[TCML] MMC saftey gap

[Gary Lau]

The MMC should NOT have a safety gap in parallel with it.  A safety gap in
parallel with a cap will subject the cap to extremely high discharge
currents.

Instead, the safety gap should be in parallel with the main gap - static or
rotary.  Wired in this way, the safety gap will achieve the same function -
limiting the cap voltage, but should it discharge, the discharge current
will be limited by the primary inductance.  And the safety gap is a just a
simple two-terminal gap.

Regards, Gary Lau
MA, USA

On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 11:25 PM, John Contovasilis <
jlcontovasilis at gmail.com> wrote:

> Does the saftey gap for the MMC array have to have a third electrode that
> is
> grounded like the safty gap in the NST filter?
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