Re: [TCML] quench times again

[FutureT@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 11/21/2007 7:16:40 P.M. US Eastern Standard Time,  
list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

>Hi all,

>I was looking at  http://www.richieburnett.co.uk/wavefrms.html real  
>waveforms...

>looking at the discharge waveforms. The spark  has arced to ground and 
killed 
>all the voltage even before it gets to  the first notch. So if the coil arcs 
>on the first ring up cycle then  all the RSG times and notches are 
>meaningless really  ?


Chris,
 
Yes, you are correct.  


>It looks like the voltage just ramps up to maximum then arcs  to ground, 
>that's it..

>though looking at the previous  waveforms, Richie has the 3rd notch as the 
>quench time. There is no  spark output so the energy is just trapped until 
>(for what ever  reason) the spark gap turns off at the 3rd notch.

>To me it looks  like the notches are not important if the spark has output 
>long before  anyways....

>Cheers,
>Chris








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