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Re: Towards the autonomous lifter - electrostatic voltage generators.



Original poster: Robert Clark <bobbygc2001@xxxxxxxxx>

--- Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Original poster: "Peter Terren"
> <pterren@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> When used in my 11,000RPM angle grinder for a spark
> gap, acrylic is prone
> to deformation and eventual shattering.
> Polycarbonate is a bit better but
> still prone to shattering.  My 1/2 inch Tufnol
> laminate looks and feels
> rock solid by comparison and has lasted without
> problems.
>
http://www.bayplastics.co.uk/suppliers/Tufnol-supplier/prod-eng-tufnol(intro).htm
>
> Peter
>

 Thanks for the info. Could you say a little more how
you create the spark gap using the acryllic at high
revolution speed? Is it equivalent to a electrostatic
generator?


Bob Clark