Power Arcing Was: SRSG questions

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Original poster: "Barton B. Anderson" <bartb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Power Arcing Question:

Has anyone noticed power arcing with RSG's when a conductive ring is 
not used? Just curious if this is a side affect contained only to 
conductive rings on the discs. I haven't experienced it and I don't 
use conductive rings.

Thanks,
Bart


Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: BunnyKiller <bunikllr@xxxxxxx>
>
> power arcing is when you really punch up the power and the arc that 
> is created at the disc electrodes and the stationary electrodes 
> continue to transfer electricity even after the spinning ( disc) 
> electrodes have gone past the point of "self exstinguishing" the 
> present arc ...
> my SRSG employs a copper ring between the 4 disc electrodes and 
> there are pit marks well beyond an inch past the electrode where the 
> hi power arcs have traveled on the copper band.....  but then again 
> Im pushing close to 38KV thru my system at full throttle...
>
> Scot D