RE: Tesla motor receiver

["Malcolm Watts" <M.J.Watts-at-massey.ac.nz> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

On 30 Aug 00, at 12:25, Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "Richard Barton" <richardbarton-at-caving5.freeserve.co.uk> 
> 
> Thanks for the various hints.
> I've put together a big loop of 1/4" copper tubing, around 24" diameter.
> I've simply soldered a diode to one end of that, to go to one of the motor
> terminals. Should the other end of the loop go to the other terminal ?
> or should a ground connection be involved as well ?
> I've fixed the loop in a vertical position, with its ends pointing
> downwards.
> Presumably, if the diode can rectify RF as advised by many of you, the
> motor would see this, after rectification as simply a "dirty" D.C.
> Advice please !

I'd use a low-ESR smoothing capacitor to produce clean DC to 
feed the motor.

Regards,
malcolm