Re: Tesla's Oscillators and Circuit Controllers

[Hollmike-at-aol-dot-com (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

In a message dated 7/21/2000 5:14:57 PM Mountain Standard Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:

> Original poster: "Daniel Boughton" <daniel_boughton-at-yahoo-dot-com> 
>  
>  Has anyone ever tried to duplicate any of Tesla's
>  mercury interrupter and commutator based oscillators?
>  
>  This seems to be a promising area of investigation. I
>  am fabricating one of his comutator based coils now
>  and I was wondering if nayone would like to share
>  info/strategies.
>  
>  Thanks.
>  
>  Dan
>  
I haven't tried exactly what you are mentioning, but tried the type of 
interrupter using a large sheet of lead and a small platinum electrode in a 
sulfuric acid solution.  It worked.  I think the idea came from a reprint of 
a very old book on building large inductors.  I used it to supply a ignition 
coil powered TC.  I applaude your investigation of the old technology.   
Perhaps you will come up with something new and wonderful while experimenting 
with such devices.
Mike