Re: Spark Gap Width

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Original poster: "Jim Lux" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net> 

A good starting point is 30 kV/cm for a uniform gap...

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Subject: Spark Gap Width


 > Original poster: "Chris Fanjoy" <zappyman-at-hotmail-dot-com>
 >
 >    Perhaps this is a rather basic question, but I'm hoping someone can
 > enlighten this newbie. I've looked around on the web and haven't been able
 > to get much help.
 >    My specific question is, how does one determine what width of spark gap
 > is needed? Is there a specific guideline, such as so many mm per kilovolt?
 > This is for an air-cooled static gap BTW (actually several gaps in
series).
 >    Thanks for any advice.
 >
 >