September 16, 2007

Tesla Coil from a 15,000 Volt Neon Transformer
DIY Hacks

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Our friend David from Volunteer Lab Rat has built a tesla coil from a 15,000 Volt neon transformer. Make sure you check out his videos on the project page. “An AC power supply, here a neon sign transformer creates 15kV. The transformer will charge the capacitors. As they charge up, the voltage across the spark gap will rise. Eventually the potential across the spark gap will be large enough so

Triketek's X2 Arrow three-wheeler
Insane Equipment

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With the gas prices of today I think these types of vehicles are very practice. It gives you the speed and handling of a sports car with the fuel economy of a motorcycle. “We’re seeing more and more vehicles coming to market that are completely impractical and purely for fun purposes and three-wheeler trikes fit squarely into this category. Enter the X2 Arrow, currently being shown in Frankfurt, a uniquely