RE: Dirod Electrostatic Machine (fwd) OT - Mead (fwd)

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Original poster: Steven Roys <sroys@xxxxxxxxxx>



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Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 21:38:09 -0800
From: Dave Halliday <dh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: 'High Voltage list' <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx>, matt@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Dirod Electrostatic Machine (fwd)  OT - Mead

Matt - if you are into Mead, check out this website:

http://www.talisman.com/mead/index.html

They host a Mead list (as well as one for Hard Cider)

Lots of great information.

[This is not very high-voltage related, but it's Thanksgiving, so I'll let
it go ;-) SRR]

Dave

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> Subject: Dirod Electrostatic Machine (fwd)
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> Original poster: Steven Roys <sroys@xxxxxxxxxx>
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> Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 10:50:13 +1030
> From: Matthew Smith <matt@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: High Voltage list <hvlist@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Dirod Electrostatic Machine
> 
> Hi All
> 
> Don't know if anyone has come across this electrostatic machine:
> 
> <http://www.cavemanchemistry.com/dirod/index.html>
> 
> To quote from the introduction:
> 
> "I must confess I have become hooked on Dirods. Static electricity
> generators tend to be at the mercy of atmospheric humidity, but the
> Dirod is amazingly robust, both mechanically and electrically. While
> Moore gives instructions for the construction of four Dirod models, it
> is fun to tinker with the design, trying to get the most out of each
> system. For myself, I was interested in a design along the 
> following lines:
> 
>     *      The device should occupy a cubic foot or less.
>     *      It should be hand operated.
>     *      It should be easy to build.
>     *      It should be inexpensive.
>     *      It should provide easy connections to accessories.
>     *      It should produce the maximum voltage and current, 
> given the
> other constraints."
> 
> (The Caveman Chemistry book on that site is also cool; I've 
> just bought
> an e-book copy of it, mostly for the mead recipe ;-)
> 
> Cheers
> 
> M
> 
> -- 
> Matthew Smith
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