Re: Solid State Plasma Tweeters

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

Sorry guys but I feel I must comment on this plasma tweeter thing. Tube
plasma tweeters are just so much easier to build. Plus, tubes can oscillate
at a very high frequency, like 10MHz, no problem. The high frequency makes a
quieter arc, like Dan suggested, and also would theoretically give less
harmonic distortion compared to a 400kHz solid-state inverter with PWM.

Here is a run-down on plasma tweeter theory
http://home.earthlink-dot-net/~rogerr7/ionovac.htm

Steve C.