Deflector

# 1. System overview:

This document summarizes essential details for materials, setup, and operation. This is for transcription, archival, and research purposes only. It is based on an old patent and is not intended as a finished product.
Operating conditions described require specialized handling and safety precautions, and the descriptions outlined here do not constitute a recommendation or endorsement to build or operate the device. Attempts to replicate or build upon these models are entirely at your own risk.

**Source patent:**
- **Shoulders, Kenneth R.** _U.S. Patent No. 5,123,039_. Issued June 16, 1992.
- Image: Figures 36-38
- Text: **FROM** Column 33 Line 11 **UNTIL** Column 36 Line 28
## 1.1. Purpose

**Basic Function:**
Deflection switches are one way of changing the course of travel for an EV. Circuits can be attached to the pickup electrodes and deflector electrodes, which can be made to cause EVs passing through the left or the right output channels to bias the de