Electric Spacecraft Journal

Richard Hull 7103 Hermitage Rd. Richmond, VA 23228 E-mail: [email protected] The neon sign transformer is investigated to examine just what the nameplate rating means and how the...

For years, amateur experimenters did not even try to duplicate Tesla’s rotating egg experiment. The power and capacitance requirements were believed to be formidable. Surprisingly, the experiment can...

A device called a level shifter enhances the output of Tesla coils. Several options for level-shifting designs are outlined. About four years ago, Dave Sharpe from Virginia built and demonstrated a...

Introduction I constructed and tested a small bipolar Tesla coil modeled after designs used in physics laboratories in the past. My inspiration for this design came from "Tesla Coils Resurrected,"...