Sorry for talking so quietly, this was recorded primarily during the early morning hours before I had to leave for college. If you have trouble understanding me, click the CC button in the bottom corner to enable the subtitles, which I have edited to say the correct stuff. Also go check out my new video on build a staccato QCW Tesla coil (much better quality): kzread.info/dash/bejne/f4ugpqmOeLqziNo.html

@gwco.8227

3 жыл бұрын

BATTERY!!!!!!

@genebollinger1838

Жыл бұрын

Are you familiar with DONALD L. SMITH and his energy generating devices using a Tesla coil as the driving device? He uses the extremely high voltage with low amperage to then drop the frequency back down to 60 Hz and then through a step down isolation transformer to get MAINS current at a greatly increased output compared to input.

Excellent work. Don't mind low sound decibel. That is your decency

I've been watching your videos back to back and over and over to help fill in my understanding of resonant circuits and electronics in general. Thanks for such great content and cool to see you're still uploading!

Finally, a video that explains the important stuff you need to know about tesla coils. Thanks for making this! I plan on trying to make one, and this video definitely helps!

@LabCoatz_Science

3 жыл бұрын

Thank YOU for watching this! I might do a follow up sometime in the future, since the video quality here isn't the best it could be and there is still much MUCH more to share about building a Tesla coil. If you're interested in Tesla coils, you'll be happy to hear that I'm currently collaborating with Jay from Plasma Channel as well as another, smaller KZreadr to make a tutorial on the world's simplest SSTC! Stay tuned!

Congrats man , one of the best videos I’ve watched so far about Tesla coils, keep it up bro ⚡️.

@LabCoatz_Science

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, I plan to!

@kwentemakradveli6355

3 жыл бұрын

Can you shut off NANOTECHNOLOGY mind Kontrol military grade v2k?????please help me from America....they try to make sexual slavery!!!!

Thank you so very much for your excellent detailed explanation of your Tesla coil! Also love you choice of music! Rock on!!!

The best video you can ever get for a Tesla coil thanks a lot man!

The best intelligent detailed explanation of Tesla coil and its fundamental I have seen. Thanks 🙏

EXTREMELY helpfull and well-explained video! I've always wanted to build a SGTC, and you made my life easier!

This is the best Tesla build I've seen in my life

Amazing! Well thought out and beautifully explained. Super under-appreciated content, couldn't believe a video of this high quality came from a channel with under 200 subs. I subscribed and I'm looking forward to more videos in the future :)

@LabCoatz_Science

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! If it's extreme science you like, you've come to the right channel! I'm hoping to have a new video out before Christmas on how to make the world's simplest (and cheapest) solid state Tesla coil. I'm collaborating with Jay from Plasma Channel and another smaller channel in that video, so stay tuned!

@kwentemakradveli6355

3 жыл бұрын

Can you shut off NANOTECHNOLOGY mind Kontrol military grade v2k?????please help me from America....they try to make sexual slavery!!!!

Nice video bro,also great explanation 💪🏼⚡Keep going

Thank you very much for sharing information about Tesla coils... Your tutorial is easy to understand. Guess I'll put this on my to-do list😅

Great video, and awesome music!!

Dude, you're sick. Love it.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. Best explanation I’ve found by far.

@LabCoatz_Science

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! My next video should be even better (if you like bigger SSTCs), so stay tuned!

very very helpful and enjoyable to watch. Thanks!

Man, tanks a lot for this material, its awesome!

Excellent stuff. Hope you're planning on doing more (even more in depth) how to's on making tesla coils. This was awesome.

@LabCoatz_Science

3 жыл бұрын

If only you knew, my friend! Next video will be KZread's biggest Tesla coil collaboration, and I will be building a true, half-bridge SSTC, as well as giving away some PCB's for it! So far, it's looking like my best coil yet, and the video will be super informative on the somewhat obscure topic of H-bridge SSTCs! Stay tuned for that!

Very useful. I didn't think I'd learn that much since I've built a tesla coil, but I actually ended up learning a lot. Thanks!

@LabCoatz_Science

3 жыл бұрын

No problem, should be coming out with another Tesla coil video soon. If all goes well, it should be a collaboration featuring Jay from Plasma Channel (a big-time high voltage KZreadr)!

@inventorbrothers7053

3 жыл бұрын

@@LabCoatz_Science OOoo that would be so cool! Can't wait!

Nice video! I've been building coils since middle school. I couldn't give better advice myself!

Nice work mate! 🙂

This is AWESOME ⚡

Underrated youtuber

Excellent work!!

Good practical information. Thank you.

Loved the video and music choices 🤘🤘

@LabCoatz_Science

2 жыл бұрын

Metallica FOREVER man!

really appreciated, brother your did the best

Finally some badass music

@LabCoatz_Science

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you appreciate it! Hopefully KZread doesn't take this down for copyright infringement, but the music fit too perfectly to not use it! Better than the typical techno-pop music everyone uses, in my opinion.

@inthemountainswithmeachum3256

4 жыл бұрын

@@LabCoatz_Science If you're worried about KZread & their communism censorship start another channel or 2 for backups

@LabCoatz_Science

4 жыл бұрын

@@inthemountainswithmeachum3256 Definitely something I will consider, good idea!

I thought you did a great job with the info, thanks.

So cool! That will help a lot!

love it! ty fir the great info and i personakky adore the heavy metal in the back xd

Excellent video, man. So cool.

@LabCoatz_Science

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Hopefully I'll be able to make a few more videos to impress people like you!

great work...congratulations

I thought I had seen this one at first, apparently not. Fantastic work here, and very well explained!

@SpectrumDIY

3 жыл бұрын

That's epic o.o

Good job dude. I'm here from the collab video. Congrats on the 1k subs

@LabCoatz_Science

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Just wait until you see the collab I'm doing with Jay on his channel, Plasma Channel! 😉

@JoshHopkinsYT

2 жыл бұрын

@@LabCoatz_Science omg sounds awesome 👍⚡

Thank you for this video!!

Mate this is by far the best one I,ve seen and I,ve seen a lot on how to build Tesla coils. You also explained the phisics and inductance in a easy way. I am trying to build my first one and have been having trouble because I,m having to learn electronics, electricity and magnetics from KZread cheers

@LabCoatz_Science

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment (and subscription), glad I could help in you! I really was hoping to make Tesla coils as non-confusing as possible for people wanting to build one. Believe me, when I first started out, I thought an oil burner transformer was like some kind of oil-powered generator or something, so I was pretty lost. It makes me happy to know I've helped eliminate the confusion of a few other people. I'm currently collaborating with Plasma Channel (~140k subs) and another smaller channel to make the guide to the world's simplest solid-state Tesla coil, so stay tuned! Happy holidays, and good luck on your Tesla coil!

@daveandrews6670

3 жыл бұрын

@@LabCoatz_Science Thanks mate, glad you replied. I will now edit my comment, you see why, don't want everyone seeing that. lol. Yer I,ve been learning for a year now and learnt a lot, but there's so much more to learn. Will check that your other vids soon. cheers

@kwentemakradveli6355

3 жыл бұрын

Can you shut off NANOTECHNOLOGY mind Kontrol military grade v2k?????please help me from America....they try to make sexual slavery!!!!

entertaining as hell, my man!

@LabCoatz_Science

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Wish I had the equipment/knowledge a few years ago to make this video even better, but it's still pretty alright for what it is. I'm much more proud of my latest Tesla coil video's quality, lol!

@ydna

2 жыл бұрын

nice, I'll check your other stuff for sure

This is amazing production quality for such a small channel! Most informative video on actually building a tesla coil I've seen so far. Any plans on doing a similar video on Solid state/ musical tesla coils?

@LabCoatz_Science

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, in fact! I'm currently doing a collaboration with Plasma Channel and another smaller channel on how to build the world's simplest SSTC with the greatest output (hopefully over a few inches). No finicky driver IC's, no tuning, just pure SSTC power! Stay tuned!

@RAVI171175

2 жыл бұрын

@@LabCoatz_Science If I'm not mistaken, diodegonewild already did it with very few components & without any GDT. He also explained everything very clearly. Just take a close look at his SSTC videos, you'll see that his SSTC isn't that difficult at all. He's a great coiler too. Jmartis & Teslista 555, those guys too have done great built too.

AWSOME BROTHER!!!

youre awesome bro

Enjoyed the video

Thanks for the R&D!

Now make a DRSSTC, has it's own challenges. But the things you can do with it are just awesome.

@LabCoatz_Science

4 жыл бұрын

I've considered, but they're more finicky to work with, have more sensitive parts (like IGBT's), and can get pretty costly. I have built a SSTC, though, but it was a SUPER dumbed down version that was basically a slayer exciter. It was based off of Keystone Science's desktop SSTC, but had a more potent MOSFET and I plugged it directly into rectified mains with a ~2A capacitive ballast. It works great (for a mini coil), so I might post a vid of that once I get it back up and running again (I blew out the MOSFET after trying to add an Arduino interrupter and putting in 10A instead of 2A. It was cool while it lasted...).

@Antagon666

4 жыл бұрын

@@LabCoatz_Science The "flyback" sstc blows up all MOSFETs/IGBT instantly, because of the huge inductive voltage spikes. You have to use half bridge with a GDT to achieve a DRSSTC operation + half bridge clamps the voltage of the IGBTS to the power supply voltage. Driver alone is pretty much in range of 20$, the costliest things are the bus capacitors,MMC, interrupter and the IGBTs.. Of course it's not easy and takes some time to get all the required knowledge, but the results are really worth it.

@LabCoatz_Science

4 жыл бұрын

​@@Antagon666 True. I love DRSSTC and SGTC for different reasons. I love DRSSTC because of their highly-controllable BPS/duty cycle, their quieter nature (they lack a noisy spark gap, as you well know), and their efficiency. I love SGTC because of their robust nature, simplicity, and straight raw power. For generating gigantic arcs, I go for a SGTC. For smaller, quiet indoor arcs, I enjoy my mini SSTC running in CW mode (it's fairly quiet, aside from the low 60Hz hum from the rectified mains). When I started building my SSTC, I knew it wouldn't be super efficient and the MOSFETs would likely have a hard time, so I took the easy route (opposed to just building a better circuit) and crammed in the most powerful MOSFET I could find for a good price (mine was a 1kW IXFQ60N50P3's from Digikey for about $7). It did what I wanted and ran well at low power (made nice 1" sparks at 1-2A input at 170VDC. Again, not super efficient, but hey! the FET was cool to the touch!), but I got greedy and overpowered it. Now, I'll probably order a new MOSFET and keep it under 2A this time around. If I was to ever build a DRSSTC, I would make a QCW model (of course, that would probably cost me quite a good sum of money, and I know very little about how to get one working. Ah well, one can dream). Good luck on your future coil building!

💯💯What you said at the end!! all the actual, important, needed, information you had asked when first getting started with yours! from someone with knowledge from actually doing it themselves! I feel so let down when I finish half the how to videos, like a lot of the do it yourself video guys need to be do it themselves first! 🤪 Lots of amazing useful screenshots from this video I will be referring to in the near future! That’s for sure! You got some Crazy results! Looking forward to seeing what else you do with your channel! Thanks man!

@LabCoatz_Science

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, glad you liked it! I'm currently collaborating with Jay from Plasma Channel and another smaller channel to make a how-to video on the world's simplest solid state Tesla coil. The production quality is going to be far better, and the results are rather impressive! I'm also going to make a video on Tesla coil optimization (to help cover some additional stuff I didn't quite cover in this video) and a how-to on a super simple universal interrupter. Stay tuned, my friend!

@TheSpectralArtisan

3 жыл бұрын

LabCoatz that’s wicked man!! Looking forward to seeing!!! I actually just recently started keeping up with Jay’s Channel! -I weld, and have always been technically inclined so I Started myself off with Jay’s Arc lighter voltage multiplier, yea I’m hooked loll 🤪 But I’ve Always wanted to build one of these! the plethora that is physics got distracting however hahah ..first ended up getting really into lasers and coming up with some.. trippy? Neato pictures! trying to make my own galvanometers.. @hd_laser_art on Insta if you’re at all interested in some science art stuff? 🤷🏻‍♂️🤪 ..then microscopy, converged the two and planned out my own laser confocal microscope-currently resource limited 😛 And just last night got my CRT TV oscilloscope working correctly! Super cool hah but I’m just finally at the stop in my journey where I’m starting to put all the little things I’ve learned about circuit building together! And I neeed some plasma in my life ⚡️⚡️ So thank you kindly sir 🙇🏻‍♂️

Real Great video

very informative

@LabCoatz_Science

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I was really hoping other people would find this helpful, and it looks like the video is finally getting out there. I was kinda worried people would see it as just another low-quality KZread vid and be put off by the somewhat poor audio balance (in my opinion) or music choice (Metallica isn't for everyone). I'm still pretty new to YouTubing, so I'm still trying to find out what works best. Comments like yours truly help me gauge how people feel about my content, so thanks for commenting!

Sounds like Master of Puppets, looks like Ride the Lightning. Probably really smelled like ozone lol. I approve.

Can you do a video about safety? As in capacitor discharge on tesla coils.

Wow now I want to build my own SGTC with a flyback transformer do you have any good capacitors to use?

Hey, great Video! What did you use to connect the secondary to the toroid?

@LabCoatz_Science

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! If I recall correctly, I just wrapped the magnet wire from the secondary directly onto the steel bolt that helped mount the topload. I honestly could've just use some tape though, lol.

I am thinking about building a SGTC with a small 5kv 5ma neon sign transformer, an older non GFI transformer. I am having trouble choosing a capacitor,should I go withan older 6KVDC cap, or wire up some dublier caps? I don't like MOT'S because I want kinda toy type TC, that won't kill me should something go wrong. I was going to go with two brass balls with an adjustable, Nylon bolt to adjust gap. I will have to use the program to work out the amount of wire for my primary and secondary. I am thinking this coil might output 150,000- 200,000 KV if properly adjusted and tuned

THANK YOU VERY MUCH

I am very pleased you are in the coiler community! Very nice video, I have always loved Tesla Coils (including SGTCs, VTTCs, ISSTCs, DRSSTCs Audio Modulated DRSSTCs, Slayer Exciter and also the Ballasted Slayer Exciter ones). Very nice tutorial, be wary about the secondary windings in your MOTs however, they are picky about high frequency kickback. However you have designed the Spark Gap in parallel with the secondary (by far the best choice because the gap shunts the high frequency kickback through itself). Also I'm surprised to see you use MOTs that are not Ballasted. How long does it take for them to get too hot?

@LabCoatz_Science

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I've honestly never run the coil for over fifteen second bursts (not really sure why), and the MOT's barely get warm after a few of these runs. I was worried about using unballasted MOTs too (since they draw so much current), but somehow, the coil hasn't tripped the breaker yet, and nothing has failed in the years that I've had it. Not that surprising, actually, since I rarely run the big coil. The spark gap has been super hard to maintain, and I'm still trying to set up one that works reliably, lol! The original one worked fine for a few runs, but these large coils chew through steel electrodes like candy, so it was eventually worn down too much to fire.

@RAVI171175

2 жыл бұрын

@@LabCoatz_Science Same as you man, I'm trying to figure out a vacuum quenched spark gap same as those Epcos spark gap type. Have a look at my little video "Amazing little desktop spark gap tesla coil". There are several videos. Look at the one where you'll find I've quenched my spark gap in a small plastic bottle. It was silent & gave me great output. Thanks for your videos. They are all great. Keep it up Norman.

I am fascinated with this design and love to build one TC myself. Could you help me with a little more detailed schema , construction design and the reference of components and where to buy?

Great job !!!!!

@LabCoatz_Science

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Hoping to have a few new, even better Tesla coil/high voltage videos out soon, so stay tuned!

I WISH A VIDEO LIKE THIS WHEN I WAS BUILDING MY FIRST TESLA COIL FEW YEARS BACK. NOW WE NEED ONE FOR DRSSTC. BTW NICE VIDEO !!!!

@LabCoatz_Science

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed my video! It may not be a DRSSTC, but I'm going to be posting a how-to on the world's simplest SSTC very soon! I collaborated with two other channels to make it happen (including Jay from Plasma Channel), and the results are reproducible and very spectacular (over 5" sparks from my 7" coil). Soon to follow, I'll be making a how-to on building a universal interrupter for it. Stay tuned!

@tonyvtech25

3 жыл бұрын

@@LabCoatz_Science THAT GONNA BE SUPER HELPFUL FOR MANY PEOPLE. WHEN I BUILT MY FIRST DRSSTC/ SSTC WAS HARD CUZ I DID’NT UNDERSTAND A LOT OF THINGS AND STILL THIS DAYS IM ALWAYS READING AND TRYING TO UNDERSTAND MANY THINGS WITH THE DRIVER CUZ MY ENGLISH IS NOT THE BEST AND I NEED TO COPY AND PASTE MANY ARTICLES TO THE GOOGLE TRANSLATE PROGRAM TO UNDERSTAND A BIT, LOL. MANY PEOPLE LIKE ME LEARN QUICKER OR BETTER JUST BY WATCHING OTHERS. THANKS AND I’ll BE WAITING FOR THAT. HAPPY NEW YEAR FOR YOU A YOUR FAMILY.

@LabCoatz_Science

3 жыл бұрын

@@tonyvtech25 Happy New Year to you too! My video will be out within the month, hope it helps you understand SSTC science a little better! I walk through a lot of the details and discoveries I made about the circuit, and include a lot of visuals to help show what I mean (plus a parts list in the video description!). The production quality is also going to be much better, so I'm hoping the video does well and lots of people see it and learn from it!

@kwentemakradveli6355

3 жыл бұрын

Can you shut off NANOTECHNOLOGY mind Kontrol military grade v2k?????please help me from America....they try to make sexual slavery!!!!

One of the best tutorial for making tesla coil. It helped me to clear most of my doubts about tesla coil construction. I still have a doubt . I am gonna use a flyback transformer for powering the input coil. As a flyback generates high voltage sawtooth signals, do I really need to connect it via a spark gap and capacitor bank ??? As the saw tooth signal is itself an intermittent ramp, can i connect it directly to the primary coil ?

This is what i needed

@LabCoatz_Science

3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it! I'm hoping to make another addition to my ultimate Tesla coil series, so be sure to subscribe for that!

Well done! Great music choices too. Now how do me adapt this to the home and power it?

@LabCoatz_Science

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Most high voltage transformers (aside from television flyback transformers) just plug straight into your ordinary home wall socket. The coil I built uses three microwave oven transformers with outputs in series to power it, and it can be ran from a ordinary 15-amp plug. The primary's of the transformers are connected in electrical parallel, and properly phased so the outputs add together instead of cancelling out. Hope that helps!

How did you know the value of capacitance sir? Are you familiar with Mr Don Smith's Resonance coil system sir? I would love to reproduce his work and it involves resonance and tuning which requires the type of components you have just demonstrated ( with great understanding I might add ) but I am at a loss to go about figuring the necessary values of components. Thank you sir for any advice.

I can't seem to find anybody talking about the current for the capacitors. Do you have information? Thanks!

excellent video, but i am a bit puzzeld with your rotary spark gap device....hmmmm how does it work ? and why two simple screw with a gap is not good enough ?

Thank you for step 1.

Awesome

This video has been an amazing help but I was wondering what I would have to do so that I could play music through it. I know that it plays music by increasing and decreasing the frequency at which it emits the sparks but I'm not sure how.

@LabCoatz_Science

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the question! It would be extremely hard to play music through a spark gap Tesla coil (in fact, nobody has even done it yet). The so-called "musical Tesla coils" are all solid state (SSTC's or DRSSTC's). Essentially, a Tesla coil plays music by altering the BPS, which in turn changes the sound the arc makes. Spark gap coils would be hard-pressed to do this, since the BPS is determined by the speed of a rotary gap's motor. However, with a solid state coil, the coil's driving currents are switched on and off by transistors, so making music is much easier. Hope that's helpful! If you have any other questions, feel free to ask!

@chilledramen8241

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, this has been a great help

Hi Great Job, thx for the nice Video. One question... how can i Control the coil? -> Playing Music on it etc. I mean what Controller or how is this working? I know its about controlling the sparks because they are creating heat in the Air wich then causes the Air to extend... but how to build an Controller?

@LabCoatz_Science

3 жыл бұрын

Spark gap coils are basically incapable of playing music. The only means you have for controlling this type of coil is either adjusting the rotary gap's firing rate or varying the input power. If you want music, you'll have to look into solid state Tesla coils or DRSSTC's. Hope that helps!

@ReScUe27

3 жыл бұрын

@@LabCoatz_Science thy for your answer, jeah that helps a lot ;)

Did you run the MOT power supply off a variac or ballast it or anything? Or just straight off mains at ~400mA? Also did you tap the primary, and if so how? Great video btw, and metallica rocks!

perfect sound track, if only u could get it n sync. ur a g

Please can you show us how to build a Tesla Voilet Ray wand. It seems nobody attempted to do this.

great video man! currently building one myself too, just a quick question, is a 8kV 30mA 25000Hz power supply a good idea to power one? it is a neon sign transformer and i put it in to one of those tesla coil calculators and i think it would work, but since you said something about how high frequency might not work im questioning my transformer choice. any thoughts?

@LabCoatz_Science

2 жыл бұрын

Normally, high frequency power supplies are a bad idea for Tesla coil use, but they could theoretically be used if the output is rectified by high voltage diodes. Not sure how one of those new SMPS neon transformers would handle it though, it might just shut down from some internal protection circuit. Your best (cheap) option for a Tesla coil power supply is probably one of those ZVS/flyback combos you can find on eBay, Amazon, etc for under $50. I've seen people get arcs over a foot long with one of those (although they do require a 20-30VDC power supply, which'd cost another $20 or so). I actually wrote about transformer selection on my Tesla coil website here: diytesla.wixsite.com/coil/transformers-controls. My personal favorite power source is the microwave transformer, since they are cheap, robust, and EXTREMELY powerful (stringing three of four in series will get you power equivalent to a powerline transformer). Hope that helps!

@jobhoeflaak1620

2 жыл бұрын

@@LabCoatz_Science alright, great! Thanks for the help, im gonna start searching.

Really I love to make a big tesla cool. I didn't know that there is any channel who is making tesla cool. Please can guide me. I am your biggest fan

Does the spark in the spark gap get initialized by the high voltage from transformers output or from the capacitor reaching a certain voltage? I never understood this part

@LabCoatz_Science

Жыл бұрын

Technically, it would be the voltage in the capacitor, although the capacitor charges so fast in a Tesla coil, it may as well be the transformer initializing the gap.

Cool vid, thank you. What would happen/what would you feel if you were to walk into the discharging “lightning”? 🍻

@LabCoatz_Science

Жыл бұрын

With small coils, nearly nothing (except maybe some scorching of the skin, if you touch the arcs directly). With medium coils, like this one, you'd feel your muscles contract, and if the output is high enough, you may experience issues... even death, with larger units. My general rule of thumb: don't touch sparks larger than 2 feet (1 foot if you wanna be safe, and never with a pacemaker).

@scubashoon5375

Жыл бұрын

@@LabCoatz_Science Thank you very much!

thank you so much!! im planning to build my first tesla coil soon and this really helped I think im going to use 3 mots and a homemade mmc capacitor bank since I dont know where to find them online

@LabCoatz_Science

3 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help, hope your coil turns out well! If your curious about where to find capacitors online, I'd recommend websites like Digikey or Mouser. You can get some good caps off eBay, but the titles can be misleading sometimes (plenty of what they call "tesla coil capacitors" are polystyrene, which I learned the hard way wouldn't last a second in a real coil).

hey, what capacitance of capacitor should i use for dual oven transformersand should i use any kind of ballast since you didn't use any ballast. and Is it better to have higher BPS? thanks

@LabCoatz_Science

4 жыл бұрын

The capacitance can be literally any value you want it to be. The primary resonant frequency is determined by the primary capacitance (supplied by the capacitor) and the primary inductance (determined by the build of the primary coil). As long as the primary resonant frequency is close to the secondary resonant frequency, then the coil will work well. I would recommend using JavaTC (link in the video description) to make sure the frequencies match. All you have to do is put in the values you want (it's mostly things like your coil's height, number of turns, etc.) and play around with the them until the frequencies match. Dual MOT coils thrive with higher capacitances (typically more than 40nF, or 0.04uF). You're question is actually VERY similar to a question I had as I built the coil in the video. I was worried that an unballasted MOT coil would trip my 15A home breaker, and therefore not operate. I tried ballasting it at first, using a 2kW heater array (two 1kW heating elements in parallel), but the output sputtered as the spark gap struggled to fire (dual MOT coils are notoriously finicky with spark gaps, as I have learned, which is why I added another MOT, which fixed the firing issues). As a last ditch effort, I took away all ballasting and plugged it directly in and the whole thing roared to life! Others have had breakers trip, though, so I'd say only ballast if your coil has trouble tripping your breaker. In regards to BPS, it is entirely up to you. I'd recommend watching this video to help you decide: kzread.info/dash/bejne/haFstdF_ndHSfLA.html. It compares lower BPS to higher BPS, and does a pretty good job showing the differences. One thing to note: BPS rarely alters the spark length, but does tend to make your coil draw more power (and possibly trip the breaker). Best of luck in your Tesla coil building endeavors, I'm happy to answer any questions!

@BIGRIP87

4 жыл бұрын

@@LabCoatz_Science thanks but what about this formula c=1/(2*pi*f*(v/i))

@LabCoatz_Science

4 жыл бұрын

@@BIGRIP87 I've actually never seen this formula before. Any idea what it is used for? It appears similar (in some ways) to the maximum usable capacitance formula I gave, but also like the formula for finding the resonant frequency, which is f=1/(2*pi*sqrt{C*L}). I've never seen it used, so I can't vouch for its accuracy in Tesla coil design (then again, it might be a really well-known and accurate formula that I've just never seen before).

Hello, I read at teslacoildesign where metallized or metal film capacitors should not be used. You are using self-healing capacitors. Are they metal film?

which newer metallica song us that in the beginning? i almost didnt catch it! off of death magnetic?

@Flexibledataplan

Жыл бұрын

suicide and redemption

@LabCoatz_Science

Жыл бұрын

Yup!

is there a place where i can buy a prewound secondary coil? thanks

@LabCoatz_Science

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe on Ebay. I personally wind my own coils by hand, and surprisingly, it doesn't actually take that long!

Have you tested magnetic quenching vs air flow?

@LabCoatz_Science

Жыл бұрын

No, although air quenching is potentially much more powerful, making it more useful at higher power levels.

Hi Zack, I’ve followed your circuit and have successfully built my first ever tesla coil. Heartfelt thanks and appreciation for your efforts. Just for the sake of safety, can you suggest, by your experience, which are the major components to fail in this circuit apart from Mosfet and its driver in case of a flash in pcb?

@LabCoatz_Science

Жыл бұрын

In the solid-state circuits, the most likely things to fail after the MOSFETs/IGBTs are the TVS diodes across the transistor drain and source (if they are present), then the bridge rectifier, and finally, any of the small ICs (mainly the UCC driver). I've never killed a 74HC14, 7812, 7805, or any non-logic component, but I have accidentally killed a few 555 timers because of misconnections, and a UCC27425 once or twice by pushing the duty cycle too high on the interrupter.

@psychespring

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info. I’m checking the board with a scope and the GDT is buzzing as expected. Output from MOSFET is less than half of input (supplying 30VDC for testing). The output from the antenna does not vary at all (200mV square wave, unreliable frequency). I’m struggling to figure out the solution.

@psychespring

Жыл бұрын

Finally, it’s done. It’s important to check the soldering in pads after a flash. Sometimes they do get damaged. Resoldering suspected areas fixed this.

this video is so sick wtf, the ending

YOU PLAYED BATTERY I’m dead

@LabCoatz_Science

3 жыл бұрын

Rock on man! Metallica FOREVER!

How did you wire up the 3 microwave transformers (not that they are in series i mean how did you connect them to the power outlet) Amazing video btw!!!

@LabCoatz_Science

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I just soldered wires to the power terminals!

@deepstonecrypt

3 жыл бұрын

@@LabCoatz_Science oh so you just plugged them directly into the outlet? Thanks!

I wonder if the frequency that earth resonates at (432hz I think?) could be utilized somehow

Do you think it’s possible to make a small but powerful Tesla coil? (Like a handheld one that makes huge arcs?)

@LabCoatz_Science

Ай бұрын

Check out QCW Tesla coils, they're basically what you're talking about!

@muse_themagic

Ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Subscribed! Nice tut man. I think you should edit the video more properly

so is it safe to touch ? or it will kill ? amazing super cool

@LabCoatz_Science

Жыл бұрын

Depends on the coil size. A coil this size could be harmful if touched, while a smaller coil is just fine.

Is it possible to scale this down?

Nice Stratocaster sunburst

You ride the lightning!

Hello LabCoatz! Could you please help me? Do you think that 0.2mm wire is thick enough? (2k turns, 0.4m tall) If you have time to help, I can send you more details. Thank you in advance!

@LabCoatz_Science

2 жыл бұрын

Don't see why not, if you can wrap a coil with it and tune it, it will work. Just use JavaTC to do a few calculations and you'll be fine.

@cool_6042

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I calculated some things by myself and with javaTC, and they were the same, so I hope it'll work; Amazing video! :)

Nice.... Now we need a tutorial about musical tesla coil.....

could i build these about pine tree size?

@LabCoatz_Science

Жыл бұрын

You could build one as tall as a skyscraper or as small as a desk toy, if you have the money and materials. Realistically, the largest pipe diameter you could probably find for a coil is 12" (although that will set you back a few hundred dollars), which could be be used to make a 6-foot secondary coil.

I love Tesla coils

5:34 You can't use CERAMIC capacitors in a high frequency circuit???

@LabCoatz_Science

3 жыл бұрын

You CAN...just shouldn't. Some large, well-built ceramic capacitor will last for a while in a Tesla coil circuit (like "doorknob" capacitors), but the small ones you typically get for cheap will just incinerate. Ceramic capacitors tend to overheat at high frequencies, but that's not their main issue. The main issue is that their voltage rating drops off significantly as the applied frequency increases. For example, a 1kVDC ceramic capacitor might be able to handle only 200VAC when operated at 300kHz (300kHz would typically constitute a fairly large Tesla coil). As frequency increases, the capacitor's breakdown voltage decreases. For a small Tesla coil with a 700kHz resonant frequency, that same 1kVDC ceramic capacitor might only be able to handle 100VAC! That is why it's usually best to stay away from ceramic capacitors when building a spark gap Tesla coil.

@Jeffrey314159

3 жыл бұрын

@@LabCoatz_Science I see

I have a simple question. Do both coils have to be wind in the same direction?

@LabCoatz_Science

3 жыл бұрын

Nah, at least not in a spark gap coil like this one! It only matters in some solid-state coil, so feel free to wind your coil however you want!

@pyrofranco

3 жыл бұрын

@@LabCoatz_Science Thank you!!!

Loved the use of Metallica...it so fit the moment mood

We need a drsstc diy next