RE: [TCML] rotary gap disk

["Lau, Gary" <Gary.Lau@xxxxxx>]

Acrylic is a very poor choice for an RSG disk.  As you observed, it is brittle and would be dangerously stressed in an RSG application.  Polycarbonate, a.k.a. Lexan, would be a better choice, but still not as good as G10, as Lexan will soften if the electrodes heat up.

If one has limited machine skills and equipment, a propeller RSG is a very good alternative to a disk.  See mine at http://www.laushaus.com/tesla/sync_gap.htm

Regards, Gary Lau
MA, USA

> -----Original Message-----
> From: tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of jhowson4@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 10:06 PM
> To: tesla list
> Subject: [TCML] rotary gap disk
>
> Hey, I am making a sync rotary gap and I was wondering what material should be
> used for the disk?  I was thinking acrylic but wasnt sure if it was too brittle to
> machine with my limited skills.
> any ideas?
>
> thanks,
> Jay Howson

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