Re: SIlly idea

["Mike Nolley" <nolleym-at-willamette.edu> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

>
>   I seem to remember a page somewhere that explained mercury rectifiers for
> high voltage/current.  Firstly, *NO* i am *NOT* going to make one.  1, I
> don't have the mercury in sufficient quantity, 2 I don't like the idea of
> mercury vapor in the air i'm breathing, plus all the "neat" things it
> creates when blasted with HV.  I'm just after the info on it.   I may be
> silly, but there's things I just won't mess with.

    Why not try corona rectification:  grab a whole bunch of flat-backed,
metallic
tooth brushes (like the ones used for lice removal or pet grooming), and
arrange
them on insulated supports:  I imagine with 20-50 corona rectifiers one could
completely rectify a TC output.  Imagine what one could do with a rectified
TC and
styrofoam peanuts.  (for some idea, check out LOD's static generator at
www.lod-dot-org)
            --Mike