On Wed, 11 Mar 1998, richard skinner wrote:

>
> The cable was intentionally charged and then discharged to prove to me it
> would hold a charge, and to prove to
> me it must be discharged before handling.  It had to be proved as I though my
> leg was being pulled.

I'm sorry I missed some of this discussion but I was wondering how he
proved t held a charge?  How did he charge it (voltage level, type of
instrument, lenght of time...etc)?  How did he show it held a charge
(voltmeter)?  How did he discharge it (short, resistor leak path)?
Where was the cable during the test (rolled, laid out..etc)?  Did he show
the cable was at close to no voltage after discharge?

I have heard of antenna wires showing charges, but this was because of
the natural EMF of the background.

Just curious.

Rob

>
> I have seen formulas here saying that it is not possible, and I've seen
> people saying yes it was possible for these
> spools to hold a charge, All I know, and I have NO reason to make up short
> stories on spools of wire, is he proved
> it to me by doing it.
>
> It did seem like an interesting debate,
>
> Richard Skinner
> rwskinner@worldnet.att.net
> http://home.att.net/~rwskinner
>