Re: TC Electrostatics Revisited IIIa

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Subject: Re: TC Electrostatics Revisited IIIa
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Date: Thu, 11 Sep 1997 18:13:49 -0500
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From: 	John H. Couture[SMTP:couturejh-at-worldnet.att-dot-net]
Sent: 	Thursday, September 11, 1997 4:21 PM
To: 	Tesla List
Subject: 	Re: TC Electrostatics Revisited IIIa

At 03:15 AM 9/11/97 +0000, you wrote:
>
>From: 	Richard Wayne Wall[SMTP:rwall-at-ix-dot-netcom-dot-com]
>Sent: 	Wednesday, September 10, 1997 1:40 PM
>To: 	tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com
>Subject: 	TC Electrostatics Revisited III
>
>Date: Sun, 8 Dec 1996 07:38:40 -0800
>From: Richard Wayne Wall <rwall-at-ix-dot-netcom-dot-com>
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: Re: TC Electrostatics

   Richard Wall and All -
  
  Some of the information and terminology on the "Tesla List" is causing
much confusion and questionable results. I hope the following will be of
some help.

  Electromagnatism - Electrons in motion. A quantity of one coulomb of
electrons passing a fixed point in space is called an electrical current of
one ampere. The resulting electrical field forces are usually measured in
dynes or newtons and can be detected by a compass, moving coil devices, etc.

  Electrostatics - Electrons not in motion (static). Such as a Tesla coil
secondary terminal that is charged. If the terminal is 30 pf and charged to
one million volts the quantity of displaced electrons is equal to 30 micro
coulombs. With low voltages the resulting electrical forces can be measured
with an electroscope, electrostatic 
voltmeter, etc. A five million volt Tesla coil was measured by three
scientists in the thirties by using the method shown in my Tesla Coil
Construction Guide. Note that the electric field forces can also be measured
in dynes or newtons.

  One coulomb is a quantity of 6 x 10^18 electrons and is not a force.
Electrons have a dual nature and can be in the form of particles or waves.
It is obvious that electrical current passing thru a wire has a complex
explanation. 

There is much more information available in the standard electrical
engineering and physics books.

  John Couture
 
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>>12/5/96
>>
>>You wrote: 
>>
>>snip
>>[megaship]    The force of interaction in the wires is not a Coulombic 
>>force since neither wire has a net charge; it's totally an 
>>electromagnetic force.
>>
>>RWW
>>
>>I would greatly appreciate an explanation of the two types of force to
><which you refer and a concise description of the difference between 
>>them if this would not be an imposition.  Wallace Edward Brand
>>
>>
>12/8/96
>
>Sure, I'll give it a shot.  Somehow thought, I believe a man with your 
>knowledge and experience is only trying to stimulate excellent 
>discussion.  This is good.
>
>Richard Hull has mentioned that measurement of charge on an electron 
>measures only an 'effective charge'.  This is true.
>
--------------------------------- snip

>The theoretical discussion of electrostatic vs EM electricity is beyond 
>the scope of his thread.  Steinmetz has an excellent, easy to read 
>description in his "Electric Discharges, Waves and Impulses".
>
>RWW