If you observe the erosion patterns of rectangular flat electrodes, you'll
see for sure that that's not true.
Round wire only has one edge at the tip and it sharpens to a gradual
needle point...then the point erodes up the length of the wire.
Increase the distance between the points and it forces the rest of the wire
to be the path of least resistance..or..get the tip out of the water so it
can't discharge anything.
Like with magnetic forces, distance squared rules apply.
A wire that's twice the diameter will have about 4 times the leading
surface discharge.
A flat surface, about 4 times less discharge for every increment from the
facing center.
"Field effect" plays a big role in how electrons and ions discharge and
points concentrate fields making them the path of least resistance.
Transmitter antennas, lightning rods , arc lamps....etc.....
Often there is a ball at the end of a rod to un-point a point.
Curling the end of a wire onto itself hides the end within the
field..making an effective ball.
ode
With two 'flat' surfaces electricity will find it harder to find 'edges'
or 'high spots' and silver will tend to be 'stripped' from the *entire*
surface of the electrodes more evenly, rather than be concentrated at any
of those perceived high points.
I guess it could be said that round wire electrodes have two 'high spots'
also, the length of the two sides of the electrodes directly opposing each
other...but then ya can't win em all <g>.
N.
> From: po...@prodigy.net
> To: silver-list@eskimo.com
> Subject: Re: CS>Silver wire
> Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 08:55:13 -0800
>
> Hello Ode,
>
> Just trying to understand this a little bit more and thinking out loud...
>
> I have a SG6 generator that uses flat strips of silver. If I bent the flat
> strips (just a little) so the edges were slightly further away from each
> other would that help to minimize the edge effects?
>
> Also, could you expand a little on why we are interested in reducing edge
> effects?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Tom
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ode Coyote" <odecoy...@windstream.net>
> To: <silver-list@eskimo.com>
> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 4:24 AM
> Subject: Re: CS>Silver wire
>
>
> > The ridges on the edge concentrate edge discharge, limiting current
> > density without overloading the Nernst Diffusion layer and the
centers and
> > backside do almost nothing.
> > Those ridges will dissolve pretty fast making them somewhat better,
> however.
> > A bit fiddly to mount.
> >
> > IOW It'll take longer to do it right, but you can do it for a very
> long
> > time...and even if done "wrong", the EIS/CS still works.
> >
> > In a pinch with a glass of rainwater and a half dead car battery? I'd use
> > the heck out of them.
> >
> > Ode
> >
> >
> > At 05:12 AM 3/3/2010 -0800, you wrote:
> > >I dunno too much about the prices on silver wire. I've been kind of
> > >looking around and thinking of making with the wire as someone told me
> > >there is more contact or something. But for now using coins is much
> > >cheaper. They last a long time too. The person who first told me about
> > >making CS said they'd probably last me forever. Not sure what it takes
> > >to wear them down. Does anyone know any drawbacks to using the silver
> coins?
> > >
> > >Thanks, Gary
>
>
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