Human powered lightning.... I gotz it.
My project for the burn is human powered lightning. My first version of this art is going to be small -- consider it a stepping stone to bigger and better things next year.
Here is a first video demonstation of the system in action. When you see lightning, I'm pedaling the bike that used to power Das Blinkenwheel. I will hook up two of these lightning generators into an art project on the playa this year. But, I'm not quite ready to reveal how I am going to do this. My SLO friends will already know - but I know they can keep mum for a little while longer.
Click to viewI've finally passed the go/no go point with this project -- it was hard getting here since this is high power analog electronics. And I have had ZERO exposure to this field previously, so there was a lot of learning and practical application going on here. But I managed to find some decent parts that convinced me that I wasn't totally clueless.
Good thing is that I always biked when going to Radio Shack for parts. I'm down a few pounds because of that trick. :)
Thanks to gern for the o-scope and function generator. Those have made life soooo much easier -- couldn't have done it without you!