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Teledyne reynolds spark gap model mlh-0500L 0-500V
Spark Gaps are basically high energy voltage controlled switching devices. They are unique in their ability to repeatedly switch currents of thousands of amperes, which leads to their most common usage as transient protectors for applications where high energy transient electrical surges are anticipated.
The basic design and operation of a spark gap spark gap is simple. If two metal electrodes are separated by a suitable insulator and a gas placed between the electrodes at a
specific pressure, an electrical breakdown occurs between the electrodes following the application of sufficient voltage across the electrodes. Once formed, this electrical arc is capable of carrying currents of many thousands of amperes while the voltage developed between the electrodes during the arc state remains relatively independent of this arc current. Typically this arc related voltage is in the range of twenty to thirty volts once the breakdown has been initiated.
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