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Re: Modeling the SG linear decay



Original poster: "Malcolm Watts by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <m.j.watts-at-massey.ac.nz>

Hi Marco,

On 10 Apr 01, at 8:21, Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "Marco Denicolai by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <marco.denicolai-at-tellabs-dot-com>
> 
> Hi Malcolm,
> 
> I found and read your old email: if I understood well, basically you
> are saying that calculating Q from a linear-decay circuit gives a
> decreasing Q. I would say that this is in line with what we know: the
> Q gets worse because the primary resistance (spark gap) grows together
> with the current getting lower.

Exactly right, and there can be little doubt about the accuracy of 
your model.

Best Regards,
malcolm