HV Experiments and HV Equipment
Lichtenberg figures – Water
Equipment DC HV Generator 0.05uF Cap @20KV Two Shallow Dishes Adhesive Aluminium Tape Insulated wires Water Diagram Method Connect…
Lichtenberg figures – Wood
Equipment High voltage AC supply (NST) Two self tapping Screws Piece of wood (MDF is good) Cloth and a bowl of…
Ion Engine – Rotor
Equipment HV Supply DC or AC Piece of stiff Card Aluminium foil Needle Cork Diagram Method Cover the card with the aluminium foil and…
Light Bulb Plasma Globe
Equipment Tesla coil or HF HV Generator Filament lamp (The larger the better) Diagram Method Place the Filament lamp on to the top of the…
Electrostatic Motor
Equipment HV Generator 10Kv Plus 3x Drinks Bottles Coat hanger Bluetack Adhesive backed foil Copper wire Diagram Method Cut and unbend…
Franklyn Bells
Equipment HV Generator 10Kv Plus 2x Small Telephone Bells or similar Cotton or nylon string/twine Conductive ball (see…
Jacobs Ladder
Equipment HV supply AC 2 x coat hangers 2 x Electrical terminals Insulating base board Diagram Method Attach the two…
Erase a CD
Equipment Tesla Coil Bulldog clip Aluminium foil A pile of CD's Diagram Method Attach the CD's in place of the teslacoil's breakout…
Light a Flourecent Tube at a distance
Equipment Tesla coil, or High frequency AC source Diagram Method Place the florescent tube close to (but not touching) the HV source.…
Coloured Sparks
Equipment Tesla coil (ideally 1KW or bigger and ideally an SSTC)Ceramic Tube Small Soft wood pieces (2-4cm long 5mm diameter) Selection of…
Lightbulb – Single Connection
Equipment Tesla Coil Light Bulb (low wattage filament lamp) Stiff Wire Diagram Method LES Attach the using the stiff wire wrap…
Kirlian Photography
Equipment Two A5 sized thin pieces of glass. Copper Wire. Water. Silicon bath sealant. Black Card Insulated wire AC HV Generator 2 x peices…
Lichtenburg Figures – Toner
Equipment Metal Sheet Acrylic sheet (8mm thick) 30Kv PSU Wires Needle or Pin Photocopier (or laser printer) Toner Diagram Method Clean…
Pie Tray Fountain
Equipment High voltage low current source >60Kv Small aluminium Pie Trays Sphere (if not using a VDG) Diagram Method Stack the pie…
Ping Pong Linear Motor
Equipment High voltage Source One long piece of acrylic Aluminium…
Conductive ink as a fuse
Equipment 30KV DC source Large Capacitor 0.1uF 35Kv 10mm Spark Gap Conductive Ink Cardboard Chicken Stick (Hot…
Pin Pong Cyclotron
Equipment 1 x Hv DC supply 15-30kv 1 x large plastic mixing bowl 1 x pin pong ball made conductive Aluminum…
