Re: copper plated tungsten rods (fwd)

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Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:00:48 -0700
From: Barton B. Anderson <bartb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: copper plated tungsten rods (fwd)

Hi Scott,

I don't think you'll gain anything. The path length is so small that 
from an RF standpoint, any losses due to RF currents would be negligible 
at best. The plating would also likely pit and transfer material. I 
think you would quickly end up with zero plating at the point of 
conduction (the rest of the electrode would look really nice however).

Take care,
Bart

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>Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:17:17 -0400
>From: Scott Bogard <teslas-intern@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: copper plated tungsten rods
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>Hey all,
>     Knowing that the skin effect causes most of the current to travel on 
>the outside of conductors, would it be worth my trouble to copper plate the 
>tungsten rods in my spark gap?  I have a few ideas of how to do this, but I 
>am not sure if it would be worth my time.  Thanks.
>Scott Bogard.
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