20,000 was an exaggeration for a spark jumping an air gap when a swich closes.
This is probably more accurate: http://www.taser.org/voltage.html "The rule of thumb is 30,000 Volts per inch. For example, the maximum voltage of the stun gun below is 0.3 inches x 30,000 Volts/inch = 9,000 Volts. " In any case, there probably is not a lot of current in such a spark and it may not be enough to damage the Brewtus h-connector wiring. It is still a mystery to me as to why the wiring burned out. Do you have any ideas? On Jun 11, 1:12 am, Ira <[email protected]> wrote: > At 11:39 AM 6/10/2009, you wrote: > > >As to the thought that 20,000 volt spark when a switch is closed is > >different than a voltage surge, I suspect that if you put a scope in > >the circuit you will see a 20,000 volt spike when that happens. I > >don't know if there is enough current in the spike to cause a problem, > >but.... > > There is no 20,000 volt spark, it's no more than 117 volts. > > Ira --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
