Re: Solid-State spark gap replacement

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Original poster: "Stephen Conner by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <steve-at-scopeboy-dot-com>

At 13:28 21/04/03 -0600, you wrote:
>Original poster: "Jeremy Scott by way of Terry Fritz 
><teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <supertux1-at-yahoo-dot-com>
>
>Hi,
>
>If you look at the specs of these things you'll
>find that they aren't suitable for Tesla coil usage.

They are suitable. There is a 24kV 625 Amp model that would drop right into 
my big coil in place of the rotary gap. However, considering that the 
rotary gap was made entirely from junk in an afternoon, and probably does 
have a lower on-resistance than the solid-state unit, I take your point on 
board. The way to go with solid-state gaps is probably the OLTC.

Steve C.