Dr Zeus - Testing of HV Suit w Twin Musical Tesla Coils

Dr Zeus does preliminary tests of his High Voltage suit with Twin Solid State Musical Tesla coils, at the 2007 Lightning on the Lawn Teslathon sponsored by DC Cox (Resonance Research Corp) in Baraboo WI.

Dr Zeus is Terry Blake inside his custom made high voltage suit. The suit is made of various flexible metal parts including chainmail and several types of screen. The suit directs the electrical energy around Terry, allowing him to safely interact with electrical arcs that span over 12 feet.

Terry starts at low power and works up to full power, making sure the suit is safe. In addition to his chainmail covered hand, much testing is done with a standard fluorescent light and a neon gas tube, which can be fully illuminated by the energy from the Tesla Coils, without wires. Dr Zeus eventually stands on an insulating plastic sheet, which forces the energy to emerge as sparks from his feet to get to earth ground. This also allows the sparks to be redirected to other objects by Dr Zeus.

The high voltage is generated by solid state Tesla coils. The Tesla coils are 7 feet tall, 18 feet apart, and can put out over 12 foot sparks. A laptop computer can be used to send midi commands to the coils via fiber optic link to generate music. These coils were constructed by Steve Ward and Jeff Larson.

http://www.Dr-Zeus.com

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Musical
• Tesla
• Coils
• High
• Voltage
• Lightning
• Sparks
• Arcs

[HorizonDelta]

Nice !

[awesomelightning]

4 years from now, I probably will be the only girl that would do this... I would do it now... but I am 13. Arc Attack FTW!!!!

[JacobH420]

was this burning man?

[24885657984525]

hey!! hhahaha!!! it's from mother Russia..!! LOL.

[destinws2]

Wicked awesome

[Crypto7Jocko0]

Maybe Tesla would say, "We can see the gases as they let the electrons flow through the light bulbs. So, what gases are in the air like that? Hydrogen and Oxygen, splitting and recombining, would you say? What are we observing?

[mzmadmike]

Just saw the setup at Penguicon. Awesome.

[Thecommet]

That is soo cool!