Re: magnets for gap quenching?

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Original poster: "Jason Petrou by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <jasonp-at-btinternet-dot-com>

Yes! Magnets can be used to quench SG's. This same method is used in
industrial high current relays to quench the arcing across contacts during
operation is DC circuits. The magnetic field, generated by a coil in series
with the high current circuit, is set at right angles to the direction of
the arc across the relay (or SG) contacts. This effectively 'blows' the
ionised air off the contacts as soon as it forms, leaving you with a very
shot burn time of the arc in your SG - perfect! I have yet to see however a
magnetic quenching system that works better than an RSG though!!!
    Keep in mind that there are no 'magnets' as such for magnetic
quenching - it is more of a solenoid. I tried it once and first time i
melted the solenoid and nearly blew my NST. I tried it again with some
thicker wire (awg22 I think) and it worked, but RSG's still work better. If
anyone manages to get an magnetic system working though, email me cos i want
to ditch those old cpu fans...

Jason

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Subject: magnets for gap quenching?


> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>"
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> is it true that magnets can be usd for quenching spark gaps? i do believe
> that they distort the feild of ionized air in the gap therefore
distributing
> the hot ions and quenching the gap without a blast of air or the use of a
fan
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