Re: Eight Series Binary Spark Gap Adjustable from .001" - .254" in .001" increments. (fwd)

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Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2007 11:31:46 -0700
From: Barton B. Anderson <bartb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Eight Series Binary Spark Gap Adjustable from .001" - .254" in
    .001" increments. (fwd)

Hi Jeff,

Nice!

Have you looked at this gaps potential? I'm assuming the cylinder 
electrodes are tungsten or thoriated tungsten at about .25" diameter. 
This gap with a total gap spacing of 0.254" will arc at about 6,250 
volts. As this gap has cooling fins for each electrode, and if the 
electrodes are as mentioned, this gap could handle a higher voltage 
efficiently with air cooling.

Are the fins a single machined part or a cascade of discs? I'm assuming 
the easiest method to do the fins is a single cast part.

Take care,
Bart

Tesla list wrote:

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>Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2007 15:19:45 +0000
>From: Jeff Behary <jeff_behary@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Eight Series Binary Spark Gap Adjustable from .001" - .254" in .001"
>    increments.
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>Hey All,
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>This is an idea to go along with the Binary Capacitor:
>http://www.electrotherapymuseum.com/2007/BinarySparkGap/index.htm
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>There are no moving parts, aside from 8 short-circuiting rods that allow 
>each individual gap into or out of the series.  The gap is adjustable from a 
>thousandth of an inch to a little over 1/4" in .001" increments.
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>Granted there are easier ways of making this (the 1920s style spark gaps add 
>some elegance), buts its a new take on an old concept... The same idea could 
>be made as simple as tungsten rods mounted in welding lugs with a knife 
>switch in parallel to each section.
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>Jeff Behary, c/o
>The Turn Of The Century Electrotherapy Museum
>http://www.electrotherapymuseum.com
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