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Re: ELF-Tesla

In a message dated 96-03-19 02:31:08 EST, you write:

>I can document that all of these elements were present at
>Colorado Springs between 1899-1900. Tesla sketched in his notes
>the corona shielding that was required around his patented single
>terminal X-Ray tubes at the extremely high voltages produced by
>his industrial sized coil. Tesla's patent record and the Colorado
>Springs notes show these same type tubes employed as open air HV
>rectifiers when connected to the open end of a Tesla coil. The X-
>Ray beam produced by these tubes was aimed at a heavy conductive
>plate which was then charged to a HV potential with DC. Tesla set
>up a HV insulated mast 168 feet high topped with a conductive
>sphere. He states in the Colorado Springs Notes that the antenna
>was insulated to at least one million volts. By connecting the
>receiving plate of the HV air diode to the antenna it was
>possible to charge the antenna with a HVDC and discharge it
>through the RF system ground that also grounded the coil.
>
>What is interesting is that with today's modern materials and
>designs a functioning system of this type can be built in a much
>smaller area using substantially less input power. Using 5 gallon
>glass bottles of the type used by home brewers (which to be used
>for bottled water) it is quite possible to construct a Tesla
>type, single terminal field emission X-Ray bulb of considerable
>power. My coils already produce reliable HF voltages in excess of
>the one million volts required to operate the largest and most
>powerful field emission X-Ray tubes of this type. Any heavy steel
>plate can be used for the HVDC side of the open air diode. For a
>HV antenna/capacitor a mylar balloon filled with helium (or
>lifted with hot air), and tethered with synthetic line to the
>roof would suffice for the required isotropic HV capacitance.
>
>
Hello Richard, this is facinating stuff. Have you published any of your
research in this field? If so, where can it be found? I am interrested in how
you would construct a Tesla type 'X-Ray Bulb' from a resonator system with a
max of 1800 Watt input power. I have a background in Radiation Protection
Technology, so I am familiar with precautions required in dealing with
ionizing radiations. Now, I understand the principles used in modern X-Ray
equipment, but am ignorant of the Tesla designs. If you could enlighten me or
point me in the right direction I would be greatfull, as I am interrested in
doing some experimentation with X-Rays, and constructing such a high voltage
rectifier sounds like an exciting project. One more thing, on a note of
caution: while working with such devises one must be carfull to properly
shield the X-Ray emitter from the scatterd radiation and of course, keep all
body parts out of the beam.
  I hope you of someone can give me some direction with this. Thanks.

David Trimmell <DavidT65-at-aol-dot-com OR dwt-at-efn-dot-org>