Re: ASRG

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Original poster: "Black Moon by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <black_moons-at-hotmail-dot-com>

Hmm, electrode size, What about making round ball electrodes? Don't those 
have a higher standoff, therefor less loss? all the rotor gaps iv seen use 
pointedish electrodes

>From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: Re: ASRG
>Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2002 10:59:27 -0700
>
>Original poster: "robert heidlebaugh by way of Terry Fritz 
><twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rheidlebaugh-at-desertgate-dot-com>
>
>As I looked at the suggested pictures and read the comments of expansion
>problems I would like to suggest your contacts rotate over one another not
>end to end. This would allow expansion in length without any change in
>spacing. Since the electrode area would be greater (side to side) the gap
>loss should be less. As the electrodes eroded the area would increase
>reducing losses and conpensate for increased spacing.
>    my thoughts  Robert  H
>
> > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> > Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2002 21:04:47 -0700
> > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> > Subject: Re: ASRG
> > Resent-From: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> > Resent-Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2002 21:12:17 -0700
> >
> > Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> > <Kidd6488-at-aol-dot-com>
> >
> > In a message dated 11/22/02 2:21:09 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> > tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:
> >
> >> At full power the distance is less critical, since the gap ignites
> >> before the electrodes actually allign.
> >
> >
> > Hello,
> > Is this ok? Or would it be better If they didn't fire until
> > alinged? If #2 is true, This might be a reason to use lower tank
> > voltages..., or, space them out so that they fire when aligned...
> >
> > Just a thought,
> > ---------------------------------------
> > Jonathon Reinhart
> > hot-streamer-dot-com/jonathon
> >
> >