Re: an interesting idea...

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• Subject: Re: an interesting idea...
• From: "Jim Lux" <jimlux-at-jpl.nasa.gov> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 22:08:57 -0600
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
• Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

vacuum spark gaps are a well known technology. I believe that several
people have used the core of a vacuum circuit breaker (from mfr's like
Joslyn, for instance) to make a static gap. The problem would be heat
dissipation and quenching. 

And, no, air isn't required for a spark to jump.

> 	I've seen the listing from various people about a "quiet spark gap" 
> and i've thought of a design. now if i'm not mistaken, sound waves travel

> using Airwaves. Now what would happen if i were to stick a sparkgap in a 
> Vaccum environment? wouldn't there be no noise since it can't travel? the

> only concern w/ this design is if the sparks would still occur. As we all

> know, fire needs air to ignite, but do sparks need air to jump? 
> thanks
> alan
> 
> 

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