Re: Quenching

To: tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Quenching
From: Tesla List <tesla-at-stic-dot-net>
Date: Sun, 15 Jun 1997 22:57:13 -0500
Approved: tesla-at-stic-dot-net
Subject:  Re: Quenching
  Date:   Sun, 15 Jun 1997 22:38:59 +0500
  From:  "Alfred A. Skrocki" <alfred.skrocki-at-cybernetworking-dot-com>
    To:   Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>


On Sun, 15 Jun 1997 16:14:02 -0700 Mark Mackinnon
<mmackinnon03-at-sprynet-dot-com> wrote;

> One very widely used way to quench a stationary gap is to use forced air
> to literally blow out the spark.  There is also a spark gap design
> called a "Quenched Gap" that basically consists of a high number of
> small gaps, but these are somewhat difficult to construct and adjust . 

I felt the need to step in here and give a little better description 
of Quenched gaps. If you look at the ASCII drawing below you will see
the cross section of a 2 gap quenched gap. Connections would be ade 
to the very top and bottom poles. as you can see a grove is machined 
on the inside face of each pole of the gap and a ring washer is put 
between each facing pole of the gap. The idea is that after a few 
seconds of operation all the oxygen between the gaps will be consumed
and the gap will from then on be running in a nitrogen atmosphere.

             ____________
            |  __    __  | <---- top pole of gap
           _|_|_ |__| _|_|_
          |_____| __ |_____| <---- washer
            | |__|  |__| |
            |____________| <---- bottom pole of gap 
            |  __    __  |
           _|_|_ |__| _|_|_
          |_____| __ |_____| <---- washer
            | |__|  |__| |
            |____________|

 
                               Sincerely

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