Building a Tesla Coil

Video showing the construction of a typical spark-gap type Tesla Coil. There was a lot of information and I couldn't cover everything in this video. So there will be more in a part 2. But this gives some basic info for building a Tesla Coil.

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25 Responses to Building a Tesla Coil

  1. Phoenixezity says:

    What about Flyback transformers? Can I use them?

  2. badsaddamdotnet says:

    yes this system was also used by the russians and is believed to be used by the egyptians

  3. ct92404 says:

    There are a lot of experiments you can do with a Tesla Coil. It generates very high voltage, and it also generates high frequency radio waves. You can actually build another coil that is tuned to the same resonant frequency, to receive the energy that you transmitted. So it’s possible to make a system to transmit electrical power without wires. That’s actually what Nikola Tesla was working on.

  4. KenRocker1968 says:

    What type of devices can be created from Telsa Coil?

  5. SuperRorylewis says:

    lmao

  6. doingitnowoncemore says:

    oh yes stop the real thinking and thought schill !!

  7. ct92404 says:

    Yes, it can be, in some circumstances. The output from a Tesla Coil is very high voltage at high frequency. Your nervous system doesn’t respond to high frequency, so you won’t feel a shock. But you don’t want to get hit DIRECTLY by the arc because it can burn you. Also, if you don’t have the coil tuned right, it might have low frequncy (60hz) in the output too, which would shock you. I’ve never had that problem, but it is possible to happen.

  8. kennyman08 says:

    if the arch touches u is that dangerous?
    

  9. Itsmeeman1 says:

    Thank you for the reply.
    I’ve seen Tesla’s designs on how to absorb charged particles from the air and gather them as a form of static electricity then use that power to produce work in devices. I was waiting for someone to mention photovoltaic cells. Tesla’s were a more primitive precursor to them.
    Still, the electricity would be gained passively, stored then pulsed for use. A ‘trickle’ collection of ‘free’ or ‘renewable’ energy. Depending upon which term you prefer to use.
    Ciao

  10. ct92404 says:

    …you have to be very careful about what you read about Nikola Tesla. People try to make all kinds of bogus claims and conspiracy theories about him involving “free energy,” UFO’s and a lot of other nonsense. You should read a good biography about him. I’d recommend “Man Out Of Time” by Margaret Cheney.

  11. ct92404 says:

    No, the Wardenclyff Tower was meant to TRANSMIT electrical power, without wires. But it still required an external power source. Tesla never intended a device that would magically pull energy out of the air. That’s not what he was working on. At one time, he suggested it might be possible to build a device that could generate power by absorbing cosmic radiation (similar to a photovoltaic cell today). But not something that magically created power from nothing.

  12. Itsmeeman1 says:

    Wasn’t the Tesla Coil at Wardenclyff designed to collect and then distribute free electricity absorbed from the surrounding charged air without an outside power source?

  13. perplexedmoth says:

    I was killed when I tried this at home. Now I’m writing this from some parallel universe, hi there guys.

  14. 00011theman says:

    @demo1davis A death wish…

  15. Ajzer85 says:

    I have a question about the buildup. I’m having difficulties understanding the whole deal about Farad and capacitans. I’m starting to see that a low capacitans in a condensator will let it charge faster at a lower output amperage. But in a tesla coil would there be a relation between the condensator, transformer output and/or supposed frequence? Is higher or lower Farad best for TC’s?

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  17. 1STONEDIVISION says:

    You have done a very thorough & explanatory video on this – Nikola would be proud of your work! Thanks for sharing.

  18. ThePaalanBoy says:

    i have 230v what should i do?

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  21. CoolDudeClem says:

    Couple of questions, the mains voltage over here is 240, and the “hot” is called “live”. Out of curiosity I’ve tested the voltages between neutral and ground, and I’ve found that there’s about 120 volts between them, there is also about 120 volts between the live/hot and ground, so would I have to connect it up differently?

  22. sdegroot1 says:

    JP Morgan ensured that Tesla tech would never be released to the public. He practically ruined Tesla because his ideas would have cost Morgan alot of money.

  23. daanifi says:

    Made by Serbian , Nikola Tesla :)

  24. chepao76 says:

    a ver si saben que quiere decir esto, °eat kk° juas juas juas…

  25. bears7777777 says:

    will it hurt you if you touched it? or does it just raise the voltage and lower the current?