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Good Afternoon everyone,
Question: What are some effective ways to generate a high voltage (Multiple KV) using amateur equipment? I've dealt with high voltage before, so I'm aware of the safety issues.
Anyway, here is what I've got thus far:
If you go on ebay, and search for high voltage power supplies, you'll find two things. You'll find the really sketchy http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-1000kv-high-voltage-generator-super-electric-pulse-transformer-module-/141997909434, or you'll find a few legitimate ones which, http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bertan-Associates-BA-215-High-Voltage-DC-Power-Supply-Unit-HV-PSU-0-3000V-0-5mA-/262524968206?hash=item3d1fb51d0e:gnAAAOSwyKxXh9IA Of course there are the capacitors, but they still only go up to a few hundred volts without spending hundreds.
The other methodology I've looked at, is the ol' leyden jar method. Leyden jars are cheap, and if you have a static generator (Van de Graff or Wimshurst), they can presumably generate "quite a bit". My only problem with this method, is that I haven't been able to find any reliable way to predict/measure what voltage is actually produced...Not capacitance, but voltage.
So, if you wanted to generate a few KV, what would you use? I'm leaning towards Leyden jars, but is there a way to predict what voltage you'll get before you build the thing? I know it changes depending on how charged it is, but how would one calculate the upper bound (Assuming one exists)?
If I completely missed something let me know!
Thanks in advance,
Yours in Science,
Kyle
P.S. I'm about 90% sure this is in the right category (high energy...?) - If not, feel free to move me around!
Question: What are some effective ways to generate a high voltage (Multiple KV) using amateur equipment? I've dealt with high voltage before, so I'm aware of the safety issues.
Anyway, here is what I've got thus far:
If you go on ebay, and search for high voltage power supplies, you'll find two things. You'll find the really sketchy http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-1000kv-high-voltage-generator-super-electric-pulse-transformer-module-/141997909434, or you'll find a few legitimate ones which, http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bertan-Associates-BA-215-High-Voltage-DC-Power-Supply-Unit-HV-PSU-0-3000V-0-5mA-/262524968206?hash=item3d1fb51d0e:gnAAAOSwyKxXh9IA Of course there are the capacitors, but they still only go up to a few hundred volts without spending hundreds.
The other methodology I've looked at, is the ol' leyden jar method. Leyden jars are cheap, and if you have a static generator (Van de Graff or Wimshurst), they can presumably generate "quite a bit". My only problem with this method, is that I haven't been able to find any reliable way to predict/measure what voltage is actually produced...Not capacitance, but voltage.
So, if you wanted to generate a few KV, what would you use? I'm leaning towards Leyden jars, but is there a way to predict what voltage you'll get before you build the thing? I know it changes depending on how charged it is, but how would one calculate the upper bound (Assuming one exists)?
If I completely missed something let me know!
Thanks in advance,
Yours in Science,
Kyle
P.S. I'm about 90% sure this is in the right category (high energy...?) - If not, feel free to move me around!