RE: Lifter (fwd)

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Original poster: Steven Roys <sroys@xxxxxxxxxx>



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Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 10:36:36 -0500
From: DF Martin <tcguy@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: 'High Voltage list' <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: Lifter (fwd)

Hi Dr. Resonance,

> Resonance Research Corp. has a 60 kV Electrothrust lifter 
> that is powered by a power pack (battery) that lifts itself 
> and additional weight.  It is totally self-contained --- not 
> tethered to the ground.  At present we are investigating 
> marketing options for this device --- possible military 
> applications.  We are also investigating the best "steering 
> mechanisms" for our new flyer.
> 
> Electrostatic fields do not require high current only high 
> voltage so a heavy transformer is not required.  Our 
> transformer units weigh less than 8 oz.

Are you using a capacitor/diode circuit to generate your high
potential?  Also, does your lifter design resemble the geometry
of standard lifters, with a thin circular wire for one "capacitor
plate" and a thin perpendicularly aligned conducting sheet for
the other "capacitor plate?"

Dave