Electro-stimulation...

Well, I guess it's about time, that I get to tell a little of this.

A little history:

Electro stimulation can, basically, describe a lot of things, and the history of it goes back to the finding that if you pierce a fresh frog-leg, with at bi-metal 'battery', the muscles will contract, although the frog is longtime dead.

At some given point, somebody found out, that this could be utilized, to make a living muscle contract, if an electrode was placed at either end of the muscle, on the skin.

Following this, it became obvious that it was a way to train muscles, although the 'owner' relaxed. This resulted in an endless stream of training-devices, promising among other things bulging muscles, weight loss, if not eternal happiness...

Now, the S&M-folks have always been inventive, and they found, that this kind of gadgets could be used within 'the scene'. Next thing to happen, was that someone found out how to make gadgets, which were suited for as well the S&M-scene, as 'vanilla' stimulation.

2 different types :

There are, in general, 2 different ways to electro stimulate, and thus there is also 2 different types of apparatus out there.

One is the E-tens, short for 'electro-tension' or 'electrically induced muscle tension', made for the honourable purpose of getting muscles to 'tighten up', when exposed to current, whereas they should relax again, when the current stops.
This result in a rather 'unpolished' current, as the muscles seem to react to almost any kind of current.

The 'unpolished' current can be used i.e. within BDSM. I have a "Rimba" thing, which I've tried a few things with, as this one was the only one I could afford.

My experience, with this one are a little mixed, but they form the basis, for my experience with electro stimulation. The rest of what you find here, is something which I've read, or have from other reliable sources.

The other one is E-stim, short for 'electro stimulation'. Basically it's build on the experiences from the E-tens, but as there is quite a confusion between these two things, I thought, that I'd take them apart, for you.
The benefit of E-stim over E-tens is, that the current-patterns in E-stim are far more 'polished'. In fact the E-stim current patterns are created to 'cheat' the nerves to give you a feeling of 'action', i.e. touching, resulting purely from the current flowing into the nerves, making them 'believe' (or at least letting them report to your brain) that i.e. you're getting a blowjob, instead of reporting, that you're wearing a cockring and a buttplug.

I've heard, from a reliable woman, that one of her experiences was 'like being fisted, without having to worry, what went amiss down there' - that is, only having a ormal sized dildo inside her pussy.

Experienced users tell, that the experience, with a good E-stim box, is very real and 'alive'.

Toys:

There are no ends to what toys you cn buy today. They range from adhesive pads, over dildos and cockrings, to complete (un)chastity-belts for both sexes, among which you'll even find one, which can deliver wireless stimulation jolts, at randomly chosen intervals.

Of course I've played around with making my own tools, and here you get a few pics. Click them, to see them full-sized. 

The logic in making your own toys is actually quite simple. You'll need (at least) two 'points of contact' between which the current can flow. it is so, that the current will flow between plus and minus (or between phase and ground, for the technical minded).

A classic is a cockring, just below the penis head, accompanied by a buttplug. You connect the cockring to the one wire (i.e. + or red), and the buttplug, to the other (i.e. minus or black). By the way, you'll soon find, that the use of a 'conducting agent' i.e. electro-gel will drastically improve your experience, as this ensures a good contact between the toy, and your skin.

The cheap shortcut, to getting your own connection wires is, that you after using the adhesive pads, that usually come with the device, grab the wire and plug firmly, and rip it from the pad. This should leave you, with a piece of wire, with a plug at one end, and a piece of 'naked conductors' at the other. Now, I don't know how all the pads are made, but it worked nicely for me.

I then attached the 'naked' end of the wire to i.e. my cockring, using a few rounds of electricians tape. This gave me a nice electro-stimulation-cockring, as I remembered to get the naked wires into contact with the steel.
However, it pays off to remember, that the material, of which the toy is build MUST conduct electricity, There's no idea in taping a wire to a plastic dildo...

Yet another detail, worth mentioning, is, that the bigger the surface, the more pleasurable the experience. This fact comes with a conradiction though; as the bigger the surface, the more power is needed, in order to produce any given amount of stimulation.

My experience:

The different experiences I've had, with this device are:
1/ a 'buzzing' feeling, like the one from a vibrator, though soundless.
2/ a 'sucking/milking' feeling, somewhat similar to getting a good blowjob.
3/ a 'throbbing' feeling, like the one you get, when your hard-on is so hard, that it's throbbing with your heartbeat.
4/ a 'stinging' feeling, like if you're hit, with the 'hairy' side of a hairbrush.

How do I introduce my partner to electro stimulation ?

(This question is one I got, in another context, but I think, that my answer came out so good, that I'd bring it here too. The question was asked by a guy, who would like to introduce his electro-curious girlfriend to electro stimulation).

Actually it might be an advantage for you, if you let her read this explanation, in order to let her be aware of what your plans are.

1. Grab you personal favorite toy(s), the control box of your choice (it's best if one of them can operate two channels simultaneously, after 'calibrating' either channel separately).
   It's an absolute advantage, if at least one of the toys/electrodes, you pick for yourself, will remain visible on the outside of your body, i.e. something like a cock ring and an anal probe.
2. Explain to her, that electro stimulation is able to make the nerves believe, that something is happening, i.e. to let you have a feeling of being sucked, by emulating the nerve impulses, you'd be generating while actually being sucked, and that the device is completely safe to use.
3. Put on/in, the toys you've chosen, for your own body, and let her see (and feel) that your body is by now expecting a good sexual experience - and do not forget to use some form of 'electro gel'.
4. Connect your toys i.e. to channel one, and turn on the control box, with all levels set to zero.
5. Slowly turn up the volume, on channel one, until you can just recognize a slight 'tingling' sensation, and explain to her, what you're doing, that you're calibrating the basic level of stimulation.
6. Introduce her to the bipolar dildo, and apply the electro gel, telling her why, that it drastically improves the experience, by ensuring a good contact between the toy, and the body.
7. Attach the two wires to the dildo, but do not attach them to the control box yet, and let her be clearly aware, that the dildo is - so far - disconnected.
8. Let her insert the dildo, into her vagina, and - in case she needs to - let her get used to that feeling, before going on.
9. Now turn off the control box, and let her see, that it is turned off. In case she get nervous, let her understand, that you'll not turn the control box back on, before it's okay with her - take the time needed, to make it a good experience for both of you.
10. Ask her, if it's okay with her, that you (or she) plugs the dildo she's now wearing, into the channel two, while the control box is turned off, and take the time necessary, until it's okay with her.
11. When the dildo is connected to the control box, let her get used to that, before you ask her, if it's okay with her, that you turn on the control box, with the controls for her channel (2) set to zero, or let her turn it on, and see that you're not 'getting roasted' all of a sudden.
12. As soon as she's okay with that, ask her, if its okay with her, that you turn up the volume, slowly, untill she starts to feel a slight tingling sensation, in order to calibrate channel two, to her body, and ask her to tell you, as soon as she can feel it.
13. When it's okay with her, you slowly turn up the volume for channel two, keeping an eye on her reactions, untill she starts to feel the tingle.
14. Let her get used to this, and talk with her, letting her tell you what she's experiencing, and what it feels like.
15. Having gotten her so far, ask her, if it's okay with her, that you now merge the two channels, so that you can continue the experience together, and take the time to let her accept this, before you do it.
16. By now you should be experiencing a slight sexual stimulation, both of you, and after merging the channels, you ought to be able to turn up the volume, again slowly, to a point where she can feel, that the sensation is getting a little stronger, as a result of the volume being turned up.
17. By now, you can offer her, to try to turn up the volume a little further, explaining to her, that she'll be controlling her own stimulation, as well as the stimulation you're receiving, and tell her, that it's important that she operates the volume gently, at least until she get 'the feel' for how much increase will come from how much increase in power.
18. If this is okay with her (and I guess it should be), let her control the power box, and answer any questions she might have, as she's getting the feel, for the control box. Meanwhile I suggest that you leave it to her, to find out, that it's a pleasant toy to play with, and that the sensation reacts immediately, when she changes the power-setting.
19. When she's getting the general idea, introduce her to the fact, that she can also change the type of impulse, and make sure, that she understands, that it is considered 'safe play' to turn the volume down, before changing anything else, upon which she can turn the volume slowly back up, to the desired level.
20. Next you introduce her to the next thing, which she can adjust, with the power turned down, and next you should be able to enjoy having her take you along for a ride, through the possibilities of the control box. By this time, it probably would be a wise thing, if you introduce her to the 'zapper' button, in case your control box is having one of those, telling her what it does, and how it's operated. (If your control box does have a 'zap' button, and you haven't tried it out yet, I'd strongly suggest, that you try it out, on yourself, before introducing her to it, so that you're aware of what it does, and how it feels, and how you're reacting to it, if she wants to try it out !)

In general, you'll be introducing her to electro stimulation, in a playful manner, and the fact that you're connected to the box as well as she is, just might take away her fear of the unknown, by clearly signaling, that it's so safe, that you're offering to take control of what's going on, receiving whatever she's doing on your own privates, as well as she will.

Dealers/producers of electro stimulation gadgets:

A link to Wikipedia, where you can read more about the different types and ways of E-stimulation.

A link to Wiredpussy, where you'll find pictures af movieclips of electro stimulation (of woman).

An (old) movie clip with me: