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Greg Berchin[_4_] Greg Berchin[_4_] is offline
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Default Electrostatics, anyone?

On 7 Mar 2017 11:35:57 GMT, isw wrote:

Some electrostatic speakers use a material with extremely high surface
restivity for the diaphragm (made e.g. by lightly rubbing the plastic
sheet with a carbon-dust-coated pad). The claim is that doing it that
way puts the diaphragm in a "constant charge" mode (IIRC).


Yes, I have heard that. But why approximate it when you can achieve it
explicitly through design?