Re: Magnetic quenching.

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Original poster: "Binny" <binny-at-midmaine-dot-com> 

My heartfelt thanks to everyone who have contributed to this thread because
I have enjoyed it immensely.Just to throw out an idea I have been thinking
of powering electromagnets by strategically placed coils in the primary's
field so as to quench the gap  at 120 BPS. Any comments?
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Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 6:46 PM
Subject: Re: Magnetic quenching.


 > Original poster: "June Heidlebaugh" <rheidlebaugh-at-desertgate-dot-com>
 >
 > The Edison cell rectifiers I used were made near the turn of the century
 > 1900 were efficient and did not waste much energy or produce excess noise.
 > The were resonant ,tuning fork, rectifiers with 2 Cm square contacts that
 > buzzed at 60 hz. I used them till 1980 when the contacts were to thin and
I
 > replaced the contacts with a diode. The contacts and tuning fork were
 > mounted on a 1/2" slab of slate for insulation. Heavy but worked well.
 >       Robert   H
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 > Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 11:06 PM
 > Subject: RE: Magnetic quenching.
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 >  > Original poster: G <bog-at-cinci.rr-dot-com>
 >  >
 >  > Synchronous rectifiers would have been a possibility...
 >  >
 >  > Regrads,
 >  > Gregory
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 >  > >Original poster: "Lau, Gary" <gary.lau-at-hp-dot-com>
 >  > >I have not done a lot of reading of Tesla's material.  I have to
wonder
 >  > >how he managed to build a HV DC power supply?  Wasn't this before HV
 >  > >vacuum tube rectifiers were available?
 >  > >
 >  > >I can't imagine that the "blast" created by convection currents would
be
 >  > >very effective.
 >  > >
 >  > >Gary Lau
 >  > >MA, USA
 >  >
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