spark gap

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• Subject: spark gap
• From: Parpp807-at-aol-dot-com (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 07:51:13 -0700
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
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Hi all,
I have just completed and tested a multiple SG for my bipolar coil. I used 
eight copper
sweat couplings, each of 1-inch diameter and gapped at 0.022 inches. The 
problem
is getting all these cylinders lined up and well behaved enuff so I can gap 
them to at least within
5/1000 of eachother. I wonder if anyone has developed a technique for doing 
this.

When I tested the gap, I noticed that all the sparks were on the circular 
edge of each cylinder rather than along the adjacent sides where I expected 
them to be. Isn't this where the spark should be to gain the advantage of 
cooler operation?

Happy day,
Ralph Zekelman

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