User:Kit.heckman/enes100/ENES-100/Project 2

CDIO Page
http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/User:Kit.Heckman/ENES-100/Project_2/Design_CDIO

Week 1 Narrative
I began theory crafting and doing research about static lifters. On Thursday, Raj Patel mentioned that the amount of voltage you need is insane, and our focus changed from building a Static Lifter, to finding a power supply. I'm terrified of this because ripping the capacitor off a CRT monitor and building a home made Tesla coil are the two ideas we have so far, and both can be fatal.

My First Task
Look into Static Lifters and power sources, and try to figure out how to approach this project without getting electrocuted to death.

Week 2 Narrative
I had a conversation with an engineering friend about my power supply problem and he brought up something called a "voltage multiplier" which can take multiple low level voltages from an AC power source and convert it to a high voltage DC power source. I looked into this and discovered that there were power supplies available for as low as $10, but I didn't know if they worked or were what I needed. Even 50 volts can kill you, and we're dealing with over 500, even at much as 18,000. This is ridiculously dangerous and we need to figure out how we can safety proof any setup we go with.

My Second Task
Research Voltage multipliers and research safety equipment.

Week 3 Narrative
Spring break!