top of page
image.png
image.png

HOLO-ELECTRON “ANTI-PARASITES” MODEL

Paris • Focused Frequency Control • Purpose-Built French System

  • Manufacturer: Holo-Electron

  • Origin: Paris, France

  • Model Type: Anti-Parasites configuration

  • Era: Early–mid 20th century

  • Case: Hard presentation case with suede interior

  • Control Type: Single primary regulation dial with stepped output

  • Electrical Principle: High-frequency, low-current electrostatic interaction

  • Markings: UNIS France • “Anti-Parasites” designation

image.png

HOLO-ELECTRON “ANTI-PARASITES” MODEL

​

Overview

This Holo-Electron is not a generalist.

It is a purpose-configured system, built around specific frequency behaviour, not broad cosmetic output.
Everything about this unit — from the electrode selection to the dial calibration — points toward focused electrical interaction rather than versatility for its own sake.

This is French engineering doing what it did best:
define the target, then build exactly for it.

Electrical Philosophy

Unlike later simplified cosmetic wands, this unit operates on the principle that electrical behaviour matters more than surface effect.

Key characteristics:

  • High voltage

  • Extremely low current

  • Stable oscillation

  • Controlled plasma formation

  • Tight field geometry

The output is active, not aggressive.

This is not about shock, heat, or brute force.
It is about electrical stress applied intelligently.

Control Dial & Regulation

The central dial is not decorative — it is functional calibration.

Markings such as:

  • Faible → Moyen → Fort

Indicate graduated electrical intensity, not arbitrary power.

This allows:

  • Repeatable settings

  • Consistent interaction

  • Measured escalation

This matters because these machines were meant to be used with intent, not guesswork.

Electrode Set & Geometry

The electrode selection is highly telling.

Included are:

  • Spherical vacuum electrodes

  • Curved surface electrodes

  • Precision point and rod forms

  • Spiral / internal coil electrode

Each geometry alters:

  • Field concentration

  • Electrical density

  • Surface interaction pattern

This is why these sets were expensive — not because of glass quantity, but because geometry equals function.

Glass as a Functional Component

As always with serious high-frequency devices:

The glass is not insulation.
It is a dielectric interface.

This allows:

  • Capacitive coupling

  • Field shaping

  • Charge accumulation and release

Energy is not blocked by the glass — it is structured by it.

Different electrodes = different electrical behaviour.

That is not theory.
That is design.

Output Character

Compared to other systems:

  • More focused than cosmetic sets

  • Less theatrical than some German units

  • More controlled than many British designs

The discharge is:

  • Clean

  • Stable

  • Predictable

  • Quiet

This is a machine built for electrical correctness, not visual drama.

Build Quality

  • Solid transformer block

  • Excellent internal insulation

  • Robust control hardware

  • Tight electrode fittings

These units were built to operate consistently over time, not to impress at first glance.

That’s why so many still function perfectly decades later.

Why This Model Matters

This Holo-Electron variant represents a moment when:

  • Frequency was taken seriously

  • Electrical interaction was deliberate

  • Systems were built around purpose, not marketing

It stands as evidence that early engineers were not “guessing” — they were refining.

Restoration Perspective

With units like this, restoration is about preservation, not modernisation.

Correct restoration maintains:

  • Original output behaviour

  • Dial accuracy

  • Electrical rhythm

  • Electrode balance

Over-modernising destroys what makes it special.

Final Statement

This Holo-Electron is quietly authoritative.

It doesn’t shout.
It doesn’t perform.
It doesn’t apologise.

It does exactly what it was designed to do — with precision.

This is not fringe technology.
It is forgotten engineering.

And once you understand it, you realise:

The question was never “does it work?”
The real question is “why was it left behind?”

bottom of page