Leyden jar dangerous?

[Cherryman]

@Smokey


Tnx for Replying.


I think you have the wrong lighter in your mind, not sure, mine is electronic. Not piezo.
Here is a little example of the spark frequency I get:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZh6gtL7rTE
( Don't mind the setup or the rotating, thats not from the HV , i gave it a little push )

I have almost continuous sparking, but it looks like i can not charge a body. or something alike with it.

What i want is a power-source to drive some experiments as electrostatic motors.

Preferable from a household hack.

Do you think i could have more succes with a plasma ball driver ?

Excuse my ignorance, but would i be theoretically able to charge for example a Leyden jar with such a lighter ?

[sm0ky2]

My mistake.
You said BBQ, and I assumed it was a standard piezo unit.


I haven't seen anything like what you have outside of fuzzy
Old laboratory videos....


Any clue what is inside?  It seems possible that an array of
Capacitors could be used to create an A/C hv pulse.
I did something similar with a Chinese taser


If you had a commutator times to the right frequency
You could maybe rectify it like we do our DC motors.

[sm0ky2]

Speaking of plasma ball circuits
Those are cheap and effective
You can pick up a 6-inch plasma for about
$10 at any random novelty shop

[Cherryman]

Speaking of plasma ball circuits
Those are cheap and effective
You can pick up a 6-inch plasma for about
$10 at any random novelty shop

I have a plasma ball : )


So with a plasma ball power source i could be able to achieve something like this ?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hfj50Jixt0A

[Cherryman]

My mistake.
You said BBQ, and I assumed it was a standard piezo unit.


I haven't seen anything like what you have outside of fuzzy
Old laboratory videos....


Any clue what is inside?  It seems possible that an array of
Capacitors could be used to create an A/C hv pulse.
I did something similar with a Chinese taser


If you had a commutator times to the right frequency
You could maybe rectify it like we do our DC motors.

Great, that was what i was wondering..  It could be AC so no charge build up...


I guess i'm gonna screw open my plasma ball : )