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Re: Explanation of the positive E.S. charge
On Tue, 4 Feb 1997 23:25:04 -0700, Tesla List
<tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>, you wrote:
>> I am sorry to report that in the dark tonight that this was a
>>false alarm. At night, I can see that no matter what configuration I
>>use, both electrodes are glowing.
>>
>> I posted to soon
>>
>> I should have double checked my work.
>>
>> jim
>>
>>Jim,
>
>Not to worry. Mistakes turn on us and the wise use them as learning
>experiences.
Richard,
Thank you for the kind words. I became very excited when I
thought I had some additional confirmation of the unipolar charging
that you've reported on.
> It is really tough for any neon lamp about a TC to glow with
>only one electrode ( DC) due to the huge RF fields about the system. These
>are pure AC (two electrodes glowing).
This is the first thing that I checked. I disconnected the far ends of
the clip leads while keeping them connected to the neon to make sure I
wasn't see the effects of a half wave dipole driving the neon. I
wasn't; the neon extinguished.
> Keep up the efforts in experiment and
>we all value honest admission of mistakes. I, who recant often, know that
>"good experiment" is very difficult to make. Mistakes are common and admit
>to the humanity involved.
>
I too, have run often into the "hard wall of reality" and had to admit
my engineering mistakes.
Regards,
jim