Cap 38 charging
This is the only part of your explanation that bothers me.
From what I can recall of the CSET setup (correct me if I'm having a senior moment), there was approx. 1/4 inch spacing between anode and grids. The dielectric constant of air is about 30 which means you would need 7500V to jump that gap, even more to jump it reliably on every fire. We know he didn't use voltages that high (don't we?).
It seems more likely that the CSET was the capacitive part of a tuned resonance circuit which charged up 38 and/or drove the load coil.
Respectfully, WTF
Originally posted by Aaron
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From what I can recall of the CSET setup (correct me if I'm having a senior moment), there was approx. 1/4 inch spacing between anode and grids. The dielectric constant of air is about 30 which means you would need 7500V to jump that gap, even more to jump it reliably on every fire. We know he didn't use voltages that high (don't we?).
It seems more likely that the CSET was the capacitive part of a tuned resonance circuit which charged up 38 and/or drove the load coil.
Respectfully, WTF
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