DATA ALERT

["B2" <bensonbd-at-xxxxxxxxx> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-xxxxxxxxxx>)]

Hi All,
    I have recently discovered that the Journal of Physics D is online
available for free download until December 22 at this site:

http://www.iop-dot-org/

Go to the pink box on the far right and click on "Free access is just a
click away".  There is a short form to fill out.  Registration gives
temporary access to all journals.  I found out that they have a 1000 file
per hour download limit with a one hour reset, though:))

    In one of the year 2000 issues of the European Journal of physics
(Volume 21 page 125) is the article by Skeldon showing his ingeneous
telescopable Tesla coil secondary and associated system.  Everyone on this
list should read this article.  This guy should be on our list!

    The Journal of Physics D and Plasma Physics Journals have zillions of
articles on streamer formation theory, spark gap design, corona, RF
discharges, Tesla coil accelerator designs, and other Tesla coil related
articles.  I also discovered a new type of "diffuse"? spark gap.  One
electrode has a copper screen inset (or holes) with a glass plate over
that.  A trigger applied to the back of the glass plate causes the switch
to breakdown forming N cathode spots.  The author ran the switch with a
capacitor somewhere in the range of .01uF at several hundred Hertz for over
four hours CW with almost no switch wear or degredation!!!!!  I will have
to reread that article again when I can find it (Journal of Physics D most
recent year maybe).  Back to megadownloadz:)

Cheers,
Barry