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High speed rotary spark gap
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| The above picture shows the all new high speed RSG, the motor used is a universal motor that can run | ||
| at up to 10,000 RPM, the rotor and the motor mount are made of 10 mm thick Tufnoll, the disk has 8 | ||
| rotating electrodes made of 2.3mm Tungsten ( TIG Electrodes ) these are mounted into brass holders | ||
| and held in place by two grub screws, The stationary electrodes are held the same way but the brass | ||
| mountings are machined to give a larger surface area to help with cooling. The picture below is a close up | ||
| of the electrodes and the holders. | ||
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| --A copper bus bar connects the two stationary and is held in place by two sections of Brass stock | ||
| and these in turn are mounted on commercial insulators. The motor came from an old "Hover mower" | ||
| hence the reason for the vertical alignment of the motor and disk. | ||
| --------------------The picture below show the motor dimensions | ||
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| Below are a series of pictures of the building process. Thanks go to Steve Bell for the lathe and milling | ||
| work & Brian for the Tungsten and most of the Brass components... | ||
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| Above the motor boss is aligned and machined true to the motor shaft. |
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