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Re: TC Electrostatics
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I saw an interesting thing while firing my coil on the work bench. An
article from a magazine was hanging from a hook about 20" from the
discharge electrode. When the coil was operated the paper pulled itself to
the pegboard clearly do to electrostatic charge. It's amazing how much
static these things put out.
Dave
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> From: Tesla List <tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>
> To: Tesla-list-subscribers-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com
> Subject: TC Electrostatics
> Date: Sunday, November 24, 1996 11:34 PM
>
> From rwall-at-ix-dot-netcom-dot-comSun Nov 24 22:34:16 1996
> Date: Sun, 24 Nov 1996 19:40:18 -0800
> From: Richard Wayne Wall <rwall-at-ix-dot-netcom-dot-com>
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: TC Electrostatics
>
>
> 11/23/96
>
> The following are electrostatic voltages (kV) produced by a small TC
> and collected on a movable aluminum target. A 14" x 14" flat aluminum
> sheet target was suspended vertically by the corners with monofiliment
> line. A 15 kV neon wire was attached to the back with tape and run to
> the ES voltmeter which was grounded to the system ground. A fan was
> directed upward, blowing air between the TC terminal and Al target.
>
> The TC is 4" x 22" wound with #23 enameled wire and with a flat spiral
> primary. The cap is 20 nF and there are two static tungsten gaps.
> Power by a 12/60 neon. A 20" toroid was initially used, but a 1 1/2"
> brass ball was finally settled upon.
>
> After setting R (distance from ball trerminal to Al target) the TC was
> allowed to run until the voltage on the ES voltmeter stabilized. Three
> series were done using R from 1' to 5' in each and input voltages from
> the variac of 50v, 60v and 70v.
>
>
> R 50V 60V 70V
>
> 1' 8.25kV 8.6kV 9.9kV
> 2' 4.4 4.6 4.75
> 3' 2.2 3.0 3.25
> 4' 1.7 2.2 2.35
> 5' 1.3 1.6 1.8
>
> Grafting R vs. voltage produces a linear plot with voltage proportional
> to 1/R, within experimental error.
>
> Conventional EM theory expresses an exponential decay proportional to
> 1/R^2. Conventional EM predicts about 79 volts for the 1.8 kV at 5'
> (70V column).
>
> Clearly, something in addition to EM is taking place in this system.
> Without doubt, electrostatics are involved and are produced by the TC.
> Are not scalar electromagnetics supposed to follow 1/R attenuation?
>
> RWW