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Re: air blast vs rotary



Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <FutureT-at-aol-dot-com>

In a message dated 6/12/02 10:13:20 AM Eastern Daylight Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
writes:


>
> how much gap do you run on a 4
> segment, 1800 rpm rotary running 3 9/30 NST's? Does it matter with a
> rotary style?

Jim,

the gaps have to be set for a narrow spacing, about 0.010" to
0.020" or so.  Some systems can tolerate a wider gap, many
cannot.  A too-wide gap will cause unsteady operation and
shorter sparks, and can destroy the NST's.

Cheers,
John