Note: the following effects were achieved by Robert McMahon under controlled conditions. Robert is an experienced and licensed electrician/engineer. Under no circumstances should anyone try to repeat any of these electrical effects.
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- This image shows the special ‘ribbed’ effect that the Tesla coil produces when properly tuned.
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- Robert replicating one of Tesla’s experiments. Robert is holding two flourescent tubes which are being lit wirelessly by the Tesla Coil. Thousands of volts are passing via the orange tube through Robert’s body into the second (white) tube. The coil is electrically tuned at high frequencies, allowing the current to pass through Robert’s body without harm.
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- A spark from the Tesla Coil ignites a small piece of paper on the end of a standard fluorescent tube, which is lit wirelessly by the energy from the spark.
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- Two metre high Jacobb’s Ladder. A high voltage arc crosses the space between two antennae and travels upwards. This time-lapse photo shows the ribbing effects of the arc.
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- Robert receiving a discharge from his Tesla coil at the labs at CSIRO. The shifter/wrench is used to prevent burning from direct contact with the arc. The coil is highly tuned at high frequencies, allowing Robert to receive the charge without harm to his body. DO NOT TRY TO REPLICATE THIS EFFECT.