>>? The whatever on the anode is 8kV positive or negative. This is
>>apparently sufficient to attract or repell the negatively charged gold
>>melt-balls - and change current flow. Typically, I see way less leakage
>>current with negative 8KV. With air leakage, the current is the same
>>with either polarity.
>
>
> I should have said ...whatever the metal is on the inside of the anode
>...... If we have -ve charged gold meltballs, why should they exhibit
>different repulsion from the gold of the grid compared with the copper(?) on
>the inside of the anode?
>
The grid is at 0v. The anode is at +8kV. The meltballs go to the anode.
When the polarity is reversed, the meltballs seemingly head toward the
base because current decreases.
cheerz, Steve
- R. L. Measures, a.k.a. Rich..., 805.386.3734,AG6K,
www.vcnet.com/measures.
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