---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 07 Oct 1997 19:04:16 +0000 From: Greg Leyh <lod@pacbell.net> To: Tesla List <tesla@pupman.com> Subject: Why a toroid? A lot of effort has been directed at fabricating toroids for TC's. Has anyone ever tried using a large metal disk as the top electrode? A suitably sized disk would have just as much C to gnd as the toroid. I know that I should just try it myself, but I thought I'd ask first. -GL