Re: GE HV Research

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Original poster: "David Speck by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <dave-at-davidspeckmd-dot-org>

Ben,
I'm not completely certain, but this looks like the display that GE did 
at the 1939 NY World's Fair.  I've seen B&W movies of it, only very 
short clips, but they had both Marx type generators and continuous 60hz 
discharges to a set of rotating discs.  My mother dimly recalled the 
demo, and said that the finale was a 20' horizontal discharge from a 
Marx generator with an instantaneous lightning-like discharge.  I'd love 
to find the whole film that GE made of the exhibit.

Let us know if you find any more info about this display.

Thanks for sharing,
Dave
G2-1170

Tesla list wrote:

>Original poster: "Ben McMillen by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<spoonman534-at-yahoo-dot-com>
>
>Hi all,
>  While digging around in the basement the other day I
>happened on an old photograph of what appears to be the old
>GE HV testing facility.. 
>
>This is the picture:
>
>www.hot-streamer-dot-com/temp/GE.jpg
>
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