Re: Van de Graaff /Pelletron (fwd)

[Steven Roys <sroys@xxxxxxxx>]

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Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 21:14:40 -0000
From: colin.heath4 <colin.heath4@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: High Voltage list <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Van de Graaff /Pelletron (fwd)

hi charles,
            now that sounds like a a solution to the mechanical probs with
building a van de graaff. just cut it up and stick an insulating tube
between them.
cheers
colin

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Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 6:55 PM
Subject: Re: Van de Graaff /Pelletron (fwd)


> Original poster: Steven Roys <sroys@xxxxxxxx>
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> Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 08:57:07 -0500
> From: Charles Brush <cfbrush@xxxxxxx>
> To: High Voltage list <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Van de Graaff /Pelletron (fwd)
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> >Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 23:31:57 +0100
> >From: Finn Hammer <f-h@xxxx>
> >To: High Voltage list <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: Re: Van de Graaff /Pelletron (fwd)
> >
> >
> >
> >High Voltage list wrote:
> >
> >>>Hi everyone,
> >>>
> >>>No discussion about VDGs would be complete without a mention of the
> >>>giant unit up at Boston's Museum Of Science.  It was originally built
> >>>as a tandem unit 1931 for use as a particle accelerator.
> >
> >All,
> >
> >The original article, by Atta, Northrup and Van de Graaff can be
> >downloaded from here:
> >http://home5.inet.tele.dk/f-hammer/roundhill.pdf
> >
> >Cheers, Finn Hammer
>
>
> Finn,
>
> Interesting article, particularly all that stuff about voltage
> control.  Thanks!
>
> I've been doing some searching around online looking for possible VDG
> parts.  While looking at conveyor systems on ebay this morning (in
> the few minutes of calm while our 22 month old triplets were eating
> breakfast!), it occurred to be that a ready made drive system for an
> actively charged VDG could probably be scavenged from a belt sander.
> One of the big floor standing models might be perfect...just chop it
> up.  I might have to try this.  Thoughts?
>
>
> Zap!
>
> Charles Brush
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>