Quench, Coherence etc.

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• Subject: Quench, Coherence etc.
• From: Tesla List <tesla-at-stic-dot-net>
• Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 23:46:22 -0500
• Approved: tesla-at-stic-dot-net

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From:  lod-at-pacbell-dot-net [SMTP:lod-at-pacbell-dot-net]
Sent:  Friday, August 14, 1998 12:43 PM
To:  Tesla List
Subject:  Re: Quench, Coherence etc.

Richard Hull wrote:


> > Even with 8 rotating gaps in series, Electrum usually quenches on
> > the 2nd notch, and 1st for gnd strikes.  Could the arc dynamics
> > possibly prefer a beating secondary?
> > --
> >
> > -GL
> > www.lod-dot-org
> 
> Always greg, always! Greg is seeing through the eyes of experience
> here in his thoughful query.

My query is probably more confused than thoughtful -- Why isn't
one long, uninterrupted notch better?  A single big notch has got
to deliver more RMS to the arc than the case where the energy has
to bounce off the lossy primary circuit a second time.
-- 


-GL
www.lod-dot-org

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