Re: RSG- idea, question

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <FutureT-at-aol-dot-com>

In a message dated 3/23/02 1:51:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
writes:

Greg,

Sounds like a nice idea.  I've used lexan rotors of about 9" dia,
and I've run them up to 5000 rpm with no trouble.  I guess my
max input power was about 2500 watts or so.  The electrodes
just got a little warm, so they didn't soften the lexan.  Such a
rotary can be seen at my website.  As far as I know lexan
can't really crack or shatter, unless certain chemicals influence
it.  My electrodes are usually 3/8" bolts placed through
the lexan disc with nuts to hold the bolts in place.  Actually I
cut the heads off the bolts so both ends can arc.

Cheers,
John


>
> Hey guys, I have a new crazy idea, and a question,
>
> On Richie Burnett's site (http://www.richieburnett.co.uk), I once saw 
> an interesting article on a sync gap with staggered electrodes. I am 
> contemplating making one. However, rather than using one rotor with 
> staggered electrodes, I will modify a bench grinder to run in sync and 
> put a rotor on each shaft. I will then wire each rotor system in 
> parallel. By adjusting the offset of the rotors I will be able to fully 
> investigate the effect of offset electrodes. Since I will be making 
> heaps of rotors over the next few months, I was considering using lexan 
> for my rotors to make them cheaper. Has anyone ever had a lexan rotor 
> fail at high speed? How many RPM and with what electrodes and power 
> have they been successfully used?