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RE: Capacitor "tap" in Primary?



Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Michael.Day-at-USPTO.GOV>


Greetings,

Is the term, "Poulson" spelled correctly?  I don't seem to get any hits
using, "Poulson Principle."  The only caps across gaps I find are gaps
protecting the caps.

Mike Day

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Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 7:12 PM
Subject: Re: Capacitor "tap" in Primary?


> Original poster: "D.C. Cox by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<DR.RESONANCE-at-next-wave-dot-net>
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> Spark gap losses can be reduced considerably by connecting a .002 cap
> directly across the spark gap.  This, discovered in the 1930's, is know as
> the Poulson Principle.  It was a neat trick used by early radio spark gap
> pioneers.
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> Regards,
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> Dr. Resonance
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