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Re: Intro
Original poster: Finn Hammer <f-h@xxxx>
James,
Spraying the inside of a Faraday cage with controlled discharges is
possible. First the distance from toroidal topload of the coil to the
cage has to be pretty much the same all the way around.
Next, you have to make remotely controllable breakout points that
extend from the toroid to make a preferred starting point for an arc
to bridge the distance to the cage.
I have done this and it works.
The break out points are operated with pneumatics, a small pneumatic
cylinder for each breakout point. this is so, because the voltage at
the top of the coil prevents us from running any wires to the top load.
Another way would be to use small solonoid coils powered by a battery
stored in the midle of the toroid, and operated by fiber optic links.
Would have to replace the battery every now and then, though, unless
you can device a charging routine based on corona rectification. :-P
You want to hit the overhead structure too? piece of cake!
In the final installation, mount the overhead structure so that it just
exactly is within striking range of the coil. This would be from a
central immobile breakout point terminated into a rather large sphere.
This will be the preferred discharge path for the coil with all
breakout points retracted. Now extend a break out point on the
toroids perimeter, and you have instead an arc to the cage.
Make a show controller that generates random or pre programmed
sequences of breakouts, and you will have one awesome display.
Wish you luck.
Cheers, Finn Hammer
I would like the strikes to be all over the framing of the cage and in the
center of the cage there will also be hanging a metal structure that I would
like to see hit. Is it possible to gain tight control of the striking
points?
Tight controlled strikes to one point is very possible, to
multiple points is not.
Hope this helps.