Re: [TCML] Spark gap quandary

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It is a good idea in theory, but in practice I think you'll find that the
edges of the slots would become burned and would carbon track.
The carbon tracking would slowly wrap around surface between slots and
failier would enevitably occur...

just my 10 cents worth...

carlos

On Thu, 9 Feb 2012 16:47:55 -0800, "Weinhold Shannon L"
<Shannon.L.Weinhold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello all. 
> So I was doodling some ideas for a rotary spark gap I am thinking of
> building and an idea came to me. 
> I envisioned a rotary spark gap utilizing a electrode-less spinning disk
> equipped with slots...fashioned in such a way so that the gap could only
> fire when the stationary electrodes were aligned with one of the slots.
> I'm thinking it could be pretty thin so that the stationary electrodes
> would be in close enough proximity that they would naturally arc if
> there was no barrier, and that the slots would be inset enough from the
> edges of the disc so that the arc could not wrap around the edge of the
> disk and make a connection during the break.
> Seems like it would make for faster quenching (immediate) and the slots
> could perhaps even be variable so that they could be tuned, allowing for
> a specific duration of connectedness. (I believe you folks refer to this
> as dwell?) 
> No flying electrodes to worry about cleaning or machining into a form. 
> Is it too good to be true?
> (I get it named after me if it works...lol)
> 
> 
> Shannon Weinhold
> Klasdja Intelligent Innovations
> 
> 
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