Re: Magnetic quenching.

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Original poster: "Harold Weiss" <hweiss-at-new.rr-dot-com> 

Hi Matthew,

I believe it's in the TCM text where Tesla used a horseshoe magnet with mica
sheet on the poles to keep them insulated from the spark.  Later I believe
it has a electromagnet blowout described and pictured in the text.

David E Weiss

 > Original poster: Matthew Smith <matt-at-kbc-dot-net.au>
 > Hmm.  This concept - at least that of having electromagnets in series with
 > the gap - sounds familiar, but I can't remember from where.  I seem to
 > remember seeing something in one of my ancient EE textbooks, but wouldn't
 > know where to start looking.  Sound familiar to anyone else?
 >
 > Cheers
 >
 > M
 >
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 > Matthew Smith
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