Hello all, I haven't posted anything for a while and I have a bit of information that could be useful, so here goes. I was reading an article the other week...
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stevend@...
Jul 1, 2000 2:44 pm
Hi All, Just visited David Hamel again last Thursday and it was a very useful visit! Remember a year ago when we only had a fuzzy idea of what David's drum...
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David Koukourou
dkouk@...
Jul 1, 2000 3:14 pm
I got a krypton globe that goes in a torch to replace the normal globes. I didn't know you meant a flash bulb, fair enough, I'll give that a go, and also I...
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G Pantos
gop6@...
Jul 1, 2000 4:44 pm
- On David's 45GD, each of the three cones was actually made up of two cone skins, an outer full height cone skin and an inner cone skin that was made such...
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stevend@...
Jul 1, 2000 5:19 pm
... Hard to describe in words. There are plenty of pictures on the web but I don't have access right this minute. Let's see (the following are not to scale...
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G Pantos
gop6@...
Jul 1, 2000 5:46 pm
Pretty awesome. Thanks, cool.. George. ... From: stevend@... To: hameltech@egroups.com Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2000 10:24 AM Subject: Re:...
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7427@...
Jul 1, 2000 11:46 pm
Hi Justin An observation I made when when handleing my magnets (just like the one in the photo attached to the bulb) I had a stack of them about 10" to 12"...
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The Szymanek's
szymanek@...
Jul 2, 2000 2:29 am
Today was a good busy day in the shop. I resumed balancing the cones. I was having some problems, as usual. I had the middle cone floating out of whack. I...
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The Szymanek's
szymanek@...
Jul 2, 2000 2:49 am
Here is the report I made to the group ... Today was a good busy day in the shop. I resumed balancing the cones. I was having some problems, as usual. I had...
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The Szymanek's
szymanek@...
Jul 2, 2000 2:52 am
Sorry I sent that to the wrong address! Suppose to go to Chris. Sorry, and please ignore the repeat -Justin...
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The Szymanek's
szymanek@...
Jul 2, 2000 4:28 am
Yes stacking magnets increases the effect big time. I can tell you that from personal experience. My donut magnets from AZ are very strong too. I took two 4"...
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The Szymanek's
szymanek@...
Jul 2, 2000 4:42 am
Nice work Steve! That is very interesting stuff. The fact that Hamel used aluminum rings is very interesting, but it makes sense. He didn't use steel in the...
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David Koukourou
dkouk@...
Jul 2, 2000 5:48 am
I just wanted to say that a lot of the cones I have seen on the net don't seem to have the inner cones. I think that this cone is just as important as the...
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David Koukourou
dkouk@...
Jul 2, 2000 6:44 am
About the top cone, I believe it is closed at the top. i.e : _________ \ / \ / \ / \ / V That matters, doesn't it !? Dave ... ...
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David Koukourou
dkouk@...
Jul 2, 2000 6:44 am
I have an idea I'd like to put forward. I believe that the attractive power of the attraction magnets in the base relate to the natural/fundamental frequency...
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stevend@...
Jul 2, 2000 1:21 pm
... Judging from what he said, the aluminum suspension rings were just a bar (which I took to mean a strip of aluminum) formed into a ring. So only the back of...
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stevend@...
Jul 2, 2000 1:31 pm
... I omitted the inner cone in the past simply because there were so many other problems yet to solve, I just didn't want to waste the time building them....
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stevend@...
Jul 2, 2000 1:39 pm
... In my new oscillator (a shorter version of the one on my website) the top magnet can be lowered or raised by adding cardboard spacers. This is done by...
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stevend@...
Jul 2, 2000 1:56 pm
... I'm not sure. It wasn't until I returned from my visit and was adding the new information to the old that I noticed that David had previously told me it...
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Patrick Parsons
7427@...
Jul 2, 2000 5:14 pm
Hi Justin This is a bit off topic, but, Will the Krypton beam have any effect on plant life? As you live on a farm I was thinking that you could make a few...
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The Szymanek's
szymanek@...
Jul 2, 2000 5:32 pm
Hi Patrick, I'm already a step ahead of you, I have been growing beets in my room in the presence of PE beam. They are 5 days old. I have a Kr beam gen, Xe...
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The Szymanek's
szymanek@...
Jul 2, 2000 6:17 pm
Hi, Chris' M3CD used steel banding. I think the important thing is to have a metal backing. Steel will increase the amount of lift you can get in you cones...
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The Szymanek's
szymanek@...
Jul 2, 2000 6:27 pm
If the base cone tip can and does move when the cones vibrate, then it will find its proper freq. The oscillator magnets should be 1/4 the size of the cone...
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mjm500@...
Jul 3, 2000 1:58 pm
Happy 4th Everyone!! I don't think the inner cones do much other than providing a perfect pivot for the outer cone above it. Let's look at some of the ...
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The Szymanek's
szymanek@...
Jul 4, 2000 3:49 am
Hi Mike, You certainly may link to my page, that is fine. Please only link to index.html or hameltech.html, but not any of the sub-links as they are subject to...
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Mike Morrissey
mjm500@...
Jul 4, 2000 4:50 am
Justin, Woah! I didn't know about backing the cone rim magnets with metal! I haven't gotten my magnets yet, so I'm safe. I was just gonna glue 'em to the...
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stevend@...
Jul 4, 2000 11:27 am
... It can be bought in most hardware stores. It is usually used for duct work. ... Steven Dufresne stevend@......
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The Szymanek's
szymanek@...
Jul 4, 2000 6:17 pm
Yes steel backing on the magnets is very important. You will need it for the suspension rings as well. You can get steel sheets cheap at metal supply houses....
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Patrick Parsons
7427@...
Jul 4, 2000 6:46 pm
Here is another idea for working with or making small cones. Using a funnel as a "mold" you might be able to tape a few layers of the alum. duct tape to the...
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stevend@...
Jul 4, 2000 10:28 pm
Justin, I know you mentioned it below but I want to stress it in case it wasn't clear enough. There are a couple of different ways of building this Hamel...
