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Re: [TCML] Strickfaden's "Lightning Screen"



Frank,
Could you send me those plans as well? I've got an Xray transformer in storage, and this may be the best use for it.
Thanks,
Terry

      From: Frank <fxrays@xxxxxxxxxx>
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 Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2016 11:09 PM
 Subject: Re: [TCML] Strickfaden's "Lightning Screen"
   
Hi Dave,
Email me, I have plans. It uses an x ray transformer.
You need a disc of tempered glass.
Frank

At 11:10 PM 30/10/16 -0400, you wrote:
>Esteemed Group,
>
>With Halloween nigh upon us, I was thinking of more interesting 
>things to possibly build for next year.
>
>Does anyone know anything about the circuitry for Ken Strickfaden's 
>Lightning screen?  I know there is a central disc electrode that 
>arcs to a peripheral ring.  I suspect the disc surface is smooth glass.
>Phosphorescent paint (inaccurately called "radioactive" paint in the 
>1943 Popular Mechanics article) applied behind the glass results in 
>afterimages of the discharges.
>
>I'm trying to figure out if the unit is driven with AC or DC, or AC 
>with a capacitor across the output.  I'm guessing AC, but don't know 
>if there was any capacitance across the supply.
>
>Has anyone built one?  Anyone ever have the chance to examine the 
>original article?
>
>Thanks,
>Dave
>
>
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