RE: async rotory gap?

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Original poster: "Dr Brian H Le Page by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <B.H.Le-Page-at-surrey.ac.uk>

This is an interesting idea.  I assume that it is effectively a static gap
with constantly moving electrode surfaces.

I suppose one could make it a rotary gap by having radial electrodes on one
disk and the other disk ('stationary electrode') solid.  This would give
ones' stationary electrode the chance to stay nice and cool by presenting a
constantly changing surface.  Has anyone tried this or are the benefits not
significant enough to be worth the trouble?

Dr B


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Subject: Re: async rotory gap?


Original poster: "Metlicka Marc by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>"
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duncan,
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Tesla list wrote:
>
> Original poster: "Dr. Duncan Cadd by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <dunckx-at-freeuk-dot-com>
>
> Hi Bart, David, All!
>

are the disks notched at the edges to make and break the arc? if not
then how is the quench controlled?

>
> There is one further variety, which AFAIK has not seen service since
> Marconi, but maybe there's someone out there who has done it and can
> comment, and I'm posting this in the hope they will step forth and do
> so!  It would be a particularly neat project for 2001 as it was the
> device used in the first successful transatlantic transmission a
> century ago.