Re: spark gap

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: spark gap
From: Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>
Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2000 13:25:06 -0700
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At 11:52 AM 02/12/2000 -0800, you wrote:

>
>Terry:
>
>	Are you saying that you can run for "some time"  (seconds, minutes?)
>with the pipes staying cool enough that the epoxy doesn't
>disintegrate???  I remember looking at that gap before, thinking it was
>a neat idea, but didn't copy because of concern about overheating the
>epoxy.
>
>Ed
>

Hi Ed,

	I used the gap on a fast quenching relatively low RMS current system.  It
did not get "too" hot as to destroy the epoxy.  A small fan would increase
it's power handling dramatically.  I think the many very tight gaps really
helped to spread out the heat too.

Cheers,

	Terry

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Re: spark gap

From: Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>