you use them in TC service.