To make the figures on a wood. Sorrythis is a really fun and simple project that almost anyone can make.
How To Make A Microwave Transformer Woodburning With
Lichtenberg wiring diagram. This way you. Sep 19 2017 wood burning with 2000 volts of electricity. Lichtenberg figures may be created within billionths of a second nanoseconds when dielectrics are subjected to very high electrical stress or they may develop over years through a progressive series of small low energy partial discharges. You can make it for y. Lets first figure out the prongs. A friend is looking to do some fractal burning google it edit.
You can use a microwave transformer to build a machine that will produce lichtenberg figures. Lichtenberg figures are now known to occur during the electrical breakdown of gases insulating liquids and solid dielectrics. First get a power cord for the receptacle from a hardware store for about 10 then set a multimeter to the continuity setting. Lichtenberg figures are formed when high voltage electricity passes along the surface of an insulated material. Turn on the mains power source the double throw switch and press and hold both bell press switches and the burn commences. I show you how to wire a lighted leviton 5226 pilot switch for a lichtenberg wood burning machine.
To wire up your mot to these receptacles you need to know the wiring of the outlets. Build at your own riskthis is also my first project on instructables so it might not be formatted too well. Dont use plywood like i did. This project uses high voltages. Also called lichtenberg figure and has salvaged a microwave oven transformer mot for this purpose. Lichtenberg figures youtube.
A solid piece of wood does better. However he likes to think big and isnt satisfied with the 2kv output so has asked me to look at increasing it. Lichtenberg figure is a general term for such figures made by high power electricity passing through wood grass glass or whatever where the electricity can leave an impression. They look like a tree and its branches grown in hell. I wire the switch where the light comes on as soon as the power to the switch is on. How to burn once you are set up with wood probes in place and borax solution applied doing a burn is a three stage process.
The 2 flat prongs are the 2 hot leads the l shaped prong on both outlets is the neutral wire. How to make a lichtenberg burner with a microwave transformer.
Gallery of Lichtenberg Wiring Diagram
