Re: Triggered Gap & NST

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <FutureT-at-aol-dot-com>

In a message dated 10/19/01 2:15:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:

Bill,

In most of the cases I've heard of, the TSG's are used with NST's.
As you've surmised, Marc's TSG design is both synchronous,
and can be phase-adjusted for best results.  I've never heard that
TSG's should not be used with NSTs, but in any case that's wrong.
TSG's are very well suited to NST use.  I don't think much work
has been done with TSG's at higher powers, such as using PT,
or pig power.  It is possible that a strong air blast may be
needed for the TSG at such higher power levels.

One of these days I'll get around to building a TSG and testing
it on my TT-42 coil.  

Cheers,
John
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> This has been asked before, but I'd like some definitive verification:
>  Can a triggered spark gap, such as described in Ted Rosenbergs PDF
>  article, be used with an NST power supply?  I'm thinking of the problem
>  NST's have with rotary gaps - that the rotary gap should be synchronous
>  AND in correct phase.  I'm assuming the TSG is always synchronous, and
>  that the dimmer can be used to adjust the phase.  Correct?  Yet I've
>  read that they're not suitable for NST use (I'm using three - going on
>  four - 15/60's).
>  
>   Thanks,
>   Bill Vanyo