Re: Fast quenching spark gaps - External Series Gap on Rotary Gap

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Original poster: The MCP <ejkeever-at-comcast-dot-net> 

Did I hear "magnetically quenched?" I wonder how much my 2" by .5" disk NIB
magnet will my spark gap quenching. I'm gonna try it...

*Back.* Ok - I'm too afraid to get the magnet close enough to see exactly how
much good it can do :) How close does it need to get go help?

On Monday 13 October 2003 09:25 am, Tesla list wrote:
 > Original poster: "Mccauley, Daniel H" <daniel.h.mccauley-at-lmco-dot-com>
 >
 >
 > I'm looking to improve the quenching times on my 10" ARSG Rotary Gap for
 > magnifier use.  I don't want to build a complex
 > integrated series gap built into the rotary spark gap such as the type
 > used by Ed Wingate, but was wondering
 > if just by adding some series static gaps (air blown or magnetically
 > quenched) in series external to the gap would
 > work okay for starters.
 >
 > Here is a picture of what I was thinking.
 >
 > http://users.snip-dot-net/~liche/seriesgap01.jpg
 >
 > Thanks
 > Dan