The background on my channel is an electro-photograph that I made of my hands using a similar setup. I used a standard ignition coil running on 6 volts thru a glass plate with the Al foil and maybe a black piece of construction paper to block reflections. The film was Ektachrome 64. It was a slightly shocking experience! More so when I was barefoot. Tried using an AC flyback, it worked but was monochrome and not as interesting as the induction coil experiment.
I used to own several of these Ford induction coils. I played around with one in the photo lab of my high school back in the 70's, and used it for Kirlian Photography experiments. Instead of messing with film I just laid black+white photo print paper on top of my electrode (Metal foil under an 1/8 inch sheet of plexiglas), placed the subject on top of the paper, then touched the subject to ground it. It actually worked pretty well.
The capacitor in my coil is a .25uF 400volt unit. One place you can get coils and parts is snydersantiqueauto(dot com)/modeltparts/coilbox.The coils are pricey.
The background on my channel is an electro-photograph that I made of my hands using a similar setup. I used a standard ignition coil running on 6 volts thru a glass plate with the Al foil and maybe a black piece of construction paper to block reflections. The film was Ektachrome 64. It was a slightly shocking experience! More so when I was barefoot. Tried using an AC flyback, it worked but was monochrome and not as interesting as the induction coil experiment.
helixwinder 4 months ago
I used to own several of these Ford induction coils. I played around with one in the photo lab of my high school back in the 70's, and used it for Kirlian Photography experiments. Instead of messing with film I just laid black+white photo print paper on top of my electrode (Metal foil under an 1/8 inch sheet of plexiglas), placed the subject on top of the paper, then touched the subject to ground it. It actually worked pretty well.
macfixer01 4 months ago
I expected a lower frequency - like a loud audible buzz. I didn't know mechanical switching could be this quiet.
magx1 5 months ago
The capacitor in my coil is a .25uF 400volt unit. One place you can get coils and parts is snydersantiqueauto(dot com)/modeltparts/coilbox.The coils are pricey.
helixwinder 1 year ago
Please let me know the expect of the capacitor and the supplier. Thank for the video. Take look at my videos. Happy new year.
Nykkytta 1 year ago
i love vibrator driven coils so much better than a stack of silicon chips
prototype9000 1 year ago
@prototype9000 Me too. I've used electronic drivers with some success, but the mechanical interrupters don't let out smoke and stop working.
helixwinder 1 year ago