Sounds right. The curve is very non-linear. From short to about 70% of the voltage, you can expect about 20% variation in current, then dropping to 0 at the last 30% or so of the voltage.
Marshall "Robert L. Berger" wrote: > Hi marshall, > > I just called the maker of my Magnetek NST and they do not have a VI curve > for > it. > > Guess I will have to generate my own. > > I just ran a test using some CS where in I varied the arc gap from 3/16" to > 10/16" by 1/16" increments and the current didn't hardly change form 28 ma . > At 11/16" no arc would form. > > I will repeat this and measure the voltage so as to get the most energy in the > arc for a given size of wet electrode. I have a strong suspicion that will be > the controlling variable. > > Any comments?? > > "Ole Bob" > > -- > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: > [email protected] -or- [email protected] > with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
