Richard Quick Spark Gap

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Subject: Richard Quick Spark Gap
From: RODERICK MAXWELL <major-at-vicksburg-dot-com>
Date: Fri, 07 Feb 1997 13:57:12 -0600
Subscriber: major-at-vicksburg-dot-com Fri Feb 7 23:20:46 1997

I've just tested my new spark gap for the first time.It works great!
It is basically a Richard Quick design. Whats different is the material
the gap is made from. I could not find any scrap pieces of pvc pipe 6"
in diameter. The only six inch pvc I could lay my hands on is in 20'
lengths and costs over a hundred dollars! I have some 1/2" acrylic
plastic that was left over from a previous project, and built a square
gap instead. To cut down on UV radiation I sanded the plastic inside and
out to make it cloudy and diffuse some of the light. It looks just like
a square version of a Richard Quick gap. I can leave the coil running
for some time now with no problem, although I still shut down after
about 30 seconds so the other components will not overheat. This spring
when pocket spending money becomes more plentiful there are a few
surplus wharehouses that I'm going to check out and find a some
transfomers with a LOT more power, and at a higher voltage.

        
                                   Frankensteins Helper
                                          Max