Re: Side-wise Vectors?????

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Original poster: "Bert Hickman" <bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-net> 

Hi Terry,

Good experiment!

Do you see the same degree of spiraling when the streamers are directed in 
a horizontal direction versus when they're vertical? If not, then perhaps 
we're seeing an interaction between the streamers and hot air vortices that 
preferentially affect vertically oriented streamers. Streamers from VTTC's 
and SSTC's may be liberating more heat (on average) than disruptive coils, 
perhaps accounting for the effects being more noticeable on these systems. 
However, vortex (tornado-like) discharges are sometimes seen on disruptive 
coils as well, particularly at the top of coils that use spherical toploads 
in very still air.

Best regards,

-- Bert --
-- 

Tesla list wrote:

>Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-twfpowerelectronics-dot-com>
>Hi,
>Of course, EM theory is always right :o)
>I suspect that the powerful magnetic field is having zero effect on the 
>streamers.
>Lest we make Karl Gauss mad :o)
>What we are seeing is probably electrostatic repulsion of like charges.
>The metal coated magnet and the streamers have the same charge and thus 
>they repel.
>I will test a similar size shape piece of aluminum to see if just the 
>"conductor" is causing the repulsion of the streamers.
>I wrapped a nonmagnetic disk of about the same size with foil and tried it:
>http://hot-streamer-dot-com/temp/PB210001.JPG
>Yep!!  The magnetic field is not causing the repulsion.  It is just plain 
>old electrostatics at work.
>Still waiting for the string theory guys to bust orthodox EM theory here  >:)
>I wonder if the feathers on the streamers are just electrons being forced 
>away from the main path by repulsion and they tend to form the cork screws 
>due to complex 3D effects...  Might need some high level nuclear 3D real 
>time modeling to figure that one out...
>Cheers,
>         Terry
>At 09:30 AM 11/21/2004, you wrote:
>
>>Terry,
>>
>>Your experimental findings are quite interesting.  What is the mechainism 
>>of BOTH north and south magnetic field orientations repelling the 
>>streamers?  How does this fit with orthodox EM theory?
>>
>>RWW
>>
>>>
>>> >          I tried putting the magnet 90 degrees to
>>> > the arc.  The arc was
>>> > very heavily pushed "away" from the magnet in "both"
>>> > the north and south
>>> > orientations:
>>> >
>>> > http://hot-streamer-dot-com/temp/PB190014a.JPG
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