Re: 4 Wonderful MMC/Gap questions

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <FutureT-at-aol-dot-com>

In a message dated 4/22/01 11:29:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:

> So..... I was wondering if I should target 8.33 nf or can I go up in 
>  size a bit (and if so, what would be a practical limit).
>  (any benefit to a LTR size cap without a rotary gap?)
>  

Matt,

An LTR cap is of great benefit with a static gap also.  This
is because the LTR cap will keep the voltage lower on the
NST output.  Over-voltage is a main cause of NST failure.
The matched cap size for your NST is probably about 12nF.
A good LTR size would be 1.5X larger than 12nF or 18nF,
for a static gap.

The use of an LTR cap lets you set the safety gap narrower
for a given spark output.

John Freau