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Common Sense
- Good health is preferred - despite the device originally being used to treat people who were ill.
- Sober and no drugs - you really should be in control of yourself.
- No crowds - in a club ask people to keep their distance - too close and they could get a shock.
- Test on yourself first - so you know the effect you are giving.
- We do not know the effect on pace makers or plates holding bones together.
- Avoid using near flammable or combustible materials - including designer pvc
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Sensations
- These vary from a mild tingly sensation to an intense prickly feel - depending on intensity.
- Marks are not normally left - but with intense use - a slight reddening of the skin can take place. With very intense use - red lines are produced and can sometimes last for days.
- People have also been known to electro brand - a subject not even covered here.
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Setting Up / Shutting Down
- Use a clean table - away from sensitive electrical devices or data storage systems .
- Inside the case, there will be a control unit (fixed or housed loosely) and a hand held wand into which a number of glass electrodes can be fitted.
- Try inserting any glass electrode into the wand handle. Holding it ½ way up the straight part of the shaft (it is good practice to keep your hands away from the business end of the wand).
- Turn controls down to minimum.
- Any cables need plugging into the control unit get plugged in BEFORE you plug into the MAINS.
- Adjust power* until you hear a buzzing sound - you are now at minimum power.
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*Generally there is one power control per wand and it consists of either a rheostat or a contact breaker adjuster. Sometimes, a wand device may contain both - so there will be two knobs on the control unit - and occasionally there is a knob on the control box and a knob or slide control in the wand handle - operating a moving coil or a coil tap. There are other systems as well !!!
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- You are now up and running.
- To shut down, do the reverse - disconnect from mains*, turn power controls down, unplug any other cables and pack away.
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*Leaving the machine running while you unplug it means the capacitors short out - otherwise they may be live and give you a little shock if you touch the exposed pins of the plug.
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General Use
- Always keep the business end of the wand away from yourself or the recipient. Sparks can jump quite some way along the surface of the handle or a glass attachment. For this reason, hold the wand at least half way down.
- Always start with minimum power output and work upwards - you don't want to frighten people away.
- Do not exceed the prescribed time - normally 10 - 15 minutes and let cool for 20 - 30 minutes before using again. The exceptions are the polymer* coils used in more modern devices which can sometimes be used for longer.
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*Polymer vs Wax - inside the wand handle is a high voltage coil. In the good old days each layer in the coil was insulated using waxed paper - it lasts forever but melts when heated up too much. In the modern ones, the insulation is a polymer - lifetime unproven but it is less affected by heat and so can be used for slightly longer.
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Intensity
- Mostly, power varies from virtually nothing to maximum - depending on the device. Some however can be quite intense even at minimum.
- · Big* electrodes are less intense than smaller ones.
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*Surprisingly the ear electrode is quite small and yet the mildest of the lot - this is because it has a long and narrow tube and quite often - thick glass.
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- Electrodes with a wire tip are the most intense of all.
- A small gap between the electrode and the skin increases intensity. Alternatively try through a T-Shirt. Firm contact with the skin is much more mild and can hardly be felt.
- Slow strokes are more intense than rapid strokes along the body.
- The back of the neck is more pleasurable than protracted use on the nipples.
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Feel
- In addition to intensity, some electrodes feel different to others.
- A comb is going to feel different to a mushroom or a fulgurator - however it is used.
- The actual shape of the electrode can produce a unique sensation as well - sometimes prickly, sometimes warm - depending on how and where it is used - thus a set with 24 electrodes will give slightly more options than sets of five or ten pieces.
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Secondary Contact - Making the recipient live !!!
- This is quite a common play method.
- Get the recipient to hold a glass or metal electrode in the wand handle - turn the machine on and they will now be live - not charged with static, but with the high frequency output from the wand handle.
- If you or anyone very gently touches them, you are effectively completing the electrical circuit and will feel a slight prickly sensation. Turn up the machine and it is more intense.
- Hold any metal object for a greater effect - sharp points are the most intense - dental pick !!!
- Try kissing (minimum levels) and avoid nose contact.
- PLEASE AVOID metal furniture or cables which can also “complete” the circuit - If unavoidable, get them to hold the furniture boldly with one hand to establish good electrical contact - they will feel nothing.
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Some wand handles have a metal covering which connects back to the mains/earth thus providing a return path for the wand output. When the user is applying the wand, they can use their free hand to startling effect - more so than without this device.
Interestingly, there is often a hand held device, held by the user to provide that return path when the recipient is live - or alternatively held by the recipient to increase the intensity of the glass electrodes when in use !!!
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How they Work
- The buzzing you hear is quite natural and is made by a pair of contact breakers snapping open and shut every 50th of a second. Other bits inside the control unit include a capacitor and an induction coil. In the wand handle is a primary coil (10 turns) and a high voltage secondary coil (several thousand turns).
- With each snapping open of the contact breakers a momentary burst of high frequency electrical energy is generated (an oscillating current) which feeds into the wand handle at mains voltage.
- In the wand handle, this energy is stepped up to around 50,000 volts - thankfully, current goes down.
- This high frequency energy travels around the surface of a conductor rather than through it.
- Being high voltage it also sparks across small gaps and ionises the near vacuumed in the glass electrodes - very visual.
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Safety and Maintenance
- Looked after properly, a vintage wand should last for many years - they are quite simple devices and the components are normally quite robust - some are already over 70 years old !
- Normal common sense things apply.
- Keep away from dampness.
- Do not drop or spill liquids on it.
- Handle with care - they are not child proof.
- Treat with respect - they are NOT idiot proof.
- Make sure you are not using it on the 110V option !!!
- If you have a detachable mains cable - always plug into the control unit first - especially if it has two exposed pins which of course would be live.
- If you notice any change in its behaviour (unusual sounds, something drops off ) then best get it checked out by an expert.
- Do not overheat - with the vintage ones 10 - 15 minutes use and 20 - 30 minutes cooling down is advisable.
- Do not leave plugged in all night.
- If used on a regular basis (ie - professional dungeon) then best get it checked out on a regular basis - at least once a year.
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Finally we cannot accept any liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions or for any consequences arising from this document.
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This information has been reproduced with the kind permission of Nick and Morphia.Com, Classic and Vintage Violet Wands. Information reproduced 2nd June 2007.
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