--- "Stephen A. Lawrence" <sa...@pobox.com> wrote: > I'm curious -- why is common grounded? Seems like a > hand placed too > near it would reward you with holes blown through > the soles of your > shoes as a result, no? > > Wouldn't it be safer to let the hot parts of the rig > float?
A few reasons why common is grounded: 1. The case of the transformer is hardwired internally (inside the potting mixture) to the transformer's case. Given the proximity of the 120VAC winding, the core, and the case-connected centertap of the HV winding, it is easier on the transformer to have things not wandering around. 2. Safe? Forgot what that word means. :) 3. It firmly establishes the sphere as 'definitely negative' and everything else around it as 'definitely not so negative'. That might be important. Hmmm. Now this might be interesting to try. Make the sphere negative, ground common, and break out the sister power supply producing +HV. Make the target plate positive, ground the common of that multiplier. Double your pleasure, double your fun? > written up. A link would be appreciated (and I > realize the info is > surely already in the Vortex archives but, well, > another post of a link > would still be appreciated). http://amasci.com/freenrg/morton1.html http://amasci.com/freenrg/mort2.txt You have to wade through some tenuous 'stuff' to get to what the 'effect' is supposed to be. I'm not investigating Morton's other claims, just the basic one. I try to pick up the most interesting bag, and leave the rest of the matched(?) luggage for another day. Same way with the 'amplified capacitor' circuits of Greg Hodowanec. Leave Mars out of it for now, just try and see what my 'scope can tell me. --Kyle
