Re: lifter power supply (fwd)

[Steven Roys <sroys@xxxxxxxx>]

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 09:50:02 -0400
From: James R Bubeck <quantum137@xxxxxxxx>
To: hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: lifter power supply (fwd)

Our main problem was that they don't always lift straight upwards (due to
poor construction), causing them to fall on their sides.  That pushed in
the corona wire, causing it to arc and burn.
Ours were made from (I think) 1/16 x 1/32 inch beechwood because I had it
sitting around.  Our balsa one was too heavy and did not fly.
Be careful not to let the corona wire get too close to the foil, for if
it arcs over the wood for a little bit of time, carbon tracks form, which
lead to more arcs, which leads to fire.

James Bubeck

On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 20:06:39 -0600 (MDT) "High Voltage list"
<hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Original poster: Steven Roys <sroys@xxxxxxxx>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 17:08:04 -0700
> From: Jonathan Peakall <jpeakall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: High Voltage list <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: lifter power supply (fwd)
>
> CwhY,
>
> Yes, they are for real. I haven't yet made a model that flew well
> and
> consistently, but they do work, and many folks have made them. I
> only messed
> around with it for an afternoon. I can post you a picture of one of
> mine in
> flight if you like. I can also post you a picture of one that set on
> fire
> :-P
>
> Jonathan
>
> www.madlabs.info
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "High Voltage list" <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 2:11 PM
> Subject: Re: lifter power supply (fwd)
>
>
> > Original poster: Steven Roys <sroys@xxxxxxxx>
> >
> >
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 19:38:59 -0600
> > From: CwhY <satori@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: High Voltage list <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: lifter power supply
> >
> > One one of the lifter pages I found through links posted here, I
> noticed a
> > mention of reversing the power supply polarity and still acheiving
> lift.
> In
> > light of the mentions here about polarity issues, I thought it
> might be
> > worth mentioning.
> >
> > My question, though, is this: are these for real? I'm guessing
> there must
> be
> > something to it, if it attracted Terry's interest. But until I saw
> them
> > discussed here, I had long relegated the idea to
> "pseudo-scientific
> hogwash"
> > status. I was first exposed to the idea in
> > free-energy/antigravity/Tesla-Venusian-mind-ray type circles, and
> I don't
> > recall seeing any more "reputable" information on them.
> >
> > However, given even _some_ hope of the legitimacy of these
> devices, I am
> > quite likely to do some experiments since they appear easy enough
> to
> > construct and power using (mostly) stuff I already have.
> >
> > -CwhY
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>


________________________________________________________________
The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand!
Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER!
Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!