Slightly off topic, but has anyone experimented with super-insuators in
this context?
On Wed, Jul 11, 2018, 4:15 PM David Speck <Dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I would think that "EM transparent" and "electrically conductive" are
> mutually exclusive in the frequency ranges we are dealing with.
>
> I've never tried it myself, but I suspect that any electrically
> conductive material would act like a shorted torn, no matter whether it
> is a copper or aluminum ring, or a piece of wire screen.
>
> I have seen several spectacular museum photos of electrical discharges
> passing around an insulating glass plate.
>
> I suspect that a simple circular piece of 1/4 to 1/2" Lexan of
> sufficient diameter would divert a direct strike, but the diversion
> might be TOWARD the secondary, which would not be good.
>
> Perhaps a large circular plastic disc, big enough to completely shield
> the primary, and then some, with a grounded, gapped conductive ring
> below the bottom outer perimeter might work well.
>
> Dave
>
>
> On 7/11/2018 12:08 PM, Chris Boden wrote:
> > "EM transparent but conductive"
> >
> > Ok, now you've got my attention.
> >
> > On Wed, Jul 11, 2018 at 7:24 AM, bunny Killer <1stbunnykiller@xxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> instead of an open ring or even a closed ring, how about an EM
> transparent
> >> but conductive "curtain" to protect the secondary?
> >>
> >> I was thinking something on the lines of Carbon fiber fabric held in
> place
> >> with some type of plastic ring assembly...
> >>
> >> just a thought :)
>
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