Re: Richard Quick Spark Gap

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Subject: Re: Richard Quick Spark Gap
From: Malcolm Watts <MALCOLM-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz>
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 08:44:30 +1200
Subscriber: MALCOLM-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz Mon Feb 10 22:05:59 1997

Hi Roderick,
              I seriously doubt whether making the perspex diffuse 
will cut down on UV radiation.

Malcolm

> I've just tested my new spark gap for the first time.It works great!
> It is basically a Richard Quick design. Whats different is the material
> the gap is made from. I could not find any scrap pieces of pvc pipe 6"
> in diameter. The only six inch pvc I could lay my hands on is in 20'
> lengths and costs over a hundred dollars! I have some 1/2" acrylic
> plastic that was left over from a previous project, and built a square
> gap instead. To cut down on UV radiation I sanded the plastic inside and
> out to make it cloudy and diffuse some of the light. It looks just like
> a square version of a Richard Quick gap. I can leave the coil running
> for some time now with no problem, although I still shut down after
> about 30 seconds so the other components will not overheat. This spring
> when pocket spending money becomes more plentiful there are a few
> surplus wharehouses that I'm going to check out and find a some
> transfomers with a LOT more power, and at a higher voltage.
> 
>         
>                                    Frankensteins Helper
>                                           Max
>