Re: [TCML] Re: Discovery Mythbusters - Liquid Stun Gun using coil

[Sfxneon@xxxxxxx]

Hi Greg, all,
 
I recorded that segment, and watched it several times to see just what was  
going on in the background. I figured that the salt water was what was  causing 
the bright orange flashes between the primary turns when I saw  all that 
water on the floor. Funny how the coil seemed to never skip a  beat, though. 
 
Interesting how the water stream acts like a breakout point and directs the  
arcs in the direction that it's pointed. The arc seems to start at the end of  
the contiguous stream of water a few feet from the coil, but it looked like 
the  water stream itself was also illuminated a bright red or orange color. Was 
it  vaporizing some of the sodium in the salt water, turning the arc red, or 
was it  just red colored water? Even the slo-mo video looks like the arcs 
start out  red and change to blue a couple of feet from the coil.
 
For those that missed it, Mythbusters was exploring the possibility of  
making a taser which used two jets of water instead of wires to deliver the  
charge. They started out by powering it with a stun gun, and in true Mythbuster  
fashion, took it to the extreme by visiting Greg's Nevada Lightning Lab and  
climbing inside the topload of his 18 foot tall TC with a big water gun.  The arcs 
were directed with the water stream at a dummy 'perpetrator',  which caused 
several strikes to hit it. Not at all practical, but an interesting  experiment 
with a big TC.
 
Thanks for your reply Greg, and for allowing Mythbusters the use of your  
lab. It must have been a really fun day with Jamie and Adam around!
 
Tony Greer
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In a message dated 9/19/2008 4:00:51 P.M. Central  Daylight Time, 
lod@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:

Hi Tony,

Yes, there was considerable arcing around the base of  the secondary, as 
the 'super soaker' spilled considerable amounts of  salt-water there. 
Although cause for concern it didn't seem to affect the  coil output 
noticeably during the experiment.

It was interesting how  Jamie, after a brief description of how Faraday's 
law would protect him  while at HV, just hopped into the toroid and was 
ready to go, without as  much as a low power 'warm up' test.   GL


> Yep, great  job by Greg Leyh! Very interesting experiment, streamers coming 
 
>  from a stream of water and being directed at a target. Especially by  
placing  
> Jamie inside the topload with his giant water  gun.
>  
> Greg, it looks like there was some power arcing  around the base of the 
coil  
> or the primary during one of the  runs. Was something arcing over from  all 
> that water going  everywhere?
>  
> Great job Greg, and it was nice to see your  Nevada Lightning Lab. Tell us  
> more!!
>  
> Tony  Greer
> ************* 
> 
> In a message dated 9/17/2008  8:43:45 P.M.  Central Daylight Time, 
> mike8675309@xxxxxxxxx  writes:
> 
> Watching Mythbusters tonight (episode 183, new tonight)  and they  are
> trying to make a stun gun from a flow of water.   Well, they just did  a
> teaser for coming up and it looks like Jamie  is standing on a  tesla
> coil, and shooting through the top load to  run a highly charged  stream
> down to a ballistics gel  dummy.
> 
> Could be interesting.
 



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