Re: Strange behavior

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

In a message dated 7/8/01 11:27:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com 
writes:

> Original poster: "Loudner, Godfrey by way of Terry Fritz 
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
>  <gloudner-at-SINTE.EDU>
>  
>  Perhaps your static gap is developing extreme hot spots on the electrodes
>  which stop the quenching action. Increase the suction through your gap to
>  see if this stops the problem or changes much the amount of time it takes
>  for the problem to develop. 
>  
>  Godfrey Loudner

Godfrey, and....

This could indeed be the problem.  If quenching is failing, the gap
firings should appear differently too.  More like a yellow flairing
arc, instead of a nice blue-white arc.  The should should change
also.

John