A/C Power, Radio and Full Planetary Conductivity..All Because of...

LiquidSound
LiquidSound Posts: 1,261
edited April 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
Edison? Heh, tommy wishes he was that smart.

Nikola Tesla holds the credit for these achievements.

I dedecate my 500th post to, in my opinion, the most intricate and astounding mind, and most incredible inventor to ever grace this little mass of floating rock.

Ahh, the world would be so behind in technology if it weren't for him...yet you hear soooooo little about his impressive impact.

For a man whose electrical achievements are second to none, his persona and lackluster business skills left him penniless and broken, as the abundant life energy poured from his body.

We would be struggling to achieve what he did many years ago, right now...
Two Channel Main
Receiver - VSX-54TX
Mains - Csi40's
Sub - Spiked Velodyne Cht-8 On Spiked Landscaping Stones

"If you could put speakers in a needle, I'd never see him again..." - My Girlfriend
Post edited by RyanC_Masimo on
· Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Comments

  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,208
    edited April 2003
    nice post man,now wheres the beautiful pic's?
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • HBombToo
    HBombToo Posts: 5,256
    edited April 2003
    Telsa is my absolute Hero. His insight is responsible for the success of Westinghouse. It is unfortunate that good business men can over shadow and take credit for concepts of the truely brilliant.


    Hats off to Tesla!

    HBomb
    ***WAREMTAE***
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • LiquidSound
    LiquidSound Posts: 1,261
    edited April 2003
    An excellent picture of a Tesla Coil. Ron-P, scrap the GyroCopter project and build one of these!!
    Two Channel Main
    Receiver - VSX-54TX
    Mains - Csi40's
    Sub - Spiked Velodyne Cht-8 On Spiked Landscaping Stones

    "If you could put speakers in a needle, I'd never see him again..." - My Girlfriend
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • LiquidSound
    LiquidSound Posts: 1,261
    edited April 2003
    Gorgeous..
    Two Channel Main
    Receiver - VSX-54TX
    Mains - Csi40's
    Sub - Spiked Velodyne Cht-8 On Spiked Landscaping Stones

    "If you could put speakers in a needle, I'd never see him again..." - My Girlfriend
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • LiquidSound
    LiquidSound Posts: 1,261
    edited April 2003
    Hmm...Power.
    Two Channel Main
    Receiver - VSX-54TX
    Mains - Csi40's
    Sub - Spiked Velodyne Cht-8 On Spiked Landscaping Stones

    "If you could put speakers in a needle, I'd never see him again..." - My Girlfriend
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • LiquidSound
    LiquidSound Posts: 1,261
    edited April 2003
    Here's a beautiful pic for ya Mantis.
    Two Channel Main
    Receiver - VSX-54TX
    Mains - Csi40's
    Sub - Spiked Velodyne Cht-8 On Spiked Landscaping Stones

    "If you could put speakers in a needle, I'd never see him again..." - My Girlfriend
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • LiquidSound
    LiquidSound Posts: 1,261
    edited April 2003
    What an impressive display of power. Don't stand too close though!!!
    Two Channel Main
    Receiver - VSX-54TX
    Mains - Csi40's
    Sub - Spiked Velodyne Cht-8 On Spiked Landscaping Stones

    "If you could put speakers in a needle, I'd never see him again..." - My Girlfriend
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • HBombToo
    HBombToo Posts: 5,256
    edited April 2003
    Energy!
    ***WAREMTAE***
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • LiquidSound
    LiquidSound Posts: 1,261
    edited April 2003
    A brave soul.
    Two Channel Main
    Receiver - VSX-54TX
    Mains - Csi40's
    Sub - Spiked Velodyne Cht-8 On Spiked Landscaping Stones

    "If you could put speakers in a needle, I'd never see him again..." - My Girlfriend
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited April 2003
    Awesome pics.

    What kind of voltage/amperage are we talking here?

    Cheers,
    Russ
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • LiquidSound
    LiquidSound Posts: 1,261
    edited April 2003
    "Primary voltages run up to 15,000 volts, but the discharger puts out anywhere from a quarter-million to a couple million volts depending on the input power."

    "while voltage will increase, the amperage will decrease, again due to conservation of energy"

    I guess the amperage can be increased depending on your power supply. I'm not very electrically inclined, so I can't give out specifics. I'm sure one of you guys can put things in perspective.
    Two Channel Main
    Receiver - VSX-54TX
    Mains - Csi40's
    Sub - Spiked Velodyne Cht-8 On Spiked Landscaping Stones

    "If you could put speakers in a needle, I'd never see him again..." - My Girlfriend
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • LiquidSound
    LiquidSound Posts: 1,261
    edited April 2003
    Simply amazing...
    Two Channel Main
    Receiver - VSX-54TX
    Mains - Csi40's
    Sub - Spiked Velodyne Cht-8 On Spiked Landscaping Stones

    "If you could put speakers in a needle, I'd never see him again..." - My Girlfriend
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • jeff biggs
    jeff biggs Posts: 18
    edited April 2003
    I've seen a Tesla coil in person at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles.
    It's walled in behind a glass and metal cage. Once you hear it you'll never forget it.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • LiquidSound
    LiquidSound Posts: 1,261
    edited April 2003
    What does it sound like? Were you hearing the coil itself or the snap crackle and pop of the electrical charge??
    Two Channel Main
    Receiver - VSX-54TX
    Mains - Csi40's
    Sub - Spiked Velodyne Cht-8 On Spiked Landscaping Stones

    "If you could put speakers in a needle, I'd never see him again..." - My Girlfriend
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • LiquidSound
    LiquidSound Posts: 1,261
    edited May 2005
    Just thought I would *bump* this up since we have LOTS of new peoples on the board.
    Two Channel Main
    Receiver - VSX-54TX
    Mains - Csi40's
    Sub - Spiked Velodyne Cht-8 On Spiked Landscaping Stones

    "If you could put speakers in a needle, I'd never see him again..." - My Girlfriend
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • HBombToo
    HBombToo Posts: 5,256
    edited May 2005
    Originally posted by LiquidSound
    What does it sound like? Were you hearing the coil itself or the snap crackle and pop of the electrical charge??

    you hear the snap, crackle and pop from the discharge. It is way cool!

    HBomb
    ***WAREMTAE***
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited May 2005
    Don't know much about Tesla, but I understand he was discredited because some of his inventions could create energy very cheaply. Good for mankind, bad for big business. Is this true?
    HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

    "God grooves with tubes."
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited May 2005
    Nice pictures :)

    Speakers
    Carver Amazing Fronts
    CS400i Center
    RT800i's Rears
    Sub Paradigm Servo 15

    Electronics
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
    Parasound Halo A23
    Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
    Pioneer 79Avi DVD
    Sony CX400 CD changer
    Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
    WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR


    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • LiquidSound
    LiquidSound Posts: 1,261
    edited February 2006
    Great summary of Tesla's life. Great pictures of the greatest inventor to boot.

    http://chem.ch.huji.ac.il/~eugeniik/history/tesla.htm
    Two Channel Main
    Receiver - VSX-54TX
    Mains - Csi40's
    Sub - Spiked Velodyne Cht-8 On Spiked Landscaping Stones

    "If you could put speakers in a needle, I'd never see him again..." - My Girlfriend
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited February 2006
    I prefer Marconi.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited February 2006
    I like my Easy Bake Oven.
    Sharp Elite 70
    Anthem D2V 3D
    Parasound 5250
    Parasound HCA 1000 A
    Parasound HCA 1000
    Oppo BDP 95
    Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
    Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
    Totem Mask Surrounds X4
    Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
    Sony PS3
    Squeezebox Touch

    Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • LiquidSound
    LiquidSound Posts: 1,261
    edited February 2006
    When one of Tesla's engineers said, "Looks as if Marconi got the jump on you," Tesla replied, "Marconi is a good fellow. Let him continue. He is using 17 of my patents."
    Two Channel Main
    Receiver - VSX-54TX
    Mains - Csi40's
    Sub - Spiked Velodyne Cht-8 On Spiked Landscaping Stones

    "If you could put speakers in a needle, I'd never see him again..." - My Girlfriend
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited February 2006
    LiquidSound wrote:
    When one of Tesla's engineers said, "Looks as if Marconi got the jump on you," Tesla replied, "Marconi is a good fellow. Let him continue. He is using 17 of my patents."

    I'm a telecom guy, and Tesla had little to do with any of that specifically. He's cool, but Marconi is my master.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • I-SIG
    I-SIG Posts: 2,243
    edited February 2006
    Another little interesting Tesla/Westinghouse fact is that when states started using electric chairs for execution back in the 20's, it became known for awhile to be "Westinghoused" if you were executed since they found AC was better than DC.

    Wes
    Link: http://polkarmy.com/forums

    Sony 75" Bravia 4K | Polk Audio SDA-SRS's (w/RDO's & Vampire Posts) + SVS PC+ 25-31 | AudioQuest Granite (mids) + BWA Silver (highs) | Cary Audio CAD-200 | Signal Cable Silver Resolution XLR's | Rotel Michi P5 | Signal Cable Silver Resolution XLR's | Cambridge Audio azur 840C--Wadia 170i + iPod jammed w/ lossless audio--Oppo 970 | Pure|AV PF31d
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited February 2006
    Coolest display of electricity I've ever seen was the Museum of Science in Boston. They have a giant Van de Graf generator (like, 30 feet tall.... 5 million volts), and a guy in a metal cage sits next to it and gets hit by, essentially, lightening.

    Badass.

    touch2.jpeg
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter