Re: Aluminum bar as stationary electrode holder? (fwd)

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Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:17:48 -0700
From: Barton B. Anderson <bartb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Aluminum bar as stationary electrode holder? (fwd)

Regardless of conductance properties of aluminum at RF, I think Jon is 
simply using them as holders, not as a conductive portion of the gap. 
Their heat sink properties is just fine for the purpose.

Take care,
Bart

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>Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 23:15:38 -0500
>From: resonance <resonance@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>Subject: Re: Aluminum bar as stationary electrode holder? (fwd)
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>Avoid aluminum --- it's conductance is too low at RF frequencies.  It works 
>fine at 60 Hz but not HF. It will work but really limits your peak primary 
>current.
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>Since potential across an inductor depends on peak current, you want it as 
>high as possible.  Keep inductance as high as possible also by using a large 
>dia. sec coilform.
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>Vsec = -L x dI/dt
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>>Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 20:13:17 EDT
>>From: FutureT@xxxxxxx
>>To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: Re: Aluminum bar as stationary electrode holder? (fwd)
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>>In a message dated 8/23/2007 7:00:08 P.M. US Eastern Standard Time,
>>tesla@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
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>>>I have some tungsten electrodes, and am considering using  aluminum bars 
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>>>holders/connectors for them on my  SRSG.
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>>Jon,
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>>I use aluminum for my electrode holders for most of my rotary gap 
>>designs.
>>You can see some of these rotaries at my website at:
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>>_http://hometown/aol.com/futuret/page3.html_
>>(http://hometown/aol.com/futuret/page3.html)
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>>_http://j.futuret.googlepages.com_ (http://j.futuret.googlepages.com)
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>>John
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