Clyd3
New Member
Hi, I'm fascinated by things like tesla coils, jacob's ladders , railguns etc. and would like to take my "experimenting" to more accurate and possibly more powerful levels.
The only power source I'm really familiar with is that of Computer Monitors (CRTs), which dont seem to have much current. I actually don't really know how much current or voltage they give off, but I had quite a few broken monitors and it was quite fun...
Anyway, I'm getting some TVs and Microwaves from this repair shop and I can get Neon transformers from some guys down the road (I'd prefer not to -financial reasons), but my main / real question is what voltage and current can I expect to get from the supplies at what frequency (if AC) and what other components can I salvage such as capacitors?
What other devices should I salvage from.
I'm also on a High voltage capacitor hunt.
I've read similar posts about topics like this here in the past, so I'm sure many of you are pretty / very experienced in this field :lol:
The only power source I'm really familiar with is that of Computer Monitors (CRTs), which dont seem to have much current. I actually don't really know how much current or voltage they give off, but I had quite a few broken monitors and it was quite fun...
Anyway, I'm getting some TVs and Microwaves from this repair shop and I can get Neon transformers from some guys down the road (I'd prefer not to -financial reasons), but my main / real question is what voltage and current can I expect to get from the supplies at what frequency (if AC) and what other components can I salvage such as capacitors?
What other devices should I salvage from.
I'm also on a High voltage capacitor hunt.
I've read similar posts about topics like this here in the past, so I'm sure many of you are pretty / very experienced in this field :lol: