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skylightskylight Posts: 1,915
edited 2012-10-01 22:22 in General Discussion
I found this site by accident and I think erco will like the singing Jacob's ladder and plasma arc's kits :smile:

http://www.amazing1.com/

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  • ercoerco Posts: 20,261
    edited 2012-09-30 14:08
    Diggin' it! What a great burgular deterrent a giant Tesla coil would make!
  • skylightskylight Posts: 1,915
    edited 2012-09-30 14:17
    erco wrote: »
    Diggin' it! What a great burgular deterrent a giant Tesla coil would make!
    Playing Sweet Home Alabama? :smile:
  • Peter KG6LSEPeter KG6LSE Posts: 1,383
    edited 2012-09-30 15:25
    http://peterthethinker.com/ENG/tesla/tesla.html

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    I got in to Tesla Coils in 9th Grade in HS ....
    just to put in scale . that one coil I have linked was powered by a Pole Xfmr I bought from KVA effects the World leader in HV EFX .

    amazing one is not a bad Place but some I know in the TC community have had some rather bad experiences with them 5-7 years ago ..
    and the Kits are not that Great ,,, you can do so much better for less with local parts .

    Erco You are SO lucky to be in So Cal . KVA is in torrance .. so is my mentor Dale Hall whom is record holder in TC eff . with a 9 V he can put out a rather long30-40 inch spark ....



    Peter
  • ajwardajward Posts: 1,130
    edited 2012-10-01 05:39
    erco wrote: »
    Diggin' it! What a great burgular deterrent a giant Tesla coil would make!

    Ah erco, you'd love this one... This is at the Frys store in Concord. You can see my reflection in the glass. I'm about 6 feet tall for an estimate of size.

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  • Heater.Heater. Posts: 21,230
    edited 2012-10-01 06:18
    Excellent. Finally a source for the 2000 volt PSU I need for my WWII vintage 7" radar display CRT.
  • Peter KG6LSEPeter KG6LSE Posts: 1,383
    edited 2012-10-01 08:06
    another cali native built that Coil at Frys ... Bill Wysock is his name ... the father of modern TCs as We call him ......

    PS

    Heater that TC is IF My head working today ,. 10-20 kW . it uses a 14 kV Pole Trans and the output is more Like 2MV then 2000V


    Its in the same class as my largest Coil / death /
  • ratronicratronic Posts: 1,451
    edited 2012-10-01 08:46
    skylight Information Unlimited is the place I bought my first laser, a 1mw helium neon laser kit in 1982. Had a blast with that thing at the drive-in theaters during intermission. (remember drive-in theaters?)
  • Heater.Heater. Posts: 21,230
    edited 2012-10-01 09:04
    Peter,

    Not the TC but the MINIMAX3. http://www.amazing1.com/hv-hf-power-supplies.htm#minimax3

    Not sure if it does what I want yet though, I just need a handfull of millamps at an adjustable 1KV to 2KV. Any ideas? I'd quite like to make my own if possible.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,261
    edited 2012-10-01 10:31
    As Halloween approaches, I have to dust off my Jacob's Ladder. Now that one will knock you on your butt if you touch it. Small, ~20,000V neon transformer, rods are ~ 18" long, works great. One of my greatest disappointments in life is that the Jacob's Ladder spark will not ignite hair spray or WD-40 for a flamethrower. Ah well, it's probably best to keep that pressurized aerosol can far away from that spark.
  • skylightskylight Posts: 1,915
    edited 2012-10-01 10:45
    erco wrote: »
    One of my greatest disappointments in life is that the Jacob's Ladder spark will not ignite hair spray or WD-40 for a flamethrower. Ah well, it's probably best to keep that pressurized aerosol can far away from that spark.
    OOer i'm not going to end up as an accomplice to a major fire in LA for showing erco that site am I?
  • Peter KG6LSEPeter KG6LSE Posts: 1,383
    edited 2012-10-01 13:18
    Did some one call for a Jacobs Ladder?





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  • skylightskylight Posts: 1,915
    edited 2012-10-01 13:42
    I don't know if it was intentional but the two windows either side look like wings giving the illusion of an angel especially if you look at the thumbnail,very spooky!
  • MicrocontrolledMicrocontrolled Posts: 2,461
    edited 2012-10-01 15:03
    How did you get your Jacobs ladder to burst into flames?
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2012-10-01 15:11
    Good lord! Were did you get that transformer?!! I run mine of a neon sign transformer.

    Jeff
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,261
    edited 2012-10-01 18:42
    Peter KG6LSE wrote: »
    Erco You are SO lucky to be in So Cal .

    It ain't Denmark but I'm happy: http://travel.yahoo.com/ideas/world-s-happiest-places.html?page=all
  • Peter KG6LSEPeter KG6LSE Posts: 1,383
    edited 2012-10-01 22:22
    Oldbitcollector (Jeff) wrote: »
    Good lord! Were did you get that transformer?!! I run mine of a neon sign transformer.

    Jeff
    It was sold to me by KVA effects.

    Microcontrolled : It was a long Exp

    If I am recalling this right I was shoving 15 kVA in that Xfmr . :tongue:



    I still am dwarfed by this

    and for your days where you think you had a bad day .
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