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Re: Addendum-DC Tesla
Tesla List wrote:
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> >From ed-at-alumni.caltech.eduSun Aug 4 13:25:37 1996
> Date: Sat, 3 Aug 1996 20:55:01 -0700 (PDT)
> From: "Edward V. Phillips" <ed-at-alumni.caltech.edu>
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Re: Addendum-DC Tesla
>
> Sure it's rectification due to dissimilar electrodes. You can
> charge a capacitor with DC from a spark coil if you use such
> electodes, for example a disk and a needle, and play with spark
> length. I think that's why you get the "jolts" off the TC. When
> the fatter and continuous sparks occur I think there's enough
> ionization present to nullify any significant rectification. I
> get plenty jolts even off my little coil run from 12 V ignition
> cli.
> COIL!
> Ed Phillips
Ed,
I really doubt if dissimilar metal make a difference. My experiments all
use aluminum-aluminum! I have nevr used dissimilar metals in my DC work
to avoid just such a suggestion. A really good experiment to prove a
point should cover most objections from observers who would question the
results based on other principles.
Richard Hull, TCBOR