In the dawn of the electrical industry the new wondrous electrical energy was presented as a cure for all ailments. There were a wide variety of electro-healing machines being sold, and some of the most stylish are the slightly scary violet ray and violet wand units.
These devices traditionally used an electromagnetic interrupter to drive a high voltage air-cored step-up transformer. The output was applied via glass tubes with a vacuum pulled on them so that they glowed purple as the high voltage electricity coupled through the gasses of the rarefied air inside. The units made a loud buzzing crackling noise and when the glass electrodes were applied to the body, showers of fine fizzing sparks would crackle to the skin accompanied by a strong glow from the tube and a smell of ozone.
These days they are still manufactured and used for completely different reasons. In the "beauty" industry they are claimed to purify, detoxify and rejuvenate skin while stimulating bloodflow. Pretty much the same crap the medical quacks came out with in the beginning. The other major market is electro-fetishism where the scary and tingly effects are popular for kinky fun.
The original units sometimes came with an optional metal rod that could be inserted into the end of the wand to allow the user to hold the output of the coil directly and then apply sparks to the patient from their other hand. These metal rods almost always have a direct electrical path to the mains supply and I strongly recommend they are not used as the only thing between the person holding the rod and a very violent death is luck. Holding the rod in one hand and making contact with a grounded object with another part of the body can result in significant mains current flow depending on how the unit is wired. The traditional glass electrodes couple the output to the recipient with two layers of glass and a conductive vacuum or noble gas and provide good isolation between the output and mains ground.
The modern Chinese units are sold as Darsonval (d'Arsonval) units. A name that indicates the effect of high frequency current passing over a body without causing muscular contraction or sensation. they usually come with a choice of neon or argon filled electrodes that glow orange and purple respectively. The modern ones use a traditional style of coil, but made with modern materials and driven by electronic circuitry instead of a magnetic interrupter.
Note that these devices give off a very high voltage gradient that could cause serious damage to electronic equipment in the vicinity, so they should be kept away from sensitive components and devices. They can also create electrical noise and mains borne transients that can push old and failing wiring over the edge. So use with care if at all.
These devices traditionally used an electromagnetic interrupter to drive a high voltage air-cored step-up transformer. The output was applied via glass tubes with a vacuum pulled on them so that they glowed purple as the high voltage electricity coupled through the gasses of the rarefied air inside. The units made a loud buzzing crackling noise and when the glass electrodes were applied to the body, showers of fine fizzing sparks would crackle to the skin accompanied by a strong glow from the tube and a smell of ozone.
These days they are still manufactured and used for completely different reasons. In the "beauty" industry they are claimed to purify, detoxify and rejuvenate skin while stimulating bloodflow. Pretty much the same crap the medical quacks came out with in the beginning. The other major market is electro-fetishism where the scary and tingly effects are popular for kinky fun.
The original units sometimes came with an optional metal rod that could be inserted into the end of the wand to allow the user to hold the output of the coil directly and then apply sparks to the patient from their other hand. These metal rods almost always have a direct electrical path to the mains supply and I strongly recommend they are not used as the only thing between the person holding the rod and a very violent death is luck. Holding the rod in one hand and making contact with a grounded object with another part of the body can result in significant mains current flow depending on how the unit is wired. The traditional glass electrodes couple the output to the recipient with two layers of glass and a conductive vacuum or noble gas and provide good isolation between the output and mains ground.
The modern Chinese units are sold as Darsonval (d'Arsonval) units. A name that indicates the effect of high frequency current passing over a body without causing muscular contraction or sensation. they usually come with a choice of neon or argon filled electrodes that glow orange and purple respectively. The modern ones use a traditional style of coil, but made with modern materials and driven by electronic circuitry instead of a magnetic interrupter.
Note that these devices give off a very high voltage gradient that could cause serious damage to electronic equipment in the vicinity, so they should be kept away from sensitive components and devices. They can also create electrical noise and mains borne transients that can push old and failing wiring over the edge. So use with care if at all.
Could you use the circuit to power a plasma globe?
I'd like to see what osciloscope would show what this little dingy produces.
We need more stuff like that with exposed contacts. Let natural selection work.
I can't believe big clive got them all. Was just looking for the "Schematics"
Hi, I am beauty therapist train in Poland in early 70's and have been using this Darsonval ( as we call it ) wand for 25 years for oxygenating and disinfecting skin after facial treatment. Also with the pointed wire i burned out facial spider veins and warts, moles etc…Every european beauty therapy machine have that included as standard to this day. You can oxygenate water with it or with old fashion UV sun lamp, it also kills bacteria on fruit and veg. Funny that I just found out it is Tesla invention. I bought chinese one on Ebay for $9, and it's nothing wrong with it.
Here is what I found out on NCBI Pubmed on the Violet Wand; very interesting.
"The authors already demonstrated the in-vitro efficacy of modern CAP and historic VW generated plasma against many different wound pathogens [27], [64]. Similar data were obtained with another modern plasma source based on different technology [65]. Apart from in-vitro data, clinical studies on CAP treatment have been recently published supporting relevant efficacy against multidrug-resistant bacteria [12], [13], [14], [66]. As a result of its proven antimicrobial efficacy, CAP is currently being examined for treatment of chronic wounds [12], [67], [68] and may also be effective in hospital hygiene [67], [68], [69]. Accordingly, stimulation of wound healing supported by antiseptic activity may also be obtained with the historical VW plasma or, rather, with re-invented devices based on electromechanical techniques."
I have 3 units different sizes and several attachments. I use the metal bar daily to charge my Cells, if I hold a curly bulb it lights up. I use the mushroom on my face for rejuvenation and pain, the comb to stimulate my scalp to encourage hair growth successfully I am a female 79 years old not on any medication, I now have a modern device using, Terahertz wave, quartz crystal and scalar wave frequencies that’s transformational and I am sharing to help people with all their ailments and it’s mind blowing how simple it is to use, it’s handheld, science based tested and proven, patented can be used even on babies. I am using this one now as the results are fast and mind blowing. Contact me.
Just FYI, the quack medical industry isn't the only reason they're still sold, electroplay is a fairly popular kink
So couldn't you actually just bypass all the resistors and the diac and the diode. Rund switch straight to the capacitors and into the coil. I mean these things are all rigged up to like get it down to like 10 to 15 20 watts. So if you bypass all that run the capacitor straight into the thyristor and into the coil. So I looked up each individual piece and what every piece does. The thyristor allows for your 120 volts to the 220 volts there's two different thyristors, but I don't think they used thy wristers on the old Violet Ray wand. All the resistor does is only allowed so much current to flow through. A dioid only stops the current from flowing back and destroying any of the components. The diac is connected to the thyristor and it's similar to a diode it only let so many volts flow into the thyristor. There's only two types of diac mainly. One diac lets about 30 volts flow through and the other diac up to 70 volts through through the other one is the ht60. So what do you think you could run the potential meter is straight into the capacitors and into the coil. I mean you'd still have the control of how much water is your voltage is going through the capacitors in the coil with the potential meter. It just wouldn't be resisted down it would seem I don't know what do you think?
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For discerning customers for whom vibration alone is simply no longer enough.
Great video , how does one open the black wand unit itself on older models , same method as on this video ?. Is there electronics in the old wand handles also ? my old Voiletta has just died. Appears to be no voltage on the glass handles and little or no violet inside the handles .The mechanical clicking noise is still there from inside the box . Last time I used it I think I used it for about 20 minutes ( maybe that's too long ) Any idea where I would start in terms of fixing it ? tia.
In terms of the attached glass wand . Do the ORANGE wands produce Ozone or is it just the PURPLE coloured glass wands ? tia.