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RE: Solid state gaps - what happened? (fwd)



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Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:35:27 -0700 (PDT)
From: Brett Miller <brmtesla2@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: Solid state gaps - what happened? (fwd)


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> Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 20:36:37 -0400
> From: "Lau, Gary" <Gary.Lau@xxxxxx>
> To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: Solid state gaps - what happened? (fwd)
> 
> While the caps in a SISG coil do charge with DC, the
> real action occurs
> when the SISG fires, and that action is AC, the same
> as with a
> conventional spark gap.  So caps in a SISG coil have
> the same
> requirements as in a conventional coil.
> 
> Regards, Gary Lau
> MA, USA


Except for the fact that most of the SISG tech has
been applied to MOT based charging systems.  This
means lower voltage than NSTs and significantly higher
current...especially in the single mot case.  The cap
will certainly need to be designed for high RMS
current handling.

-Brett


       
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