Re: Spark Gaps

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Original poster: "Barton B. Anderson by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <tesla123-at-pacbell-dot-net>

Sorry, I just have to ask. Did you try this? If so, what were the results? 

Bart 
>
> | Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" 
> <ANTarchimedes-at-aol-dot-com>
>  'Twas not too long ago that I brought up vacuum-contained spark gaps 
> | as means of reducing both heat/ozone generation and noise output.  My case 
> | was quickly let off because of the fact that there's going to be 
> signifigant 
> | noise output from the secondary anyways, and we already have means of 
> | controlling excessive heat and ozone.  Well, it turns out that there is a 
> | major benefit still!  The noise generated from the spark gap... where does 
> | that energy come from?   From the primary circuit, of course.  Then that 
> | energy must be converted; wasted, if you will.  Then we're not getting our 
> | maximum electrical potential out of our secondary circuit, and thus, 
> shorter 
> | arc length. Sure, the sound will reappear off the secondary, but it will 
> | lengthen the arc! Try it!