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Re: Spark Gap Gasses Experiment
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> I would tend to agree that the freon experiment wasn't that useful
> due to the toxicity, but the argon results could be useful if the
> gap is opened up so the firing voltage is the same as in air. If the
> losses in the primary and the quench are the same or better, it may
> be reasonable to shield the gap with argon. This would eliminate
> gap fouling. I recall paying about $50 for 249 cubic feet, so the
> gas is not that expensive if bought in moderate volume. With the
> reduce maintenance that an inert gas would allow, enclosing the
> spark gap and filling the enclosure with argon would be another
> possibility.
Fruengel used Argon in his multi disk quenched gap for high speed
stroboscopy, for many of the reasons you describe: inert, etc.