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The Milwaukee experience
Original poster: "D.C. Cox by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com>
A pair of one million volt coils are still running and entertaining school
children in downtown Milwaukee at the Discovery Museum on Wells Street. A
pair of our model M-150 units in tandem used in their daily stage
performances. Due to stage space limitations they are only running with a
7-8 ft long spark but each machine is capable of a 9 ft. spark.
Dr. Resonance
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Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 7:00 AM
Subject: Re: Mad experiment
> Original poster: "Bert Hickman by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-net>
>
> Robert and all,
>
> This sounds like the famous demonstrations done by the Moody Bible
> Institute using their "Million Volt" Tesla Coil. This system, was used
> along with numerous other scientific demonstrations - they brought along
> LOTS of other neat toys(!), as part of a week long traveling show called
> "Sermons from Science". The program tied scientific facts/demos with an
> overarching religious theme. As part of the show, the presenter would
> stand in bare feet on top of a squat secondary coil (~2 feet in
> diameter, no toroid). When energized, 3-4 foot streamers would issue
> from the fingertips of his raised hands which were covered by modified
> thimbles. The thimbles had little nail-like points soldered to the tips
> like little breakout points. The demonstrator would also set a 2 X 4
> board on fire by simply holding it in one hand. The board was wrapped in
> aluminum foil where he held it to prevent burning his hand, and a
> graphite trace would be marked via a pencil to promote carbon tracking
> and quick flaming of the board.
>
> More info on this interesting system (especially some interesting
> comments on the design by Fr. McGahee) is available in the Pupman
> archives - look under "Moody Bible". Per Harry Goldman (TCBA), the coil
> used a small tank cap (only 0.004 uF), but this was used in a Marx-like
> voltage doubling circuit (per Fr. McGahee) to get the bang size up, and
> the system used a rotary gap. Although the Moody Institute no longer
> does these performances, a tamer version of these performances is still
> being done today as the "Wonders of Science", Whittier Christian
> Schools, Whittier, CA:
> http://www.wondersofscience-dot-org/
>
> I originally saw the Moody Coil demonstrated in the early 1960's in the
> Milwaukee, Wisconsin auditorium. I was perhaps 11 or 12 years old at the
> time, and had just built a Model-T ignition coil powered coil (ala "Boy
> Electrician", Alfred P. Morgan) and an 811A powered "candlestick" tube
> coil (ala Harold Strand, Popular Electronics). The chance to see the
> Million Volt Tesla Coil was an irresistible magnet! It was a week long
> presentation, and I went for 3 out of the 5 days, dragging my mother
> along since we had to take the bus to get there from the South side of
> the city.
>
> Although they demonstrated the big coil each day, Friday's grand finale
> was when the presenter, Dr. George Speake, would stand on top of the
> coil and let "One Million Volts" pass through his body. Every now and
> then they'd trigger a firecracker to go off during a demonstration, just
> to keep the audience awake! An entertaining half hour videotape of some
> of the various demonstrations, including the Million Volt demo as
> performed in the 1950's, is orderable from the Moody Bible Institute in
> their "Facts of Faith" tape for a modest cost. BTW, the "style" of the
> tape reminds me of the introductions from the old "Outer Limits" TV
> show... :^)
> http://www.moodyvideo-dot-org/sciclass.htm
>
> Best regards,
>
> -- Bert --
> --
> Bert Hickman
> Stoneridge Engineering
> "Electromagically" (TM) Shrunken Coins!
> http://www.teslamania-dot-com
>
> Tesla list wrote:
> >
> > Original poster: "robert heidlebaugh by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rheidlebaugh-at-desertgate-dot-com>
> >
> > I read of such an experiment years passed by a man with sewing thimbols
on
> > each finger and wired under his clothing to prevent burning off his
finger
> > tips. I beleave it was written up in popular science in the late 1950's.
Not
> > the kind of stunt I would recomend any one try.
> > Robert H
> >
> > > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> > > Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 12:33:26 -0600
> > > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> > > Subject: Mad experiment
> > > Resent-From: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> > > Resent-Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 12:44:12 -0600
> > >
> > > Original poster: "=?koi8-r?B?98nL1M/S?= by way of Terry Fritz
> > > <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <henergy-at-mail.ru>
> > >
> > > In Internet I many times saw photos with such content. The man
> > > costs(stands) on an isolated support,
> > > to it(him) the reel of a Tesla and from fingers of this man in air
strewed
> > > streamers is connected.
> > > And it not a double exposure. I would like to iterate such mad
> > > experiment... It is clear, that the
> > > responsibility for it I take on myself. From here questions. Whether
the
> > > Tesla coil with such parameters
> > > will approach for these purposes: power 450W, target voltage about
850KV,
> > > resonant frequency about 100Khz?
> > > The arcs from such coil have length about 25см. From what, and what
height
> > > it is desirable to make an isolated
> > > support? How to make, that the streamers went only from fingers? Where
it
> > > is necessary to connect the reel
> > > (to hands, legs?)? Whether there is an odds, what clothes on me?
> > >
> > > Somebody in this dispatch did(made) similar (connection to itself
flyback
> > > it is not considered)?
> > >
> > > Once again I underline: the responsibility I take on myself and
perfectly I
> > > realize danger of this experiment.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Best regards,
> > > Viktor mailto:henergy-at-mail.ru
> > > http://www.high.h1.ru
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
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