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Re: Rotary Spark Gap and NST ? ? ?



Original poster: "G by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <bog-at-cinci.rr-dot-com>

>Jonathon,
>
>I use them because I want full control of gap speed. Rotary gap speed
>control is invaluable when experimenting, prototyping and
>demonstrating coils for guests. The aysynchronous gap adds a
>desireable degree of flexibility in coil operation. Synchronous gaps
>are boring!
>
>Ed Wingate RATCB

Indeed- I love how my coil growls with burning white streamers for a 
couple of seconds at a time while the ASRG syncs up, and then quiets 
for a few. It is neat to see the streamers grow slowly as the gap 
approaches sync with the voltage peak.

Happy day,
G


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