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Quench, Coherence etc.
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Subject: Quench, Coherence etc.
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From: Tesla List <tesla@stic.net>
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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 19:06:14 -0500
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From: lod@pacbell.net [SMTP:lod@pacbell.net]
Sent: Monday, August 10, 1998 2:31 PM
To: Tesla List
Subject: Re: Quench, Coherence etc.
Malcolm Watts wrote:
> Results: - 2 gaps : no effective quench except with attached streamer.
> Mostly 3, 4th notch quench. 11" hot blue spark to ground
> rod 20% of the time.
> - 4 gaps : quench mostly 2nd notch w. no breakout, always
> with breakout. Spark about the same as 2 gaps.
> - 6 gaps : quench always 2nd notch. Spark increased to 11.5"
> 20% of the time.
> - 8 gaps : quench always 1st notch. Spark 10.5" for 20% of
> shots - yep, it decreased.
That last part is _very_ interesting... did anything else change?
When you changed #gaps, do you think that the effective firing voltage
might have decreased?
Even with 8 rotating gaps in series, Electrum usually quenches on
the 2nd notch, and 1st for gnd strikes. Could the arc dynamics
possibly prefer a beating secondary?
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-GL
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