Re: SRSG,RSG, shtuff...

To: tesla@pupman.com
Subject: Re: SRSG,RSG, shtuff...
From: FutureT@aol.com (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla@uswest.net>)
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 17:12:34 -0600
Approved: twftesla@uswest.net
Delivered-To: fixup-tesla@pupman.com@fixme

In a message dated 4/27/00 2:42:57 AM Pacific Daylight Time, tesla@pupman.com 
writes:

> > Original Poster: "Lau, Gary" <Gary.Lau@compaq.com>
>  > 
>  Snip, agree
>  > 
>  > Do not attempt non-sync operation with an NST (I've not attempted this 
but
>  > the List consensus is clear on this point). The only damage you might do 
> to
>  > your NST with a sync gap is if the cap voltage is not high enough to fire
>  > the gap at every gap presentation.  This would cause the cap voltage to
>  > climb even higher, and this risks the NST.  The same problem can also 
> happen
>  > if the motor phase is badly set.
>  
>  
>  But wouldn`t this problem be solved by the safety gaps firing?
>  
>  Cheers, Finn Hammer

Finn,

The problem is the safety gap will be firing all the time, so it will
need to be set very wide to permit the coil to function at all, and
then the NST will be destroyed (probably).

Nice variable remote phase SRSG by the way !!

Cheers,
John