Hairpin Project

[resonanceman]

No need to use diodes when you have Edison DC  generator with commutator 
Reversals was not possible at all because commutator was acting as second spark gap - btw this is why commutator was invented - to prevent AC ha ha, of course by accident .
What is happening with magnetic field of solenoid if circuit suddenly is opened on both ends ?
It has to dissipate somehow....
Btw capacitor can also be a gap in circuit...

Forest

By Edison generator do you mean  normal old fashoned DC generator?

I can see how a DC generator could  be modified to make a string  of DC pulses .........just remove all but 1 or 2 windings.
I am not sure that those pulses would  have a high enough rate of change to replace a sparkgap.........maybe they would.



I have no idea how a cap could  be used as a gap  ........can you explain that one  more?


gary

[Magluvin]

Cap Gap.   I read that you can use a "blown" cap for a gap.  Weird. Wasnt much explaining there.
But I imagine that the cap has an over, or under in this case, voltage leak, where the cap charges up to the point of leak breach and discharges. But I would think that whatever is going on inside cannot be a good thing, especially after a good while that gap either gets bigger and or carbonized and your left trying to make a new blown cap for replacement. Thats no fun. I may as well by batteries
That one needs explanation.

Mags gap cap

[Magluvin]

Hey Gary,  How about surge devices? There are different kinds. There are cap type that have a cut in them, I suppose that is the cap gap they are speaking of. And there are zener type, like a double zener. And others. I will have a looky and see what is available.

mags gap caps

[Magluvin]

Yo Gary   check it
http://www.spectrumcontrol.com/catalog/emc.asp

We may have lift off.

Cap gaps.  Thats funny

Magz

[jadaro2600]

If it's atmosphereic you're wanting, imagine the a layer of atmosphere you want to tap, create the spark gap in that pressure environment with those types of gasses?

Now, take into account the corona discharge at that pressure, and you may have better results.

In my opinion, this device can be operated on voltage, expending minimal current.  There are studies which suggest the electrons flow very slowly - i think this is the key to understanding teslas longitudinal waves - since electrons respresent current, their slow speed indicated that standing waves can be created with very minimal flow.

After all, in radio waves, their source is pulses ( AC ), and they travel very far.