Electronic Gadgets for the Evil Genius, 2nd Edition

Electronic Gadgets for the Evil Genius, 2nd Edition

by Robert Iannini
Released June 2013
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Education TAB
ISBN: 9780071790604

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Book description

BUILD ALL-NEW FIENDISHLY FUN ELECTRONICS PROJECTS!

Spark your creativity with this wickedly inventive guide. Electronic Gadgets for the Evil Genius, Second Edition, is filled with completely new, amped-up projects that will shock and amaze, such as super-big Tesla coils, lasers, plasma devices, and electrokinetics contraptions.

Using affordable, easy-to-find components and equipment, each do-it-yourself project begins with information on safety, the difficulty level, practical uses for the gadget, and the tools needed to complete the project. You’ll gain valuable skills while enjoying hours of rewarding--and slightly twisted--fun!

Electronic Gadgets for the Evil Genius, Second Edition:

  • Features step-by-step instructions and helpful illustrations
  • Provides full schematic and construction details for every project
  • Covers the scientific principles behind the projects
  • Removes the frustration factor--all required parts are listed along with sources

Build these and other devious devices:

  • Automatic programmable charger
  • Full-feature plasma driver
  • Capacitor-discharge drilling machine and dielectric tester
  • Capacitor exploder
  • Field detector
  • High-power therapeutic magnetic pulser
  • Singing arc
  • Solid-state Tesla coil
  • Six-foot Jacob’s ladder
  • Free high-voltage experimental energy device
  • HHO reactor cell
  • Hydrogen howitzer
  • Faraday cage

Table of contents

  1. Cover 
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. About The Author
  5. Contents 
  6. Introduction
  7. Chapter 1: Automatic Programmable Charger
    1. Special Note on Charging Capacitors
    2. Brief Project Description of Functions
    3. Circuit Description
    4. Assembly
      1. 1. Assembly: Control Board
      2. 2. Assembly: Line Driver
      3. 3. Assembly: High-Voltage Module
      4. 4. Assembly: Chassis and Components
    5. Explanation of Controls
    6. Operation Steps
  8. Chapter 2: Full-Feature Plasma Driver
    1. Assembly
      1. 1. Assembly: Line-Driver Printed Circuit Board
      2. 2. Assembly: Control Board
      3. 3. Assembly: Transformer
      4. 4. Assembly: Chassis
    2. Instructions
      1. Hydrogen and Chemical Production, Corona Cell, and Plasma and Dielectric Driver Instructions
      2. Controls (Fig. 2-23)
    3. Operation
      1. Special Notes
  9. Chapter 3: Capacitor-Discharge Drilling Machine and Dielectric Tester
    1. Assembly
    2. Operation
    3. Applications
    4. PBK50 High-Voltage Module
      1. Basic Theory
      2. PBK50 Assembly
      3. Circuit Assembly
      4. Circuit Board Testing
  10. Chapter 4: Capacitor Exploder
    1. Assembly
    2. Operation
    3. CHARGE800V
      1. CHARGE800V Operating Instructions
      2. CHARGE800V Operating Steps
      3. CHARGE800V Assembly
      4. CHARGE800V Test Procedure
  11. Chapter 5: Field Detector (Ion, Electrical Field, Lightning, and Paranormal Disturbance Detector)
    1. Explanation of Controls (Fig. 5-1)
    2. Ion, Charge, and Electrical Field Detectors
    3. Applications
      1. Use in Paranormal Research
    4. Assembly
  12. Chapter 6: High-Power Therapeutic Magnetic Pulser
    1. Theory of Operation
      1. Other Benefits
    2. Addendum
    3. Circuit Operation
    4. Assembly
      1. 1. Assembly: Control Module
      2. 2. Assembly: Line Driver
      3. 3. Assembly: Output/Charger Board
      4. 4. Assembly: Chassis and Components
    5. Operating Instructions
      1. Optional Coils
      2. Test Procedure
      3. Check Sleep Mode
  13. Chapter 7: Trigger/Igniter
    1. Description
    2. Assembly
  14. Chapter 8: Singing Arc
    1. Specifications
    2. Circuit Description
    3. Theory of Operation
    4. Testing Steps
    5. Assembly
  15. Chapter 9: Tesla Lightning Generator (10- to 12-Foot Spark)
    1. Brief Theory of Operation
    2. Circuit Description
    3. Description of Major Components
      1. Secondary Coil (see Fig. 9-38)
      2. Output Terminal (see Fig. 9-38)
      3. LP1 Primary Coil (see Figs. 9-37 and 9-63)
      4. Coupling (see Fig. 9-60)
      5. SPKGAP Spark-Gap Switch (see Figs. 9-54 and 9-58)
      6. Tank Primary Capacitor C1 (see Figs. 9-43 and 9-58)
      7. Dc COX Suppression Circuit (see Figs. 9-12 and 9-15)
    4. Assembly
      1. 1. Power Supply Assembly
      2. 2. Transformer Bank Assembly
      3. 3. Tesla Coil (Base and Coil) Assembly
    5. Final Assembly: Putting It All Together
    6. Testing Steps
    7. Special Notes
    8. Faraday Cage Assembly
    9. Special Note on Selection of Primary Capacitor
  16. Chapter 10: Solid-State Tesla Coil
    1. Secondary Coil Notes
    2. Assembly
      1. 1. Full Bridge and Tank Circuit Assembly
      2. 2. Controller Assembly
      3. 3. Interrupter Assembly
      4. 4. Power Supply Assembly
      5. 5. Coil/Chassis Assembly
    3. Faraday Cage Assembly
    4. QUASAR60 Instructions
      1. Setup
    5. Operation
  17. Chapter 11: Six-Foot Jacob’s Ladder
    1. Assembly
      1. 1. Assembly: Control Board, Timer, and Power Supply
      2. 2. Assembly: Transformer
      3. 4. Assembly: Base
      4. 5. Assembly: Chimney and Ladder
  18. Chapter 12: Free High-Voltage Experimental Energy Device
    1. Assembly
  19. Chapter 13: HHO Power Conditioner
    1. Hydrogen Gas Production
    2. Notes on HHO Gas
    3. Assembly
    4. Operating Instructions
    5. Setup
  20. Chapter 14: HHO Reactor Cell
    1. Legal Notes
    2. Setup (Perform Outside)
    3. Assembly
    4. Bubbler Assembly
  21. Chapter 15: HHO Dry Cell
    1. Assembly
      1. Optional Sizes
    2. Setup
  22. Chapter 16: HHO Igniter/Gas Igniter
    1. Circuit Description of Pulsed Shocker
    2. Switch Assembly
    3. Igniter Assembly
      1. Notes on Assembly
      2. Notes for Optional PCB
    4. Testing the Unit
    5. Notes on Pulsed Igniter
  23. Chapter 17: HHO Bomb
    1. Assembly
    2. Filling and Detonating
    3. Legal Notes
  24. Chapter 18: Hydrogen Pistol
    1. Assembly
  25. Chapter 19: Hydrogen Howitzer
    1. Theory of Operation
    2. Assembly
  26. Chapter 20: Faraday Cage
    1. Assembly
  27. Chapter 21: Test Supply
    1. Test Supply Operating Instructions
    2. Ballast Box (Fig. 21-2)
    3. Ballast Box Assembly
    4. Ballast Box Operating Instructions
  28. Index

Product information

  • Title: Electronic Gadgets for the Evil Genius, 2nd Edition
  • Author(s): Robert Iannini
  • Release date: June 2013
  • Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Education TAB
  • ISBN: 9780071790604