Re: Double Throw Spark Gap (fwd)

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Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:56:31 -0800
From: Greg Leyh <lod@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Double Throw Spark Gap

OK.  So why does it need to be physically separated?  I didn't catch 
that part.   GL

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> Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:03:25 -0500
> From: Crispy <crispy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Double Throw Spark Gap (fwd)
>
> It doesn't need to charge quickly.  The point of this type of gap is to
> physically separate the charging circuit from the tank circuit.  I
> couldn't think of a good way of doing that without quickly charging the
> cap.
>
> Chris B
>
> On Thu, 2007-10-11 at 16:31 -0600, Tesla list wrote:
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> > Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 08:04:54 -0800
> > From: Greg Leyh <lod@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: Double Throw Spark Gap
> > 
> > Was curious as to why the cap needs to charge so quickly in the first place?
> > Why can't it charge during the dead time between firings?   GL
> > 
> > 
>   
> > > I haven't really been following this thread, so
> > > forgive me if this comment has already been addressed.
> > >
> > >
> > > Regarding the following circuit:
> > >
> > > http://tangent.cluenet.org/~chules/hv/tesla/dtsg.html
> > >
> > > Does everyone think the cap can charge adequately in
> > > the same amount of time it can discharge? Without
> > > doing the math, I gotta believe that if one set of
> > > flying electrodes zooms around at several hundred rpm,
> > > the presentation time for the charging portion will be
> > > too short to fully charge the cap. After all, most rsg
> > > coils are charging the whole time they aren't
> > > presenting (well not exactly). I guess you gotta know
> > > the dwell time and the size of the pig feeding this.
> > >
> > > Adam