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[Grenadier] has a thing for the high voltage and, as you can see, he’s found multiple ways to build the icon of HV toys - a Jacob’s Ladder.
The three look similar, but they use different means of generation the voltages necessary to get a spark to jump through the air. The exhibit on the left uses a neon sign … Read the rest
If you have had it with persistent weeds that seem to come back no matter what you do, here is an ‘environmentally friendly’ way to kill them off permanently. By using a probe charged with 2400 Volts, [Jack] shows how you can conduct the electricity through the plant and all the way down into its roots while scorching the living … Read the rest
There is a plethora of electronics tutorials scattered about online. Sometimes it can be hard to separate the good ones from the bad, and the enlightening from the misinformed. We recently came across a pair that we found helpful, and thought they would appeal to anyone starting off in electronics.
In this video tutorial, [Dave Jones] at the EEVblog … Read the rest
Hackaday reader [grenadier] wrote in to share a series of tutorials he is working on, where he discusses the basics of electricity and electronics. The first lesson titled, What is Electricity?” has been wrapped up, and is available for free on his site.
For any of our regular readers, the lesson will seem pretty basic (and likely full of … Read the rest
[Grenadier] Had some spare wire, electrical tape, and a giant ferrite core laying about and decided to create a massive and pretty snappy looking disk shaped flyback transformer. Dubbed the Fryback, he claims that it will “revitalise your health and bring wondrous wealth and prosperity to your family”.
He chose a disk shaped transformer because they look cooler, fair … Read the rest
Regular reader [Grenadier] wrote in to let us know about his newly published hacking hardware trading post called The Junkbox. Apparently when he’s not blowing up capacitors or building his own high voltage ones, he makes time to code up a website where you can buy, sell, and barter leftover components.
We have something like this right here at … Read the rest
[grenadier] wrote in to show us a video of some capacitors being blown up. Yup, that’s it. Just some capacitors being blown up. You might be wondering what there is to learn from this video. The answer is… nothing. It sure is fun to watch though. We’re all busy trying to find some nice hacks to share with you, … Read the rest
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