Re: copper plated tungsten rods (fwd)

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Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 02:14:10 -0700
From: Barton B. Anderson <bartb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: copper plated tungsten rods (fwd)

Hi Scott,

I noticed there was no one with a response like "been there, done that". 
So, if you have that plating experience, might as well give it a try. 
You've heard our armchair cowboy reponses. You mentioned your just 
musing the thought, but if it's not a big deal for you to do this, I 
think you should (even it is simply proves a hypothesis). This question 
will likely be thought of by someone else down the line, and when it 
does, your the guy that could say "been there, done that"). The most 
credible advice is from someone who has experience.

Take care,
Bart

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>Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:08:30 -0400
>From: Scott Bogard <teslas-intern@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: copper plated tungsten rods (fwd)
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>I figured the gap would blow the plating off the tip, But I use a propeller 
>style gap, which means I have 7 inches of 1/8 tungsten rod.  Still probably 
>negligible, I figure If I use an acetylene torch to melt some copper, it 
>will stick nicely to the heated rod, just like steel does (although this is 
>bad for TIG welding).  Or I could electroplate the rod, if that would work 
>for tungsten (I have extensive experimental copper, zinc and silver 
>electroplating experience, I can get most anything to stick to most 
>anything, assuming I have pure samples of both metals).  Just musing.
>Scott Bogard.
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>>From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: Re: copper plated tungsten rods (fwd)
>>Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:37:56 -0600 (MDT)
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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)
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>>Hi Scott,
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>>I don't think you'll gain anything. The path length is so small that
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>>from an RF standpoint, any losses due to RF currents would be negligible
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>>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).
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>>Take care,
>>Bart
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>>Tesla list wrote:
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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 
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>>the
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>>>tungsten rods in my spark gap?  I have a few ideas of how to do this, but 
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>>>am not sure if it would be worth my time.  Thanks.
>>>Scott Bogard.
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