Building The CERN / NBI Geiger Counter Kit (Teach Your Kids Electronics)

We are building an ESP8266 based Geiger counter that I was given by the crew at Science Pavillion, at Roskilde Festival 2022. Science Pavillon is a initiative between CERN and Niels Bohr Institute, with a joint effort to teach science to the young people attending the Roskilde Festival. I was hired in to do Tesla […]

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Energimuseet Tesla Coil System Walkthrough and Demonstration with Finn Hammer

The largest Tesla coil show for public display in Denmark, is one of the major reveals on the re-opening of Energimuseet! After being closed to the public, for 1½ years, the museum reopened on April 12th 2025. The new dual Tesla coil system is built by Finn Hammer from  @hammertone2nd  , in collaboration with Kaizer

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2 kVA Solar Inverter Teardown, the Mastervolt XS2000

Teardown of a 2.1 kW peak solar inverter, the Sunmaster / Mastervolt XS2000. It is based on TO-247 MOSFETs for voltage regulator and isolation. From the datasheet, it is actually only able to deliver 1500 Watt to the mains connection. Do you know about this secret place for MOSFET and IGBT lovers? Maybe you are

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3 kVA Delta Solar Inverter Teardown, the Solivia 3.0 TR

Teardown of a 3.7 kW peak solar inverter, the Delta Solivia 3.0. It is based on TO-247 MOSFETs for voltage regulator and isolation. The output inverter design uses IGBTs. A secret place for MOSFET and IGBT lovers. If you are looking for other solar inverter types, check out the long list of teardown videos. Firstly

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22 kW Solar Inverter Teardown, the Ever Solar TLC 17

Teardown of a 22+ kW peak solar inverter, from a company that at some time was called Ever Solar. Now it seems to have been Eversol or Zeversolar. A Chinese OEM product that has been sold under various names and brands. If you are looking for other solar inverter types, check out the long list

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Tesla Coil Racing Sparks Burned Into Secondary Coil

I noticed that racing sparks have burned themself into the surface of the varnish on the secondary coil of my first DRSSTC. This Tesla coil have seen the most use, both indoor and outdoor, have experienced lots of racing sparks and despite the abuse, runs very well. On a cold day, I breathed on the

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Tesla Coil Test Kaizer DRSSTC1 Playing MIDI, Burst and Normal Operation

I tested all my Tesla coil test gear before the Roskilde Festival 2022 job. Setting all up, running MIDI, burst and normal operation. Testing all from grounding scheme, to show controller, to recording equipment. Tesla coil test being used: https://kaizerpowerelectronics.dk/tesla-coils/kaizer-drsstc-i/Show controller for 6 Tesla coils: https://kaizerpowerelectronics.dk/tesla-coils/6-channel-drsstc-show-controller/Safety box and mains supply: https://kaizerpowerelectronics.dk/tesla-coils/tesla-coil-soft-start-safety-box/ Do you want to

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Danaher DMC2 30151P Servo Drive Teardown

The Danaher DMC2 30151P servo drive is rated for 3.5 A at 3 phased 240 VAC, 0 – 400 Hz. The DMC2 series drives seems to have been sold as OEM products with different names like Kollmorgen, InMotion or Thomson Industries. These drives are available on surplus market for medical devices in radiology, so presumably

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