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Capacitor Discharge Microspot Welder / Cutter

July 15, 2012
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A DIY microspot soldering/welding/cutting device using energy stored in a very large capacitor delivered as precisely calculated pulses to working electrodes.

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Vacuum tube tesla coil (VTTC) using Russian GI-30

April 11, 2011
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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

March 26, 2011
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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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Thyratrons

March 17, 2011
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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.

January 7, 2011
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Ion thruster using 50KV Supply

December 1, 2010
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Build a Ion Thruster using light materials and power it using a 50KV supply to see another kind of propulsion.

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Marx Generator 200KV discharge – artificial lightning

November 25, 2010
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See a 200.000 Marx generator in action. 20cm discharges!

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Marx generator

February 1, 2010
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My first marx generator that gives 5cm sparks.
EDIT: >20cm sparks!!!

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High Frequency Solid State Tesla Coil (HF SSTC)

December 7, 2009
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My first SSTC as a high frequency solid state tesla coil.

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High Voltage Power supplies

July 24, 2009
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An article on various high voltage sources. Includes schematics, construction details, high resolution images and videos.

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Ultraviolet Light

May 9, 2009
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Powering UV light tubes. A short comparison between UVA and UVC.

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How to build a Tesla Coil #3

April 2, 2009
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ZVS Powered tesla coil with a nice setup on two decks

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How to build a Tesla Coil #2

January 23, 2009
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Tesla Coild powered by a ZVS driven flyback

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How to build a Tesla Coil #1

December 7, 2008
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Here’s how I’ve built my first Tesla Coil for a few tens of thousands of volts.

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ZVS Flyback Driver

December 6, 2008
110 comments

My first ZVS high voltage driver. A lot of current, and a lot of hot plasma. Includes YouTube video.

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