Re: Safety Gap Puzzle

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Original poster: "Malcolm Watts by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <m.j.watts-at-massey.ac.nz>

Hi Greg and all,
                   Video cameras tend to make sparks look all the 
more impressive if used in darkened conditions since the average 
luminance is low and the camera automatically adjusts itself and 
brightens everything up.

Malcolm

On 3 Jul 01, at 17:31, Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "Gregory Hunter by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <ghunter31014-at-yahoo-dot-com>
> 
> No, now that you mention it, it isn't especially
> bright--certainly not as intense as the main gap.  I
> don't know why it looks so bright to the video camera.
> 
> Greg
> 
> --- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
> > Original poster: "Bert Hickman by way of Terry Fritz
> > <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-net>
> > 
> > Greg,
> > 
> > When your safety gap fires, it is about as loud and
> > bright as your main
> > gap? It certainly looks bright in your picture...
> > 
> > -- Bert --
> > 
> > Tesla list wrote:
> > > 
> > > Original poster: "Gregory Hunter by way of Terry
> > Fritz
> > <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <ghunter31014-at-yahoo-dot-com>
> > > 
> > > Dear List,
> > > 
> > > I appreciate all the feedback to my question. All
> > of
> > > the theories you've offed have merit. I need to
> > add
> > > one detail however. My NST bank is protected with
> > an
> > > RC network. I'm using a 1200 Ohm wire wound on
> > each
> > > bushing in series, and a 1000pF disk cap from each
> > > bushing to ground. The filter stands between the
> > tank
> > > circuit and the safety gaps. Whatever the firing
> > of
> > > the safety gaps is doing, it's doing it through
> > the RC
> > > filter.
> > > 
> > > Feedbacks from the list suggested another theory
> > to
> > > me. What if the firing of the safety gaps is
> > simply
> > > sucking all the energy out of the tank circuit,
> > > thereby causing sharper quenching?  With the tank
> > > circuit oscillation suddenly muted by virtue of
> > being
> > > shorted to ground, the secondary would for an
> > instant
> > > be a truly "free" resonator, no longer encumbered
> > by
> > > the load imposed on it by the primary circuit.
> > > 
> > > Just an idea,
> > > 
> > > I need an o'scope!
> > > 
> > > Greg
> > > http://hot-streamer-dot-com/greg
> > > 
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> > Bert Hickman
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> > 
> > 
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