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

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Original poster: "Tom Stathes by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <newphreak_16-at-yahoo-dot-com>

Hey all

http://www.PLASMATWEETER.DE

http://www.ece.villanova.edu/~cdanjo/plasma.html
I have built one of the tweeters, its a tube type.  It
gives good sound, but not too loud.

--Tom






--- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
 > 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.
 >
 > ----- Original Message -----
 > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > 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
 >
 >