RE: Goal is Hi-Fi Stereo (dual) SSTC singing arc system

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Original poster: "Gary Peterson by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <glpeterson-at-tfcbooks-dot-com>

http://www.soteria-dot-com/brown/docs/ehydro/speaker1.pdf
http://www.soteria-dot-com/brown/docs/index.htm

Found a link the Townsend Brown's "Plasma-Dynamic Loudspeaker" and thought
of this thread.

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Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 6:12 PM
Subject: RE:Goal is Hi-Fi Stereo (dual) SSTC singing arc system


 >
 > Original poster: "Skip Malley by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<skip-at-ladybughell-dot-com>
 >
 > I am a bit late checking my email.  I know this subject is about a month
 > old but the subject also came up recently with another request for info
 > about audio modulating a VTTC.  It is a great idea, but you are all about
 > 30-40 years too late.  Have you ever heard the expression PLASMA
 > TWEETER?  They existed in the 60's and 70's.  They made sound by making a
 > plasma arc from high voltage RF from a similar circuit to a VTTC.  It had
a
 > lower voltage to make an arc of an inch or two long.  IT was then
amplitude
 > modulated which varied it's size.  The changing size varied the amount of
 > air the arc displaced, making sound.
 >
 > I believe it might have been popular electronics magazine.
 >
 > Try doing a search on the internet or magazine sites for PLASMA TWEETER.
 >
 > Skip
 >
 >
 > At 05:03 PM 9/12/2002 -0600, you wrote:
 > >Original poster: "Mccauley, Daniel H by way of Terry Fritz
 > ><twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <daniel.h.mccauley-at-lmco-dot-com>
 > >
 > > >1.  Need to create a DC power supply.  Will use 115VAC mains, bridge
 > > >rectified with about 16000uF, 450V smoothing capacitor
 > >
 > >actually you don't need this - Richie simply superimposed his signal on
the
 > >50Hz - it was quite recognisable. The aim is just a novelty, not hifi.
 > >
 > > >>>>>>>>>>>>Actually, my goal is Hi-Fi.  I think a whole slew of new and
 > >wild sounds could be made using this
 > >type of apparatus to produce sound waves.  No more mechanical excursion
of a
 > >speaker cone to limit the response times
 > >of various sounds as in regular speaker systems.
 > >
 > >My goal is actually to produce a stereo system comprised of two
independent
 > >SSTCs spaced apart to produce stereo
 > >sound.  Sue G. at a recent tesla event managed to output some pretty
clear
 > >audio IMHO with her VTTC.
 > >
 > >Sure, "singing arcs" have been done already, but i don't think anyone has
 > >done a hi-fi stereo system yet!!!!!!
 > >
 > >Coming soon . . . the tesla boombox!!!!!!
 > >
 > >Dan