Re: Tesla Diodes home made?

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Original poster: "rheidlebaugh by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rheidlebaugh-at-zialink-dot-com>

Ed: this is a high impedance system so your load changes your voltage out.
The breakdown voltage is a function of the radius of curve between your
point and the cup. The larger the area of the cup the more current available
up to 1/2 sphere. a point plate rectifier has no constant radius so the
effiency of current transpher drops off sharpely. A fine wire inside a tube
also works, but has a sharp low voltage starting point before it rectifies.
This is a built in voltage drop constant. The point has less start voltage
drop point voltage. The wire pipe system can be pressurized to reduce size.

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> Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2002 14:32:17 -0600
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> Subject: Re: Tesla Diodes home made?
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> Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>
> 
> Robert:
> 
> Do you have numbers for the forward voltage drop and reverse leakage
> and breakdown voltages for these devices?  Quite interested in giving it
> a try, but would like to know more about the construction and
> performance.
> 
> Ed
> 
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