Re: Tesla Diodes home made?

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Original poster: "Mark Fergerson by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <mfergerson1-at-cox-dot-net>

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<Fucian-at-aol-dot-com>
> 
> In a message dated 4/28/02 12:53:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:
> 
> << Ed: Research in isotopic separation or acceleration of electromagnetic
> waves
>  requires continous output fron your device to provide sufficent production
>  for evaluation at a practical yeald. Power sources such as the Vandegraph
>  are good power sources for singel event research, but not for continious
>  use. The cost of production of a single gram of Osmium is over 300K$. By
>  using a TC as the power source the production cost are a fraction. The
>  problen is providing DC power to maintain proper bias on the acellerator
>  plates. This power is generaly about 2 MegV per plate set. The TC with NO
>  toroid easly provides this potencial, but is AC not DC so it must be
>  rectified and stored before use. The Corona rectifiers provide sufficent
>  current and DC for this use. Storage is the same as the Vandigraph,but is
>  available for continious use. No this not brute force power for lighting
>  like EDISON power requirements but in the lab it is A GOD SENT SOURCE OF
>  HIGH VOLTAGE POWER. The rectifiers are simple, sufficent area to provide
>  current to over-come losses. The spacing is sufficent to avoid arc over.
>  With NO toroid the arc length is controlable and free of random sparks and
>  voltage problems.. A series of carona rectifiers gives clean DC with little
>  rippel. Standard ball discharge regulators control over voltage and can be
>  controled with simple input power control. Size and cost is small in
>  relation to other methods.  NO is is not pritty like Govt/tax suported work.
>     Robert  H
>   >>
> Hmmm, so I COULD expect good output?Whats the cheapest and easiest way to
> make a corona rectifer?Liek, the MINIMUM requirements to make it work.Would a
> Harddrive disk be useful for the plate and a nail for the point?How would
> this be coneected to the tesla coil?ie: where does the plate connect and
> where does the nail go?

  And another, more common, name for the device would be
helpful if such exists. Googling for "corona rectifier"
gives _one_ return; a message on _this list_!

  Mark L. Fergerson