Re: coherers

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Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "davep by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<davep-at-quik-dot-com>
> 

> > Yes. Probably a similar effect. But would a MOV "decohere"?
>         It 'decoheres' due to power removal (like an SCR) rather
> 
>         than thru mechanical action.
>         Do classic coherers decohere on removal of power?
>         My recollection is they do...

	No, the "filings type" stay on until whacked.  There was a "mercury
coherer" which was supposed to decohere automatically, but none of the
ones I've tried here did.

>         best
>         dwp

Ed