Re: Better Spark Gaps

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Original poster: "Barton B. Anderson by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <tesla123-at-pacbell-dot-net>

Hi Jim,

Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>
>
> I think most of the loss in a spark gap is not related to the length of
> gap, but the mere existence of a gap at all, and the few tens of volts
> "cathode drop".  Multiple gaps == more loss.

I think the loss is mainly due to the duration of the ionized path and the
energy across it,
which is governed by the time it takes the resonator to give up it's energy
(sparks). The less
time the gap is conducting per break == less loss at the gap.

Bart