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A Spark Method of Measuring High Resistance

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A CONDENSER of capacity cμf charged through a resistance r megohm by a battery of e volts, has at any instant a charge . After a time, t sec, the charge is approximately equal to 2/3 ec. The attainment of this stage in the charging process may be determined by inserting a spark gap in parallel with the condenser, of which the sparking potential is 2/3 e, the spark passing when t = cr.

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TEEGAN, J. A Spark Method of Measuring High Resistance. Nature 128, 585 (1931). https://doi.org/10.1038/128585d0

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