Vacuum Tubes for spark gap (fwd)

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• Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 07:41:42 -0600
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From:  Edward V. Phillips [SMTP:ed-at-alumni.caltech.edu]
Sent:  Monday, February 09, 1998 2:24 PM
To:  tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject:  Re:  Vacuum Tubes for spark gap (fwd)

"In a message dated 98-02-07 14:29:07 EST, you write:

>    1) is there any reason you couldn't use a vacuum tube(s) in this way?
>  Perhaps power limitations through the prongs?
>"

	There is a fundamental problem no one has mentioned yet,
as far as I can see.  You won't get a breakdown at all in a vacuum,
if I understand what you're asking.  Any sparking would be between
the tube pins.  Of course, you could "let the vacuum out" by 
breaking the seal on the tube.

Ed

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