Re: Addendum-DC Tesla

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Subject: Re: Addendum-DC Tesla
From: Malcolm Watts <MALCOLM-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz>
Date: Fri, 9 Aug 1996 12:14:32 +1200

Hi Mark,

>         Perhaps you could set up a single shot experiment with a large 
> toroid to control breakout, and see if there is some consistancy in 
> polarity.  If there is some evidence of polarity, perhaps rectification is 
> occurring.
>         In a thunderstorm generated lightning bolt, the current normally 
> undergoes a number of reversals (A.C.?), once a hot plasma channel is 
> created, even though the initial pulse is essentially D.C., brought on by 
> building electrostatic charges.  It seems that this is the likely mechanism.

I'll try and remember to give this a shot this weekend. I'll use an 
isolated sphere as collector and try shotting in both directions. I
suspect a point on the isolated object would leave it positively 
charged (electron emission).

Regards,
Malcolm