Re: Classroom Projects with a TC?

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Original poster: "Harold Weiss" <hweiss-at-new.rr-dot-com> 

Hi Harry,

The streamers should deflect the same way the leaves on an electroscope
would deflect.  Opposite charges attract, like charges repel.  As the
streamers are all the same polarity when formed off the toroid, they will
repel each other.

David E Weiss

 > Original poster: "harry" <harry-at-prcn-dot-org>
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 > A roofing nail pointing up on top of the toroid makes a good break out
 > point.
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 > BTW if I put one nail on top of the toroid the sparks go straight up, if i
 > put 4 nails on the toroid the sparks move away from each other on an
 > angle.Can someone tell me why this is .
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