RE: Magnetic quenching.

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Original poster: "Daniel Kline" <daniel_kline-at-med.unc.edu> 



 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
 > Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 1:36 PM
 > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 > Subject: RE: Magnetic quenching.
 >
 >
 > Original poster: "Lau, Gary" <gary.lau-at-hp-dot-com>
 >
 > I have not done a lot of reading of Tesla's material.  I have
 > to wonder how
 > he managed to build a HV DC power supply?  Wasn't this before
 > HV vacuum
 > tube rectifiers were available?
 >
 > I can't imagine that the "blast" created by convection
 > currents would be
 > very effective.
 >
 > Gary Lau
 > MA, USA

I think *all* generators before Tesla were DC, through commutation.
But even if they weren't, there were rotary AC-to-DC controllers.
I saw plans for one once, but it was a long time ago.
Dan K.