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Re: Static discharge from my air compressor



Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>

Homemade Lightning, by R.A. Ford, has a bunch of information on a dust based
generator built and tested by Vollrath in the 30's at USC.  He used
diatomaceous earth.. good insulator, cheap, uniform sized particles...

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 11:36 AM
Subject: Re: Static discharge from my air compressor


> Original poster: "Robert Stern at PSU by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rls327-at-psu.edu>
>
> Does anyone know of any plans, schematics, etc. for building a Van de
Graaf
> generator using air or pellets or just about anything other than a belt? I
> was interested in trying to make one.
> Thanks
> -Robert
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2002 7:06 PM
> Subject: RE: Static discharge from my air compressor
>
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> > Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <jim-at-jlproduction-dot-com>
> >
> > We have such a machine at work, it's called a glass bead machine. It is
> > similar to sand blasting but with fine sand instead(less material
> > damage) it is also re circulated via 4 in PVC back to a hopper where the
> > used media collects in a bag and fresh media is introduced.
> > If it isn't grounded baby look out, I have holes through my shirt from
> > the static zap and I am here to tell you its no fun.
> >
> > Jim Layton
> > http://www.jlproduction-dot-com/forum
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
> > Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2002 5:16 PM
> > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> > Subject: Re: Static discharge from my air compressor
> >
> > Original poster: "davep by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> > <davep-at-quik-dot-com>
> >
> >
> >
> > > I've had a similar experience! Air Compressors could make
> > > a very powerful Van De Graff machine if you were to use
> > > fine sand inside a PVC pipe with a charge collector!!!
> >
> >     Such a design, using dust, was proposed in the 1940s, by a French
> >     scientist.  (I do no t recall Tesla proposing it: there is much i
> > don't
> >     know....)
> >
> > best
> > dwp
> >
> > ...the net of a million lies...
> > -???  (tell me who...)
> > There are many web sites, which say many things.
> > -me
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