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Re: spark gap



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

In a message dated 5/3/04 3:37:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:
Original poster: Jimbo07031982-at-aol-dot-com

would  carbon rods be sufficient for a spark gap

Hi Jimbo?

Carbon rods will work for a while, but have several nasty characteristics:
They heat quickly and don't dissipate it well.
They tend to oxidize too rapidly.
In an enclosed area, they tend to produce copious amounts of carbon 
monoxide. :^((

Matt D.