Re: Quad SSTC

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

In a message dated 6/10/03 10:38:40 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:



>Original poster: "Peter Terren by way of Terry Fritz 
><teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <pterren-at-iinet-dot-net.au>
>
>Hi Alan
>I am extremely impressed by your quad coil.  Any thoughts of a V8?
>
>Cheers
>Peter (Tesla Downunder) http://members.iinet-dot-net.au/~pterren/


Hi Peter, Alan, All,
I seem to remember about 10 years ago reading about a proposed 
microprocessor-controlled "circle of six" with opposite pairs pulsed in 
sequence: 1&4 2&5 3&6 etc. to create a sustained, rotating plasma in the 
center. IIRC, at that time SSTCs didn't have the oomph to do much, and I 
believe the project never got past discussion. Perhaps it's time for an 
SSTC guru to revisit the idea? With more than 6 they are closer to each 
other than to the center and would not arc across the center.

Matt D.