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High Voltage inverter KIT
This blog was home to some exciting high voltage related experiments already. While my time…
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3V to 400V regulated inverter for Geiger counters
A robust regulated high voltage supply, an inverter (boost converter / step-up) 3V to 400V for portable applications.
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Electric Fence Circuit for perimeter protection
Two battery operated, portable, electric fence designs using 555 and 556 timers.
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Small size High-Voltage regulated inverter
Build a battery operated, compact high voltage inverter for Nixie tubes, neon bulbs or Geiger counters.
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555 Timer revisited
An article on the well known 555 timer and a few rather unknown applications.
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UT50 NaI Scintillation probe
I met some great people today, and I also got a wonderful device for my…
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Repairing a Victoreen CDV-700 6B Dosimeter
Fixing a CDV700 dosimeter can be difficult because original replacement components are not an easy find.
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DIY/Homemade Geiger Muller Digital Counter V3
A story of making a DIY Digital Geiger counter circuit, that can be used with several tubes. Add an enc28j60 Ethernet module and use the data to create graphs available online!
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Vacuum tube tesla coil (VTTC) using Russian GU-81m
Vasil sent me 3 of his complete tesla coil systems. So here I am rebuilding his GU81m VTTC.
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Longitudinal Excitation Nitrogen Laser
A Longitudinal Excitation Nitrogen Laser design, using a fridge pump for vacuum and N2 from air as lasing medium.
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Thyratron Switched Tesla coil (THYTC)
Using a hydrogen Thyratron tube to switch a Tesla Coil. The Thyratron tube replaces the noisy spark gap.
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Relaxation oscillator using a Hydrogen Thyratron
Some details on the relaxation oscillators and my implementation using a hydrogen thyratron.
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Pulse generator (Variable duration, frequency and amplitude)
A very customizable pulse generator built using three 555 timers, to control a relaxation oscillator hydrogen thyratron.
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Pulse forming network
My DIY PFN for a relaxation oscillator using a hydrogen thyratron.
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Twin Marx Generator
Some pictures with my marx generator throwing high voltage discharges!
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Tube: TGI2 400/16 (ТГИ2-400/16), Russian hydrogen thyratron
A hydrogen thyratron is a device capable of switching big amounts of energy. The major advantage over other thyratrons is that the deionization time is reduced by using the hydrogen gas, generated in a small reservoir inside the tube, from a metallic Hydride.
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Battery powered high voltage multiplier for gas igniter or stun gun
Learn how to build a compact gas igniter or stun gun, powered by a 9V battery.
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Electric Fence – 20KV pulses for perimeter defense
Protect your tent's perimeter from bears, when in the wild. A 20KV pulse generator will inflict painful shocks to anyone touching the perimeter electric fence wire. Not lethal, but very painful, enough to put unwanted visitors on the run.
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How to build a Tesla Coil #4
A small spark gap tesla coil, a good example for an relaxation oscillator.
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Rewind a Microwave Oven Transformer
How to rewind a MOT transformer for a high current low voltage power supply.
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Vacuum tube tesla coil (VTTC) using Russian GI-30
A vacuum tube tesla coil built around the Russian tetrode GI-30. My first VTTC and my first vacuum tube circuit, and some very rewarding results.
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High Voltage Power supply – 140KV
A CW High voltage supply that produces up to 140000 volts (140KV) . Simple, clean design, without oil, but with high quality multipliers.
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Homemade Flyback secondary -3-
Build a disc shaped flyback secondary. A robust new design, that will do a great job in your High Voltage projects.
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Thyratrons
An article on Thyratrons and a film showing three energized tubes : the 714, the 309/FG17 and the ELC1B.
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A Farnsworth–Hirsch Fusor failed attempt
My first attempt in building an inertial electrostatic confinement device . It didn't work.
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Ion thruster using 50KV Supply
Build a Ion Thruster using light materials and power it using a 50KV supply to see another kind of propulsion.
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Homemade/DIY High voltage probe
Using a high voltage 1GOhm resistor to built a DIY high voltage probe, to measure voltages up to 55KV with a normal multimeter, by scaling the voltage down by 1/1000.
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X-ray intensifying screen
Get X-ray intensifying/fluorescent screens from X-ray cassettes used for radiography.
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NaI Scintillation Probe and Gamma Spectroscopy
A scintillation probe enclosing the regulated high voltage supply, the signal amplifier, the photomultiplier and the scintillation crystal (NaI). Building a DIY counter for a NaI Scintillation probe. AtMega8 and a bluetooth module for wireless data output. A cheap and easy to build homemade dosimeter with applications in spectroscopy.
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High Current Inverter using ZVS
Use a ZVS Driver as an invertor for a high current supply.