Re: RQ gap spacing theory question

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Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>

Tesla list wrote:
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> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
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> In a message dated 12/4/01 5:38:49 PM Pacific Standard Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> writes:
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> >
> > Hey Bart,All,
> > Does this mean the space's between the gaps don't have to be equally
spaced?
> > If not , then would it be okay to permanently fix all but the end piece of
> > copper, and make the last one adjustable?
> > Billy
> 
> I don't see why any of the copper pipe sections needs to be adjustable.  The
> gaps that I have made use seven or eight pipe sections with gaps about .028".
> Each is mounted with brass bolts that allow you to wire in however many gap
> sections that you want.  If you want a higher voltage gap, use more
sections -
> lower, use less.
> 
> Ed Sonderman

	My "professional" quenched gap, circa 1918, originally had 0.015"
gaps.  The narrower the gap the better the quenching should be and the
less heating per gap.

Ed