Category Archives: High Voltage

Look, don’t touch. I love high voltage. There, I’ve said it. Lots of different ways to make it apart from rubbing your shoes on carpet. Here we explore the making of high voltage and the art of the resulting images.

Wood burning Fractals

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Wood burning Fractals

Wood burning fractals (around 2004)

Apply several kV to nails in moist wood and remarkable wood burning fractals appear.
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Electrolytic Capacitor Bank 1.5 kJ

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Flash from 1.5 kJ capacitor bank

This electrolytic capacitor bank 1.5 kJ has SCR (silicon controlled rectifier) switching to control peak currents of thousands of amps.  Mostly to make big bangs but also to drive projectile devices such as a rail gun and coil gun.
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Railgun 1

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Railgun 1 maybe

A proof of principle railgun 1 uses a high current to force a conductor outwards. A railgun is a method of converting electrical power into kinetic energy of a metal projectile. “Continue reading” for more details. Continue reading →

Railgun 2

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Railgun 2 complete with compressed air starter

Railgun 2 uses a pressurized air injector system with a fast opening 230 V 7 W solenoid operated high pressure valve (16 bar) and is connected to a 24 x 4 inch heavy PVC ‘tank’.
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