Hey everyone... I was just dreaming about this open strike rail issue the
other night, and saw that this might be able to be resolved with a SECOND
open strike rail, above (or below) the first one, each situated to where
the open portion of each, is covered by the other. Still no "shorted turn"
syndrome, found in closed strike rails, and no more open space between the
toroid and the primary, for a rogue streamer to slip by.
... just a thought (the weirdest, and sometimes most useful ideas come to me
in dreams).
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Rev. Christopher "Fuzzy" Mayeux
> -----Original Message-----
> The strike rail must be open. If it is closed, it is a one turn short
> circuit. In doing this, it will dampen the primary magnetic field
> which in turn will reduce the output of the secondary.
> The shorted turn will take the energy away from the primary,
> This is like an induction heater where a few turn coil will induce a
> large current in the object to be heated, IE a 1 turn coil. Lots of
> current will flow thru the shorted turn.
> It will also force a large current draw thru the primary but
> typically in a spark gap coil, this cannot happen but it will try and
> draw more current.
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