Re: magnets for gap quenching?

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <A123X-at-aol-dot-com>

I'm pretty sure if you made an alternating current electromagnet for gap 
quenching it would work, but always blow it the same direction because the 
poles on the magnet switch direction when the current in the spark gap does. 

In a message dated 4/21/01 1:49:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com 
writes: 

 
>
> Would it be possible to use electromagnets running on 120, or maybe even 
> make 
> a large electromagnet running on the HV source (OBIT, NST ...)?  I thought 
> maybe an AC electromagnet wouldn't work because its ALTERNATING current, so 
> maybe one could rectify the AC??? 
>
> Probly just another useless idea found on the *VERY* steep learning 
> curve....