LOD Projects

A collection of photo galleries covering 20 years of projects.

THE ELECTRUM PROJECT

VIDEO DOCUMENTARY BY ALBERTA CHU

A sculpture by Eric Orr.

Concealed with the sculpture is a 130,000 watt Tesla Coil.

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THE 40,000 WATT EXPERIMENTAL COIL


Originally built from salvaged material, this coil was the largest operating Tesla Coil in the world when it was completed in 1990.

This coil survived many performances by Survival Research Labs both here and abroad.

THE 1:12 SCALE PROTOTYPE


Operating at the The Robert Randall Home for Decrepit Mariners.
WIRELESS
WIRELESS POWER


Mike Kennan operates his 'Tesla Roadster' in this video.

The twin coils operate in 'arc free' mode, generating an electric field sufficient to power the roadster at a stately pace.

View our paper on efficient wireless power transmission published at the North American Power Symposium in 2008.

THE 2008 'TESLATHON'

An annual event featuring many unique high-voltage devices.

THE LOD LABORATORY

Machine shop modules and assembly area.

THE MUSEUM COIL

A project for the Exploratorium.

THE LORENTZ GUN

Projects a 20,000 ampere plasma channel up to 40 feet, using the Lorentz force to contain the channel.

 Lightning On Demand 2011