What Topics and Resources Are Covered on hightensioneffects.co.uk?

hightensioneffects.co.uk is a personal hobbyist site run by Mike and Brian, focused on Tesla coils and other high-voltage projects. It is intended for people who already want to build, wire, measure, or tune high-voltage equipment and are looking for practical reference material rather than a commercial product or service. The site carries an explicit warning that high voltages can be lethal and that the authors accept no responsibility for damage or injury from using the information.

Main topic areas

The site organizes its content around the practical side of building and running high-voltage gear:

• Components – reference material on the parts used in these builds.
• Wiring diagrams – schematics showing how the circuits are connected.
• Measuring and tuning – guidance on how to measure and adjust a coil so it performs as intended.
• Materials and connections – notes on what to use and how to join it.

These four sections map directly onto the build workflow: choose parts, wire them per a diagram, then measure and tune the result.

Project pages

Beyond the general reference sections, the site documents specific builds:

• Cut down pole pig project – a project page for a reduced-size pole transformer build.
• 3 coil magnifier system – a magnifier-style coil configuration.
• Jacobs ladders and other cool stuff – additional high-voltage demonstrations and experiments.

Each project page is the place to look if you want to see how a particular configuration was approached rather than general theory.

Visual and contact resources

• Gallery – images of builds and effects.
• Videos – recorded demonstrations.
• Contact us – a way to reach Mike and Brian.

The gallery and videos are useful for checking what a finished build or effect is supposed to look like before you commit to your own version.

Who should use it, and what to expect

This site suits hobbyists and experimenters who are comfortable working with lethal voltages and want build-level detail: parts, diagrams, tuning, and project write-ups. It is not a beginner safety course, and the disclaimer makes clear the authors are not liable for how you use the material. If you are looking for a specific build, start with the project pages; if you are troubleshooting a coil, start with measuring and tuning plus the wiring diagrams.