Re: Tesla's Oscillators and Circuit Controllers

["Daniel Boughton" <daniel_boughton-at-yahoo-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

Mike:

I recall Tesla stating in a lecture using this
technique. I will have to look it up and send you the
quote.

Regards,

Dan
--- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
> Original poster: "Michael H Nolley"
> <nolleym-at-willamette.edu> 
> 
> Original poster: Hollmike-at-aol-dot-com
> 
> >
> > 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
> 
>     You know, I ran across this as well, in the
> "Cyclopedia of Applied
> Electricity"  one of my sources for Poulsen
> information.  I believe it was
> called
> the "Wenhelt" interrupter.  I could be wrong about
> this. . . It seems that
> no one
> at the time could figure out exactly why it worked. 
> Does anyone have a
> clue now?
> 
>             --Mike
> 
> 
> 


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