I wrote :

> I think inductors/chokes come into it somewhere too. Not as the
> primary switch (if I can invent such a term) but to limit current

Poorly written. What I meant was that for a full flash the capacitor is
allowed to discharge directly into the tube, but a lesser flash may use
a choke to either impede current or as component to measure current
through and stop the discharge
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