RE: RQ gap spacing theory question

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Original poster: "Ted Rosenberg by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Ted.Rosenberg-at-radioshack-dot-com>

Billy...just for your info...and in hindsight it's sort of funny. The coil
was in a haunted house. The base cabinet was about 5 feet off the ground on
a pedestal affair. It was, frankly, very dark! I had to use a flashlight to
find the tubes and floss. I hated every moment of that cleaning routine and
vowed to replace the static gap at that moment. I just didn't know that it
would be with a t-gap  :))
There was no way I could actually "see" the oxide or color of the tubes.
Sorry.

Ted


Subject: Re: RQ gap spacing theory question


Original poster: "Teri Mckenney by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<mck-at-ezy-dot-net>


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Subject: RE: RQ gap spacing theory question


> Original poster: "Ted Rosenberg by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Ted.Rosenberg-at-radioshack-dot-com>
>
> I can tell you for certain that my 1st coil, which used 9 tubes, had
> variations from gap to gap. Yes, they were close, but not what you'd call
> micrometer level. And it worked just fine...until after two-three hours,
the
> oxide built up and reduced the 24" spark to 2 inches.
>
> Safety First.
>
> Ted
>
Hey Ted,
Did the oxide build up evenly or was it proportional to the spacings?
Billy