Soon after the antenna went up, Art put his hand to it and, well, as he put it, "I had the crap shocked out of me. . . several times." Somehow that enormous antenna, free from any connections to a power source, was generating 350 volts. "There's no wind," Art says, "and it's not static generated." The power company couldn't give him any answers, and the only way to get rid of the voltage before it ruined Art's equipment - or really hurt someone - was to take it to ground. "I drove eight-foot rods into the ground . . . and finally got rid of the voltage. It's very curious. Where is the power coming from? It's coming from . . . I don't know where.
deMolay wrote:I wouldn't discount Tesla. He build the first hydro electric generating station in the world, it is still running at Niagara Falls. He invented the induction motor. He had over 700 patents. He was eccentric yes, a genius yes. I dare say he knew more about electricity than any of you crystal radio neophytes. http://www.nickf.com/tesla.htm
The first industrial use of hydropower to generate electricity occurred in 1880, when 16 brush-arc lamps were powered using a water turbine at the Wolverine Chair Factory in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The first U.S. hydroelectric power plant opened on the Fox River near Appleton, Wisconsin, on September 30, 1882.
deMolay wrote:Thanks for the answer oiless. It was an honest question.
gnm wrote:IMHO Tesla's best contribution was his skill with and promotion of AC power....
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