Re: 3D version of ETesla

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Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Hi Mark,

It is almost trivial...

Instead of a rod along side of the coil, we just place an isolated disk 
above the coil.  The ground wire comes down from the ceiling along the 
center axis.

http://hot-streamer.com/temp/MarcTest.gif

This preserves all of the axial symmetry so the present version of E-Tesla 
can do it.  We probably don't even have to worry about the floating 
potential disk since the fields it would be inside in this case are very 
uniform.  The disk will just be the some potential as the equipotential 
contours it is in.

Of course, this make the whole thing look very simple...  Not sure there is 
any reason to go further now.

Cheers,

        Terry

At 03:52 PM 7/8/2005, you wrote:
> > > Indeed, this is the answer I expect from most on the list - "fun" idea
> > > with some use, but too much work for the result.
> >
> > But if the spirit grabs you, don't let us hold you back ;-)
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> >          Terry
>
> I'd be willing to help out, but I'm not at all capable of coding something 
> like this in its entirety - knowing how to do something and being able to 
> do it is the difference between a player and a coach. . . .
>
> Cheers!
>
> Mark Broker
> The Geek Group