Re: Piffard Hyperstatic Transformer - Static Electric powered Tesla Coil (fwd)

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Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2007 10:29:17 -0400
From: Dave Pierson <davep@xxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Piffard Hyperstatic Transformer - Static Electric powered Tesla
    Coil (fwd)

[I may be drifting OT....]
>One of the most famous Tesla Coils from old medical books is the "Piffard 
>Hyperstatic Transformer".  It was an early Tesla Coil from 1900 that was 
>powered by a static machine.  Here is the     original article, and a photo of 
>the device.
>http://www.electrotherapymuseum.com/2007/Piffard/index.htm
>
>It used two 4" diameter leyden jars and had the primary coil wound on the 
>inside of the secondary coil...this was actually common in early Tesla 
>Coils.  It was embedded in wax and rosin to prevent spark-overs.
>
>It was used to treat skin conditions very successfully,   

    Was it?
    With all due respect 'many' things have been used to
    'treat' many things 'successfully' which later study
    has found to be non effective, or actually hazardous.

    Vigorous assertions by developers of cures, and whatever,
    are sometimes, with the best intentions, uhmmmm,
    'optimistic'.

    best
     dwp