Re: what happens if i use a marx cap arrangement on a TC?

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Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>

As far as any disruptive TC is concerned, they are all charged with DC...
(just of opposite polarity on succeeding power line cycles).  The AC comes
from the RF oscillation of the tank and primary inductor when the spark gap
"closes the switch"



> Original poster: "Christopher Boden by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <chrisboden-at-hotmail-dot-com>
>
> ok, but with a Marx it would still be pulsed DC into the tank circuit,
> right? How do you get the AC?
>