It's alive....not really. I just finished up my Jacobs ladder, sounds like the old Frankenstein movies.

http://s295.photobucket.com/user/caputo1......jpg.html

http://s295.photobucket.com/user/caputo1......rt=1&o=0

Chuck

Nice. I made one from a kit but it was quite temperamental. It worked for a while but needed constant repair. Quite a bit of power needed.

Here is the ladder in operation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAvSGiIIuJo

Looks like you have some unintentional arcing there to the side.
Still impressive, but you need to dirty up the hand.

I have a ladder I made from just a neon sign transformer, a plastic base(a must), and some metal rods.
It works great, but it's terrifying.
Don't touch it if you want to live.

Randi

A friend of mine made one from a neon sign transformer...I wanted to stick to DC. I will dirty up the appendage but I need a hand...I couldn't resist.

It's alive!