Re: Chisel-edged electrodes (fwd)

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <FutureT-at-aol-dot-com>

In a message dated 3/24/01 5:07:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com 
writes:

> 
>  Hi All!
>           I encountered a reference in my old notes (1962) about 
chisel-edged 
> 
>  electrodes for a rotary gap. The leading edge is flat while the trailing 
> edge 
>  is tapered like a chisel tip.The rationale for this seems to be that the 
>  tapered edge and narrow point reduces the time they are within arcing 
>  distance of each other and this produces faster quenching. Has Anyone 
tried 
>  anything like this?
>  
>           | |
>            \|         ---> direction of movement
>  
>                   |\         
>                   | | <--- Stationary electrode
>  Matt D.

Matt,

I tried those sorts of things, but it didn't really help.

John Freau