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Re: Real data from real experiments.
Tesla List wrote:
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> > > Subject: Real data from real experiments.
> > Subject: Re: Real data from real experiments.
> > > Subject: Real data from real experiments.
>
> >From hullr-at-whitlock-dot-comFri Nov 8 22:25:32 1996
> Date: Fri, 08 Nov 1996 12:06:26 -0800
> From: Richard Hull <hullr-at-whitlock-dot-com>
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Re: Real data from real experiments.
>
> Tesla List wrote:
> >
> > > Subject: Real data from real experiments.
> >
> > >From bturner-at-apc-dot-netThu Nov 7 22:27:35 1996
> > Date: Thu, 07 Nov 1996 03:58:57 -0800
> > From: open_minded <bturner-at-apc-dot-net>
> > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> > Subject: Re: Real data from real experiments.
> >
> > Tesla List wrote:
> > >
> > > >From hullr-at-whitlock-dot-comWed Nov 6 22:31:19 1996
> > > Date: Wed, 06 Nov 1996 11:38:55 -0800
> > > From: Richard Hull <hullr-at-whitlock-dot-com>
> > > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> > > Subject: Real data from real experiments.
> > >
> > > All,
> > >
> > > I took the time out to repeat two experiments which few seemed to do but
> > > a lot have commented on. I performed the first experiment presented here
> > > over a year ago and the latter experiment 5 years ago. So I repeated
> > > with fresh data and first rate instrumentation.
> > >
> >
> > <SNIP>
> >
> > > Conclusion:
> > >
> > > The voltage on any capacitor discharging into an identical capacitor with
> > > divide by 1/2 or equal 50% of its original voltage regardless of massive
> > > blasting of copper to molten beads in the exchange or a kinder, gentler
> > > flow of charge through limiting resistances. 1/2 of the original stored
> > > energy (1/2cv^2) is aboslutely and irrevocably lost in this situation to
> > > a plethora of forms of waste energy given off to the evironment and
> > > circuit components. Charge is conversed as well as energy. The energy
> > > transfer to the other capacitor will forever undergo a 50% loss factor.
> >
> > > DO THE EXPERIMENT! (Benjamin Franklin)
> > >
> > > Richard Hull, TCBOR
> >
> > Richard, et al:
> >
> > Thanks for the effort in duplicating the experiment. I do have one
> > comment, and that is on the subject of capacitive voltage division:
> >
> > "When two identical capacitors are hooked in series, where does 1/2
> > of the capacitance go?">
>
> - Brent
> >
> > It really didn't go anywhere it is still there but in each cap examined singly only. The series pair has effectively doubled the
dielectric
> thickness. and thus halved the capacitance. This question is like
> asking where the resistance goes when two 2 ohm resistors are placed in
> parallel to yield only 1 ohm. The current divides equally. In the above
> example the voltage divides equally.
> >
>
> Richard Hull, TCBOR
Right. At least that's the way I learned it years ago. It's amazing
how fast simple concepts can get clogged up with complicated theory
and conjecture!
- Brent