Re: How do we locate, test for and use negative resistance?
Russell Garber ( (no email) )
Mon, 10 Apr 2000 23:12:48 -0400
Hi Jerry,
Interesting thread. I have a question about the "fiber fuse" phenomenon. I
had read about it previously, but never thought about more then the mechanical
aspects of it, i.e.. trying to think of a way to use it, but while reading this
thread something else came to mind. On the first burn, when the holes in the
cable are made, are they burned into the cable, i.e.. destruction of the
material, or is the material just separating? I know the question may seem
pointless, but they reason I ask is this: It seems that the holes are created
from the material being burned, so, on the second burn, when the holes are
"filled in", is the material just being fused back together (which seems
unlikely if the holes were made from burning, as the info I have read on it,
claims that the cable is often restored to near perfect condition after the
second burn) , and if not, what is filling in the holes? Dare I ask, are we
talking, about the creation of matter from energy? Sorry if this question is
completely off the wall, but sometimes seemingly dumb questions lead to
interesting results.... Also, I wonder about the correlation between the
"fiber fuse" phenomenon (and how it only works with cables with a Germanium
core), and the information you posted about Germanium semiconductors,
particularly the paragraph about holes being made in the surface of the
Germanium when the electric signal in introduced, and the holes being the
opposite of electrons, etc.
<<<Here's why it worked: Germanium is a semiconductor and, if properly treated,
can either let lots of current <<<through or let none through. This germanium
had an excess of electrons, but when an electric signal traveled in <<<through
the gold foil, it injected holes (the opposite of electrons) into the surface.
This created a thin layer along <<<the top of the germanium with too few
electrons.
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