Re: [TCML] spark gap substitute...?

[johnbrooks@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Paul
Perhaps an, always continuous influx of new coilers,will shed light  for
your answers.There is not much that hasn't been asked and answered,here
on TCML,,
Read the archives,lots of time subject line incled other stuff,,,the
archives,will give better understanding about what you do know and,new
understanding about what you do not know,,,,and theirs always the
,,,,,History,,
Smile and the world smiles with you,,,cry and,,,,{:> )))))) 
Joe in Texas


On Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:46 -0500, "Paul Brodie" <pbbrodie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Evidently you missed my recent questions about this and the limited 
> responses to them.
> 
> I have been working on this very thing. I have (3) 1200 volt SCR's rated
> at 
> 90 amps that I am attempting to use in series to trigger a low voltage
> coil. 
> Well, low voltage for a TC, anyway. Steve Ward recommended a way to 
> simultaneously trigger all three SCR's and I am working on this. I
> haven't 
> made much progress, yet, because I sold my O-scope and bought a new one
> to 
> replace it that I only got in very recently.
> 
> I'll be glad to share what I am doing, if you would like to write to me
> off 
> list. If it is okay, I guess I could share what I am doing on the list.
> It 
> is on topic.
> Paul
> Think Positive
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Daniel Lee" <leedanieljoseph@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 11:11 PM
> Subject: [TCML] spark gap substitute...?
> 
> 
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I'm having difficulty getting my stationary spark gap to work properly.  I
> > am wondering; is it possible to use an optocoupler (triggered by a 555 
> > timer
> > or maybe a function generator) to trigger a pair of massive SCRs to 
> > imitate
> > the function of a spark gap?
> > The biggest SCRs I've seen can handle 1kv (probably rated in DC, but i'm 
> > not
> > sure), so it couldn't be too big of a coil.  I'm just wondering if this
> > would work or if I'm missing something obvious.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > daniel
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