Re: SRSG gap distance?

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Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-twfpowerelectronics-dot-com>

Hi Luke,

At 11:50 AM 1/16/2004, you wrote:
>Let me see if I have got this right.
>In a static gap the adjustments are made by varying the distance of the gap.

Yes.

>With a rotary gap however you do not adjust this distance.  It is set and 
>the thing that makes and breaks is the physical motion between electrodes.
>Is that it?

Yes.

>
>And if this is all true how do you determine how close the gap should be 
>on a SRSG?

It should be very close, but far enough that the electrodes don't crash 
together (that is bad!).

>Is there a formula for this?  Or is it just set really small and the 
>distance doesn't really mater?

Smallest distance without it hitting.

Cheers,

         Terry


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>Luke Galyan
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