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Re: How low can a spark gap go?



Original poster: G Hunter <dogbrain_39560@xxxxxxxxx>

BIG "snip"
>
> The PIRANHA SISG based coil in the link above has a
> Q of about 30
> with Rp=0.25 (electronic gap).  If Rp = 3 (standard
> spark gap) then
> the Q is only 2.5 and the coil would not work well
> at all.  It might
> make a "little" spark...
>
Cool deal about the SISG spark gap modules. Very nice
documentation. But what about quenching? Do these
SISGs quench at all? Does quenching matter at super
high Q?

Thx,

Greg