Images Scientific Instruments Kirlian Photography Device 5 Manual

Images Scientific Instruments, Inc.
109 Woods of Arden Road
Staten Island NY 10312
718-966-3694 Tel [phone] Fax
www.imagesco.com
Model 5 - Manual and Instrucons

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Read This First
Warning: Kirlian devices are very high voltage contact print photography devices. All high
voltage devices are potenally dangerous and must be operated with extreme cauon. Do
not aempt to operate this device without reading the instrucons.
Electrical Specicaons: Kirlian device requires 117 VAC standard US electrical power. Device
draws approximate 7 to 10 was of power. Internaonal customers must use appropriate
voltage converter.
Disclaimer: Images SI Inc. or its aliates assume no responsibility for damages consequenal
or inconsequenal or incidental for the use or misuse of the Kirlian photography apparatus.
Images makes no warranes, expressed or implied to the tness of this device for any parcu-
lar purpose other than that which is listed herein.
Safety Precauons
A) This equipment should not be used by children or anyone not familiar with normal safety
precauons to be used around electrical equipment.
B) Do not operate the Kirlian apparatus in the presence of anyone with implanted inducve
devices or electrodes such as a heart pacemaker equipment.
C) Use a pair of glass lensed sunglasses when viewing the corona discharge if you do not wear
glasses. Common glass absorbs the short wave ultra violet rays which can cause eye irritaon.
D) Do not operate the equipment if there is any evidence of damage to the discharge plate or
its dielectric material.
E) Limit skin exposure to corona discharge to about 1 minute a day. Note: A ngling sensaon
or slight shock can be felt when touching the discharge plate or an object on the discharge
plate. This is inherent in this type of Kirlian device.
F) Use in a venlated area to prevent ozone build-up. If mulple exposures are done in a rela-
vely short period of me with good venlaon, ozone concentraons of 0.5 to 1.0 PPM could
produce throat irritaon.
G) Do not run the discharge more than 30 seconds connuously. Allow one minute for device
to cool down between long exposures.

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Follow these simple guidelines and rules.
1) Do not use the Kirlian device if you have a heart condion, are pregnant, or have any
condion or health issue that might render you suscepble to electrical shocks.
2) Set up your work area away from possible grounds that you may accidentally contact..
Keep your work area neat and clean to easily idenfy high voltage wires and grounds.
3) Be sure the oor is dry and wear preferably rubber-soled shoes.
4) Prove to yourself the high voltage power supply is o, by unplugging the device’s elec-
trical power cord. Don’t trust power switches that could be hit or pressed and accidentally
turned on.
5) Do not use Kirlian device when you are red and not alert even if it means a delay.
6) Never leave the Kirlian device plugged in while unaended.
7) Keep one hand in your pocket. Only use your other hand to work with the high voltage
equipment. This reduces the probability of accidentally passing high voltage current
across your heart from hand to hand.
8) Keep your mobile phone, personal computer, tablet, or other personal devices at least
ten (10) feet away from the Kirlian device as they may be permanently damaged.
WARRANTY
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE CONDITIONS, YOU SHOULD NOT PURCHASE THE PROD-
UCT. IN NO EVENT SHALL IMAGES SI BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSE-
QUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY COSTS, ATTORNEY FEES, EXPENSES,
LOSSES OR DELAYS ALLEGED TO BE AS A CONSEQUENCE OF ANY DAMAGE TO, FAILURE OF,
OR DEFECT IN ANY PRODUCT INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY CLAIMS FOR LOSS
OF PROFITS.

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WARRANTY
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE CONDITIONS, YOU SHOULD NOT PURCHASE THE PROD-
UCT. IN NO EVENT SHALL IMAGES SI BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSE-
QUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY COSTS, ATTORNEY FEES, EXPENSES,
LOSSES OR DELAYS ALLEGED TO BE AS A CONSEQUENCE OF ANY DAMAGE TO, FAILURE
OF, OR DEFECT IN ANY PRODUCT INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY CLAIMS FOR
LOSS OF PROFITS.
SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CON-
SEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO
YOU. THIS WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER EXPRESS WARRANTIES,
WRITTEN OR ORAL. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SI IMAGES DISCLAIMS ANY IM-
PLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF
MERCHANTABILITY. OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE; TO THE EXTENT
SUCH DISCLAIMER IS NOT PERMITTED BY LAW, SUCH IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE LIMITED
TO THE DURATION OF THE APPLICABLE.
EXPRESS WARRANTY AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS
ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT AP-
PLY TO YOU, THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO
HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE.

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Secon 1 Safety Precauons
Warranty
Contents (You are Here)
Secon 2 Short History of Kirlian Photography
Medical Diagnosc Tool
Phantom Leaf Experiment
Secon 3 Model 5– Instrucons For Use
High Voltage Power Supply & TDP
Ground Plate
Photography Set-Up (page 1)
Photography Set-Up (page 2)
Photographing People
Factors Eecng Kirlian Images
Shoong Kirlian Video
Secon 4 Oponal Equipment
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Model 5
The Model 5 shown above, includes the adjustable High Voltage Power supply, Ground Plate
(GP) and Transparent Discharge Plate (TDP).
High Voltage Power Supply
The adjustable High Voltage Power supply is made for Kirlian photography. The frequency and
voltage is adjustable. High voltage current output is limited to approximately 1 milliampere.
The HV power supply is powered by a wall transformer that supplies 12 VDC at 500 mA to the
device.
Transparent Discharge Plate
The Transparent Discharge Plate (TDP) (included) is the component that allows one to use
standard digital cameras, both sll and video. One may also use standard 35mm SLR lm cam-
era’s. The HV plug on the TDP plugs into the HV socket on the side of the High Voltage Power
supply.
Ground Plate
The Ground Plate (GP) included, connects to a ground provided on the side of the high voltage
power supply.
Sheet Film Adapter (4x5) (Not Shown)
The Model 5 has an oponal Sheet Film Adapter (SFA), (not included) may also be used with
is designed to work with 4x 5 color and b/w sheet lm and paper, including Polaroid 4 x 5 lm.

High Voltage Power Supply
The adjustable high voltage power sup-
ply has all control and photography
funcons on the front panel; the main
On/O power switch, momentary con-
tact Discharge Switch, Frequency Adjust
control and the High-Low Range switch.
The On/O power switch provides main
power to the circuit.
The Discharge Switch is a momentary
contact switch that applies the HV pow-
er to the discharge plate when pressed.
The frequency control varies the fre-
quency of the high voltage electrical
power output. The High-Low Frequency Range switch changes the range of the frequency.
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Transparent Discharge Plate (TDP)
The Transparent Discharge Plate (TDP) has
an object and camera sides. The side with
the colored dot is the object side that fac-
es (or is placed on) the object. This will
provide the brightest corona discharge to
photograph. The camera side faces the
camera.
The transparent secon of the TDP has a
beer than 90% transparency.

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Ground Plate (GP)
The Ground Plate (GP) makes it easier to ground an in-
animate object you want to photography safely and
quickly.
The black nonconducve plasc of the Ground Plate
provides an ideal background to improve the contrast
and visibility of the objects corona discharge that you
are aempng to photograph.
The construcon of the ground
plate is shown in the gure on
the le.
The ground plate is constructed
of a 6.5” x 7.5” non-conducve
black plasc plate. The plasc
plate has a brass screw through
its center. The head of the brass
screw is ush with the top sur-
face of the black plasc. This
top surface is the photography
side of the ground plate. This is
where you will place an inani-
mate object you are photo-
graphing, like a leaf or a coin.
The boom (connecon side) of
the ground plate, has the oppo-
site end of the brass screw pro-
truding . The four rubber feet create enough space under the ground plate to connect an alli-
gator clip wire to the end of the brass screw. The opposite end of this wire has a banana plug
that plugs into ground connector on the side of the high voltage power supply. This is a circuit
ground. You can also use an Earth ground instead of a circuit ground. You would need to con-
nect the banana plug of the ground plate to an Earth ground.

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Typical exposure me using a digital camera is set
to 10-20 seconds. Exposure me can be adjusted
up or down once you have taken an image.
To hold the camera sll during the long mul-
second exposures one typically uses a copy stand
or tripod. The copy stand is posioned so that the
camera faces down on the object.
As an example, here is how you would shoot a
metal gear with the camera set
to with a 10-second exposure.
Set up your Kirlian photography
equipment in a room that can
be made relavely dark.
Begin your set-up by connecng
the ground plate to ground. The
ground wire has an alligator clip
on one end and a banana plug
on the opposite end. The alliga-
tor clip is aached to the brass
screw protruding from the
boom of the ground plate. The
other side of the wire is
aached to a ground or plugged
into the ground socket on the
Kirlian device.
The gear is placed on the top
side of the ground plate, cover-
ing the brass screw head. The
gear becomes grounded through
the brass screw head, which is connect to ground by the ground wire.
The Transparent Discharge Plate (TDP) is placed

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over the gear. Object side of the TDP is placed facing
the gear.
Put the camera in your Tripod or copy stand.
Set the camera’s exposure me to 5 seconds.
Posion the camera over the TDP (see Figure 3). Ad-
just the view through the camera to only show the
object under the TDP. If an auto-focus camera is be-
ing used, turn o the auto focus mode and set the
camera for manual focus operaon.
Manually focus the camera on the object with the room lights on. Aer the camera is fo-
cused, shut o all the room lights. Use a ashlight to navigate around the room, if necessary.
Open the shuer release of the camera and turn on the high voltage power supply. Keep the
hv power supply on for the full length of the exposure you are
making (5 seconds). Aer the exposure has been made, turn o
the hv power supply. Turn on the room lights
You can view the image and adjust the exposure me up or down.
The same technique described here for taking slls may also be
used to lm real me Kirlian video. The video camera required
must be capable of taking low light video, or be equipped with an
light enhancing image intensier.
Grounding for Kirlian Photography (When Not to use the Ground Plate (GP))
When shoong live or human subjects, do not allow the subject to come in contact with a
ground. This will increase the HV current through the subject and may be uncomfortable to
the subject. Typically a person doesn’t need to be grounded, they just need to touch the plas-
c side of the transparent discharge plate to create a corona discharge.
When shoong inanimate objects like coins and leaves, a ground is necessary to create a co-
rona discharge. One may ground inanimate objects you are planning to photograph in any
number of ways, using either an Earth or circuit
ground.

Factors Aecng Exposure Time
There are a number of factors that eect image exposure me:
*Frequency & Voltage * Object Size
* Object’s pressure against TDP * F-Stop of Camera
* Humidly * Temperature
* Dielectric properes of object * Conducvity of Object
To start, for smaller object use an exposure me of approximately 1 second. Larger objects
that only produce a faint corona discharge one may increase the exposure me to 5-10 sec-
onds or more.
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Photographing People
When photographing a living subject (human or
animals) DO NOT permit the living subject to be
grounded or to touch a ground while being pho-
tographed. This will increase the HV current
owing through the subject and will cause an
unpleasant shock. As stated in the precauons,
do not operate the apparatus in the presence of
anyone with implanted inducve devices or
electrodes such as a heart pacemaker equip-
ment.
To photograph a ngerp corona, set up the de-
vice with the lm as described before. Have the
subject place their nger on top of the lm.
Press the discharge switch for a few seconds to
expose the lm.
Kirlian Fingerps
Warning: Do not photograph
or operate the Kirlian appa-
ratus in the presence of any-
one with implanted inducve
devices or electrodes such as a
heart pacemaker equipment.

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A similar technique described for taking slls is also used to record real me Kirlian
video through a transparent discharge plate. Ideally the video camera should be
capable of close up photography and be able to record video under extreme low
light levels.
There are many ways one can set-up a video camera to shoot through the transparent dis-
charge plate to record video. One method is shown below. A black plasc stand holds a
transparent discharge plate above a low lux colour video camera. This video camera stand
and low lux camera are available from Images SI Inc. Images from the instrucon manual
for the stand are shown below.

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cameras.
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Foot Switch
Used for hands free operaon when acvang the high
voltage power supply. The foot switch plugs into the ¼
jack on the side of the High Voltage Power Supply. You
can use either the discharge switch on top of the pow-
er supply or the foot switch to acvate the high voltage
power supply.
Film Plate Adapter
Film Plate adapter allows one to use color and
b/w 4” x 5” sheet lm. May also be used with
Polaroid sheet lm.