Topband: Spark gaps

[DAVID CUTHBERT]

Google "carbon ball gap lightning."

Dave
On Jul 27, 2012 9:33 AM, "Mike Waters" <mikewate at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
> >
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