Re: RSG's different shape electrodes

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• Subject: Re: RSG's different shape electrodes
• From: "Barton B. Anderson" <mopar-at-uswest-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <terryf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
• Date: Sat, 03 Oct 1998 20:49:09 -0600
• Approved: terryf-at-verinet-dot-com

Tesla List wrote:

> Original Poster: Greg Leyh <lod-at-pacbell-dot-net>
>
> 1/2" seems a bit small.  The stationary electrodes
> on Electrum are 3" wide, and they are consumed at
> the rate of about 0.002" per min. of contactor time,
> at a primary current of only 2800A pk.
>
> The 1MW rotary would have to be able to dissipate
> about 100kW to 150kW of heat, and UV radiation.

Geese!!!  Yowza!!!  If electrum uses 3" wide electrodes (incredible!), I
couldn't
even begin to imagine what size electrode the 1MW rotary would require.
Sounds to
me like an entirely different gap design would be required for a 300 bps
system,
something new and not thought of yet (or is it?).

Bart

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