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Re: Ion motor? (fwd)
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To: tesla@pupman.com
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Subject: Re: Ion motor? (fwd)
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From: FutureT@aol.com
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Date: Fri, 3 Jan 1997 10:29:29 -0500
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Subscriber: FutureT@aol.com Fri Jan 3 22:10:09 1997
In a message dated 97-01-03 01:45:36 EST, you write:
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> >>snip
>>These ion motors work great on tube coils, they spin like crazy with any
kind
> >of bearing.
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> John,
> I'd guess that you are NOT using an 18"ish toroid on your
>vacuum tube TC. The toroid will shield the ends of the ion motor
>(that's what the toroid is there for;) and the ion motor will not
> spin.
> Regards,
> jim
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Jim,
I'm sure the toroid would kill ion motor operation on any kind of TC. You
are correct, I don't usually use any toroid on my tube coils--it doesn't
seem to help, but i sometimes use a small 5" dia one as a tuning aid.
John Freau