Re: magnetic quenched triggered gap

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Original poster: "Paul B. Brodie" <pbbrodie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

The magnets in magnetrons are subjected to high frequency AC and they don't 
demagnetize. Although not operating at nearly as high a frequency, the 
magnets in a Tesla Coil spark gap would also be subjected to high frequency 
AC or at least high frequency pulsed DC, right??
Paul
Think Positive

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Subject: Re: magnetic quenched triggered gap

> Original poster: Davetracer@xxxxxxx
>
> In a message dated 6/4/2005 10:27:12 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time,
> tesla@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
> Original poster: "colin heath" <colin.heath4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> hi all,
>      im looking to build a triggered gap and was wondering about the
> effectiveness of the magnetic quenched gaps?
> what sort of magnets do we need to achieve a good quech in say a 2KW system?
> can normal speaker magnets be used or are we talking about high powered
> rare earth types?
> cheers
> colin heath
>
> I too would be interested in this. I would suspect that with AC close by,
> magnets would tend to demagnetize, so I am guessing electromagnets. I'm
> interested in this to learn more.
>
> Or is it just plain simpler and more reliable to use a spark gap quenched
> with fan(s)?
>
>  -- thanks, Dave
>
>
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