Re: [TCML] Rectifying A Tesla Coil: Point-Plane Collector Experiments - works!

["DC Cox" <resonance@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Be very careful here.   Running the peak potentials a TC can produce
(100-1000 kV) can produce some very powerful
X radiation if electrons in a vacuum type are self rectified and accelerated
by these potentials.

This is one area you should definitely leave alone.
Or, any children you raise could look very strange indeed.

Dr. Resonance




On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 9:21 PM, Quarkster <quarkster@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Jeff -
>
>  This past weekend I downloaded 19 turn-of-the-century books on
> electrotherapy, X-ray technique, and high-frequency apparatus from Google.
> One of them had some info on HV rectification via point - plane (or closer
> to "point - cup", in this version).
>
>  The one illustration I remember seeing showed the point electrode INSIDE a
> metallic sphere - adjusted to be just short of the flashover point.
>
>  I'll go back and look at the books I have already looked at, and let you
> know the title & author of the one with the rectification details.
>
>  Regards,
>  Herr Zapp
>
> Jeff Behary <electrotherapy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Guys, this was fun, seriously fun!Maybe not the best way to rectify a coil,
> but it sure is a start - and a simple start at that!I made two collectors,
> one with a point and one with a plane. Placed them above a bipolar Tesla
> Coil.
> One end of the bipolar coil had a point discharger, the other a plane. The
> opposite collector was placed above the dischargers. The result - see for
> yourself!
> Photos and Descriptions:
> http://www.electrotherapymuseum.com/2008/PointPlaneCollectors1/index.htm
> Movie of coil in operation:
>
> http://www.electrotherapymuseum.com/2008/PointPlaneCollectors1/PointPlaneTest1.wmvMovieof polishing an electrode:
> http://www.electrotherapymuseum.com/2008/PointPlaneCollectors1/Polishing.wmvIcan't wait to try more!!!Jeff Behary
> _________________________________________________________________
> Talk to your Yahoo! Friends via Windows Live Messenger. Find out how.
>
> http://www.windowslive.com/explore/messenger?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_messenger_yahoo_082008_______________________________________________
> Tesla mailing list
> Tesla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla
>
> _______________________________________________
> Tesla mailing list
> Tesla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla
>
_______________________________________________
Tesla mailing list
Tesla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla