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Tiny spark gap Tesla coil - 11/21/2009
About
This is my smallest Tesla coil. The secondary coil stands just over 3"
with topload.
Capacitor: A single 10kv .001 uF ceramic disc capacitor
Spark gap: Static, just the primary wire bent to almost touch lead of
capacitor
Primary coil: 4 turns of 20 gauge insulated copper wire wrapped
directly around secondary with several layers of electric tape between
primary and secondary
Secondary coil: About 252 turns around a 1" diameter pill bottle
Power supply: 10kv furnace ignition transformer with variac to
control voltage to about 6kv. I also had some luck with a tiny 7.5 kv
transformer meant to be used in an ionisation unit, however, this only was
capable of about 3 breaks per second.
Schematic
In action
Mini spark gap Tesla coil
Paramaters listed reflect current setup, may not match photo
About
This Tesla coil stands about 16" tall and produces ~5" streamers
Capacitor: 11 .001 uF 15kv ceramic disc capacitors in parellel
Spark gap: Static, 4 gaps in series using steel balls from mouse
balls
Primary Coil: 12 turns of insulated 12 gauge copper wire, helical,
tapped at about 4 turns from the top
Secondary coil: Around 800 turns of 30 gauge magnetic wire wrapped
around 2" PVC pipe. Varnished
Power supply: 10kv 23ma furnace ignition transformer
In action
Experimenting with various objects on coil (more on the way)
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