I believe a microwave oven, one that is in good working condition, might be usable as a CS generator using the underwater arc method. Of course the biggest problem with this is the generation of Nitrogen oxides if you don't have an inert blanket over the water.
One should be able to take a length of silver wire, and coil it a few turns. Then bend it so that the coil sits above the jar, and the ends go under the water and come within a fraction of an inch of each other at the end where you want the arc. Then simply put the jar and wire into the oven and turn it on. You may have to do this with small amounts of water, since the water will absorb the energy, and possibly reduce the field to where it will not arc. Also adding turns to the coil should increase the voltage as well. If I get a chance this weekend I may give that a try. Marshall Matthew McCann PE wrote: > Hi, Ole Bob! Thanks for your magnificentexperimentation! I think that > Svedberg, theNobel laureate colloidalist,said that the advantagesof > HVAC did not becomereally noticeable until RFand higher frequencies > areused. (He was referring tothe Bredig underwater arcmethod, which is > a pre-1938grandfathered method for sure.) Also, microwave ovens > thatare broken and otherwiseready for the scrap-pile maybe put to good > use. The haveimportant built-in safey features.They might make > handyFaraday cages to sequesterwhat would otherwise beundesirable RF > escaping(for those who might want todo RF Bredig process worklike that > of Svedberg.)Also, the lock-out mechanismand circuitry might protect > thosewho wish to sequester a HVDCsetup. Best regards, Matthew
