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Once upon a time, musical Tesla coils were something you primarily saw at high-voltage hobby meets. They’ve become more popular in recent years, and now you can even buy cheap …read more Continue reading Cheap Musical Tesla Coil Put Through Its Paces
We’ve all seen a million videos online with singing Tesla coils doing their thang. [Zach Armstrong] wasn’t content to just watch, though. He went out and built one himself! Even …read more Continue reading Build Your Own Class-E Musical Tesla Coil
Tesla coils are one of those builds that capture the interest of almost anybody passing by. For the naïve constructor, they look simple enough, but they can be finicky beasts—beasts …read more Continue reading A Single Transistor Solid State Tesla Coil
Everyone interested in electronics should build at least one Tesla coil. But be careful. Sure, the high voltage can be dangerous, but the urge to build lots of coils is …read more Continue reading Another Tesla Coil Starts
We’ve taken ICs apart before, but if they are in an epoxy package, it requires some lab gear and a lot of safety. Typically, you’ll heat the part and use …read more Continue reading No Acid: Open ICs with a Tesla Coil
Tesla coils are beautiful examples of high voltage hardware, throwing sparks and teaching us about all kinds of fancy phenomena. They can also be quite intimidating to build. [William Fraser], …read more Continue reading Build a Tesla Coil With Just Three Components
Sometimes the journey itself is the destination. This one started when [Samy] was 10 and his mom bought a computer. He logged on to IRC to talk with people about …read more Continue reading Supercon 2022: Samy Kamkar’s Glowing Breath
Looking for a neat trick to do with your Tesla coil? [The Action Lab] uses his coil to make a metal plasma — in particular, sodium. You can see the …read more Continue reading Tesla Coil Makes Sodium Plasma
In our age of pervasive digital media, “pics or it didn’t happen” is a common enough cry that most of us will gladly snap a picture of pretty near anything …read more Continue reading Enjoy the Beauty of Corona Discharge with This Kirlian Photography Setup
Admittedly, not a lot of people have a regular need to varnish coils. It’s mainly something that Tesla coil builders and other high-voltage experimenters are concerned with. But since that …read more Continue reading Junkbox Build Keeps Tesla Coils Perfectly Varnished