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Tesla Symposium
in Long Island on 6 - 8 October 2006
www.ntmsc.org
Click here for a 30-second
Video Introduction
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Prototype
Strong-Ovington Apparatus:
Dr. Strong's Condenser Terminal's! |
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Prototype Strong-Ovington Apparatus
Testing Phase I... |
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Christmas
Coils for Brian and Frank (and Jeff)
Secondary Coil for Strong-Ovington Apparatus |
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Curious
Zig-Zag Discharges... |
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Thanksgiving 2006
An exciting busy weekend and visit from our
friends Graham and Ellie... |
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Fitzgerald Violet Ray Book |
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McIntosh
Violet Ray Book |
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Master
Electric High Frequency Violet Ray
Their last catalogue before getting shut down
for bogus claims! |
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Excerpts from
W. H. Guilleminot "Electricity
In Medicine - Translated into English by
Deane Butcher |
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H. G.
Fischer 3D Sales Slides:
Frank found an amazing piece of history...
Its like being there at Fischer 50 years ago! |
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Waltham
Watch: Timepiece and Speedometer
For Automobiles |
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Adjustable Frequency Tesla Coil Power Supply
Testing a 16" Pancake Coil Galleryl
Movie 1 - Flat Spiral Coil - 16" Diameter
Movie 2
- Flat Spiral Conical Coil - 14" Diameter
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Flat
Spiral To Conical Coil - Testing a
Modified Form of Kinraide "Jackson Coil" |
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A Selection
Of Early Tesla Coils and
Cross Sections Of Pancake Coils |
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Frank and his
amazing Tesla Lamps! |
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Complete Half Size Tesla Induction Coil:
An interesting look at a classic forgotten
Tesla Coil design. |
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22 October 2006
Weekend Projects:
Floor Model Pancake Tesla Coil,
1890s Tesla High Frequency Induction Coil,
Prototype Flaming Arc Twin Pancake Coil |
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Half-Size Tesla Induction Coil
A bipolar Pancake Coil with the primary coil on the
inside. Each half of the primary has 25 turns, each
secondary coil has 120 turns. Discharge is over 4". |
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Happy Birthday
Nikola Tesla!
Long Island New York Photos! |
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H. G. Fischer Blueprints:
A partial archive listing of blueprints available |
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H.
G. Fischer Blueprints:
11" x 17" Hand Drawn Originals:
A brief selection of Diathermy Machines |
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H. G. Fischer G2 Diathermy Machine
Tesla Coil Plans:
Several of the 42 original blueprints
outlining components
of the G2 Diathermy Machine. |
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Tesla "Pancake
Coils":
Redefining Tesla Technologies |
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Jeff and Rita's
Campbell E |
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Frank and
Shari's Campbell E |
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Arcing
Pancakes - Testing Phase I
Machined from scratch in two days...a bipolar Tesla /
Kinraide Coil modified for low voltage high current
outputs. |
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Kinraide Reproduction Electrode:
Point / Limitless Plane Electrode
In particular, note the following discharges:
TCFSparks1: Point is even with the surface of the plane
TCFSparks2: Point is retracted inside of plane
TCFSparks3: Point is protruding from plane |
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Ajax Violet
Ray |
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English
Magneto Electric Machine |
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Recent
Faradic Batteries: McIntosh, Electraply |
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German
School Tesla Coil |
 
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Modern Medical Diathermy Technics
Liebel-Flarsheim Company ("Bovie") |
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Huge Quenched
5-Series Spark Gap |
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Campbell D
Restoration: Cast Knobs |
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Vita Violet
Ray |
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Bleadon Dun
Restoration: Cast Plugs |
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Electrotherapy
Museum Name Plates |
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Gigantic
16-Series Quenched Spark Gap |
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Mandarin And The
Gothic Garden |
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Aloe
Portable Diathermy Machine - 3 Gap |
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Electro-Therapy in the Abstract:
Thompson Plaster Editions
Frank struck gold with these two books. These machines were
all manufactured by H. G. Fischer. |
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August 2006
Sparks
Rita is away so I made some noise and photographed
the two Tesla Coils below in action at night... |
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8" Twin
Pancake Tesla Coil
Operated with a 10kV 23mA Neon/OBIT Transformer,
.01 Mica Transmitting Capacitor, and 4-Series
Reproduction Osborn Spark Gap (originally made by
H. G. Fischer for Thompson Plaster Cabinets) |
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7" Twin
Pancake Tesla Coil with 2900 BPS
Rotary Break - 50-100W, 9" maximum
discharges! |
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Movie of Twin Pancake Tesla Coil |
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100 Watt Twin
Pancake Tesla Coil
with Rotary Spark Gap - 8" Discharges! |
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Audio recordings of Morris Fishbein:
"The Changing Social Order"
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Letters
between Dr. W. E. Steavenson
and his publisher concerning his book
about Medical Electricity... |
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The Large
Glass Shelf
with some X-Ray Tubes, Crookes Tubes, Violet Ray
Electrodes, and various manuals... |
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1960s Master Electric / Appliance Violet Ray |
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Shelton
High Frequency Violet Ray
For Beauty And Better Health |
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Pancake Tesla Coil Operated with Carpentier Style
Interrupter: Electric Autographs
This coil was producing snake-like strobing negative discharges
4-5" long, interposed with very distinct branching positive discharges 3" long.
Current consumption: 100 watts at 110VAC. |
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4th of July Fireworks Kinraide Style:
Electric Discharges: Snakelike Streamers &
Branching Discharges
1.
On 8x10 Paper
2. On X-Ray Film |
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Lichtenberg Figures in Crookes vacuum
These figures are unfortunately unclear due to the near
impossible circumstances of trying to photograph them -
they were created using a burned out Edison bulb with
a straight filament. The filament heavily bombarded
was spinning around the tube, and when it hit the glass
formed rapid moving Lichtenberg Figures.
1.
Images
2. Movie |
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Tesla Patented
Speedometer - Dec. 1916
Made by the Waltham Watch Company |
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Gaiffe
Gallot Mercury Interrupter
Frank found a real gem here! He won't tell me when he gets
it up and running, because he knows I'll fly there and will never leave!! |
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Rogers Violet Ray
One of the few Violet Rays with a provision made to keep the
electrode from spinning around. |
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Westinghouse
Stopper Bulb
Tesla saved the day with this clever bulb. Still intact,
luckily it found a safe home with Frank! |
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Eastern
Laboratories Marble Top Marvel
Right when you think you've seen every Violet Ray... |
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...Frank goes out to
the barn and finds a new one! |
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Frank S. Betz
1910 Apparatus
Here is a different variation of the 1910 High Frequency Ozone
Apparatus. These things produce a mean spark! |
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Frank S.
Betz "Betzco" Twin Pole Cabinet
Frank S. Betz became Betzco; Betzco was absorbed by A. S. Aloe;
H. G. Fischer made all of their machines...?! |
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Norman
Rockwell Visits A Family Doctor...
...with a Thompson Plaster, Fischer X-Ray
Stand, UV Lamp, and several friends doing
reproduction scenarios... |
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Victor
Electric Archive
An original 1920s Repairman's manual! |
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Figure 1:
Tesla Oscillator
For Experimental Use |
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Tesla Patent
583,593: Electric Circuit
Controller that charges the condensers
in parallel and discharges them in series |
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Figures 4
& 7: Misc. Tesla Oscillators
with mechanical breaks |
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Tesla Oscillator for Ignition Purposes:
Patent 609,250
A Tesla Coil for igniting gas engines - a "Tesla" ignition
coil. |
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Tesla
Oscillator with Mercury Interrupter:
Patent 609,248
This patent utilizes a liquid-to-liquid "make", with
an insulating
disk used to separate the liquids for the "break" duration. |
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Tesla
Oscillator with Mercury Interrupter:
Patent 609,247
This patent utilizes liquid-to-solid interruptions of a
centrifugal ribbon of mercury to make and break contact
with a fan blade. |
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Tesla Oscillator with Mercury Interrupter:
Patent 609,251
It's not perfect, but these still took forever to draw! |
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Tesla Oscillator For Producing Ozone
Here are some 3D renderings I made of a famous Tesla Coil. |
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3D
Rendering of Kinraide Coil |
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Special Spark
Gap For Producing Ozone |
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McIntosh Wall Plate
Provides both Faradic and High Frequency Currents |
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18"
Flat Spiral Coils
A weekend outdoors: making coils and entertaining the
cat. |
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High Frequency
Creations by James Porter
Here are some works of art, its hard to imagine how much time
and effort went into these! |
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Featured Collector: Marty Huff
Marty has a neat collection of quackery and electrical items. |
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A. S.
Aloe Company Archive - Employee Photos
I wonder which of them were afraid of the "Lightning"? |
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Electrical Oscillators
Electrical Experimenter, July 1919
From The Collection Of Harry Goldman
Harry, I can't thank you enough for this. I've
searched years
for this issue with no luck! For me, this is the greatest
article Tesla has ever written. A rare look at "Tesla's Tesla Coils" |
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Phrenology
- Psychograph
Measures the bumps on your head...made famous by
Bob McCoy and The Museum Of Questionable Medical Devices. |
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Fun With A
Violet Ray
By popular request, here's a high resolution scan of this
article...
it's a good one! |
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Powerstats!
We've recently acquired 3 large 3-phase variable
transformers. ("Variacs" type transformers, manufactured by Powerstat)
Divided they form 3 single phase autotransformers. We need only
1 unit, the other two are FOR SALE! |
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Reproduction Thompson Plaster Spark Gaps
These gaps are unique in that they are stationary,
yet adjustable through the use of a sliding arm that short circuits
the number of gaps not wanted in the circuit. They are ideal for
voltages from 3,500 - 25,000V or more. |
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Virtual
Reproduction Thompson Plaster Spark Gap |
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High
Energy Research Acquisitions...
1000 pounds of new components...including a massive
570 pound 25kV capacitor (.046 mfd - .460 mfd); an electro-
magnet with a 7.5" diameter x 24" tall core; some rather
unique d'Arsonval Coils... |
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Testing an
18" Pancake Coil
9600V 120mA Transformer; .046 mfd Condenser; 5-series
1/2" Tungsten Spark Gap; 18" OD 4" ID Pancake Coil:
One turn per layer, 21 AWG wire.
Movie:
Testing Phase I
Movie:
Testing Phase II
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Violet Ray Coil Yielding 3-4" Sparks?!
With a normal Master Violet Ray Coil (operating under oil) I was able to get
3-4" sparks using my special adjustable condenser circuit. |
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New Beginnings:
New location:
The Turn Of The Century Electrotherapy Museum has moved
to: 627 36th Street / West Palm Beach, FL 33407
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H. G. Fischer Original Blueprint Drawings
Hand-drawn in pencil,
here are some wonderful rare originals.
The first page is of the familiar output connection on all Fischer
Diathermy Machines for the Indifferent, Low, Medium, and
High Voltages! |
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H. G. Fischer Magazines
Here are records of many authentic uses of
Tesla Coils in electrotherapeutics and surgery.
31 Original Issues from the H. G. Fischer archives! |
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H. G. Fischer Catalogues
A collection of rare booklets and catalogues from the archives
of H. G. Fischer. |
 
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"The
Tesla Coil Of The Future"
New Years 2006
Discharge Photos from Pancake Coil Section
Testing Phase:
Film of Pancake Coils:
Flaming Discharges
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"Tesla Coil
Of The Future": Time Exposed
Electric Discharge Photos: 1/800 Second - 1 Second |
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The Keely
Motor
Here's what really happened to John Keely's infamous Motor!
The last surviving photos by Thomas Burton Kinraide. |
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Earliest & Largest Surviving Kinraide/Tesla Coil
13.5" Diameter x 6.5" Deep x 18" Tall Pancake Coil and the
remains of a 28" Tall post from an even larger coil. |
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Dating Geissler, Crookes, And X-Ray Tubes
A must-read article by Frank Jones |
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Ritter X-Ray
Machine |
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3"
Pancake Coil Testing:
Produces 2" - 4" Flaming Discharges.
Film of discharges (2.5 MB)
Film of "Dancing, Bursting Effluves"
and Flaming Discharges |
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Campbell Electric Archive |
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Electro-Radiation Company
Frederick Finch Strong |
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Tesla In Prague:
Tesla Radio, Stained Glass Windows, Tesla
Lamps, Tesla Tea Kettle, Tesla Phone, Tesla Coils, Photos from
National Technical Museum, Plastic People Of The Universe:
Here are some interesting items from the Czech Republic.
Some we took back to the USA. Including Vlastimil!
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UK Collector Featured:
Alastair Wright |
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German Collector
Featured: Ingo Bruchmann |
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Featured Collector
Frank Jones: Swett & Lewis X-Ray Tube |
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The Tomb Of
William James Morton (Morton Wave Current) |
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Incredible
Campbell High Frequency Coil |
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Extremely Small Campbell High Frequency Coil |
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Ornate McIntosh Violet Ray |
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Frederick
Finch Strong:
Electricity In Life
How To Use High Frequency Currents
In The Treatment Of Disease |
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Health
Beauty Strength Thru Renulife Violet Rays |
 
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Some Closing Photos
from 2005...Everyday life and then some! |
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