TCBA - Tesla Coil Builders Association

Devoted to the construction, operation and theoretical analysis of the Tesla coil

TCBA Volume 5 - Issue 1

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TCBA News Volume 5 - Issue 1 - Page 7 - Image 1 — PHOTO #1- The double conical Tesla high frequency coil as it was originally displayed to the public. The coil was designed and constructed by Earle L. Ovington. Take note of the reference to Edison rather than Tesla. Photo courtesy of the Griffith Observatory.

TCBA News Volume 5 - Issue 1 - Page 7 - Image 2 — PHOTO #2-The recently repaired coil now on display at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles. The discharge is now bright and noisy and extends all the way to the nearby walls.

The glow tubes in the foreground were temporarily placed to test radiation effects. Photo courtesy of Dick Aurandt 413 N. Adams #7, Glendale, CA 91206 (818) 244-0841