Re: SIlly idea

[Hollmike-at-aol-dot-com (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

Shad,
    I would think your idea would be fine for a TC primary cap, but if you 
try charging it from the output of your TC, wouldn't it detune the secondary?
Mike


> Original poster: "sundog" <sundog-at-timeship-dot-net> 
>  
>      Hi all!  Just a dumb-silly idea....A capacitor is 2 conductors
>  separated by an insulator.  Right-o.  What if I took a small TC
>  (maybe 8" winding length).  Got a 55 gallon HDPE trash can, and
>  applied AL foil to the outside and inside (a 55 gallon Leyden jar),
>  and used a xmission line from the TC to charge it.  Think it'd do
>  anything at all?  I'm gonna try it anyway, but just wanted to hear
>  thae assorted snickers from everybody ;)  Since *i* have no idea
>  what it'll do (guessing nothing impressive), whatever it *does* do
>  will be interesting :)  Gotta run, itchin' to give that a try now.
>  Lemme know what you think of this "random act of silliness"
>  
>  And yep, i'm keepin' it safe!
>  
>  Sundog
>