Re: Polarized HV/ what's + and what's -

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Original poster: Mddeming-at-aol-dot-com 

In a message dated 8/7/04 11:41:16 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:

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Can anyone tell
me which polarity will form more corona and arc further
at a given DC voltage?

Thanks,
David Rieben

Hi David,
     In non-scientific terms, IIRC, the terminal that is "pushing extra 
electrons into the air" will form a local cloud of charge easier than the 
one that is trying to "suck electrons out of the air." That would make 
negative the right answer.

Matt D.