Topband: Spark gaps

[Mike Waters]

I don't think carbon balls are suitable for lightning protection. Think of
the voltage drop that would appear across each ball during a direct hit. I
think they would vaporize.

At http://www.rossengineeringcorp.com/hv_spark_gap.htm lightning is not one
of the applications mentioned for their carbon balls.

73, Mike
www.w0btu.com

On Fri, Jul 27, 2012 at 9:35 AM, DAVID CUTHBERT <telegrapher9 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Note that Ross Engineering uses carbon balls on their spark gaps.
>