Another improved propeller gap

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Original poster: "Stephen Conner by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <steve-at-scopeboy-dot-com>

Hi guys

I recently finished building the rotor for my ASRG. Due to a bunch of 
different reasons I decided to go with a small rotor that spun very fast. 
The finished item was about 3.5" in diameter and runs at least 12000 rpm. I 
was inspired by the propeller gap that Terry Blake made, so my design also 
has prong-like electrodes sticking out of a hub. Unlike the original, 
though, the electrodes are bolted in place. I put some pictures online, at

http://homepages.strath.ac.uk/~cnbp111/tcpropeller.html

if anyone is interested. I balanced it as well as I could and it's getting 
tested tomorrow. My plan is to stick it inside a steel pot, hide under the 
workbench, crank the motor up to 240 volts, and see if anything gives.

Steve C.