Re: Supposed Tesla device on Ebay Australia

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Original poster: "Hydrogen18" <hydrogen18-at-hydrogen18-dot-com> 

They told me it was a full oscillator circuit inside, apparently in
traditional tesla setup with a spark gap and all.

---Eric
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 > Original poster: "Virtualgod" <mike.marcum-at-zoomtown-dot-com>
 >
 > I've seen those before on ebay. Contrary to what the cabinet says, not a
TC,
 > but a 100kv DC, ~2mA supply. The knob on front adjusts voltage/current.
Made
 > for HVDC experiments (electrostatics with a bit more kick mostly, 2mA
VDG's
 > are huge) and to make sellers of them on ebay money. I once asked what was
 > inside (courious) one and he said it was a oil-filled-spark-coil-looking
 > thing with driver circuitry, but didn't know (or wasn't telling) much
else.
 > ----- Original Message -----
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 > To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 6:50 PM
 > Subject: Supposed Tesla device on Ebay Australia
 >
 >
 >  > Original poster: Matthew Smith <matt-at-kbc-dot-net.au>
 >  >
 >  > Greetings
 >  >
 >  > This item is currently on Ebay Australia:
 >  >
 >  > <http://cgi.ebay-dot-com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3085108998>
 >  >
 >  > The unit is labelled "Tesla High Voltage Coils" and appears to be a
 > battery
 >  > powered (I can't see a mains cord) unit with a spark gap on top.
 >  >
 >  > Anyone know what this is, whether it contains a genuine Tesla coil
 >  > (possibly an SSTC) and, indeed, what it is for?
 >  >
 >  > Cheers
 >  >
 >  > M
 >  >
 >  > --
 >  > Matthew Smith
 >  > Kadina Business Consultancy
 >  > South Australia
 >  > http://www.kbc-dot-net.au
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >
 >
 >