Re: RSG question

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: RSG question
From: Mark Finnis <mefinnis-at-medicine.adelaide.edu.au> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 1999 11:31:39 -0700
Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

At 10:02  21/12/1999 -0700, Phil Heslin wrote:

>2) I am planning to build an RQ style spark gap for coil but I am sure
>that later I will want to try building a rotary. My question is has
>anyone ever attempted to build an RSG in which instead of having
>electrodes mounted on the spinning disk there are simply holes or slots
>in a disk spinning between two stationiary electrodes?

I asked this about 18 months ago.  Toyed with the idea but decided against 
because I imagine whatever you use as the rotor material you will get 
carbonaceous deposits on the rotor which will act as a conductor, along 
which the spark will simply travel until you reach the next "hole".

I sort of decided it wouldn't be very effective before trying it.  If you 
do decide to go ahead, I for one would be interested in the results.

Merry Xmas to all.

Mark

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