Re: Multisection HV terminal (fwd)

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Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 12:07:39 -0700
From: Gomez Addams <gomez@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: High Voltage list <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Multisection HV terminal (fwd)


On Nov 22, 2004, at 11:05 AM, High Voltage list wrote:

> Original poster: <sroys@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 11:46:03 -0500
> From: Luc Benard <ludev@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Multisection HV terminal
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> Hi,
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> In big HV lab they often used hv terminal maid of many small aluminium
> curved plate, if you want a terminal 5 to 10 feet big it's more
> practical to use this instead of a big spinning part. If the curve and
> placement of the plate is right the terminal behave more or less like a
> big single part terminal .  in the desing of these terminal you need to
> shape and place the small plates in a way that they sheild each other
> border.
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> I try to find information on how to build them to have max performance
> without success.
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> I know many of you like Antonio and other study electrostatic, Bruce
> and Rogowski profiles. May be some of you could help.
>
> I probably can find a stock of cheap serving spoon,  may be I can use
> them by bending the handle and arrenging them in a sphere shape.

I am also interested in this type of terminal.  Here's a tip for parts -
you may want to look at the blank forms used in making badges or 
buttons,
like these: http://www.buttonsonline.com/