[Amps] a common topic here tspa

[Richard Measures]

On Apr 8, 2005, at 4:15 AM, Steve Thompson wrote:

> On Friday 08 April 2005 11:46, Richard Measures wrote:
>> On Apr 8, 2005, at 2:22 AM, Steve Thompson wrote:
>>> On Friday 08 April 2005 08:37, Ian White G3SEK wrote:
>>>> Steve Thompson wrote:
>>>>> R.Measures wrote:
>>>>>> The boiling point of anything in a vacuum is lower, but I do not
>>>>>> know
>>>>>> how much lower it is for gold.  In any case, it would still be 
>>>>>> above
>>>>>> the melting point of 1063ºC.
>>>>>
>>>>> Can gold leave the grid structure if it's molten but not boiling?
>>>>
>>>> Basically, yes - just like water (molten ice) will eventually
>>>> evaporate
>>>> completely away at room temperature.
>>>
>>> And flow? And get pulled from the surface by anode potential?
>>
>> Probably, but a moderate number of gold melt-balls lodge onto the
>> cathode.
> Could they get there after the anode voltage is removed?

My impression is that the molten state of a gold melt-ball is rather 
brief since, in earth's gravity field, they accelerate downward at a 
rate of 1G, and I have yet to see any splattered gold during autopsy.  
Thus, I assume they solidify in short order due to radiation cooling.
>
> Steve
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