Re: Ionic propulsion/ pinwheel toroid

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Ionic propulsion/ pinwheel toroid
From: "Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz" <acmq-at-compuland-dot-com.br> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
Date: Mon, 06 Sep 1999 10:34:28 -0600
Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
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Tesla List wrote:
> 
> Original Poster: "The Flavored Coffee Guy" <elgersmad-at-msn-dot-com>
> 
>  Just add a diode to the base of the pinwheel so that the direction of
> current places negative up.

Not necessary. The pinwheel works with any polarity, apparently
equally well (but it would be interesting to see experimental
evidence of some difference with different polarities, with DC,
or with AC). It works also if just put close to a high-voltage
source, without direct connection except by corona, or if sparks 
are made to pass through its arms. In the last case, if observed
in the dark, in the light of the sparks, it appears immobile. 

Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz