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Re: What efficiency?!



On the topic of fibre-optic monitoring....

> > Why not "simply" use a fiber-optic link between the scope and CT?  CT-unit
> > would be floating.. This might include AD of the measurement data (and
> > sending the data via fiber in digital form)  and then a datalogger
> > (computer)  recording the data from the fiber.. One could then run
> > fourier-analysis etc. to the data..
> > 
> > One of those things on my "must try some time" list..
> > 
> > Kristian Ukkonen.
> > 
> > Kristian,
> 
> The fiber optic link is the only way to go.  I would imagine the link 
> would not be an easy or casual thing either.  Their is still the emitter 
> circuitry right there at the coil!  Good luck with it.
> 
> Richard Hull, TCBOR

This might not directly relate to the problem being solved here but I
recently had the idea of using two fibres to monitor my rotary gap
position/speed and that was to use one to pipe light to the gap and 
the other as the pickup. 

Malcolm