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Re: [TCML] Sec design trade-offs and considerations



John ,



Chris,

It sounds to me that you're planning to use the SCR to replace the  spark
gap.  The tank will ring down while the SCR is turned *on*.   The SCR will
extinguish when the energy rings down sufficiently.  If this is  what you
plan, it's not a new idea.  I've used SCR's in this way in Tesla  coils,
Lou B. has done it, Malcolm W. has done that and probably others  too.
Terry's SISG coils use the same concept except he used an IGBT  which
is kept on during the transfer time.  The overall concept being that  the
solid state
device is not switched at the RF frequency, but rather at the  break-rate
frequency.

John


True the SCR idea is not a new idea. You are correct in what you say. Though whay should be a new idea is to use 2mhz high Q system and a 1,000uF tank cap all at low voltage... If this has already been done before then I would like to review the specs and data, would save me weeks of time in development! I started this project about 8 months ago now :-(

Chris




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