On Sat, 4 Jul 2009, William Beaty wrote: > The 6u Mylar did this too, but the hole was smaller.
3AM creativity surge! 1. Hot and alkaline cathode wire is etching the Mylar, and burrowing into the surface like EDM? On a 4-day run it eats right through. If so, then lay some 1-micron glass fibers crossways. This won't prevent the etching, but it should stop the wire from moving into the slot as it's created. 2. During direct contact between electrolyte and the CR-39 surface, with the nickel wire cathode against the surface, Oriani saw massive pitting? Maybe it's very slow nuclear fragments. If so, then try metal/electrolyte combos known to spoil the effect. The alkaline electrode should only etch a smooth trough into the surface, with no pitting. 3. Sputter a couple microns of Nickel onto a solid electrolyte chip, placed in the center of a vacuum bulb coated with zinc sulfide phosphor, letting acceleratd particles give a magnified image of the nuclear reaction hotspots. Apply high positive voltage to the chip, then turn the visible particle emission on and off via electrolysis. (Won't work if it's neutrons. Does it outgas hydrogen?) (((((((((((((((((( ( ( ( ( (O) ) ) ) ) ))))))))))))))))))) William J. Beaty SCIENCE HOBBYIST website billb at amasci com http://amasci.com EE/programmer/sci-exhibits amateur science, hobby projects, sci fair Seattle, WA 206-762-3818 unusual phenomena, tesla coils, weird sci
