RE: titanium or silver for spark gap ?

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: RE: titanium or silver for spark gap ?
From: "William Parn" <parn-at-fgm-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 07:58:31 -0700
Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme





> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tesla List [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 10:16 AM
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: RE: titanium or silver for spark gap ?
> 
> 
> Original Poster: "William Parn" <parn-at-fgm-dot-com> 
> 
> Greets,
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tesla List [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 7:11 PM
> > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> > Subject: titanium or silver for spark gap ?
> >
> >
> > Original Poster: "Jon Lagler" <rockcrawl-at-netzero-dot-net>
> >
> > Hello,
> >  I have available to me some titanium contactor tips about 
> 1/2-3/4" round.
> > They are designed for switching low voltage (24-48v) loads at up
> > to 500 amps
> > DC. They have a lifetime warranty for their intended use. I was
> > wondering if
> > they would hold up in a static or rotary spark gap. What about silver
> > contact tips?
> 
> The silver would turn to water real quick, don't know about
> titanium.  However if it is rated at 500 amps then it must
> be tough and melt resistant.

Oops, I was thinking of silver solder not pure silver.

> 
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jon
> >
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