What I was going to type before my finger slipped is: "But it wouldn't change the charge nor the value of the capacitor, as the inside plate would still be there, only it would be disconnected."
Michel 2009/6/23 Michel Jullian <michelj...@gmail.com>: > 2009/6/23 Kyle Mcallister <kyle_mcallis...@yahoo.com> >> >> V, >> >> Hmm. Very little to say, re: my plasma capacitor relaxation oscillator. I'll >> do a few more quick tests and let you know what I find. >> >> John, now that we've established, despite the static, that one can make a >> cap with one plate a plasma, > > Kyle, nice work as always. Couldn't the plate (the support of the net > charge) be simply the inside surface of the glass tube, and the plasma > be just the conducting "wire" leading to that plate? In this case, > suppressing the "wire" would also stop your oscillator wouldn't it? > But it wouldn't change the ch > > Michel "the static" > >> what specifically would you like me to do with it first? >> >> If charge to a DC potential, I suppose the glass walls can withstand a few >> kV. Unfortunately a .0015uF cap doesn't store much energy, even at say 5kV. >> >> --Kyle >> >> >> >> >
