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Tesla Drill

Posted December 27, 2006 6:46 AM

From TechEBlog:

If Tesla owned a power drill, this would definitely be it. Created by "AxisTarGit", it's basically "a flyback oscillator running a high voltage transformer into a voltage multiplier, the drill makes it look cool though, and its a handy case & battery."

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Paddy O'Flanigan
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12/28/2006 8:06 AM

But what does it do besides arc? How does it drill a hole?
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12/28/2006 9:58 AM

Just what I was thinking Paddy.....

A bit of a waste of time methinks... Good party piece though!

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