Re: DC? was: mechanical bridge rectifier

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

In a message dated 11/22/02 2:11:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:


>Hm, this makes me wonder.. has anyone tryed using brushs that contact in a
>rotary spark gap? mabey stick the whole thing in oil so the arc dosent form
>till they nearly touch and to disipate the heat better..


The spark will jump before the brushes make contact, so it won't
help.  It will probably delay the rotary gap quenching and make
things worse.

John