Re: The MTSG Metlicka Triggered Gap... (fwd)

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Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 18:29:58 -0700
From: Barton B. Anderson <bartb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: The MTSG Metlicka Triggered Gap... (fwd)

Excellent thought! A Triggered Sucker Gap (and the abbreviation, TSG,  
remains the same! Cool!). But yes, I agree. That would be a decent 
method of implementation. As a matter of fact, there are several coilers 
who are now running their coils with sucker gaps of some sort. Adding a 
trigger electrode and basic trigger circuit might be an interesting upgrade.

I have such a coil (little bitty thing). It runs on a tiny 7/20 NST 
using a very narrow sucker gap. It may be of value to dig out that old 
trigger circuit and hook it up. Might as well, I've still got the 
components (somewhere in that mess).

Take care,
Bart

>If I were building a triggered gap today, I'd start with a simple 
>approach using a couple pieces of copper pipe with end caps on them 
>as the electrodes.  Drill a hole in the center of the endcap for the 
>air flow.  pressurize the pipe, so the air flow goes from the center 
>of the gap to the outside.  Put a tungsten rod in the center of the 
>hole as the trigger electrode and fire it with an auto ignition coil
>