RE: SRSG info

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Original poster: "Lau, Gary by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Gary.Lau-at-hp-dot-com>

I've never run my coil and sucker gap with a power supply larger than my 
15/60, sorry.

Gary Lau
MA, USA

 >It depends on the design of the static gap.  As you increase the current
 >available from the high voltage power supply, a point will come where the
 >gap will not quench and a continuous power arc will develop.  My original
 >RQ style gap (six copper segments with fan) would not quench at 15,000
 >volts & 180 ma.  Gary Lau has designed a sucker style gap that seems to be
 >quite effective at high power.  Gary - have you found the limit to this
 >design yet?
 >
 >Ed Sonderman