There was a time when making a high voltage project like a Jacob’s ladder took time to build or scrounge some kind of high voltage circuit. The neon sign transformer, Marx generator, or voltage ...

Thanks to the likes of Kendall Jenner's home and, well, every photo in our Instagram saved folder, we're kind of obsessed with neon signs. They can be introduced to any room of your home to bring a ...

This time of year, when darkness descends in late afternoon and rain clouds often super-size the gloomy hours that precede sunset, you can't be blamed for looking just about anywhere for something to ...

The theory behind building power supplies is relatively easy, but putting it into practice and building a multi-kilovolt supply is hard. A big transformer in air will simply spark to itself, turning ...