Re: Vacuum jar rotary spark gap / thyratron (fwd)

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Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 23:34:24 -0500
From: resonance <resonance@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Vacuum jar rotary spark gap / thyratron (fwd)



Forget the X-rays --- way too dangerous.  Your future children could be born 
with 3 eyes or worse.  X-rays can effect DNA strings and produce mutations.



Dr. Resonance

Resonance Research Corp.
www.resonanceresearch.com


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Subject: Re: Vacuum jar rotary spark gap / thyratron (fwd)


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> Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 19:07:06 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Timka <tomasdoc2002@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Vacuum jar rotary spark gap / thyratron (fwd)
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> Good idea, unfortunately it's the neighbors that complain since I tend to
> experiment after work around 11pm.
>
> Another option is to buy cheap spark gaps enclosed in a glass tube, but
> they are not variable and therefore it is impossible to adjust them unless
> using a very strong ionization source shining between gap.. hmmm
>
> Here is an idea.. how about using a fixed enclosed glass spark gap with
> external x-ray lamp shining on the spark gap electrodes as ionization
> source? Of course it would be bulky but.... should be silent. Is it
> possible to adjust output of X-ray tubes? Obvious the amount of ionization
> can roughly adjust the rate of "breaks".
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> Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:20:33 -0500
> From: Drake Schutt
> To: Tesla list
> Subject: Re: Vacuum jar rotary spark gap / thyratron (fwd)
>
> Uhm nice "headset" type ear protection would save your ears and be a lot
> cheaper and easier than some crazy spark gap.
>
> drake schutt
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> On 8/16/07, Tesla list  wrote:
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>> Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:15:16 -0700 (PDT)
>> From: Timka
>> To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Vacuum jar rotary spark gap / thyratron
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>> Anyone tried before to make a vacuum jar rotary spark gap?
>>
>>   I have a nice deep vacuum pump and I'm thinking to make a rotary spark
>> gap using 10,000 rpm hard drive motor with attached tungsten electrodes.
>> Everything will be assembled and placed under a thick and large plastic 
>> jar
>> from which I would pump all the air away.
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>>   Since that motor is DC I can change RPM with voltage and it also has a
>> nice Hall sensor build in, which I can use to monitor RPM with external
>> meter.
>>
>>   I'm doing it because I'm tired of spark gap noise, so I think that if I
>> create above mentioned enclosure it would help to ease stress to my ears.
>>
>>   Any suggestions and constructive criticism would be extremely
>> appreciated.
>>
>>   Also,
>>
>>   As a part of tube exercise I also decided to give it a try with
>> thyratrons instead of spark gap. It seems that thyratron tubes are
>> relatively easy to set up as spark gaps using proper drivers. I have a 
>> nice
>> thyratron driver (NanoFast 204-7 Trigger 3.5KV). Does anyone know if 
>> there
>> any limitations on tubes to be used?
>>
>>   Again, suggestions and constructive criticism would be extremely
>> appreciated.
>>
>>   Many thanks,
>>
>>
>>   Tim
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>> Tesla list  wrote:
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>> Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:00:06 +0100
>> From: Chris Swinson
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>> To: Tesla list
>> Subject: safe capacitor discharge times ?
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>> Hi all,
>>
>> Was thinking today, Electrolytic capacitor and current ratings. Of course
>> if
>> you wack a screw driver across it, will discharge faster than capacitor
>> rating (10amps is about as good as I have seen, maybe 1amp for smaller
>> values), capacitor will be damaged in anycase trying to give a large high
>> peak amp pulse, could heat up or even explode...
>>
>> so onto my question, if I have a pulse of 100amps, but the rise time is
>> only
>> 1amp per uS, instead of a 100amp rated capacitor, could a 1amp one be 
>> used
>> instead ? It would in effect draw 1amp for 100uS for example but has
>> passed
>> 100amps in total.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Chris
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