RE: HV Arc Resistance

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: RE: HV Arc Resistance
From: "Lau, Gary" <Gary.Lau-at-compaq-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 17:27:39 -0600
Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

Perhaps I'm missing something.  If a rotary gap fires 1/4 inch before
electrode alignment, of what value is close electrode spacing?  It seems to
me that arcing distance is determined by electrode radius of curvature and
Vcap, and that aligned-electrode-spacing wouldn't matter, since quench would
probably have been achieved before alignment.

Regards, Gary Lau
Waltham, MA USA

In a message dated 99-07-11 05:42:21 EDT, you write:

> Forgetting all the sync effects, I have been
> going for as few gaps as possible with very close spacing and not worrying
> much about quenching.  My rotary arcs about 1/4 inch before the gaps align
> so the quenching should be very poor.  Yet my systems does not seem to
mind
> that as long as the primary resistance is lowered.