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Re: Spark Gap (fwd)





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Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 08:55:04 +0300
From: Marco Denicolai <marco-at-vistacom.fi>
To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Spark Gap

As a beginner, I have to ask this. When the main spark gap is supposed to
trigger ?

1 - When the tank capacitor is changed at full voltage (1.4 * transformer VAC)
      OR
2 - When the tank capacitor is changed a suitable voltage LOWER than that?

If the correct answer is n.2, so what is the benefit of having a 14 kV
transformer if the capacitor is discharged always at e.g. 8 kV?

With my (supposed) 8kV tank I can get 0.37 inch sparks so that using a, say,
0.15 inch gap would reduce my used voltage to about a 40% of the available...

More, isn't that shorter gap much more difficult to quench than a wider gap?



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