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Re: How does a rotary spark gap quench



Extreme air turbulence in the area of the electrodes.

Regards,

Dr.Resonance-at-next-wave-dot-net

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Date: Saturday, April 17, 1999 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: How does a rotary spark gap quench


>Original Poster: Brent L Caldwell <stretchmonster-at-juno-dot-com> 
>
>Original Poster: Brent Caldwell  <StretchMonster-at-juno-dot-com>
>
>
>John Freau,
>
> A few days ago you wrote me a letter saying that spark gaps do not
>normally quench by the electrodes moving apart.  How DO they quench?  I
>merely heard it explained to me that way by several other people. 
>However, I would love to have an alternate theory to investigate and
>debate with people.  Please let me (and everyone else on the list) know
>how a rotary spark gap achieves better quenching than a static spark gap.
>
>
> Brent Caldwell
> "Stretch Monster"
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