Dr Electric at the Expo 2011

For the papers prior to the opening.

Dr Electric did a show at the Perth Town Hall as a side attraction for the Nikola Tesla Museum of Belgrade in 2011.
“Continue reading” for more details and photos.

This was hosted by the Tesla forum who have details of the 2011 Exhibition here.

Preview setup
Prior to the Expo I did a mock-up in my backyard so the West newspaper could have an article to go to press prior to the event.  The photos above and below are from that day.

Shooting for the West pre Tesla ExpoTesla Expo Setup
Setting up at the old Perth Town Hall using my own 4.5 kVA generator. The setup was good for the crowd which was mostly viewing from the roped area or the elevated Hall foyer. The weather was intermittently rainy but fortunately the portable gazebo didn’t fly away. I wonder if Governor Stirling approved.

Rockin it with the Guv     Lightning on the lawn

Dr Electric show

Dr Electric at the Expo – a quick word…

Dr Electric at the Belgrade exhibition

Then off to make some sparks.

Zaps from a 4 inch diameter coil
Twin light sabres      Like looking down a wormhole  Talking to the crowd           The Town Hall crowd.

Media
There were 4 newspaper articles:

The West Electrickery at Expo  Tesla Expo 2011 West Cover

Above: The July 1st West Australian paper page 5 article and the online article of the Tesla Expo 2011

Tesla Expo Dr Electric in the SubiacoPost

Above: The Post, July 16 page 30 on the Tesla Expo 2011.  (circ 32,000). Online version  here (32 MB)

Cover photo Bunbury Expo. Dr Electric at the Expo Bunbury HeraldDr Electric Bunbury Herald

Bunbury Herald Expo

Above: The Tesla Expo 2011 was covered by the local Bunbury Herald on July 5.Tesla Expo Vesti Jul 5  2011  Serbian Paper 1

Above: Dr Electric at the Expo 2011 was covered by Vesti which is a Serbian paper. Here is the online version.

Related pages

Dr Electric at the Belgrade exhibition  Belgrade Tesla Museum Expo 2011

Try something else

Radioluminescent watch face lit here with UV light. The phosphor no longer is bright enough to see with the Radium.  Radium

External links

Tesla forum

Exhibition

Nikola Tesla Museum of Belgrade

Vesti online version

The Post

West Australian online article

Photo Date:  June 26, 2011

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