project involving capacitors and transformers

[CPL.Luke]

So I pillaged an old oscilloscope (vintage 1930's-50's) from my highschool physics department years ago and finally got around to taking it apart, I've found that it contains 1 very large transformer (about 2x the size of a powerful microwave transformer, and about a dozen 12 MFD 400 volt dc capacitors, a number of vaccuum tubes and 2 picture tubes, one being a conical tube with a diameter in the end being about 20 inches.

 

It also has a host of other goodies inside of it, and I'm considering what use to put them to.

 

My current list of possible projects includes,

 

a tesla coil

an lectron based interferometer that could possibly be used to conduct a double slit experiment.

A coin shrinker

 

or possibly a device capable of creating a powerful arc between two contacts.

 

anything else?

 

I've worked with high voltage before, so that isn't a problem, however I lack the expertise in circuit design to repurpose these devices into the circuits that I'm pondering.

 

does anybody have info on these devices, prefferably schematics and or documentation which would enlighten me to the circuit design?

 

I'll be sure to post lots of pictures once I'm done.

[Guest026]

U R SOOOO FRIGGIN LUCKY!!!!! make a coilgun or railgun now can u help me on my coilgun thread?

[eggman]

12uF isnt NEARLY enough to make a coin shrinker. you'd need at least 1000uF just to make a suitable coilgun. and maybe even a farad or 2 for a coin shrinker.