Magnetic quenched gaps

To: "'Tesla List'" <tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>
Subject: Magnetic quenched gaps
From: Tesla List <tesla-at-stic-dot-net>
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 1997 08:29:29 -0500
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From: 	bmack[SMTP:bmack-at-frontiernet-dot-net]
Sent: 	Tuesday, September 23, 1997 9:37 PM
To: 	Tesla List
Subject: 	Re: Magnetic quenched gaps

to all,
Has anyone considred the X-ray hazzard assciated with
this type of device?  

Jim M


> 
> From: 	David Sharpe[SMTP:sccr4us-at-erols-dot-com]
> Reply To: 	sccr4us-at-erols-dot-com
> Sent: 	Thursday, September 18, 1997 9:36 PM
> To: 	Tesla List
> Cc: 	'Tesla List'
> Subject: 	Re: Magnetic quenched gaps
> 
> Tesla List wrote:
> > 
> > From:   Alfred A. Skrocki[SMTP:alfred.skrocki-at-cybernetworking-dot-com]
> > Sent:   Wednesday, September 17, 1997 8:54 AM
> > To:     Tesla List
> > Subject:        Re: Magnetic quenched gaps
> > 
> > On Tuesday, September 16, 1997 6:32 PM Dale F. Pfaffle
> > [SMTP:pfaffle-at-tele-net-dot-net] wrote;
> > 
> > > Being new here this may have been discussed before but, I have not
seen
> > > anyone mention quenching with a magnetic field.  Are they not very
good, to
> > > hard to tune/maintain, or the other methods are just better.
> > > Thanks,
> > 
> > Incredible! I was honestly just thinking of opening up the subject of
> > magnetic quenching, while reading todays messages, and here you
> > went and beat me to the punch! I suspect we hear so little about
> > magnetic quenching because it is not as well understood as the less
> > subtle rotary gaps or stationary gaps with a fan. I don't know if
> > anyone has ever done any serious work to compare a magnetically
> > quenched gap to a fan quenched stationary gap or a rotary. I always
> > liked the subtlety of the magnetically quenched gap though. I was
> > going to ask if anyone out there is currently playing with magnetic
> > quenching.
> > 
> 
> Alfred
> 
> I have on the back burner a magnetically assisted super-series rotary
> consisting of ring ceramic magnets, not much different in strength and
> dimensions to one's used on Microwave Oven Magnetrons.  The ring magnets
> are available from a local supplier.  I designed a 'C' frame out of
> 1018 mild steel (two notches and a 90 deg. brake) and a magnetic
> focusing keeper bolt like wise out of 1018 mild steel.
> 
> Magnetic assist on a rotary gap, especially to stationary (HV)
> electrodes that see 100% duty cycle may significantly improve
> rotary performance.
> 
> DAVE SHARPE, TCBOR
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