Making a jacobs ladder with a microwave oven transformer

WARNING do not try this at home unless your a trained professional. For educational and entertainment purposes only!
This is the Jacobs ladder i made using a 2kV 1 Amp microwave oven transformer.

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Science & Technology

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• hv
• high
• voltage
• High
• Voltage
• electric
• Electric
• arc
• Arc
• Jacobs
• ladder
• Microwave
• microwave
• Oven
• oven
• Transformer
• mot
• MOT
• experiment
• 2Kv
• 1Amp
• electricity

[wallzac13]

3 questions, wait 4; does this have to DC, how much current,is it restricatable buy a light blobe, and by trained professional do you neen a tenager with stuff all to do?, cheers.

[hvfilms7]

@wallzac13 The arc is AC and the current is about10-12Amp on the Primary side of the transformer. You don't have to be a trained personnel to do this, but because of the high current that flows and the low frequency(50hz)it is recommended to do some research on how you can conduct these experiments safely. If you're interested in doing them i suggest you check out HighVoltageScience s channel who has tutorial videos on how to conduct them safely. He can be found on my friends list.

[TheKeithProject]

is the "wand' required to start the spark? or is it needed due to the low kilowatt output of the transformer?

[hvfilms7]

@TheKeithProject yes it is need it to start the ladder because the transformer is not strong enough to start on its on. The lower the voltage the higher current is need it to jump the gap at the bottom of the ladder.

[gmunozj]

Can you tell me details about power suplie? Place

[mashersmasher]

@TheKeithProject It's the low voltage of the transformer. you would have better luck with a neon sign transformer or several mots.

[Serostern]

@robot797 Coathanger.

[hvfilms7]

copper wire with the insulation picked of. Diameter is 3mm.

[robot797]

I fixed the heating problem

and i now need to know what are the legs of the jackobs lader made off

[hvfilms7]

the green block was a resistence from an old tv set used as an experimental ballast in my first experiment witch turened out to be usles so i just used it to connect one end of the jacobs ledder to the hv output of the transformer. overheating is also a problem for me so i just run it for a short time or use my other mot connected in series with shorted secondaries so it acts like an induction.