Radio Detector Development

Radio Detector Development by H. Winfield Secor, A.I.R.E. While wireless telegraphy is a far cry from the philosophy and traditions of the Hindus, it may not be inopportune to cite, for purposes of comparison, an ancient tradition of the Hindu priests which brings out in a marked and comprehensible manner the gigantic loss existing in…

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Plasmatron High Voltage Supply

High frequency plasma circuit (Electronic Ion Pump) This circuit utilizes a flyback transformer that has wire windings added to its ferrite core. The high-voltage, high frequency is the result of the transformer being driven into resonance at 20 to 170Khz. The flyback transformer supplies high-voltage, high frequency. Its output is in harmony with the Sea…

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Light Bulb Efficiency Comparison

A 120 watt carbon filament lamp and a 100 watt gas-filled tungsten filament lamp are about the same in size. As you have probably noticed, the 100 watt tungsten lamp not only emits more light, but it gets hotter. It appears to give out more heat, although using less power. Can you explain this? A…

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Radiant Energy System – Electrolytic Rectifier

Electrolytic Rectifier by Fischer Radiant Energy System The present invention relates to apparatus for receiving and transmitting radiant energy within a wide range of frequencies and has for an object the provision of apparatus of this kind that is operative without the necessity of source of local energy such as commercial current or batteries. Another…

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Early Magnetron

The Electron~Valve Converter A Vacuum Tube with Filament Currents of 4400 amp. And Plate Voltage of 200,000 Volts by William Grunstein, E.E. for The Experimenter – January 1925 p. 186 & 201 As our industrial civilization grows in complexity, power generated at a convenient location must be transmitted to more and more distant places. At…

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