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Why Purchase One Of My Violet Ray Machines?

First let me say that I love violet ray machines! I truly feel it is a service to both these old devices and the people that wish to use them, to fully electrically upgrade them so they are not only modernized but also safer to operate. Because I put so much time, effort and love into testing and rebuilding my violet ray machines, the units I sell will have a higher price tag than other identical units you will find on online. Some of the violet ray machines that I choose to upgrade may truly be one of a kind. Paying more money for a violet ray device that I have refurbished, is not only good insurance, but also truly brings a reliable and functional piece of history into your home. Why take a chance on purchasing one at half the cost, when after week of operation the unit fails? I don't care how good a VR device appears on the outside, if you can't see what it looks like on the inside, you never know what you are going to get. That is why I always include a photo of the components inside the box. In addition, I can offer buyers of my rebuilt high frequency generators peace of mind with the knowledge that if something goes wrong with it, I can fix it!

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Item Description

Electrically upgraded and refurbished 1950 RenuLife Model 2 Violet Ray High Frequency Generator. Rated at 25W and built to operate at 120V, this moderately powerful violet ray machine has been electrically modified, upgraded and refurbished and is in excellent working order. If the operating instructions are followed and this unit is taken care of, it should last a life time. We recommend that the user read all the RenuLife documentation we have available on our web site prior to using.

Included Attachments: 1 Stock insulated metal saturation electrode, 1 large surface electrode, 1 rake electrode.

Upgrades to this machine include:
• Recondition Leatherette skin. 
• Replaced defective wand and resonator coil.
• Added wire-wound rheostat for maximized output level control.
• Added illuminated power switch so the machine can be fully powered down and be left plugged in the wall outlet. This is a feature missing in nearly all "stock" antique violet ray machines.
• Replace old capacitor with a top quality high voltage film capacitor.
• New cords and plug.
• New internal wiring.
Added internal EMI Filter to prevent high frequency current leaking back into
the house electrical.
• Added a fuse holder and 500mA fuse to prevent over current from damaging the high frequency (or resonator) coil.

WARRANTY
Steffan guarantees the entire machine to be in good working order for up to 90 days after purchase. After 90 days, original components including the high frequency coil/s are not covered under warranty. All labor and new components come with a one year warranty. Glass electrodes are guaranteed to work at the time the machine arrives. Steffan recommends checking all glass electrodes for proper function at the time you take possession of the machine. For warranty returns up to 90 days after purchase and within the Continental USA, we'll email you a shipping label. Signs of tampering, or mistreatment may void warranty. Remember to follow the 10 minute rule! After a maximum of 10 minutes of operation the device needs to turned off and allowed to cool down for a minimum of 60 minutes before using again.

SOLD— If you wish to purchase this item, please please click on the "Buy Now" (PayPal) button below. Even though credit card purchases are handled by PayPal, one does not need to have a PayPal account to pay with a credit card. If you do not wish to pay with a credit card or through PayPal, please contact us and we can arrange for an alternate payment method.

International Shipping Info: The PayPal shopping cart below automatically adds a USD $25 charge to the total purchase price for shipping (USPS Priority Mail) within the continental USA. For purchases from ouside of the USA, once I have printed a shipping label and know what the actual cost of freight is, the customer will be asked to transfer any remaining balance to my PayPal account, before the item will be shipped. Any over-payments for shipping will be promptly refunded.

Item Description

Electrically upgraded and refurbished early 1950's RenuLife Model 2 Violet Ray High Frequency Generator. Rated at 25W and built to operate at 115V-120V, this moderately powerful violet ray machine has been electrically modified, upgraded and refurbished and is in excellent working order. If the operating instructions are followed and this unit is taken care of, it should last a life time. We recommend that the user read all the RenuLife documentation we have available on our web site prior to using.

Included Electrodes:
1 stock insulated metal saturation electrode, 1 large mushroom electrode, 1 Rake Electrode.

Key Points of My Restoration and Electrical Upgrade Include: For more details about my upgrades, please see explanations below (*)

• New cords, plug and internal wiring.
• Addition of an illuminated power switch. *
• New high voltage capacitor that won't overheat. **
• Addition of a fuse holder and fuse. ***
• Addition of an EMI (electromagnetic interference) filter. ****
• Addition of a wire-wound rheostat offering greatly improved output level control. *****
• Reconditioned case exterior and interior.
• Reconditioned high frequency coil.

Included Attachments: 1 Stock insulated metal saturation electrode, 1 large surface electrode, 1 rake electrode.

WARRANTY
I guarantee the entire machine to be in good working order for up to 90 days after purchase. After 90 days, original components including the high frequency coil/s are not covered under warranty. All labor and new components come with a one year warranty. Glass electrodes are guaranteed to work at the time the machine arrives. We recommend checking all glass electrodes for proper function at the time you take possession of the machine. For warranty returns, we will refund domestic return shipping charges (within the Continental USA) up to 90 days after purchase. Signs of tampering, or mistreatment may void warranty. 

* One will notice that most antique American violet ray machines do not have a switch. In order to turn them off, one must unplug the device! Well by the 1940's this method of turning a violet ray off was old school. Even so, violet ray manufacturers still did not add a real switch to their high frequency devices. The addition of an illuminated rocker switch to this machine allows for the user to completely power the device down without having to unplug it. Plain and simple, it's not only safer, but a modern day necessity to have a switch to turn a machine off.

Note: In hind site, the one advantage to not having a switch on the control board, is that one needs to physically walk away from the machine to disconnect it from power. Hi voltage in the kilovolts range, can be tricky and can find unusual paths to ground that that low voltage cannot. That said, it's again up to the user to follow the operations and safety guidelines that I supply with every machine. If a machine without a switch is preferred, that is easily arranged. Just let me know. Wall receptacle switches are readily available at most hardware stores.

** The original wax paper and tinfoil capacitors used in antique violet ray machines were destined for failure from the very moment they were put into a machine. Frequent extended use, the passage of time, and exposure to the elements all contribute the demise of these old capacitors. Little by little, wax begins to leak and evaporate out of the capacitor and when enough has leaked out, the capacitor shorts out internally and seizes to function. 99.99% of all (non-electrically upgraded) antique violet ray machines have capacitors that are either in the process of failing or dead. This machine has a new, appropriately rated and high quality capacitor to replace the old one. It won't overheat and will last indefinitely.

*** A fuse holder and 500mA fuse have been added to protect the high frequency coil of accidental over-current.

**** An EMI (electromagnetic interference filter) has been added to prevent high frequency current from bleeding back into the house electrical. This helps to prevent accidental damage to modern electronics that may be plugged into the same electrical circuit.

***** The wire-wound rheostat works in conjunction with the original (interrupter) power control mechanism to smoothly drop the output from 100% to 20% in one turn. Several turns are necessary to accomplish this by using the stock power control knob alone. No matter how the original power control knob is set, the rheostat will modulate it's output in one turn. Most antique European violet ray machine manufacturers incorporated the use of a rheostat in their designs. Shelton was the only US company that used a rheostat in their box type violet ray machines. The use of a rheostat substantially increased the manufacturing cost of the high frequency generator which is most likely the reason why the majority of American manufacturers stayed away from them.

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