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  • Founded: Oct 30, 2001
  • Language: English
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This group is about having fun with chemistry, physics, geology, botany, astronomy, electronics, engineering, and technology.

Anything to do with amateur or mad science. Mad Scientists welcome!

Water rockets

Tesla coils

Particle accelerators

Potato cannons

Geiger counters

Carbide cannons

New Darwin awards

Flashpaper fun

Self-heating soup cans

Van de Graaff and other Hi V static electricity generators

Bubble and fog machines

If it's about amateur science, it's "on-topic" here.

For adults and children of all ages (activities discussed require adult supervision).

If you're curious, feel free to ask a question! The only "stupid" question is the one not asked.

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Trying to figure out how to construct binary phase diagrams.
Hi Guys, This is an awful subject, and if you weren't a mad scientist before... contemplating this subject will definitely make you mad. The given information
Posted - Tue May 22, 2012 8:42 am
Charles Anderson
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Re: Jacob's ladder and electronic neon sign transformers
Yes. The open circuit detector is actually designed to prevent the HV supply from staying on if there's a broken neon tube or the tube is at end-of-life and
Posted - Thu May 10, 2012 5:21 pm
Bert Hickman
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Re: Jacob's ladder and electronic neon sign transformers
Based on my limited switch mode power supply experience; the controller chip has inhibit and other controls for circuit protection. Could it be that the switch
Posted - Thu May 10, 2012 4:38 pm
Vaughn Mcdowell
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Re: Jacob's ladder and electronic neon sign transformers
These transformers cannot directly drive a Tesla Coil either since they output high frequency AC (typically 20-35 kHz). The comparatively large tank capacitor
Posted - Thu May 10, 2012 3:42 pm
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Re: Jacob's ladder and electronic neon sign transformers
What happened was, basically, nothing. Using a Ventex Generation III 9kv neon power supply, connected to a tried and tested Tesla coil setup, the spark gap
Posted - Thu May 10, 2012 2:20 pm
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