first non NST coil questions

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Original poster: "Jared Dwarshuis" <jdwarshuis@xxxxxxxxx>

Original poster: Jim Lux <<mailto:jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

At 09:05 PM 3/22/2007, you wrote:
>Original poster: Justin < 
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>What do you mean by high power levels?  A friend in town showed me his
>design which he claimed could withstand 5kVA pretty well.
> > Original poster: "Jared Dwarshuis" 
<<mailto:jdwarshuis@xxxxxxxxx>jdwarshuis@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Hi: Justin
> >
> > It is nearly impossible to get high power levels to quench with a sucker
> > gap.
> >
> >
> > Sincerely: Jared Dwarshuis


Indeed.  The Marx blast gap has been used at tens of kW in both
pressure and vacuum implementations.  It's all a matter of airflow
and electrode design.
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Hi Jim:

I did say "sucker gap", did I not?

Closed systems, or open systems with gas bottles are not very 
practical, and really have nothing to do with "sucker" gaps!

Jared Dwarshuis


"One little, two little, three little kva,....... four little, five 
little, six little kva ............."