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cameron, posted March 29, 2012, 05:52:02 PM
Photos from W.W.T. 2012
(Click image to view larger)UPDATE: Several HD videos, including two of the Faraday Copter, are now available on the Tesla Universe YouTube channel.
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It was another great year at the Winter Western Teslathon. Last year there were lots of Tesla Coils, and this year was no exception. There were several new coils this year. Bart Anderson of JavaTC fame finally made it out to Arizona, and brought his 8” DRSSTC. Bart's DRSSTC put on quite a show, pumping out what looked to be seven to eight foot sparks. Henry Hurass showcased his new bipolar DRSSTC which looked very nice, and played well too. Tyler Steineckert brought his twin DRSSTCs. Tyler played several songs on his twins, until the MMCs melted. Eric Goodchild and Steve Caton brought their large DRSSTC twins. They put on a show playing several songs. Matthew Edwards performed with the coils in a Faraday suit.
The highlight of the evening was Jeff Parisse's Faraday Copter. It was a quad copter with a metal cage surrounding it. It was able to fly in and out of the sparks with ease, and made for a very cool show.
Cameron, John and myself have contributed several images of the event which you can see in the gallery to the right. Enjoy the photos!
Phillip Slawinski
Co-Webmaster
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cameron, posted January 17, 2012, 10:14:39 AM
Austin Richards (aka Dr. Megavolt) and his one million-volt Tesla coilI.T. company ioSafe set up the ultimate test for their new Thunderbolt portable hard disk with help from Austin Richards (aka Dr. Megavolt) and his one million-volt Tesla coil. Austin, wearing a suit eerily similar to Terry Blake's Dr. Zeus suit, holds the drive while it takes direct hits from the coil. Spectators look on in excitement from a Faraday cage near the coil. Austin also performs wood burning and other demonstrations with the coil.
Check out the videos here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkAJ8FoBHyE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd-wa_wm2iY
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cameron, posted November 28, 2011, 05:32:35 PM
John Wasik Lecturing at The 2011 Tesla Conference
on Long IslandFriday, December 2nd, 2011 from 7:30pm – 10:30pm, John Wasik, columnist/blogger for Reuters and noted author, will lecture on prolific inventor Nikola Tesla at the Serbian American Museum St. Sava in Chicago, Illinois. Wasik will cover Tesla's relevance today, 19th century experiments, relationship with benefactor J.P. Morgan, the Death Ray, and the mysterious disappearance of his papers. There will be a meet and greet with Mr. Wasik post lecture and guest attendance by the Chicago Chapter of the Nikola Tesla Science Foundation. Donations of $10 per attendee are suggested.
For additional information, please visit the Serbian American Museum St. Sava website.
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cameron, posted November 07, 2011, 10:57:02 PM
Photos from the 2011 Tesla Conference
(Click image to view larger)The 2011 Tesla Conference was held on Long Island just a few miles from Tesla's last remaining laboratory known as Wardenclyffe. The conference was organized by The Tesla Science Center lead by Mrs. Jane Alcorn and was part of their efforts to bring awareness of their plan to save Wardenclyffe so that it can become a museum and learning center. The conference was packed with world renown speakers such as: William Terbo (Grand-nephew of Nikola Tesla), Dr. Sebastian White (Great-grandson of Stanford White, Tesla's close friend and architect of Wardenclyffe), Dr. Marc Seifer (author of Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla), Dr. James Corum (noted Tesla technologies scientist and researcher) and Jeff Behary (Turn-of-the-Century Electrotherapy Museum). The conference also featured the premier of a teaser for a new and exciting film project about Tesla called Fragments of Olympus.
We were able to stream the event here on the Tesla Universe website and had a record 288 sessions initiated throughout the day. We will be adding excerpts to the Tesla Universe YouTube channel in the next few days and plan to release a DVD set of the conference for sale here on the website in a few weeks. 50% of all sales of the set will go to The Tesla Science Center to further their efforts to save Wardenclyffe and establish the museum there. More information will be provided on this at a later date.
The conference was a huge success and our thanks go out to Jane Alcorn and the volunteers of The Tesla Science Center, all the speakers and everyone that played a part in making the conference possible.
Cameron B. Prince
Tesla Universe Webmaster
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cameron, posted October 05, 2011, 10:31:58 AM
Photos from the 2006 Tesla Museum and Science
Center Conference
(Click image to view larger)******** UPDATE #2 ********
I made it to New York late yesterday evening and was able to go by the hotel where the conference will be held to test the streaming video. After a few attempts, I was able to find a configuration suitable for the hotel's network where the stream would play without rebuffering. We will begin streaming shortly at the URL below. You may view the schedule by going the Constant Contact calendar and clicking Conference Schedule in the sidebar under Agenda.
Stream URL:
http://www.teslauniverse.com/stream.html
(works with iPhone, iPad & iPod too!)
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It was certainly last minute, but I am going to be able to attend this event and will provide streaming video here on the website *if possible*. I hope to see you there.
Please note that the Tesla conference has been relocated to the Hilton Garden Hotel in Riverhead, New York. More information is available at the Tesla Science Center links below.
Cameron B. Prince
Tesla Universe Webmaster
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The dedicated people of the Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe will be hosting a day-long conference at the Brookhaven National Laboratory located in Upton, New York on Long Island on Saturday, November 5th, 2011. The conference is part of the ongoing effort to save the last remaining Tesla laboratory known as Wardenclyffe. Guest speakers include: William H. Terbo, Dr. Marc Seifer, Dr. James Corum, and many others.
I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the first conference back in 2006 and had a great time. I've included photos from the first conference in the gallery.
For tickets or more information, follow the Tesla Science Center on Twitter (@teslascience), check out their Facebook page (Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe), or visit their website, www.TeslaScienceCenter.org.
We hope for a great turn out at the conference and wish the team of the Tesla Science Center the best in their efforts to save Wardenclyffe.
Cameron B. Prince
Tesla Universe Webmaster
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cameron, posted September 13, 2011, 04:41:50 PM
Photos from the 2011 Wingate Teslathon
(Click image to view larger)Ed Wingate hosted his 19th Teslathon the last weekend of August, this year. Cameron and myself were in attendance. This was Cameron's fifth year of attending the Teslathon and my third. We had a great time as usual and saw many new faces in attendance.
The Teslathon featured several demos and presentations throughout the day. The presentation for “Sir” Harry Goldman, who passed away last year, was very well put together and did a great job of telling the story of a man who will be missed by many. Ed ran his magnifier many times over the weekend, including several runs with the cage of death. Terry Blake (Dr. Zeus) and Jeff Larson ran a big DRSSTC and did a short performance. Ed brought out his high voltage capacitor bank and shank quarters, crushed cans and blew up several feet of tungsten wire. John Forcina demoed his QCW (Quasi Continuous Wave) DRSSTC.
Overall the Teslathon was a great time for all, and we look forward to number twenty next year.
You can see photos of the event taken by Cameron Prince, John Forcina and myself in the gallery to the right and don't miss the videos of the action on the Tesla Universe YouTube channel.
Phillip Slawinski
Tesla Universe Co-Webmaster
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cameron, posted August 24, 2011, 11:41:27 AM
Photos from the 2010 Wingate Teslathon
(Click image to view larger)We're gearing up for another great Teslathon with Ed Wingate in Brockport, New York this coming weekend (August 26th and 27th). This will be Ed's 19th year of hosting the Rochester Area Tesla Coil Builders (R.A.T.C.B.) Teslathon and my 5th year of attendance. Much like the previous 18 years, we expect to have numerous coils and other high voltage demonstrations including musical coils, Ed's magnifier, the Cage of Death and much more. There is also a special tribute planned for Harry Goldman (editor of the T.C.B.A.) as this will be the first Wingate Teslathon since his passing away late last year.
We'll be streaming the event live here on the website as we did with the W.W.T. 2011. We did invest in some new gear and will actually be able to move around with the camera this time. Our hope is to be able to do interviews and make the experience as much like actually being at the event as possible. We will begin streaming some time Friday night once all the equipment is set up. The stream will begin Saturday morning around 10 or 11 EST.
You will be able to access the stream at the following URL:
http://www.teslauniverse.com/stream.html
(works with iPhone, iPad & iPod too!)
We'll post updates as we can begining Friday night.
Cameron B. Prince
Tesla Universe Webmaster
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cameron, posted March 20, 2011, 11:21:06 AM
Photos from W.W.T. 2011
(Click image to view larger)It was another great Teslathon with Henry (Dr. Hankenstein) and Chris (Dr. Spark) in Phoenix, Arizona. I've heard more than one person say it was the best W.W.T. yet and I have to agree. The weather was perfect as always, maybe a little drier this year, but certainly a nice break from the rough winter we've been having back east this year. There were so many coils this year that Henry and Chris didn't even get to run all of theirs. The cage of death was a huge hit and Terry's “Dr. Zeus” act never fails to impress.
We had a very positive response to the live streaming video and plan to provide it at every Teslathon we attend. Thanks to everyone that played a part in making the first televised Teslathon a reality.
Phillip and I have added all of our photos to the W.W.T. 2011 - Winter Western Teslathon photo gallery. Chris has set up an additional set of event photos on his site here: http://www.drsparksite.com/Teslathon2011_final.htm. And finally, I've completed the processing and uploading of all the HD video from the event to the Tesla Universe YouTube Channel.
Thanks to Henry and Chris for another great year. The next Teslathon we'll attend will be Ed Wingate's in August. Chris has confirmed that he will be attending, so this will be a chance for all you east coast coilers to finally meet Mr. Plexiglas himself. We're looking forward to it.
Cameron B. Prince
Tesla Universe Webmaster
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cameron, posted March 05, 2011, 02:03:24 PM
Photos from W.W.T. 2011
(Click image to view larger) March 5, 2011, 1:00:00 PM
We're here at the Arizona Tesla Coil Builders 6th annual Western Winter Teslathon. Last night was mostly set up and testing, which is continuing now. There's too many coils to even count and more coming in every few minutes. Chris and a team of volunteers are setting up what will be the largest cage of death I know of. Henry is working with Phillip to integrate Phillip's new S.S.V.C. controller with his V.T.T.C. I've posted a few photos and more are coming.
The live video stream is up and running. We did have some trouble with lock ups last night, so we're keeping a close eye on it. You can access it here:
http://www.teslauniverse.com/stream.html
We'll post additional updates as we can.
Cameron B. Prince
Tesla Universe Webmaster
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Dr_Spark, posted January 28, 2011, 11:05:57 PM
Photos from last year - W.W.T. 2010
(Click image to view larger)The Western Winter Teslathon 2011 (W.W.T 2011) is just around the corner (March 5). Dr. Hankenstein and Dr. Spark are busy preparing for what ought to be the unsurpassed W.W.T in six years. This year will be more striking than ever (pun intended) with coilers and their machines converging from across the nation, coming all the way from N.Y. and Northern California.
A wide assortment of Tesla Coils and HV apparatus will fill the beautiful Arizona skies with its yearly ozone levels on this wonderful night. Tesla coils with spark gaps, DRSSTC's, Audio Modulated SSTC's, VTTC's to Static Generators will fill the appetites of many indeed. A fun night with the Tesla band @ http://www.youtube.com/user/drsstc?feature=mhum#p/u/6/zpqv29y-Iqo should keep all dancing! We are looking forward to another great W.W.T.!
Due to popular request, we will be ordering t-shirts for the thon. Information can be found @ http://www.drsparksite.com/wwt2011shirts.htm. Remember this is a RSVP event. Information how to reserve your spot can be found @ http://www.drsparksite.com/teslathon2011.htm.
Best Rgs,
Dr. Hankenstein and Dr. Spark
