She wouldn't be smiling if I did that. I stacked a couple of big tires/wheels up behind it and rolled up on them. Hyjack does articulate well though.
Trans Am's and Jeeps!
...If there's a way to post pictures from an iPad, that would help me a lot. The pic above... I copied from someone else's post. I made it... It's a long (medium length actually) story.
Go Advanced, Manage Attachments. Or use the app.
I do Tesla coils.
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Me shocking myself with my small spark-gap coil (the small one above):
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And (in my opinion) the best picture I've ever taken:
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The discharge of my DRSSTC, ~400,000 volts.
Awesome pics and I have always wanted to build one. Would you be willing to share your plans?
I gotta say, that Tesla Coil thing looks pretty dang cool.....but one thing I just don't mess with is electricity. Just me though, we all draw our lines somewhere I guess. I'll do minor stuff around the house....wire a ceiling fan, fix a switch box, install a dimmer....but get beyond that and I call in an electrician. Not just for insurance reasons....electricity is something that can kill. I've been bit a few times by household current and it didn't do much more than piss me off, but man, when you're generating something that can arc across the room.....
Even I find myself a bit squeamish about working with house electricity... The danger of getting electrocuted is far higher than working with a coil.
That said, the danger with most coils is within the primary (low voltage side) circuit. Tesla coils exchange amperage for voltage, and its amperage that causes physiological problems. So the most likely shock (the discharge) from a coil will just tingle in the case of the small coil, or cause bad burns in the case of the larger. The primary circuit in the largest nears 800 amps peak. That will cause major problems. There is also a danger with capacitors in that one too. The smaller one is still pretty safe.
I've never been seriously shocked by a coil and I've worked with them for four years. It's a lot of fun, and sure scares the heck out of people
My eyes hurt just looking at all of those small pieces.... Great work. This seems to be turning into a lost art.
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