Re: LTSG

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

The Marx in the Deutsches Museum uses a standard trigatron in the bottom
stage.  No lasers.


Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "Jason by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<jasonp-at-btinternet-dot-com>
> 
> Hi Darin,
> 
> It has been discussed, but I think that it would be impractical. A nitrogen
> laser needs rather a lot of power to excite the tube, and is very
> innefficiemt. It also needs to be quite powerful. The only place that I can
> think of that uses a LTSG for any kind of SG use is the marx generator in
> the Deutchs Museum (sp?) in Munich, Germany
> 
> So there you go...
> 
> Regards,
> Jason
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> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 2:43 AM
> Subject: LTSG
> 
> > Original poster: "Darin Willson by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <darinwil-at-execpc-dot-com>
> >
> > Question:
> > Everyone is trying the triggered SG, has anyone tried
> > a Laser triggered sparkgap? If I read right, Nitrogen
> > lasers produce ultraviolet light and are supposed to
> > be pretty easy to build. Any Ideas?
> >
> >
> >
> >