spark-gap
Arc-jumping void
A spark-gap is the space between two electrodes across which an electrical spark can jump.
In early radio transmitters, spark-gaps generated the oscillating current that produced radio waves.
The term also applies to protective devices that discharge dangerous voltage surges: The spark-gap prevents lightning damage to the equipment.
Release of substance outward
- electrodeConductive interface point
- arcCurved line segment
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- transmitterSignal-emitting device
radio · Tesla · coil · oscillator · dielectric · breakdown · capacitor · induction
Sudden powerful increase
- arresterOne who detains
- lightningAtmospheric electrical discharge
- overvoltageExcess electrical pressure
- protectionGuarding against harm
safety · grounding · transient · equipment · fault · bypass · shunt · threshold
Electrical message system
- HertzFrequency measurement's eponym
- rotaryInvolving circular motion
- quenchedSatisfied a craving
- transatlanticSpanning the ocean between continents
broadcasting · pioneer · maritime · invention · experiment · apparatus · laboratory · Victorian
discharge
Release of substance outward
transmitter · radio · Tesla · coil · oscillator · dielectric · breakdown · capacitor · induction · ionization
surge
Sudden powerful increase
- arresterOne who detains
- lightningAtmospheric electrical discharge
- overvoltageExcess electrical pressure
protection · safety · grounding · transient · equipment · fault · bypass · shunt · threshold · safeguard
telegraph
Electrical message system
transatlantic · broadcasting · pioneer · maritime · invention · experiment · apparatus · laboratory · Victorian · Edwardian
spark-gapwire
Thin metallic conductor
conductor · closed circuit · direct connection · jumper wire · transistor
spark, gap, sparks, sparked, sparking, sparkle, sparkler, sparkles, sparkling