HOW TO – Make a “Quick & Dirty” Marx generator

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HOW TO – Make a “Quick & Dirty” Marx generator

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Mike writes –

Do you like the idea of tesla coils and other high-voltage sparking stuff, but don’t have the time, money or patience to build something that elaborate? Here’s a fun little project that can make big, fat, noisy sparks at least 2 inches long, and can be built very quickly and cheaply. The Marx generator consists of an array of resistors, capacitors and spark gaps arranged as follows…

HOW TO – Make a “Quick & Dirty” Marx generator – Link.

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