[TCML] quench times again

[FutureT at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/21/2007 8:17:00 P.M. US Eastern Standard Time,  
list at future-technologies.co.uk writes:

>>>looking at the discharge waveforms. The spark  has  arced to ground and
>>> killed
>>>all the voltage even  before it gets to  the first notch. So if the coil  
>>>arcs
>>>on the first ring up cycle then  all  the RSG times and notches are
>>>meaningless really   ?
>
>
>> Chris,
>
>> Yes, you are  correct.
>
>



>So is this the same for sparks in  air ? Looking at the waveforms the corona 
>discharge is not pulling  enough power to kill the input waveform.. well not 
>by much  anyway...


>Chris




Chris,
 
sparks to air are different than ground  strikes.  Only  ground strikes drain 
the
energy quickly overall (if the strike happens early in the  bang).  
 
John



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