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Old 01-20-2015, 01:08 PM  
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my sg goes up to 10 volts. I only need small spark gap. 1/8th of an inch would be ok. What can I use in place of a signal generator? I want to be able to control the frequency of the spark as well as the volts.
Yup, your sg isn't enough power to jump that gap

here's a voltage arc gap calculator that can maybe help, it shows 3000 volts only can jump a 0.119 gap!

Cirris Systems - High Voltage Arc Gap Calculator
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