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Re: quiet spark gap ?
On Mon, 10 May 1999 16:46:05 -0600 Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> writes:
>Original Poster: "Trent" <trent-at-iex-dot-net>
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>Hello All,
>
> Has anyone designed a "quiet" spark gap; ( perhaps one utilizing
>multiple
>washers, a SG tube, a distributor/rotor combination from an
>automobile, etc.,
>etc.) ? If so, could you please share your results and the
>construction
>details with all of us?!
An article featuring such a gap was published in TCBA news, consisting of
two electrodes within a sealed glass tube(the ends were melted shut) and
magnesium powder added as a "getter". During experiementation, the arc
hit the magnesium, odidizing it, and reducing the pressure withing the
tube to a slight vacuum. It performed admirably, as well as a
multi-section static gap did with the same coil.
It was in volume 18, #2, and written by Timothy Raney. reply off-list if
you want his email address.
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Grayson Dietrich
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>
> Additionally, how does one access the archives for this list?
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>
> Thanx and best regards,
> Trent
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