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Sounds like a fun project.

George Dowell

On 2019/07/24 05:48 PM, Dr. David Kirkby wrote:

> On Wed, 24 Jul 2019 at 21:23, Rob Klein <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> Really, I dunno WTF you're all on about.
>> 
>> We are discussing an instrument built almost 200 years ago.
>> No PTFE, no optical fibers, no silicone oil or anything like that was
>> available back then!
> 
> Rob,
> am not looking to make a replica.
> 
> I can see why someone might want to make a replica, but that was not my
> aim. I was not intending making the batteries either, but again I can see
> why one would want to do that. I just intended running it from a capacitor
> I had previously charged up to a couple of kV with a PSU.
> 
> Hence I don't have a problem using 21st century materials. It was just
> going to be a challenge at our amateur radio club to make something broadly
> similar.
> 
> Dave
> 
>> --
> Dr. David Kirkby,
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