Re: Negative Resistance

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Original poster: "Crow Leader by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <tesla-at-lists.symmetric-dot-net>

I'm not sure what you are proposing, but to anybody else, here is some fun
diode reading:

http://margo.student.utwente.nl/el/componen/diodefaq.html

and about lambda diodes:

http://www.csonline-dot-net/bpaddock/scalar/aglow.htm#lambda

KEN

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Subject: Negative Resistance


 > Original poster: "Jolyon Vater Cox by way of Terry Fritz
<teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jolyon-at-vatercox.freeserve.co.uk>
 >
 > I am wondering how a spark gap compares to a lambda diode.
 > Both are "negative resistance" devices;
 > with spark gap
 > increase in current coincides with decrease in voltage.
 >
 >
 > It is also possible to have an increase in voltage coincides with decrease
 > in current-
 > is this also negative resistance? Is this not what happens with the lambda
 > diode and also with the tunnel diode? Is this behavior the same or
 > different to the spark gap?
 >
 > Would it be possible to build a "power" lambda diode to function as a
 > negative resistance device in a real Tesla coil?
 >
 > Jolyon
 >
 >
 >
 >