RE: Whatizit??

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Original poster: "Richard Wayne Wall by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <rwall-at-ix-dot-netcom-dot-com>

It is a Spark Gap.  I have several.  Actually the "toroid" is a corona shield
bolted to the SG.  I believe the gas is hydrogen, but there may be other gases
in the mixture.  Your best place to check on specifications is Perkins-Elmer.
 
RWW
 
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> Sent: 3/9/01 11:26:03 PM 
> Subject: Whatizit??
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> Original poster: "BunnyKiller by way of Terry Fritz
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> <<mailto:bigfoo39-at-telocity-dot-com>bigfoo39-at-telocity-dot-com>
>  
> Hi All...
>  
> I recieved some hi volt parts from Ebay and along with those parts was an
> object that i have no idea
> about. It looks as if it is made for hi voltage but the tests performed on
> it provided no info.
>  
> It has no resistance between the 2 connect points, it doesnt register as a
> cap, and it also doesnt
> behaive as a diode. The only thing I can think of is that it may be some
> type of spark gap.
>  
> It has a smallish toriod looking device on top with a 8/32 threaded post
> down inside the middle, the
> main case is glazed ceramic with a stainless steel mounting plate on the
> base. the bottom is slightly
> inset with a "wire" attached to the base. It looks like this thing is
> capable of holding off about
> 25KV or so.
>  
> I have placed 2 pics of it on my webpage...
>  
>
<http://members.telocity-dot-com/~bigfoo39/>http://members.telocity-dot-com/~bigfoo39/
>  
> http://members.telocity-dot-com/~bigfoo39/whatizit.html
>  
> its listed on the tesla page at the bottom
>  
>  
> Scot D
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>  
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