Re: Double Throw Spark Gap (fwd)

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Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:03:25 -0500
From: Crispy <crispy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Double Throw Spark Gap (fwd)

It doesn't need to charge quickly.  The point of this type of gap is to
physically separate the charging circuit from the tank circuit.  I
couldn't think of a good way of doing that without quickly charging the
cap.

Chris B

On Thu, 2007-10-11 at 16:31 -0600, Tesla list wrote:
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> Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 08:04:54 -0800
> From: Greg Leyh <lod@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Double Throw Spark Gap
> 
> Was curious as to why the cap needs to charge so quickly in the first place?
> Why can't it charge during the dead time between firings?   GL
> 
> 
> > 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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