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 comments to Building a Tesla Coil

  • MarblesStudios

    so, the primary winding and the secondary winding are sperate?

  • promopass

    Tesla made earthquakes in 1899. That riddle of Tesla killed the Illuminati Freemason with a simple truth that prevails.

  • panzuman

    so i just bought a 15kv nst what should be the specs for a tesla coil built with it? also would beer bottle caps work for this?

  • flargrbargr

    i have a question. how does the secondary connect to the rest of the circuit? it looks so very detached in your diagram. does it connect? thanks in advence :)

  • ct92404

    @flargrbargr

    The bottom end of the secondary winding is connected to ground (or you can also use the AC neutral line). The other end is connected to the output terminal.

  • flargrbargr

    @ct92404 the ground as in the ground of the capacitors?
    is that the same as the AC neutral line?

  • zker666

    You should switch the place of the main spark gap and the tank cap to cut down on the resonant rise which can damage the transformer

  • mrmatt2525able

    can you use a microwave oven capisiter for the high voltage capastier for this project?

  • a380rockerfan

    Hello there, even I won’t be making a Tesla Coil, if the NST has 2 HV outputs, could you connect all the neutral side of the parts to the other output of the NST?

  • jakksincorpse

    so wait hold up im electric illiterate, this tesla coil thing uses electricity then multiplies it by substantial rates??? is that what it was saying about the “hot 120v” turning into 15,000v?

  • easternmafia

    at least somone who know what is talking about

    good video

  • dingo27mobile

    Awesome video and sound quality! Great work.

  • mondays89

    This is probably the best vid I’ve found on the topic. :-)

  • mondays89

    I can’t find the other videos in the series, Could you please put a link in the video to link each of the videos together?

  • Crashromeo100

    wouldnt you have more voltage if you hooked the microwave oven transformers in parallel with each other? because that way you would see the full voltage? great vid though.

  • ct92404

    @Crashromeo100
    If you connect the transformers in parallel, that would increase the current capacity, not the voltage. In order to increase, or double, the voltage you have connect the transformer secondary windings in series.

  • D4682

    why don’t we use this tech? I be aliens use it ಠ_ಠ

  • getareeljob

    we can use this technology to create a conduit to allow the ambient energy caused buy the friction of the planet against the ionosphere to flow into a static mill made out of permanent and electromagnet. Like a wind or water mill all you guys trying to find 0point energy .make one of these then run it in reverse and hook it to your device and that is where “the power ” will come from

  • TestTubeTony

    your wiring diagram is wrong. you need energy to bounce between the tank capacitor and the primary several times for each spark gap firing. your setup will work, but wont be optimum. the only spark gap should be where your safety one is in the circuit. its the repeated vibrating between the tank cap and primary that creates the very high voltages. it goes HV supply hot to tank cap to primary to hv supply neutral. the SG goes between the hv supply hot and neutral before the tank cap and primary.

  • ct92404

    @TestTubeTony
    I have built several Tesla Coils (I’ve been experimenting with high voltage for over 10 years) and I’ve seen designs for both ways…where the spark gap is connected in series or connected in parallel. Also, I’ve shown my Tesla Coil to a technician who builds HUGE coils (powered by 15kva pole transformers) and he said the way it was connected was fine.

  • stefanavt8009

    nice of for actualy mentioning Nikola Tesla ! :)

  • Harisdoubled

    tesla coils are awesome in every way…but they’re so fuck*n’ creepy

  • ct92404

    @Harisdoubled
    LOL…yeah, they are a little scary. Even I sometimes jump a little when I first turn on my Tesla Coil, and I BUILT the thing!

  • Andyman395

    Really cool video. you have inspired me

  • MrThomassss

    is it better to use a static spark gap?or can i get the same results with a normal spark gap?

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