Jeff Liebermann says...

John Woodgate wrote:

Google for Paschen's Law. For high voltages it is linear enough for
calibrated spark gaps to be used as voltmeters in the past. The high-
voltage terminals were open and accessible, giving a whole new meaning
to the phrase 'Paschen killers'.(;-)

Yep. That's it. Thanks. Haven't seen that since kollege. Also saw
your comments on the topic in other usenet news articles. So much for
my simplified view of ionization.

I am removing Mr. Woodgate from my killfile. I was under the
impression that he only wanted to post about politics in the wrong
newsgroup, but obviously I was wrong. My apologies to Mr. Woodgate.


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