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Saltwater capacitor - one of the easiest things you'll ever make, and
scary as hell!
- Like a taser x10
So I'm powering that with a
555 timer flyback
and...
Lets see if I can get closer without destroying my computer with
one
of those arcs
*discharges
Saltwater capacitors are nothing more than
a jar
with a hole on top. A bolt of some kind or a long piece of metal that reaches down
into the center
filled with salt water
layer of oil on top
and an outer casing of aluminium
which is then wrapped in tape
discharges are from the aluminium outer casing to the center
so from this wire to here
and that's all
very very small capacitance
but it holds enough to kill you
so over here I've just attached the H.V-out of the flyback
and the H.V-in of the flyback
to the bolt on top
and here is just a small discharge needle
which faces the bolt....and that's all it is
It's like a taser on crack! Goodbye.