If you have a need for a DIY 30KV power supply have a look at this one that Daniel Eindhoven from megavolts.nl has built! You may have to scrounge for the parts for a few years though since it took 30 microwaves to get the needed parts. If you are thinking that you remember the name you are right, Daniel is also the one who brought us the MV
Kizomox has been working on some great high voltage experiments lately. You may remember the Potato that he Exploded with Defibrillator Capacitor that we featured before. Looks like he has moved way up in power since then! There aren’t very many people who have their personal pole transformer in their back yard. 🙂 Via Article comments.
Our friend Carlos Asmat has built a Panoramic Camera with lots of build details. You can find the code that runs the system here and more results of the camera system here. "Materials Hitec HS-785HB Winch Servo Motor ServoCity SPT200 Direct Drive Pan & Tilt System Pololu Micro Serial 8 Servo Controller Hitec HS-425BB Servo Motor A digital camera Small plastic container Battery holders (Rechargeable) Batteries A piece of
Bob Davis has made another can crusher with a huge 5 thousand volt power supply eBay score. A 100uF capacitor doesn’t sound that big, heck I have ones that are 10 times that size in a tray right beside me as I type this. Well the big difference is the one that is beside me has a voltage rating of 50 volts. That is a far cry from the
You might remember Michael Saunby, he was the guy that had the interesting clock that we were trying to determine heritage for. The clock was almost featured on Antiques Roadshow but unfortunately was left on the cutting room floor. Michael works with lots of antique electronics and this 1930 vintage amplifier and speaker is a great example of what can be done with a mix of old and new.
Not your typical player piano where the piano automatically plays a nice tune. This creation plays many notes simultaneously to simulate spoken words. What would be impressive is if a person could achieve the same effect using only his fingers. Via: Anything and Everything
This is a great TED Talk with Woody Norris. He is a mainly self taught inventing genius! Near the end of the video he talks about some of the cool military uses for his new directional sound device that are very interesting (and funny). He also discusses some of his ideas that have sold for millions of dollars. His interests vary more than most people, you may remember the
