Re: series or parallel???

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Original poster: m.j.watts@xxxxxxxxxxxx 

On 29 Nov 2005, at 7:32, Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: robert heidlebaugh <rheidlebaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Malcolm; At resonance and only at resonance Xl and Xc are the same and
> voltage of the coil or capacitor is Xl times I which may be well over v
> input The gap voltage is v input  If the transformer is across the gap the
> voltrage is V input. Across a reactive component like the capacitor the
> voltage can be anything based on Z of the combination and the current not V
> input, but more than v input.
>     Robert   H

Draw out the circuit for both situations. You can treat the TC
primary as a piece of wire at mains frequency. You will see that
both situations are equivalent when considering gap settings.

Malcolm


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>  > From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
>  > Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 00:28:28 -0700
>  > To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
>  > Subject: Re: series or parallel???
>  > Resent-From: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
>  > Resent-Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 00:27:08 -0700 (MST)
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>  > Original poster: "Malcolm Watts" <m.j.watts@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>  > On 27 Nov 2005, at 18:10, Tesla list wrote:
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>  >> Original poster: robert heidlebaugh <rheidlebaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>  >>
>  >> Daniel;First of all the primary circuit is series. The question is
>  >> what is the power parallel with? For best results the power (nst) is
>  >> placed parallel with the spark gap to protect your NST from
>  >> overvoltage. If you place it parallel with your capacitor or coil you
>  >> are subjecting it to the resonont over voltage of the resonant circuit
>  >> which can be up to 5x the input voltage. That can distroy your NST.
>  >> Acrossx the spark gap you see only the voltage the gap spacing will
>  >> allow.
>  >> Robert   H
>  >
>  > One of the characteristics of a series resonant circuit is that each
>  > component (L and C) sees the same voltage with a phase/time
>  > displacement is it not? The reactances are the same at resonance and
>  > the currents are the same so......
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>  > In both cases, the gap setting determines the voltage the
>  > transformer is subjected to. In the case where the capacitor is in
>  > parallel with the transformer however, the transformer sees the full
>  > primary ringing voltage whereas with the gap in parallel with the
>  > transformer, the transformer sees momentary transients only.
>  >
>  > Malcolm
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>  >>> From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
>  >>> Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 17:01:54 -0700
>  >>> To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
>  >>> Subject: series or parallel???
>  >>> Resent-From: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
>  >>> Resent-Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 16:57:28 -0700 (MST)
>  >>>
>  >>> Original poster: "Langer Giv'r"
>  >> <transworldsnowboarding19@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > Hi again, I have seen many
>  >> schematics where the spark gap is series > and the Capacitor is
>  >> parallel and vice-versa... Which is hte proper > way to put the LC
>  >> circuit, which is parallel and which is > series??  Thanks for input.
>  >>>> Daniel From Canada > > _ > >
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