Re: Double Throw Spark Gap (fwd)

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Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2007 13:51:14 -0500
From: Crispy <crispy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Double Throw Spark Gap (fwd)

If anyone's interested -

Pictures of the ARDTSG I just finished:
http://tangent.cluenet.org/~chules/pictures/4/100_0628.JPG
http://tangent.cluenet.org/~chules/pictures/4/100_0629.JPG
http://tangent.cluenet.org/~chules/pictures/4/100_0630.JPG

Picture of high voltage relay which might be substituted for the static
gap mentioned in the "Sustaining Current" thread:
http://tangent.cluenet.org/~chules/pictures/3/100_0627.JPG

Parts for the ARDTSG:
http://tangent.cluenet.org/~chules/pictures/2/my_bed.JPG

Workspace I have for coiling:
http://tangent.cluenet.org/~chules/pictures/2/my_desk.JPG
http://tangent.cluenet.org/~chules/pictures/1/tools.JPG

Pictures of HVDC Power Supply Construction (Now Finished):
http://tangent.cluenet.org/~chules/pictures/1/hv_capacitor_partial.JPG
http://tangent.cluenet.org/~chules/pictures/1/hv_rectifier.JPG
http://tangent.cluenet.org/~chules/pictures/1/hv_rectifier_test.JPG


Chris B


On Tue, 2007-10-09 at 06:48 -0600, Tesla list wrote:
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> Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 03:46:42 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Yurtle Turtle <yurtle_t@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Double Throw Spark Gap
> 
> I haven't really been following this thread, so
> forgive me if this comment has already been addressed.
> 
> 
> Regarding the following circuit:
> 
> http://tangent.cluenet.org/~chules/hv/tesla/dtsg.html
> 
> Does everyone think the cap can charge adequately in
> the same amount of time it can discharge? Without
> doing the math, I gotta believe that if one set of
> flying electrodes zooms around at several hundred rpm,
> the presentation time for the charging portion will be
> too short to fully charge the cap. After all, most rsg
> coils are charging the whole time they aren't
> presenting (well not exactly). I guess you gotta know
> the dwell time and the size of the pig feeding this.
> 
> Adam
> 
> 
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