This is an intense flash and bang produced by a CD and a little application of high voltage.
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CD flash bang
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Category Archives: Pulse Power
Capacitor Bank 10 kJ
Time to get serious! A capacitor bank like this stores electrical power which can be released very rapidly. For example the two grey capacitors previously provided power to pulse a laser in the “Star Wars” program. “Continue reading” for more details and photos. Continue reading
Coin shrinking one yen
Coin shrinking a Japanese coin to half its diameter while preserving details. Bonsai for coins. You can still see the Japanese characters miniaturized on this one yen coin. “Continue reading” for the details of the huge currents involved to make small change. Continue reading
Electrolytic Capacitor Bank 1.5 kJ
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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Coin Shrinking Tests
Here I explore the noble art of making small change with my early coinshrinking efforts.
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Magneforming
The spanner smashes into the aluminium sheet which is being pushed away by a huge magnetic pulse.
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Ball Lightning
Ball lightning is the collective name given to a luminous ball that has been reported anecdotally often in association with natural lightning.
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