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Re: Topband: Spark gaps

To: <donovanf@starpower.net>, "topband" <topband@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: Spark gaps
From: "Bill Wichers" <billw@waveform.net>
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:06:12 -0400
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You can get chrome steel balls too and they are *very* hard (usually
used for ball bearings). You have to drill them with solid carbide
drills. I don't think it would be possible to thread the holes using
normal taps though.

  -Bill

[snip]
> Very hard steel balls such as carbon or tungsten are ideal for
> withstanding multiple lightning strikes without need for inspection
and
> replacement, but at higher cost.
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