CHAPTER 11
Six-Foot Jacob’s Ladder
Overview
A spectacular display of traveling plasmaarc discharges for museums, attention-getting advertising, special events, and so on.
Hazards
Uses dangerous high voltages necessary for powering required electronic circuitry. High-voltage handling skills are positively required for building this project! Eye protection should be worn when making and testing this device.
Difficulty
Requires advanced skills in wiring and soldering, along with experience in fabricating sheet metal and plastics and woodworking. Electronic knowledge in the fields of high-voltage (HV) devices should be familiar to the builder. Construction ...
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