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Re: Displacement Current Revisited
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At 11:48 AM 4/3/99 -0700, you wrote:
>Original Poster: "John H. Couture" <COUTUREJH-at-worldnet.att-dot-net>
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>At 07:12 PM 3/31/99 -0700, you wrote:
>>Original Poster: rwall-at-ix-dot-netcom-dot-com
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>>Ah! the old polarity of the secondary terminal issue. I read your post last
>>year about how to measure the polarity of a TC. If recollection serves me
>>correctly you used about two or three stages in in your instrumentation to
>>judge polarity. Too much room for error in my opinion. I suggest you use
>>your published fet electrometer to evaluate the electrostatic fields around
>>the secondary. It's much simpler, easier and accurate.
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>>RWW
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> RWW -
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> You apparently misunderstood the test I made that indicated the secondary
>terminal was NEGATIVE when the TC was operating. There was no "three stages
>in the instrumentation". In fact I used only a standard microammeter with no
>other instrumentation. The secret of the test is to connect the TC and test
>sphere correctely as I described in my post,
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> Making the test with an electrometer would be similar to Richard Hull's
>test which produces an incorrect test conclusion. This test is not simple,
>easier, and accurate compared to the test I made.
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> The secondary terminal polarity is easily determined to be NEGATIVE when
>the test is done correctly. Tesla said the terminal was NEGATIVE but did not
>indicate how he had come to this conclusion.
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> John Couture
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