Re: How bout this for a gap? A disk interrupted gap.

["Garry F." <garryfre-at-pacbell-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

Hmmm, Just curious, Did you get good output from the coil before it cut up
the disk?

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Subject: Re: How bout this for a gap? A disk interrupted gap.


> Original poster: Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>
>
> Hi Garry,
>
>         I have tried this but the arc cuts the disk up.  The arc is about
the
> equivalent of an arc welder flame and it slices right through most
materials.
> An Al2O3 (alumina) disk my survive but I never tried that.
>
> Cheers,
>
>         Terry
>
>
> At 12:45 AM 8/19/00 -0700, you wrote:
> >
> > I was reading the book from Brent Turner and as I was reading about the
> > triode, I had an idea. I don't think this idea is unique tho, I doubt
that I
> > am the first to think about it.
> >
> > Picture a gap, that had a non-conducting rotating disk with slots in
between
> > the gap where the slots serve to allow a path for sparking and the
spaces
> > between the slots serve to cut quench the gap where the slots arrive
over the
> > electrodes just at the right time and the space quench the gap at the
right
> > time.
> >
> > This might be accomplished by adjusting the speed of the disk OR
prescise
> > placement of the slots. Experimental disks could be cut from cardboard
and
> > slots cut into the disks and a LED with a reciever could be used to test
the
> > timing of the disk. Once the proper position of the slots is determined,
the
> > actual disk could be cut accordingly.
> >
> > I think it's an interesting idea, but I imagine it would be pretty
tricky to
> > get the timing such that voltage would not soar too high before a slot
> > arrived at the gap.
> >
> > Perhaps a safety gap would be indicated.
> >
> > I don't have the knowledge or resources to build, or test such a thing
yet
> > but maybe someone out there has already tried it or might want to try
it.
> >
> > It certainly would have the advantage of not having contacts that could
fly
> > off the disk at high speed as in a regular rotory gap.
>
>
>
>