RE: [TCML] Thyratron

["Ken Willison" <kwillison2@xxxxxxx>]

Phil I live in Chesapeake talked to you once on phone and misplaced your
phone number. I have finished a coil and am only getting 12" sparks could
use some Pointers my phone 757-338-5321.
Ken Willison

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Subject: Re: [TCML] Thyratron

 
 
In a message dated 4/24/08 10:01:09 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
fusion2xxx@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:

>  I am rebuilding my pole pig powered coil and was wondering  has anybody 
had successfully used a 
>Hydrogen thyratron in place of the rotary spark gap? And if so,  what was 
the result and was there 
>any problems?


    Look in the TCML archives. As others have  mentioned, Richard Hull did 
some well-documented work. Dunno if he ever went so  far as to use forced 
commutation and inverse-parallel units with current  steering to make things
better. 
But he was certainly aware of these issues! The  circuitry would've been a 
fair bit complex.
 
    I just picked up an F-288 thyratron for $20. It's a  reasonable-sized 
unit, but no matter how I approach it I think the thing is  really still
best 
suited for its original application - switching a PFN into a  radar or laser

load, or as a crowbar.  
 
-Phil LaBudde

Center for the Advanced Study of Ballistic  Improbabilities



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