Remember the hockey puck of doom that powers the Tesla Gun? It’s a ZVS driver (also called a Royer oscillator) that…
electricity
Charged particles.
The Quarter Shrinker returns
July 21, 2016Back in 2009, I was one of several folks that built the coin shrinker at Hackerbot Labs. After several hundred firings…
Who needs overhead lights?
October 10, 2015…when you’ve got tungsten to recrystalize?
Laser HV repair
April 4, 2015I’m in the process of upgrading the brain in the laser from a cheap (and recently deceased) Chinese special to…
Go green
August 15, 2014The view from my new office. They’re proud of their solar array over there. But I’ll bet that sign is…
Inconspicuous? Check.
May 31, 2014Tesla gun upgrades
May 5, 2013I finally got around to making a couple of much needed upgrades to the Tesla gun. First: a trigger! I…
The Tesla Gun: a history
December 30, 2012Staci Elaan is an electrical engineer who has been making Tesla guns since 2006. Her sixth generation MK6-18V is a…
Tesla Gun on Discovery Canada
December 12, 2012Santa brought me an early present this year: Discovery Canada (the same folks that covered the quarter shrinker a while…
DIY Backyard Genius
August 18, 2012The Tesla Gun was chosen to be the opening project of the 2012 Popular Mechanics DIY Backyard Genius awards! PopMech hasn’t updated…