Re: series gap

• To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
• Subject: Re: series gap
• From: Richard Hull <hullr-at-whitlock-dot-com>
• Date: Thu, 02 Jan 1997 15:16:48 -0800
• Subscriber: hullr-at-whitlock-dot-com Thu Jan 2 22:49:01 1997

Tesla List wrote:
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> Subscriber: RRice43147-at-aol-dot-com Sat Dec 21 21:36:12 1996
> Date: Sat, 21 Dec 1996 10:47:17 -0500
> From: RRice43147-at-aol-dot-com
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: series gap
> 
> Hi
> I am in the process of building a series gap
> with about 6 gaps in a enclosed form.
> my question is, if the first gap is made adjustable,
> will it set the timeing for the other gaps in the line,
> or does each gap need to be adjustable?
> thanks,Rick


Rick,

This may have already been answered, but I have a bit of experience here. 
 The raw answer is yes the single variable gap will 'set the firing point 
over a limited range of the entire cluster of gaps.  But...... You will 
have a higher dissapation in the one gap at larger opening and the even 
distribution of power and quench action of the gap will be infringed upon 
using this technique.  Better is to make a 20 series gap with microscopic 
gaps and tap in or out to control the spark.  Believe me I've been here 
and what you post is OK, but spoils the purity of the reason the series 
gap was used in the first place.

Richard Hull, TCBOR

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