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9" Pancake Coil Testing Photos:
Initial Tests for a Rotary Spark Gap 1 KW Pancake Coil
Discharges extend over 12" for the test...however the
coil must be oil-insulated to test on full power and with the spark
gap completely opened!
Detailed photo of discharge seen above...
Click here for a movie of the test...
Click here for an approximate actual size photo...
The rotary gap makes a big difference!
As the power increases, arc-overs begin to occur...
Detail of arc-over.
Rotary Spark Gap:
3600 RPM Fan Motor with 80 Teeth 1/8" Thick Stainless Steel Rotary Electrode
Two 1/8" Thoriated Tungsten Stationary Electrodes
9600 Breaks per second!