Re: Air blast SG question

["Luc" <ludev-at-xxxxxxxxxxxx> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-xxxxxxxxxx>)]

Hi Gary

I scan it from a book :

The inventions and writings of Nikola Tesla
by Thomas Commerford Martin
( past president American Institute Electrical Engineers )
The Electrical engineer 1894
reprinted by Lindsay publication inc 1988

By the way Gary thanks for your comment, many time I put some text or photo on
the web for people of the list and have no feedback ( some time I don't even
know if you can read it: because I use a Mac )

Luc Benard

Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "Lau, Gary" <Gary.Lau-at-compaq-dot-com>
>
> Hi Luc:
>
> Regarding my assertion that the gap breakdown voltage is largely independent
> of airflow, I may have given an answer that is not true for all types of air
> blast gaps.  For the two single static gaps that I have built, they are
> constructed such that high air velocities will not result in a stretching of
> the arc.  Thinking more about your question, I realize that this is not
> normally the case for air-blast gaps, but I believe it is preferable.  I
> think a stretched arc will result in a very unstable breakdown voltage.
>
> BTW, your tesla_oil_rsg.pdf is fascinating!  Good luck trying it!!  Where
> did you take that from?
>
> Regards, Gary Lau
> Waltham, MA USA
>
>