Re: E-Field viewer

Would nylon or PTFE not be better than wood or was it just an illustration?

Clint. M0UAW IO83

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On Mon, 29 Jun 2026, 07:24 David VanHorn, <[email protected]> wrote:

> Picture a grid of 10x10 NE2 lamps, mounted in holes in a wooden board.
>
> What I'm after is a good representation of the E-Field around a device.
> Roughly 400 kHz and 10kV..60kV
>
> I am worrying over what would distort the field the least.
> All leads clipped and just little gas tubes with metal bits inside?
> All leads connected and grounded with minimal wire?
> All leads connected to strips of copper tape which is grounded?
>
> I think the first one is the least distortion to the field, and least
> sensitive.  Not sure which way to order the other two.
>
> Opinions?
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