… After describing some photographs of the laboratory, in the commentary to photograph XLI Tesla explains some … of fireballs are particu larly noteworthy. This phenomenon has been a source of interest since ancient times. Some …
… December 17-31 We are told by Tesla that this span of time has been filled with photographic endeavors. Tesla is planning … isochromatic plates. These plates had a short tonal range compared to our modem panchromatic black and white films and …
… 1900 The photographic descriptions pick up again as Tesla comments on the latest finished shots. All of the previous … illumination. The circuit is so close in fact, that Tesla has had to dial the power back a bit to save the lamps! He … power. This bank of thirty "hypothesized" lamps would have been at a range of 60 feet not at 20 plus miles! Tesla did …
… change, the operating coils at Colorado Springs have been finalized! (see finalized system notes at the end of the notes) Tesla has isolated the extra coil here and shorted out the … high as might have been imagined. This is the only CSN account of Tesla actively using an X-ray tube hooked to any …
… temperatures were no doubt bitter. Tesla will shortly comment on this. In the next few photos, XXXIV - XXXVII (not … a streamer and a spark or arc. An "arc," Tesla says, has current in it as when it hits a solid grounded object. A … Next, Tesla discusses fireballs which he says have been seen occasionally as a component of an arc in the area …
… the main power switch on and off over fifty times. He has mentioned the danger of fire before but one still … of over 1 minute without overheating or overstressing any component. I must admit that over the 26 hours run time, we … to strike objects farther away in a fickle manner. He has surmised that this is due to the arcs following a path …
… the large numbers of photographs taken in December. Tesla comments on two more photos not seen. We are told that the … shut down so it is not necessarily electrical gear that has heated, but more so, the air. Regarding drafts, most … the most detrimental is undoubtedly air movement. This has been gleaned from many years of experiment and musing over …
… rapid for most people's perception. Never-the-less, it is commonly captured in still photographs. Photo LIII . Another … it. If the plate crack is what he is referring to then he has made an error in identification. This one plate has had … have already noted that the longest distance stated to have been jumped by Tesla was the diagonal corner of the building …
… the actual power of the system and not the size of system components. Visually pleasing aspects of a system are not as … by an explanation of all the unseen potential there. Tesla has enough acquaintance with the press and financiers to … tank capacitance! This high interrupt rate may have been dictated by the moderate quenching power of Tesla's gap …
… 4kW (or 4 x 10 10 erg/sec, but not erg) power. Although he has some doubts regarding the correctness in this procedure, …