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    From: bg715@freenet.carleton.ca (Andrew Stodden)
    To: bg715
    Subject: Re: Hardsuit armour, technical specifications.
    Date: Wed, 18 Oct

    
    >
    >>Actually, the people here did come up with a power supply that is a 
    >>little bit out of what the public usually thinks about.  Missles have 
    >>what are called Atomic Batteries.  These batteries, developed by the 
    >>Canadian Department of attomics and information is available from them, 
    >>provide between 10,000 to 1,000,000 volts each.  They are about the size 
    >>of a pin head and work in the following manner.
    >>
    >>A hallow cadmium case is cut in half.
    >>
    >>On the inside of one half a thin layer of reacting matterial is coated.
    >>
    >>On the inside of the other half is a slightly absorbing matterial.
    >>
    >>the two pieces are put back together being sparated from one another by 
    >>an insulator of some kind.
    >>
    >>The constant release of electrons from the reacting material provides the 
    >>power and the two sides are now positive and negative battery poles.
    >>
    >>I will confirm this information with some friends of mine at Pinawa 
    >>Atomic Research Centre.
    >
    >Mmmm, might work, but is very load sensitive, it would need a
    >superconducting wiring system. Anyway, if you could mail about 20 of the
    >10,000 volt kind, I'll ship you a hardsuit. (you'll have to send me your
    >measurements as well, I can build one that will adjust to the wearer)
    
    Just a quick note to say that it's supposed to be '. I can't build o' not
    'I can' sorry, it was a typo.
    
    >
    >Maybe I can get Upul to check to see if A.E.C.L. has any info on this. (he
    >works there, but only as night security, so he would have to 'rumage' for
    >the info. well maybe)
    >
    >
    >
    
    

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