Re: Static Gap question.

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Original poster: "Malcolm Watts" <m.j.watts-at-massey.ac.nz> 

On 13 Feb 2004, at 8:10, Tesla list wrote:

 > Original poster: "Jim Lux" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>
 >
 >
 >  > The conclusion reached was that under air or no streamer
 >  conditions, > first notch quench could be effected but was a complete
 >  waste of time > due to the consequent primary losses now occurring.
 >  Another bit of > pie-in-the-sky theory exposed to be wishful
 >  thinking.
 >
 > "real" blast gaps (as described by Marx, and later, Fruengel) use
 > annular gaps and blasts with sonic velocities. That is, air is
 > injected through the center of two hollow electrodes, and blows out
 > radially through the gap area. I'd find it hard to believe that you
 > could get a 4" spark in a gap of this type.

I'd be interested to see someone try it under the test conditions I
describe rather than comment on the possibility.

Malcolm