Re: Another improved propeller gap

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Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>

Just a note:

McMaster Carr sells Kevlar fabric pretty cheap and easy.

http://www.mcmaster-dot-com/param/asp/desc.asp?desc=Fabric%20Kevlar&descid=12055

That may be a nice nonconductive light weight shield.  I have never tried 
or worked with Kevlar, but it may be a cool thing to use for parts flying 
off high speed gaps.

Cheers,

         Terry


At 10:01 PM 1/31/2003 +0000, you wrote:
>Hi guys
>
>I recently finished building the rotor for my ASRG. Due to a bunch of 
>different reasons I decided to go with a small rotor that spun very fast. 
>The finished item was about 3.5" in diameter and runs at least 12000 rpm. 
>I was inspired by the propeller gap that Terry Blake made, so my design 
>also has prong-like electrodes sticking out of a hub. Unlike the original, 
>though, the electrodes are bolted in place. I put some pictures online, at
>
>http://homepages.strath.ac.uk/~cnbp111/tcpropeller.html
>
>if anyone is interested. I balanced it as well as I could and it's getting 
>tested tomorrow. My plan is to stick it inside a steel pot, hide under the 
>workbench, crank the motor up to 240 volts, and see if anything gives.
>
>Steve C.
>