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High Voltage

Most of us are quite fascinated by lighting storms...first you see a big flash, then you hear a tremendous BOOM! Sometimes you wish you could make your own sparks...well you can! With these Instructables you can make loud snapping sparks, arcs, plasma globes, impressive Jacobs' ladders, and you could even modulate an arc to play music!

Want to start making your own sparks 'n' arcs? Then check out some of these great DIY high voltage Instructables!


Make your own Lightning Globe! by NK5


MAKE A HIGH VOLTAGE SUPPLY IN 5 MINUTES by Biotele



How to build a Five Foot Tall Jacob's ladder by ewilhelm


Build a simple Marx Generator by Plasmana



The Plasma Speaker by Plasmana


Monitor Hack - Security System! by NK5



Make A Water Leyden Jar by Plasmana


Kelvin's Thunderstorm - Create lightning from water and g… by NK5



Build a Variable High Voltage Power Supply by burningsuntech


re(updated) Simple flyback driver by Alex McCown



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Feb 4, 2012. 8:41 AMTim Temple says:
BTW, energy and matter can be destroyed -- it's called entropy. Every conversion from one form of energy to another costs you. Reversible processes are most efficient -- or generate the least entropy.

Even if the universe were not expanding, entropy would bring it to a stop. Only God can make energy and matter.
Nov 3, 2011. 6:28 AMplasmaniac734 says:
What The Crapezoid!!!! NO TESLA COILS?
Dec 16, 2011. 6:25 AMnightknight97 says:
Tesla coils are so mainstream... :D
Jul 29, 2011. 6:51 PMfully-automatic says:
hours of fun
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Mar 28, 2010. 1:03 PMknoxarama says:
anyone here ever get shocked by one of these things? i have. three times, and another two times with a 2kv step up. i have to say, the flyback isn't significantly worse than the 2kv. really wakes you up, though!
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Sep 4, 2010. 2:05 PMKirbsome! says:
Worst shock of my life: MOT through my hand. Play safe.
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Apr 5, 2011. 4:19 PMJimmy Proton says:
sounds painful.
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Apr 6, 2011. 12:00 PMKirbsome! says:
Yeah, painful is the word.
Charred skin kinda smells weird, too...
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Apr 6, 2011. 12:02 PMJimmy Proton says:
I know what that smells like, it's nasty.
Jun 13, 2011. 12:34 AMabasharyar says:
I like the smell the feel of shock and everything i got once even to hospital... for fun.
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Jun 14, 2011. 8:16 PMJimmy Proton says:
lol I hate all of them but i still do it, but I've never been to the hospital...
Mar 5, 2011. 10:13 PMlukeford says:
very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very very
cool
Dec 4, 2010. 7:53 AMnenabrowz says:
cococheloo!!!
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Jun 29, 2009. 1:11 PMM4industries says:
Whatever happened to NK5???????? He was the person that led me to instructables in the first place! Where is he now because he hasn't made any new 'ibles in the past few years.
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Nov 21, 2010. 8:31 AMM4industries says:
Thank you Plasmana.
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Dec 5, 2009. 5:57 PMStuffses says:
 Someone really needs to update this.................................
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Nov 17, 2009. 6:09 AMbingo115 says:
i havent tryed it yet but it looks cooooooooooooooooool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Jul 30, 2009. 7:31 PMMudbud says:
why doesnt any one make new instructables?
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Jun 21, 2009. 11:26 AMsamr37l says:
COOL!!!!!
SAm
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Apr 8, 2009. 5:15 PMPetBennett says:
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Apr 16, 2009. 7:20 AM0_Nvd_0 says:
Touch the wires and then say NUTS!
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Apr 14, 2009. 7:45 AMPlasmana (author) says:
nuts?
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Apr 24, 2009. 6:00 PMPetBennett says:
sorry if I insulted you, :'(
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Apr 24, 2009. 11:51 AMReCreate says:
tesla coil
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Apr 24, 2009. 6:05 PMPetBennett says:
What?
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Apr 24, 2009. 8:12 PMReCreate says:
Look at plasmanas orangeboard,Its just something i pointed out here that sound bad
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Apr 25, 2009. 4:31 AMPetBennett says:
In English please? I still don't know what you're saying.
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Apr 25, 2009. 6:22 PMReCreate says:
In plasmanas Profile,there are comments,I was just pointing out something that sounded bad The comments are called Orangeboard
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Dec 6, 2008. 12:30 PMGjdj3 says:
Nice guide! Haha, you and NK5 probably have the most high voltage instructables that are actually good. 5 stars.
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Dec 7, 2008. 2:07 AMPlasmana (author) says:
Haha! Yeah, you're right... :-)

Thank you!
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Dec 7, 2008. 9:47 AMGjdj3 says:
Oh, just a question about the water leyden jar. I've built a few of these and I wanted to know if they still work as well once they cool down.
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Feb 21, 2009. 8:05 PMThe 4th Doctor says:
I believe using warm water while making a leyden jar is just to get the salt to blend more thoroughly so it should work just as well shake it up if salt gathers on the bottom
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Jan 3, 2009. 12:57 PMXellers says:
Add the new VDG instructables. The guy built another one.
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Jan 7, 2009. 8:28 AMPlasmana (author) says:
I want too, but I can't, the coding is very complex...
Dec 12, 2008. 11:19 AMTreshuanReed says:
I like that experiment. I wish I had the supplies to make it. Could you send me the supplies?
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Dec 3, 2008. 5:46 AMKentsOkay says:
Thiz, iz nize!
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Dec 3, 2008. 3:27 PMPlasmana (author) says:
What the heck are you on about???
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Dec 3, 2008. 3:57 PMKentsOkay says:
Borat speaks in a funny accent, and at some point or other, he says: Thiz iz nize!
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Dec 7, 2008. 2:07 AMPlasmana (author) says:
Oh, I see... LOL!
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Dec 7, 2008. 2:08 AMPlasmana (author) says:
And thanks!
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