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Re: Tesla's Energy Trans.

To Charles and all on the List:

If you look at Leland I. Anderson's book "Nikola Tesla On His
Work With Alternating Currents and Their Application to
Wireless Telegraphy, Telephony and Transmission of Power,"
you will see on page 111 of that publication, that Mr. Alley
(Tesla's professional photographer in Colo. Spgs.,) took a 
photographic plate, of streamers eminating from the copper
foil wooden ball, that was Tesla's mast above the extra coil
at Colo. Spgs, as shown on pg. 116 (which dates to about July
1899,) wherein the mast was not yet elevated to its full height.

If one (judges) from the size of the ball, and the image of the
streamers shown in the photographic plate on page 111, it 
seems possible to say that the lenght of these streamers might
have been on the order of about 15-20 feet, judging from the
curvature of radius of the ball shown in that plate, and based
on Tesla's description of the diameter of that ball.

Allow me to also point out, that Richard Hull of TCBOR, has
done an extensive study of all the architectaul design elements
of the Colo. Spgs. facility.  Anyone with speculation and 
questions about what Tesla had constructed there, would be
well advised to (reread) Richard Hull's excellent treatise on the
subject.  Tesla's (final configuration) was with a secondary
(master oscillator driver coil,) that was cylindrical and 51
feet in diameter (approximately.)  Also, the top turn as
seen on top of this "fence" was not, as most folks think, (including
myself,) a grounded open loop turn.  It was used for purposes
yet to be disclosed!  I am referring to the twisted pair turn on the
clear glass insulators, mounted on top of every upright vertical
post, that forms the coil form for the secondary.

Regards,
Bill Wysock.

> Date:          Tue, 28 Dec 1999 15:35:48 -0700
> To:            tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject:       Re: Tesla's Energy Trans.
> From:          Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>

> Original Poster: Charles Brush <cfbrush-at-interport-dot-net> 
> 
> >I disagree - the 50 foot streamers were from the extra coil to an electrode
> >at one side of the safety fence around the magnifier.  Therefore they were
> >not limited to the 31-32 foot height of the roof.
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> The above was closely interspersed with someone else's message so I am not
> sure who wrote it (no quotes or ">" signs were used to differentiate the
> text).
> 
> I'm confused about the reference to a safety fence around the magnifier. If
> you look at photos of the interior of the Colorado Springs lab you see what
> looks like a huge fence encircling the room.  Is that what is being
> referred to?  That was not a safety fence.  That structure was the form
> that held the magnifier's primary and driver coils.  They encircled the
> room and consisted of just a few turns of wire (see Tesla's notes).   When
> Tesla achieved his amazing record of 32 foot sparks, they were arcing from
> the third coil in the center of the room, to the corners.  A few weeks ago
> I posted a quote in which Tesla described this in detail, and I believe
> Terry(?) also posted this quote more recently.  There is very little
> ambiguity there, and Tesla mentions that at that length the sparks were so
> feeble that when they hit him and his photographer they were barely
> noticeable.  Is there a quote and date for the 50' reference above?  That
> would be a great help in determining its validity.
> 
> Interesting dicussion.  Let's keep it friendly!
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> 
> Charles F. Brush
> http://www.VoltNet-dot-com
> 
> 
> 
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