Re: [TCML] magnetic quenching / neodymium magnets

[DC Cox <resonance@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It will work, but you are fighting the law of diminishing returns.

Magnets but must be close to do so effectively (high field strength).

A spark has very high heat with the high peak currents.  This rapidly
damages the magnet.

Dr. Resonance





On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 12:30 PM, <wr3sd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Greeting listeros,
>
> I wanted to throw out a couple of questions re use of magnets in a spark
> gap.
>
> 1) Has anyone tried using neodymium magnets? If so, what grade (N45, N50,
> etc) were they?
>
> 2) Has anyone tried them in combination with a cooling fan?
>
> I've seen them mentioned before in current & classic literature re use of
> spark gaps, but don't recollect anyone here saying they'd tried them.
>
> Thanks all,
>
> Warren R
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