Re: Why does running an NST on an async gap kill it?

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Original poster: "Gerry Reynolds by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <gerryreynolds-at-earthlink-dot-net>

Hi Chris,

I'm presuming you are trying to protect the MMC's from overvoltage.  I guess
one could put that SSG directly across the unloaded NST and use it for a
voltage reference and set the gap that way and then install the SSG across
the MMC and make sure the MMC breakdown is sufficiently greater than the NST
output.  Truthfully, I haven;t thougth about protecting the MMC other than
by design.  If you are trying to protect it from a strike,  a strike rail
could be used.

Gerry R
Ft Collins

 > Original poster: "Mudford, Chris by way of Terry Fritz
<teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <chris.mudford-at-agresearch.co.nz>
 >
 > Hi Gerry
 >
 > In what configuration would one set a safety gap across an MMC
 > capacitor?
 >
 > Cheers, Chris (NZ)