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Re: SPDT Snon-rotarySG



In a message dated 00-01-03 01:19:46 EST, you write:

<<  The armature is weighted so its natural
 >frequency is a multiple of 60(or 50)hz.  A magnet would be placed near
 >the bottom(or just a lump of ferrous material) with a coil next to it. 
 >The coil would be powered by the mains supply and draw only a few watts. 
 >If all goes as it is supposed, the coil would pump the armature until it
 >is in full swing, where it would get close to one contact, cause the gap
 >to fire and then swing towards the other contact causing the gap to fire
 >again.  The firing of the gap would be locked in sync just like a
 >rotating gap.   >>

 >Bryan,

Bryan,

A possible problem may be that the electrodes may separate too
slowly, permitting re-firing of the gap as the cap recharges after the
quench, because the electrode will be moving slowly when it's at the 
ends of the travel range.

Millennium Coiling,
John Freau