Re: About the skin effect in humans

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Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com> 


Read Richard Hull's book --- then you will understand.

Dr. Resonance

 >
 > I'm afraid you're wrong about the largest streamers being 35 in length
max,
 > I have the actual copy of Tesla's colorado springs notes, According to
 > Tesla's own words in writing in his notes, he said in one instance with
his
 > extra coil in action streamers "50" feet in length he recorded, and in the
 > next page after watching the streamers at higher power and noticing their
 > extremely curved path from top to ground the streamers were actually
120-130
 > feet in length. If the terminal was raised higher above the ground he
would
 > have been able to easily get this in a straight discharge to a elevated
 > grounded terminal. This was his direct observation and words, not a
estimate
 > on voltage but actual easy, observable spark length that anyone with a
good
 > eye which Tesla had could verify.He also goes on to comment that he could
 > get streamers much larger but was afraid of lighting his building on fire.
 > He also goes on to give clues that his magnifier setup wasn't actually
 > running at it's most efficient either, because already he was pushing
 > burning his building down. You could be skeptical of this, but it doesn't
 > make much since, these are his personal notes, the he didn't mean to
reveal
 > to anyone. So if he was lying about it, he would be lying to himself,
which
 > doesn't make any sense at all.
 > On another note, Tesla actually used the Wardenclyffe Tower. It was
verified
 > in the New York Sun reported on July 16, 1903:
 >      Natives hereabouts are intensely interested in the nightly electrical
 > display shown from tall tower where Nikola is conducting his exeriments in
 > wireless telegraphy and telephony. For a time, the air was filling with
 > blinding streaks of electricity traveling thro the darkness on some
 > mysterious errand.
 > Tesla gave no explanations.
 > These incidents were also verified in the recorded conversations Tesla had
 > with his attorney that I have. Who knows just how large the streamers or
 > better put the artificial lightning being issued from his tower. It's
quite
 > possible they easily dwarfed Electrum.
 > Adam
 > ----- Original Message -----
 > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 8:49 PM
 > Subject: Re: About the skin effect in humans
 >
 >
 >  > Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com>
 >  >
 >  >
 >  > There were no 125 ft. long sparks in Col. Springs.  The max spark
length
 > was
 >  > approx 35 ft.  John O'Neil's book on Tesla has propagated this rumor
far
 > too
 >  > long.
 >  >
 >  >   A 125 ft. long spark would have required a power source of over
 > 1,000,000
 >  > Watts --- something the power generating station could not supply.
 >  >
 >  > A thorough analysis of Tesla's Col. Springs work was presented by
Richard
 >  > Hull in his book on the topic.
 >  >
 >  > Unfortunately, Tesla estimated his voltage outputs with spark
lengths ---
 > a
 >  > serious problem that has fooled many an experimenter and even
university
 >  > professors.  RF spark length applies to available power and especially
 >  > current.  Potential difference, ie, voltage, depends on the energy in
the
 >  > system minus losses of the system, and is clearly promulated in the
 >  > equation:
 >  >
 >  >      Esec = k * Epri * SQR Lsec/Lpri
 >  >
 >  > k is the efficiency factor
 >  >
 >  > You can apply this equation to any TC system including Tesla's to
 > determine
 >  > the output potential.  One can operate a TC as in a single pulse mode
with
 >  > ignitrons firing every 10 sec.   The spark length to a grounded
terminal
 > is
 >  > measured and the potential is computed and compared to the above
equation.
 >  >  >From this data one can determine the efficiency of the system.
 >  >
 >  > Ross Engineering has a SF6 potential divider that can also measured TC
 >  > outputs within 1%.  Ross's divider measures potentials from DC to 10
MHZ
 >  > with accuracy.
 >  >
 >  > I suggest you obtain a copy of Rich's book --- it's excellent reading
and
 >  > good analysis of Tesla's Col. Springs work.
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >
 >  > Dr. Resonance
 >  >
 >
 >
 >