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Re: Unexplained arcing current



Hi Gary,

> Original Poster: Gary Lau  23-May-1999 1817 <lau-at-hdecad.ENET.dec-dot-com> 
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> I performed a test.  With the gap spaced about 1/16", the resistors ran
> just warm, not much different than if the gap were shorted.  If I open the
> gap up to 3/8", then the resistors get hot rapidly.
> 
> Gary Lau
> Waltham, MA USA

What happens at different gap settings with no filter network present?

Malcolm