Got me two 20" CRT monitors. Jacobs Ladder? Time travel? What should I build?

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08-03-2011, 08:25 PM

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Got me two 20" CRT monitors. Jacobs Ladder? Time travel? What should I build?

I got two monitors from the dumpster at work. I've been wanting to build a jacobs ladder for a while but there might be something better to build with them. Any ideas?

08-04-2011, 07:42 AM

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Huh? I know what that ladder is but not sure how it applies to CRT monitors.

I'm about to throw away two CRT monitors.

08-04-2011, 10:42 AM

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CRTs have big fat voltage flyback transformers.

08-04-2011, 07:34 PM

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Do the monitors work?

08-04-2011, 07:50 PM

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Yes, the monitors work. If they were not screen burned they would be nice (will accept two inputs with a switch on the front). I'm wondering if I can run the transformers in parallel for double the output.

08-04-2011, 08:01 PM

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Ive never seen a ladder built from CRT flybacks before.. That'd be kinda neat.

How about a tesla coil? Looking forward to building one of those soon.