quench gap

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Kidd6488-at-aol-dot-com>

Hi everyone, 
      Quench gap. Does anyone use these anymore? they sound like they would 
work pretty well. 

Quench Gap - A special type of multi-electrode static spark gap sealed in an 
enclosure filled with air. After a few seconds of operation, the oxygen 
inside the enclosure is burned away, leaving the gap to operate in a Nitrogen 
atmosphere (air is 80% Nitrogen). The Nitrogen atmosphere makes the gap 
self-quenching without the need for mechanical assistance from fans or 
blowers. 

-from Greg's Garage - hot-streamer-dot-com/greg 
(sorry to plagiarize O:-\   ) 

Would a Tupperware container work OK for one of these? 
I'm trying to get information on many different gaps, so that I might be able 
to incorporate them into a science fair project. 

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Jonathon Reinhart 
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