The Lightning Guy
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Terry Blake in his High Voltage Metal Suit
Dual LightSabers are actually standard fluorescent lights, fully illuminated by the energy from the Tesla Coils, without wires (photo by Jeff Larson)
A Neon light tube (also fully illuminated without wires), helps direct energy through Dr. Zeus and the flourescent tube to earth ground
8 Foot Long Argon Filled Tube - 50W Power
An insulating sheet of plastic is an obstacle to be overcome by the high voltage (photo by Jeff Larson)
Fire, another form of plasma energy, is conductive and attracts the high voltage sparks
YouTube Videos
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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. |
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Dr Zeus w LightSabers vs Twin Musical Tesla Coils
Dr Zeus battles Twin Solid State Musical Tesla coils with LightSabers at the 2007 Lightning on the Lawn Teslathon sponsored by DC Cox (Resonance Research Corp) in Baraboo WI. The LightSabers are actually standard fluorescent lights, which can be fully illuminated by the energy from the Tesla Coils, without wires. Dr Zeus is standing on an insulating plastic sheet, which forces the energy to emerge as sparks from his feet to get to earth ground. The music that you hear is coming from the sparks generated by the Tesla coils, not speakers. The Tesla coils are 7 feet tall, 18 feet apart, and can put out over 12 foot sparks. A laptop computer sends midi commands to the coils via fiber optic link. These coils were constructed by Steve Ward and Jeff Larson. |
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Dr Zeus w Wood, Neon, Gloves, vs Twin Musical Tesla Coils
Dr Zeus battles Twin Solid State Musical Tesla coils with a wooden stick, a neon tube, and his glove covered hands, at the 2007 Lightning on the Lawn Teslathon sponsored by DC Cox (Resonance Research Corp) in Baraboo WI. The wood is a 2x2 that is 4 foot long, which the sparks did not take much interest in. The neon tube is a 3 foot long glass tube filled with neon gas, enclosed in a clear plastic insulator rod. The arcs are often seen hitting the top of the neon tube, traveling down through the neon, then exiting the bottom of the tube and climbing the outside of the tube to get to Dr Zeus's hand. The neon tube can be seen fully illuminated by the energy from the Tesla Coils, without wires. The music that you hear is coming from the sparks generated by the Tesla coils, not speakers. These coils were constructed by Steve Ward and Jeff Larson. |
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"Dr. Zeus" and Dueling Musical Tesla Coils (w Incandescent Light Bulbs)
Captured at the 2007 Cheesehead Teslathon, sponsored by DC Cox (Resonance Research Corp) on September 8, 2007 in Baraboo, WI. Shows some Chicago-area Tesla coilers at play! Dr. Zeus (Terry Blake) dressed in a specially constructed personal Faraday Cage takes high voltage "hits" from two identical high power solid state coils. The coils, constructed by Steve Ward and Jeff Larson, are driven from a single Laptop PC by two MIDI outputs. You can see sparks jumping from Dr. Zeus's feet when he's standing on a sheet of 1/4" polyethylene. The current from Steve Ward's coil easily lights a string of 120 volt incandescent light bulbs. Sometimes the high frequency current takes a short cut, jumping between filament supports rather than flowing through the filaments. Something you don't see every day... :^) Captured by Bert Hickman, Stoneridge Engineering, http://www.teslamania.com (less) |
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Twin Musical Tesla Coils playing Mario Bros
Twin Solid State Musical Tesla coils playing Mario Bros theme song at the 2007 Lightning on the Lawn Teslathon sponsored by DC Cox (Resonance Research Corp) in Baraboo WI. The music that you hear is coming from the sparks that these two identical high power solid state Tesla coils are generating. There are no speakers involved. The Tesla coils stand 7 feet tall and are each capable of putting out over 12 foot of spark. They are spaced about 18 feet apart. The coils are controlled over a fiber optic link by a single laptop computer. Each coil is assigned to a midi channel which it responds to by playing notes that are programed into the computer software. These coils were constructed by Steve Ward and Jeff Larson. Video was captured by Terry Blake. What is not obvious is how loud the coils are. They are well over 110dB |
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Lightning On The Lawn 2007 - Singing Tesla Coils
Here is a clip of some twin solid state musical tesla coils playing Super Mario Brothers, Tetris, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and more. They were constructed by Steve Ward and Jeff Larson. Lightning On The Lawn 2007 - A Teslathon sponsored by DC Cox Resonance Research Corp in Baraboo WI. Video Shot by Kurt Wenger - Drop Frame Productions Edited by Rick Markley - VectorArtist
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Lightning On The Lawn 2007 - Singing Tesla Coils With Theatrics
A nice video of some fire juggling, singing solid state tesla coils and high voltage theatrics at Lightning On The Lawn 2007 - A Teslathon sponsored by DC Cox Resonance Research Corp in Baraboo WI. HD video shot by Kurt Wenger - Drop Frame Productions Edited by Rick Markley - VectorArtist
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Lightning On The Lawn 2007 - Singing Tesla Coils With Theatrics Pt 2
This is a video with some fire juggling (by Drew) and singing solid state tesla coil high voltage theatrics (by Terry) at Lightning On The Lawn 2007 - A Teslathon sponsored by DC Cox Resonance Research Corp in Baraboo WI. HD video shot by Kurt Wenger - Drop Frame Productions Edited by Rick Markley - VectorArtist
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Dr Zeus - Testing of HV Suit w Twin Musical Tesla Coils
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Dr Zeus w LightSabers vs Twin Musical Tesla Coils
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Dr Zeus w Wood, Neon, and Gloves, vs Twin Musical Tesla Coils
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More Photos from this Teslathon Event