Re: Kelvin water dropper (fwd)

[Steven Roys <sroys@xxxxxxxx>]

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Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 14:53:46 -0800
From: John Pepper <jspepper@xxxxxxx>
To: High Voltage list <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Kelvin water dropper (fwd)

I have actually wondered about this fact myself.  If one were to use
interconnects with a .25 dia the effective corona radius is .125 in one axis
only.  The other axis has a near infinit radius (being a long rod).  Perhaps
then, the "virtual" radius would be some comprimise largely bias towards the
smaller radius but still effectively lareger than a simple .25 dia corona
ball.  Thoughts?

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> Original poster: Steven Roys <sroys@xxxxxxxx>
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> Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 07:12:47 -0800
> From: Jim Lux <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Subject: Re: Kelvin water dropper (fwd)
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> > Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 20:07:23 -0800
> > From: Jonathan Peakall <jpeakall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > John,
> >
> > Wow, nice Kelvin generator. Do you find the fancy collectors you use help
> a
> > lot? I tried a bunch, (on a very crude by comparison) on mine, but didn't
> > find they made too much difference. All I ever achieved was the usual 1cm
> > output however. Nice little spark though, from falling water.
>
> Isn't the voltage going to be mostly limited by the corona from the wire
> interconnecting the various components?