Re: americium 241

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

Years ago the govt. tried to replace spark-gaps with radio active
spark-gaps, the results was a disaster. The radio active gaps would fire and
not stop until the transformer or power supply burned open. They dont
quench.
  Robert  H

> From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2002 19:59:56 -0700
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> Subject: americium 241
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> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <RQBauzon-at-aol-dot-com>
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> i was wondering if by attaching a chunk of americium 241 to my spark gap, i
> could aid the ionization process thus yielding a higher break rate? or would
> that just be defeating the purpose of quenching?
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