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The Marx-like primary



Original poster: "K. C. Herrick by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <kchdlh-at-juno-dot-com>

For those who paid any attention to my Marx-like primary design a month
or so ago, I've now simulated essentially the whole thing in SiMetrix: 25
capacitors, 26 spark gaps; capacitors resonantly charged in parallel from
the mains, discharged in series every 3rd mains half-cycle through the
primary coil.  I get nice 15 KV-peak damped waves across the coil.  The
trigger point for the gaps, at the center-tap of the coil, exhibits only
about 300 V peak with respect to ground, so will work just fine for
triggering the gaps with a small ignition coil.

All very lovely in simulation.  Now I look for the motivation to build
it...

Ken Herrick