Re: Neon Question

To: tesla-at-objinc-dot-com
Subject: Re: Neon Question
From: lcwang-at-students.wisc.edu
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 01:05:53 -0600
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>From: lcwang-at-students.wisc.edu
>Subject: Re: Neon Question
>
>At 07:58 AM 3/28/96 -0500, Russell L Thornton wrote:
>>I knew a whole lot less
>>than you guys have taught me but my simple set up produced an impressive
>>output.  Without knowing what I was doing(i.e. NO fine tuning) I was
>>generating a corona that was probably over two feet in diameter.  
>
>WHAT?!?!  My system is actually pretty similar to what you've just
described, and now that I've switched over to a glass plate cap that has
almost the same dimensions as yours, the spark has gone DOWN to about 0.5
cm!  Of course, I use a big piece of metal screen as a ground;  what have
you got?
>
>>I really need to dig out the article that I used.  If anyone is interested
>>I have access to a scanner, and  I could try and make a digital copy to
>>Email anyone.
>
>Please do make a copy for me.  I would be infinitely interested in this design.