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Letter: Letters : ...

Published 6 April 1996

From Patrick Lee

Harlow, Essex

Mullard suggests that taking current from the cable would cause drag and
the consequent re-entry of the satellite, I have an even more fundamental
problem. How is it possible to take direct current from a single wire? Surely a
loop is necessary? Is the “cable” actually a narrow loop—or what?

Watch out for an article on this topic in the near
future—Ed

Issue no. 2024 published 6 April 1996

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