At 10:19 AM 6/11/2009, you wrote: >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?
It sparks, because the gap starts at 0 where 117 volts is plenty to spark, once the air is ionized by the spark, the 117 volts can jump a much wider gap, it has nothing to do with surges. Someday look at the voltages used in arc welding, considerably less than 100 volts and yet they get big giant sparks. 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
