Interests
At Electric Cat we are interested in a range of diverse and challenging hobbies. Lock-picking is often thought of as the preserve of talented criminals and inaccessible to the average person. Our interest in it stems from a desire to better understand our security risks and to make informed choices when securing our houses and offices. Some locks are easier to pick than others. Some are incredibly difficult to pick but can be defeated through 'bumping'. Others are the only strong 'link' in an amazingly weak 'chain'. All of our consultants can pick locks and one, Steve Wilson, periodically gives talks at conferences on the techniques.
High voltage, or rather high tension electronics, is something that the majority of technical people do not get to play with. This is partly due to a lack of confidence in how to use the kilovolts, and partly a fear of how much those electrons might hurt if they get it wrong. In a research project and presentation at a conference, the directors of Electric Cat explained how to safely obtain and use high tension electronics and demonstrated some of the amazing effects that can be achieved. To show that electricity does not have to kill, when handled appropriately, they offered to electrocute members of the audience with the 240V (current limited) Tingletron and the 3KV (negligible current) bug-bat-taser. They also talked about how it felt to be accidentally zapped by high frequency 6KV and the strange feeling associated with holding 10KV silicon-coated fly leads.
High voltage, or rather high tension electronics, is something that the majority of technical people do not get to play with. This is partly due to a lack of confidence in how to use the kilovolts, and partly a fear of how much those electrons might hurt if they get it wrong. In a research project and presentation at a conference, the directors of Electric Cat explained how to safely obtain and use high tension electronics and demonstrated some of the amazing effects that can be achieved. To show that electricity does not have to kill, when handled appropriately, they offered to electrocute members of the audience with the 240V (current limited) Tingletron and the 3KV (negligible current) bug-bat-taser. They also talked about how it felt to be accidentally zapped by high frequency 6KV and the strange feeling associated with holding 10KV silicon-coated fly leads.
