RE: frank, other monsters, fx, etc.

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Original poster: "Vanderputten, Gary by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <gvp-at-pvaintl-dot-com>

Interestingly, that's exactly what I did for my lab for the show
Frankenstein. I had about five major knife switches wired to a 24 control
circuit which drove all the real devices (generator, ladders, coils, smoke
and other effects). The actors loved the fact that the switches appeared to
work!.

Gary

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Subject:	Re: frank, other monsters, fx, etc.

Original poster: "Charles Brush by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
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>Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" 
><Mddeming-at-aol-dot-com>
>
>Hi All,
>         The discussion of old movie effects got me rummaging in my stuff
and I
>find that I DO have a 60Amp -at-600v rated open DPST knife switch. It's 
>a bigmutha
>(5"x10" base). It is just too cool not to go on the side of my new 3.6 KVA
>control console, which I hope to have up by Halloween. Thanks for 
>reminding me.
>
>
>Matt D.
>G3-1085


Excellent idea with the knife switch.  I loved the original 
Frankenstein when I was a kid, and I wouldn't be surprised if that is 
what got me interested in high voltage in the first place.  I have a 
bunch of big old multi-pole slate knife switches as well as an old 
slate power panel with early Weston meters and knife switches.  I 
have often thought that the old panel would make a great 
Wardenclyffe-era power panel with the addition of some hidden 
contactors (nice safe LV through the knife switches).  I think the 
contactors would also add a nice "thunk" when the knife switches are 
closed.

Those Ken Stickfadden photos on Bill's site are great.

Zap!

Charles Brush
http://www.VoltNet-dot-com