Re: New Gap Idea

["Michael H Nolley" <nolleym-at-willamette.edu> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

> Original poster: "Sam Beck" <Sam-at-peterbeck-dot-com>
>
>         Hey, how about this static gap design...picture a long threaded rod
> of, say, some sort of plastic.  Now you start at the bottom with a bolt,
> and add a brass washer of rather large diameter.  On top of that you add a
> plastic(or mica maybe) washer of small diameter, and just repeat.  You
> terminate with a bolt and attach to your tank circuit from the ends...
> Feedback, anyone?
>
>

    This sounds like the "quenched gap"  a popular gap configuration on early
spark transmitters.  Check out this link for pictures and details.
     http://metronet-dot-com/~nmcewen/quenched_gap.html


            --Mike