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To: tesla-at-grendel.objinc-dot-com
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Subject: Stationary Spark Gaps
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From: msr7-at-po.cwru.edu (Mark S. Rzeszotarski, Ph.D.)
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Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1995 12:05:57 -0500
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Cc: msr7-at-slc5.INS.CWRU.Edu
Greetings,
I am experimenting with a couple different spark gap designs right
now and would like some opinions from other coilers. I am working with a
system that operates at 15 kV between 0.4 and 0.9 kVA power levels. I am
currently using multiple stationary gaps (eight total 3/4 inch copper tubes
3 inches long, spaced 0.02 inches apart, total gap distance = 0.14 inches).
Is there a "preferred" total gap distance which avoids neon transformer
damage and still delivers significant power to the primary? Am I too close,
too far?
Will additional gaps at closer spacing work better (keeping total gap
distance the same), assuming I provide adequate air flow to quench the sparks?
Regards,
Mark Rzeszotarski