Re: Bush on Tesla Coil

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Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>

Hi Bert,

Here is a link with a movie were I think Dean uses the newer coil.

http://wondersofscience-dot-org/Movie/sfs/SFS_Welcome.html

Here are pictures of the coil:

http://hot-streamer-dot-com/temp/Ortner01.jpg

http://hot-streamer-dot-com/temp/Ortner02.jpg

General information on dean Ortner is at:

http://wondersofscience-dot-org/

http://www.whittierchristian-dot-org/ortner/ortner.htm

The older coil and some of Dean's "close calls" are here too:

http://wondersofscience-dot-org/sfs/BIO2.HTM

http://hot-streamer-dot-com/temp/Ortner03.jpg

I do note that dean seems to have turned down the power level recently.

BTW - Don't try this at home ;-)  Dean has been doing this for 25 years and 
he knows how not to get killed...  Especially risky since he is only 
wearing a shirt and tie instead of a Faraday suit.

Cheers,

         Terry


At 02:44 PM 7/20/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Dr. Resonance,
>
> From the description, it sounds very much like the original Moody Bible 
> Institute (MBI) Tesla Coil. This medium sized system was used for over 50 
> years as part of evangelical presentations and demonstrations ("Sermons 
> from Science"). The presenter wore thimbles on his fingertips to prevent 
> burns from the streamers.
>
>If this indeed is the coil (the secondary looked about the size of a 55 
>gallon drum) and depending upon when the picture was taken, it could be 
>Dr. Irwin Moon (original), Dr. George Speake (60's-80's), or if fairly 
>recent, Dean Ortner (who uses a newer system). I happen have a Moody Bible 
>Institute videotape which shows B&W footage of one of these demos that was 
>done back in 1956. Titled "Facts of Faith", it's done in an "Outer Limits" 
>style that's very entertaining. And, it's still available from MBI for $9.95.
>See http://www.moodyvideo-dot-org/sciclass.htm
>and
>http://www.whittierchristian-dot-org/sfs
>
>I've scanned in the cover from the videotape - does the Earth Island 
>Journal cover look similar to this shot:
>http://205.243.100.155/Photos/HVStuff/MoodyCoil.jpg
>
>Best regards,
>
>-- Bert --
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>Tesla list wrote:
>>Original poster: "Dr. Resonance by way of Terry Fritz 
>><teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com>
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>>Check out the bizarre front cover shot of Pres. Bush with thimbles on his 
>>fingers shooting off obvious 20 inch long TC sparks.  A photoshop 
>>transposed head.
>>Earth Island Journal  Summer 2003 edition
>>It's at most large book/magazine sellers like Barnes & Nobles, Amazon, 
>>Borders, etc.
>>Anyone know whose coil and real "head" this is??
>>
>>Dr. Resonance
>>Resonance Research Corporation
>>E11870 Shadylane Rd.
>>Baraboo   WI   53913
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