Does anyone have any knowledge that might assist with this project?
I was going to put flame throwers on my coach, but that has already been done, so I thought about something new. I want to put in a metal rod that shoots lightning bolts around, like a Tessla coil, but I don't want it to arc weld on my hood, or electrocute my black ass.
Does lightning have to be DC current to throw bolts? I have 5000 watts of AC surge power (inverter, squared off sine wave), which I can transform up to whatever voltage is needed to throw bolts around, but I would have to use one moosy rectifier if it has to be DC after it is stepped up. How should I balance the volts and current, to get the biggest zaps out of it?
Last but not least, how do I shield the high voltage system so that I don't get cancer from the flux, and it doesn't interfere with the electronic systems like stereo, etc.?
Thanks for any ideas.
=denise
I was going to put flame throwers on my coach, but that has already been done, so I thought about something new. I want to put in a metal rod that shoots lightning bolts around, like a Tessla coil, but I don't want it to arc weld on my hood, or electrocute my black ass.
Does lightning have to be DC current to throw bolts? I have 5000 watts of AC surge power (inverter, squared off sine wave), which I can transform up to whatever voltage is needed to throw bolts around, but I would have to use one moosy rectifier if it has to be DC after it is stepped up. How should I balance the volts and current, to get the biggest zaps out of it?
Last but not least, how do I shield the high voltage system so that I don't get cancer from the flux, and it doesn't interfere with the electronic systems like stereo, etc.?
Thanks for any ideas.
=denise
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