Re: Best cap size for a sync gap

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Original poster: "Richard Modistach" <hambone-at-dodo-dot-com.au> 

i'm in touch with a guy who designs and makes nst's
and all other types of trannys, both production and custom,
i'll have a yarn to him next time i'm on the blower and
see what he's got to say on the subject. it's a longtime
family business and the guy really knows his onions.

regards
richard
aus


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Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 8:36 AM
Subject: Re: Best cap size for a sync gap


 > Original poster: Ed Phillips <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>
 >
 > "Hi Malcolm,
 >
 > Its speculation!!  Some NSTs have air gaps and others have the shunts
 > crammed in pretty tight metal to metal.  Indeed, ones with air gaps
 > should
 > not saturate and would theoretically be poor candidates for an SLTR
 > coil.  But the whole saturating thing is just an idea without proof.  If
 > one were good, one could find an NST and work out all the areas, core
 > types, magnetization curves, ... to see if the idea really has a basis
 > in
 > fact.  Pretty simple stuff for those that know the art of transformer
 > design.
 >
 > Cheers,
 >
 >           Terry"
 >
 > The guys who design NST's (if anyone still does - the design has been
 > pretty standard for a long time) could answer your questions in a
 > minute.  Have you ever seen a transformer in which the shunts have no
 > gap??????
 >
 > Ed
 >
 >
 >