Electronic gadgets for the evil genius /

Spark your creativity with this wickedly inventive guide. Electronic Gadgets for the Evil Genius, Second Edition, is filled with completely new, amped-up projects that will shock and amaze, such as super-big Tesla coils, lasers, plasma devices, and electrokinetics contraptions. Using affordable, eas...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Iannini, Robert E.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : McGraw-Hill Education, ©2014.
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Evil genius series.
Subjects:
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • About the Author
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Automatic Programmable Charger
  • Special Note on Charging Capacitors
  • Brief Project Description of Functions
  • Circuit Description
  • Assembly
  • 1. Assembly: Control Board
  • 2. Assembly: Line Driver
  • 3. Assembly: High-Voltage Module
  • 4. Assembly: Chassis and Components
  • Explanation of Controls
  • Operation Steps
  • Chapter 2: Full-Feature Plasma Driver
  • Assembly
  • 1. Assembly: Line-Driver Printed Circuit Board
  • 2. Assembly: Control Board
  • 3. Assembly: Transformer
  • 4. Assembly: Chassis
  • Instructions
  • Hydrogen and Chemical Production, Corona Cell, and Plasma and Dielectric Driver Instructions
  • Controls (Fig. 2-23)
  • Operation
  • Special Notes
  • Chapter 3: Capacitor-Discharge Drilling Machine and Dielectric Tester
  • Assembly
  • Operation
  • Applications
  • PBK50 High-Voltage Module
  • Basic Theory
  • PBK50 Assembly
  • Circuit Assembly
  • Circuit Board Testing
  • Chapter 4: Capacitor Exploder
  • Assembly
  • Operation
  • CHARGE800V
  • CHARGE800V Operating Instructions
  • CHARGE800V Operating Steps
  • CHARGE800V Assembly
  • CHARGE800V Test Procedure
  • Chapter 5: Field Detector (Ion, Electrical Field, Lightning, and Paranormal Disturbance Detector)
  • Explanation of Controls (Fig. 5-1)
  • Ion, Charge, and Electrical Field Detectors
  • Applications
  • Use in Paranormal Research
  • Assembly
  • Chapter 6: High-Power Therapeutic Magnetic Pulser
  • Theory of Operation
  • Other Benefits
  • Addendum
  • Circuit Operation
  • Assembly
  • 1. Assembly: Control Module
  • 2. Assembly: Line Driver
  • 3. Assembly: Output/Charger Board
  • 4. Assembly: Chassis and Components
  • Operating Instructions
  • Optional Coils
  • Test Procedure
  • Check Sleep Mode
  • Chapter 7: Trigger/Igniter
  • Description
  • Assembly
  • Chapter 8: Singing Arc.
  • Specifications
  • Circuit Description
  • Theory of Operation
  • Testing Steps
  • Assembly
  • Chapter 9: Tesla Lightning Generator (10- to 12-Foot Spark)
  • Brief Theory of Operation
  • Circuit Description
  • Description of Major Components
  • Secondary Coil (See Fig. 9-38)
  • Output Terminal (See Fig. 9-38)
  • LP1 Primary Coil (See Figs. 9-37 and 9-63)
  • Coupling (See Fig. 9-60)
  • SPKGAP Spark-Gap Switch (See Figs. 9-54 and 9-58)
  • Tank Primary Capacitor C1 (See Figs. 9-43 and 9-58)
  • DC COX Suppression Circuit (See Figs. 9-12 and 9-15)
  • Assembly
  • 1. Power Supply Assembly
  • 2. Transformer Bank Assembly
  • 3. Tesla Coil (Base and Coil) Assembly
  • Final Assembly: Putting It All Together
  • Testing Steps
  • Special Notes
  • Faraday Cage Assembly
  • Special Note on Selection of Primary Capacitor
  • Chapter 10: Solid-State Tesla Coil
  • Secondary Coil Notes
  • Assembly
  • 1. Full Bridge and Tank Circuit Assembly
  • 2. Controller Assembly
  • 3. Interrupter Assembly
  • 4. Power Supply Assembly
  • 5. Coil/Chassis Assembly
  • Faraday Cage Assembly
  • QUASAR60 Instructions
  • Setup
  • Operation
  • Chapter 11: Six-Foot Jacob's Ladder
  • Assembly
  • 1. Assembly: Control Board, Timer, and Power Supply
  • 2. Assembly: Transformer
  • 4. Assembly: Base
  • 5. Assembly: Chimney and Ladder
  • Chapter 12: Free High-Voltage Experimental Energy Device
  • Assembly
  • Chapter 13: HHO Power Conditioner
  • Hydrogen Gas Production
  • Notes on HHO Gas
  • Assembly
  • Operating Instructions
  • Setup
  • Chapter 14: HHO Reactor Cell
  • Legal Notes
  • Setup (Perform Outside)
  • Assembly
  • Bubbler Assembly
  • Chapter 15: HHO Dry Cell
  • Assembly
  • Optional Sizes
  • Setup
  • Chapter 16: HHO Igniter/Gas Igniter
  • Circuit Description of Pulsed Shocker
  • Switch Assembly
  • Igniter Assembly
  • Notes on Assembly
  • Notes for Optional PCB
  • Testing the Unit.
  • Notes on Pulsed Igniter
  • Chapter 17: HHO Bomb
  • Assembly
  • Filling and Detonating
  • Legal Notes
  • Chapter 18: Hydrogen Pistol
  • Assembly
  • Chapter 19: Hydrogen Howitzer
  • Theory of Operation
  • Assembly
  • Chapter 20: Faraday Cage
  • Assembly
  • Chapter 21: Test Supply
  • Test Supply Operating Instructions
  • Ballast Box (Fig. 21-2)
  • Ballast Box Assembly
  • Ballast Box Operating Instructions
  • Index.