Re: extremely heat efficient spark gap idea

• To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
• Subject: Re: extremely heat efficient spark gap idea
• From: ANTarchimedes-at-aol-dot-com (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 18:34:02 -0600
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
• Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

In a message dated 4/25/2000 1:07:55 AM US Mountain Standard Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:

<<     A spark gap should stay relativly simple and not have too many 
mechanical 
 parts involved in it. I mean why go through all the trouble of desining some 
 track system when you can build an RQ gap. And if you don't wanna build an 
RQ 
 cap you can build a Scott gap, a Alan's Crap Gap (that's the one i made.. 
 just bolt a few copper pipes on a cutting board) or even just two bolts!
 -Alan >>

I must ask, how is placing a small metal tube on the end of a train and 
putting a metal wire around a track much harder than building a rotary?  
Also, the good things about my idea is that A. the speed is easily 
controlled. B. The breaks in the spark can be set to different lengths 
throughout the track. C. "fancy" spark gaps like small Richard Quick gaps can 
be placed on larger scale trains.  D.It's a whole lot cooler looking...

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