patent or not, it was a very creative and profound idea.

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On Thu, 18 May 2006 00:22:31 +0000, Christopher Tidy wrote:
Fred R wrote:

Christopher Tidy wrote:

I thought, what about a fake variable capacitor? In the form of a
variac and a fixed capacitor?

I tried it.


Heck Chris, based on what I have seen lately you should file for a
patent on that, especially with the closed-loop tuning.

I thought about it seriously, which was why I didn't post the idea here
immediately. So far I haven't uncovered evidence that it has been done
before. But my financial resources are very limited, and my gut reaction
is that this isn't "the one". In the 1920s with less widespread
availability of three phase, cheaper labour and more skilled craftsmen,
it might have stood a chance. But now I think that at the most it will
become a curiousity, not a big thing. If I have time I may build a
prototype and do a write-up on a website, but I don't think this will
make money. You have to pick your battles. One day I'll find "the one".

Chris