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the capacitor. In Tesla's circuit it is "C"; In
Grays, it is # 16. Both circuits operate by
having the capacitor charged repeatedly by
the high voltage DC source.
• The next component in both circuits is the
spark gap. In Tesla's circuit it is
represented as "d-d". In Gray's diagram it
is # 62. For each circuit to work
properly, the spark in the gap must be
characterized by two features: first, there
must be a means to insure that the
discharge will occur in only one direction,
and second, there must be a means to
control the duration of the spark. In the
case of Tesla's circuit, we have the
continuous pressure from the high voltage
generator to insure the unidirectional
discharge of the capacitor, and a magnetic
field across the spark gap to blow-out the
current as soon as it appears. The duration
of the spark can be determined by both
the strength of the magnetic field across
the gap and by the size (capacitance) of the
capacitor. In the case of Gray, we know
that he was using very large capacitors, so
he wasn't discharging the entire capacitor
at one time. But his circuit was performing
two functions: the resistor, # 30, limited
the current in the discharge, and the
vacuum tube, # 28, could not only shut
off the discharge at whatever pulse
duration he desired, but it also insured that
no reversals of current appeared in this
section of the circuit. So, again, all the
necessary features are present.
• Next, both circuits have what I call the
"Preferred Location for the ElectroRadiant
Event." In Tesla's case, it is "two turns of
stout wire," ("A") as he calls it, which is
the primary of his electrical transformer.
But as we know from reading Mr.
Vassilatos, this is not a magnetically
inductive transformer. The magnetic
coupling is very weak between the primary
and the secondary coils. In
fact this device runs on what Tesla refers
to as his new "electrostatic induction
rules." In the case of Gray, the preferred
location for the ElectroRadiant Event is
what he calls his "conversion switching
element tube," # 14. This component is
clearly an electrostatic device, as we read
earlier. It is specifically designed to have
an explosive, electrostatic event radiate
away from its central member.
• The next common element is the
"Preferred Means to Intercept the
Electro-Radiant Event." In Tesla's case,
it's the secondary coil of his transformer,
"F"; this is the conical or spiral shaped
coil that Vassilatos mentions and that
we've already seen in his patents. In
Gray's case, it's the charge-receiving
grids, # 34, that collect the radiant
voltage. It's important to see that in both
of these circuits, there is no direct
connection between the source of energy
and the "receiver element." Only the
induced electroradiant charge appears on
these output components.
• The next element is the "Connection to
the Preferred Output." In Tesla's case,
the output is the connection to the
ground (E) and the elevated capacitance
(E) that constitutes his World Broadcast
System. In Gray' case, the output
discharges from the "charge receiving
grids" are directed to the inductive load,
# 36. This element can represent either
the jumping magnets or a transformer
output that ran his cold electric circuit or
the repulsive magnets in his motor. So
again, each circuit has a preferred means
to intercept the Electro-Radiant Event
and a preferred method to connect it to
the output.
• And finally, Gray was able to reconvert
some of this excess energy back into
ordinary electricity, and recycle enough