Re: unknown prob / parallel,series placement of cap/gap

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Original poster: "BunnyKiller by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <bigfoo39-at-telocity-dot-com>

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>Original poster: "D.C. Cox by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com>
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>Also, always put your spark gap across the xmfr and then the cap in series
>with the primary in a TC circuit.  When the gap fires it creates a short
>circuit across the xmfr and reduces the chance of parasitic oscillations
>developing and feeding back into the xmfr windings.
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>Best regards,
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>Dr. Resonance
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finally .......  an answer to the series parallel placement .... AND 
 the reason why :)

thank you Dr. R   :)


Scot D