View Full Version : Treasure finally found with mag !
Dell Winders
09-19-1999, 06:41 PM
>hi guys--
>curious---
>about 35 years ago--made that which was called,in
>the day,an electroscope----you know the foil
>leaves attraction/repulsion stuff---electrostatic
>electrophorus etc...
>the only real world practical use of such (recentish)
>was/is in my later years of life learned---is that
>called a dosameter---you charge the thing--measure
>angle of deflection--drop in a radioactive suspected
>substance---then time/loss of charge (think it had
>to be positively charged) gave a semi-qualitive
>quantitive indication of activity...
>my question is--how is the electroscope of then
>related to the electroscope of today (so-called)..
REPLY by DELL:
No Relationship whatsoever!
oh-so its just that someone decided to call it the same name---why did they (whoever)not coin another
word to call it so as to minimize any......
>>hi guys--
>>curious---
>>about 35 years ago--made that which was called,in
>>the day,an electroscope----you know the foil
>>leaves attraction/repulsion stuff---electrostatic
>>electrophorus etc...
>>the only real world practical use of such (recentish)
>>was/is in my later years of life learned---is that
>>called a dosameter---you charge the thing--measure
>>angle of deflection--drop in a radioactive suspected
>>substance---then time/loss of charge (think it had
>>to be positively charged) gave a semi-qualitive
>>quantitive indication of activity...
>>my question is--how is the electroscope of then
>>related to the electroscope of today (so-called)..
>REPLY by DELL:
>No Relationship whatsoever!
oh-so its just that someone decided to call it the same name---why did they (whoever)not coin another
word to call it so as to minimize any......
>>hi guys--
>>curious---
>>about 35 years ago--made that which was called,in
>>the day,an electroscope----you know the foil
>>leaves attraction/repulsion stuff---electrostatic
>>electrophorus etc...
>>the only real world practical use of such (recentish)
>>was/is in my later years of life learned---is that
>>called a dosameter---you charge the thing--measure
>>angle of deflection--drop in a radioactive suspected
>>substance---then time/loss of charge (think it had
>>to be positively charged) gave a semi-qualitive
>>quantitive indication of activity...
>>my question is--how is the electroscope of then
>>related to the electroscope of today (so-called)..
>REPLY by DELL:
>No Relationship whatsoever!
so then someone decided to call it by the same
name---why did they (whoever) not coin another
word to call it so as to prevent.....
>>hi guys--
>>curious---
>>about 35 years ago--made that which was called,in
>>the day,an electroscope----you know the foil
>>leaves attraction/repulsion stuff---electrostatic
>>electrophorus etc...
>>the only real world practical use of such (recentish)
>>was/is in my later years of life learned---is that
>>called a dosameter---you charge the thing--measure
>>angle of deflection--drop in a radioactive suspected
>>substance---then time/loss of charge (think it had
>>to be positively charged) gave a semi-qualitive
>>quantitive indication of activity...
>>my question is--how is the electroscope of then
>>related to the electroscope of today (so-called)..
>REPLY by DELL:
>No Relationship whatsoever!
Sam Scafferi
09-19-1999, 07:24 PM
>my question is--how is the electroscope of then
>related to the electroscope of today (so-called)..
As Dell said, there are no similarities.
The Electroscope (by Thomas) of today is a voltage enhanced dowsing rod. When everything is connected up correctly, there is supposed to be an adjustable open-circuit voltage applied between two of the three antennas, and the third antenna.
I'll refrain from further comment, as it has been discussed on the LRL forum adnauseam.
adnauseam.
thanks you to add to my vocab. a new word---had to look that one up....made me laugh---that is the
definitions' "wordage"...
John Smith
07-31-2001, 08:16 PM
Hi Guys
When I arrived 2 years ago at the Southernmost tip of Africa, a
local guy told me he had located the wreck of a Portugese sailing
ship ( which we call the "Nostra" ) under several meters of sand at
low water mark, by towing a mag in a rubber tyre along the sand at
spring low water.
Last week I got a call to fix an underwater camera/floodlight that
they are using on a blower to expose the wreck, and it looks like
they have found it !
It gives me hope to finish my PPM, there are loads of wrecks along
the coast !
Good luck all
John Smith
L'Agulhas
South Africa
codonoghu
07-31-2001, 10:00 PM
Well done to you all.
Keep up the good work. Don't give up on your PPMag!
Carroll O'Donoghue
Ireland
-----Original Message-----
From: John Smith [SMTP:jselect@yebo.co.za]
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 8:05 PM
To: The Proton Mag Forum
Subject: Treasure finally found with mag !
Hi Guys
When I arrived 2 years ago at the Southernmost tip of Africa, a local guy
told me he had located the wreck of a Portugese sailing ship ( which we
call the "Nostra" ) under several meters of sand at low water mark, by
towing a mag in a rubber tyre along the sand at spring low water.
Last week I got a call to fix an underwater camera/floodlight that they are
using on a blower to expose the wreck, and it looks like they have found it
!
It gives me hope to finish my PPM, there are loads of wrecks along the
coast !
Good luck all
John Smith
L'Agulhas
South Africa
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Rick Angove
07-31-2001, 10:14 PM
What plans did you use for yor mag? I have been trying to find out
who put a set of plans on the AOL hometown without success. At the
bottom of the first page it says under construction. I don't know if
these plans are complete or not.
Rick Angove
----- Original Message -----
From: John Smith
To: The Proton Mag Forum
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 3:05 PM
Subject: Treasure finally found with mag !
Hi Guys
When I arrived 2 years ago at the Southernmost tip of Africa, a
local guy told me he had located the wreck of a Portugese sailing
ship ( which we call the "Nostra" ) under several meters of sand
at low water mark, by towing a mag in a rubber tyre along the sand
at spring low water.
Last week I got a call to fix an underwater camera/floodlight that
they are using on a blower to expose the wreck, and it looks like
they have found it !
It gives me hope to finish my PPM, there are loads of wrecks along
the coast !
Good luck all
John Smith
L'Agulhas
South Africa
John Smith
07-31-2001, 10:40 PM
Hi Rick
It wasnt my mag they used, mine is still a very experimental thing
that has sat on the shelf for 20 months, waiting for me to get some
time to finish it :-)
I am sure there are people in the group that can help you with plans
Cheers
John
----- Original Message -----
From: Rick Angove
To: The Proton Mag Forum
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 11:18 PM
Subject: Re: Treasure finally found with mag !
What plans did you use for yor mag? I have been trying to find out
who put a set of plans on the AOL hometown without success. At the
bottom of the first page it says under construction. I don't know
if these plans are complete or not.
Rick Angove
----- Original Message -----
From: John Smith
To: The Proton Mag Forum
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2001 3:05 PM
Subject: Treasure finally found with mag !
Hi Guys
When I arrived 2 years ago at the Southernmost tip of Africa, a
local guy told me he had located the wreck of a Portugese
sailing ship ( which we call the "Nostra" ) under several meters
of sand at low water mark, by towing a mag in a rubber tyre
along the sand at spring low water.
Last week I got a call to fix an underwater camera/floodlight
that they are using on a blower to expose the wreck, and it
looks like they have found it !
It gives me hope to finish my PPM, there are loads of wrecks
along the coast !
Good luck all
John Smith
L'Agulhas
South Africa
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