Re: magnets for gap quenching?

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

Hi Jason, all.   I too have used, and still use a magnetic quench.  It
seems to work quite well.  It is used experimentaly with a single spark
gap.   Al. 

On Mon, 16 Apr 2001 08:02:03 -0600 "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
writes:
> Original poster: "Jason Petrou by way of Terry Fritz 
> <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <jasonp-at-btinternet-dot-com>
> 
> Yes! Magnets can be used to quench SG's. This same method is used in
> industrial high current relays to quench the arcing across contacts 
> during
> operation is DC circuits. The magnetic field, generated by a coil in 
> series
> with the high current circuit, is set at right angles to the 
> direction of
> the arc across the relay (or SG) contacts. This effectively 'blows' 
> the
> ionised air off the contacts as soon as it forms, leaving you with a 
> very
> shot burn time of the arc in your SG - perfect! I have yet to see 
> however a
> magnetic quenching system that works better than an RSG though!!!
>     Keep in mind that there are no 'magnets' as such for magnetic
> quenching - it is more of a solenoid. I tried it once and first time 
> i
> melted the solenoid and nearly blew my NST. I tried it again with 
> some
> thicker wire (awg22 I think) and it worked, but RSG's still work 
> better. If
> anyone manages to get an magnetic system working though, email me 
> cos i want
> to ditch those old cpu fans...
> 
> Jason
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
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> Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2001 11:25 PM
> Subject: magnets for gap quenching?
> 
> 
> > Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>"
> <RQBauzon-at-aol-dot-com>
> >
> > is it true that magnets can be usd for quenching spark gaps? i do 
> believe
> > that they distort the feild of ionized air in the gap therefore
> distributing
> > the hot ions and quenching the gap without a blast of air or the 
> use of a
> fan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 

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