Re: Another 942 run (correcting my own posting)

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Original poster: FutureT-at-aol-dot-com 

In a message dated 3/9/04 7:30:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:

Correcting my own posting here, I meant to say 0.010" electrode
spacing below for the  rotary.

John

>John,
>
>I'm not sure what you're saying.  The RSG gap electrodes should
>run quite close at about 0.10" spacing or less usually.  This spacing
>should be much closer than the safety gap spacing.   A too-wide
>spacing can make the coil run unsteady.  Of course they can't be
>set so tight that the electrodes strike each other and break.  But you
>can try various spacings and see if it gets steadier at a closer
>spacings.  Some coils can tolerate a somewhat wide RSG gap
>spacing, but many cannot.  Wide spacings may also cause
>the safety gaps to fire.  Safety gaps should never fire when
>using an SRSG when it's running correctly.
>
>John
>