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Subject: | [Amps] Alpha 86 |
From: | w8ji at contesting.com (Tom Rauch) |
Date: | Thu Mar 6 06:02:31 2003 |
> It is a non conductive washer that performs the same task as the ribs on > your spark plugs our power line insulators. I believe it goes on the > solder tag of the switch prior to soldering the wire to it. It increases > the distance a potential arc has to travel, thus making it less likely to > occur. No, it does not and is not! It is a conductive washer that distributes the electric field. An insulated washer would actually have the opposite effect, and reduce voltage breakdown of the contacts!!! 73 Tom |
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