Re: multigap

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Original poster: "brian by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <ka1bbg1-at-mcttelecom-dot-com>

Hi, looks like a very nice piece of work. another design for many to try!
cul brian
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Subject: Re: multigap


> Original poster: "Charles Hobson by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <charles.a.hobson-at-btinternet-dot-com>
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> Hello all,
>
> While waiting for a motor to go Rotary Spark Gap, I thought I'd give the
> multi-gap a try. The series of Tesla list e-mails on AMRAD multigaps etc.
> was extremely helpful in this endeavor.  So I built a 6 gap unit using
seven
> 50mm long pieces of 16mm copper tubing. I didn't seal any of to like the
> AMRAD unit for the self quenching function.
> The first thing I noticed was it worked much better than a single gap
unit.
> (longer sparks and less noise) I have been using it at flee power, 8kV
35mA
> Neon xfmer,  so the heat on the gap is barely perceptible. How it would
> stand up at high power is problematical. Anyway, the details are shown in
>
> www.charles.a.hobson.btinternet.co.uk/multigap.gif
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> I would be grateful for any comments on it.  Thanks,  Chuck
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