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Re: D.C. Danger with water gaps



Original poster: "davep by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <davep-at-quik-dot-com>

(OT?)

Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>"
<Parpp807-at-aol-dot-com>
 
> In a message dated 1/1/01 10:42:49 PM Central Standard Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> writes:
 
> << I've also heard of using barrels of water as resistive ballasts for tesla
>  coils.  This doesn't involve water heater elements.  Using a 55 gallon
>  poly drum full of water a person would just need to vary the depth
>  of two steel electrodes in the water to control the current.
 
> A barrel of water makes a good dummy antenna load for 50 kW transmitters.
> I would like to know if anyone has confirmed the presence of pure hydrogen
> and oxygen produced by AC.

	As noted, they show up, mixed.

> The water level has to drop as the gas evolves. I thought
> water heaters use immersion heaters

	The usual 'home' water heater does.
	Certain large scale heaters use the 'direct' method.
	Apparently some of the humidifiers do also.

	best
	dwp