xenon flash tubes as gaps Re: Zener SSTC?

["Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>]

Original poster: "Jim Lux" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net> 

The big tubes don't quench very fast (electrodes and gas stay hot).
And, they can't dissipate a lot of continuous power.

Perhaps, though, a xenon arc lamp, (as used in projectors, for instance)
which is designed to dissipate continuous power, might work?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 8:13 PM
Subject: Re: Zener SSTC?


 > Original poster: Jan Wagner <jwagner-at-cc.hut.fi>
 >
 >
 > On Fri, 16 Jan 2004, Tesla list wrote:
 >  > Original poster: "Nick Miller" <nickstuffinc-at-hotmail-dot-com>
 >  >
 >  > what about using ne2 neon bulbs for a oltc?
 >
 > That, or rather a high(er) power xenon flash tube just _might_ work for a
 > really small and inefficient TC. Although, preventing the tube from
 > exploding, yet still have a (barely?)working TC would be a challenge... ;)
 >
 >   - jfw
 >
 > --
 > ****************************************************
 >   Helsinki University of Technology
 >   Dept. of Electrical and Communications Engineering
 >   http://www.hut.fi/~jwagner/ - jwagner-at-cc.hut.fi
 >
 >