Re: mixmaster motor!

• To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
• Subject: Re: mixmaster motor!
• From: Ron Beck <rtb-at-richmond.infi-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
• Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 18:17:45 -0700
• Approved: twf-at-verinet-dot-com

Tesla List wrote:
> 
> Original Poster: mark <moyson-at-tig-dot-com.au>
> 
> hello all,
> 
> do you think i could use a mixmaster(blender from kitchen) to make a rotary
> spark gap? It has a variable speed. would it do?

Interesting idea, due to the fact that the electric mixers (horizontal
type) use a centrifugial spark gap to do the speed control.  I think you
would have torque problems, though.  The motor is geared heavily to get
power to the beaters at low RPM.

Ron

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