Greetings to you... FYI, a few tips: 1) Your NST may be 360 VA (not Watts!), and you should measured current draw & transformer primary voltage for an accurate idea of actual power expended... It may be MUCH more than 360 VA, depending on your tank capacity. 2) Professional TC builders have established a reasonably accurate estimated electric field strength of 200 kV/m. 3) Secondary output voltage can be approximated by rule of conservation of energy on the primary & secondary capacitances, assuming 75% of the energy is transferred (the other 25% is lost for obvious reasons. So V₂ ≈ 0.866* V₁ * √(C₁/C₂) 4) Secondary voltage can approximately be measured, by inserting a wide-band current transformer in the secondary ground connection & measuring the current I₂... Measuring the secondary inductance L₂, and measuring the resonant frequency (with a frequency generator) to get ω (2* π * f), output voltage V₂ ≈ I₂ * ω₂ * L₂ 5) You are using a fixed, quenched spark gap, so your break rate is fixed. A much more effective break is a rotary spark gap (preferably using a synchronous motor if NST’s are HV power source). 4 pole motors themselves have 30 breaks / second & 2 pole motors are motors have 60 breaks per second, and the number of electrodes on a single break wheel can multiply this by 2, 4, 6, etc. Other breaks have been used on high power SGTC’s but are hard to build & very expensive! 6) You have breakout on your top load, so I would suggest making it larger. This will detune your system, so primary tap will change. 7) You can estimate your maximum theoretical output spark length in inches by: Length ≈ 1.7 * √(I * V) where I = Line current (amps) and V = Line voltage (volts) @ HV primary terminals... Hope the above was helpful!!! Best regards coiling!!! ⚡️⚡️⚡️
Ahhh I remember my first tesla coil, I made it by hand 100% It was a Slayer Exciter Tesla Coil, and it built it when I was 10 years old. and I still am 10 years old. I'll never forget it. 7/5/2022
Are you able to make a video sometime on everything about how a tesla coil works and how to calculate and make your own, your content is very high quality and it would seem like you would be amazing at explaining.
You are simply awesome... These are some of the best videos online for someone who needs to understand and play with high voltage. Nice and crisp editing and content. Do you sell these as DIY kits ?
I wish I understood this stuff better, but I'm just a dum dum tactical aviator. Still like watching it and learning what my feeble mind can absorb though! I'm jealous of what you electronics smart guys can understand. May be simple to you but not to me. We each have our specialties!
Your best video ever by my choice. You inspired me to make similar Genesis tesla coil that also works at 360W, 24V 15A zvs driven flyback transformer with 30cm sparks. I'm great fan of your work sir :)
@@JoshHopkinsYT i used a flyback from a Philips tv, but most of the flybacks can handle even more power, i get almoust the same output like if i was using a microwave oven transformer
@@thegorazd7346 Awesome, well I have a couple of extra fbt's so maybe i'll see how long mine can last at around 300 watts. I know the sparks sure get way bigger if I am not limiting the current. I need to make another vid on my sgtc as I recently changed my topload to a 10cm ball and its waay better than the 64mm ball i had. Anyway I'd love to see your build, mine is just an ebay kit that i put together, a standard zvs flyback sgtc.
That's really cool man. I too love science. Tesla is one of my heroes and the TC is one of my fav inventions. Have a blessed day. Keep up your great work!👍🏼
Could you make a video on how to build a genesis coil like the one you have here? You're a huge inspiration by the way! You're videos make me want to learn so much more about science and electricity.
Nicely done mate! that's a decent size coil! I Finished my secondary last week. It honestly looks about the size of yours, maybe slightly smaller I think it took around 12 hours straight to wind it (did it over 4 consecutive evenings, 3 hours or so a night). I'm still trying to work out what shape I should make the primary. Any advice would be sweet.
nice and simple coil :-) i will be getting my coil up and running again soon to demo in October im excited as its been too long without some high voltage ! cheers dude and happy coiling :-D
Gavin Shah I wanna build one with a rotary spark gap that uses an A.C. motor and a "scariac" to control the speed. I have a bunch of ideas to try, I need money though it's an expensive hobby
Gavin Shah that's the only place I've heard of the Scariac...lol...i have a variac and also just happened to acquire an old X ray machine and it has one also...pretty cool bit have no real use. If interested I can get you pics and info and pay you pay for shipping costs.
2:45 It is always amazing when I think about physics and theorize something that might be possible and then see it being described by another person for example I thought well it don't take to 10% the amount of energy it takes to ionize to maintain the ionization of there so if you sent a secondary pulse through it it would go further
It potentially is a project I can work towards. That coil takes some serious time to build, as I built it to very high standards and allowed my perfectionism to take over.
What change occurs in the resonance frequency as the secondary coil wire SWG increases? Please reply... Sir What is the relation of secondary coil resonance frequency in secondary coil using wire SWG Frequency increase or decrease Waiting for reply
Correct me if I'm wrong. But the secondary doesn't need to be a long tubular coil? If the inductance is happening it could be a flat pack coil. I noticed your primary is an upward cone shape though. Is that so that you get a focused inductance over a larger surface area. Or was it just esthetics? I have an idea for a smaller form factor tesla coil. But I want as big of sparks as possible with as low amperage as possible. So as too not hurt anyone.
You are correct! My primary at an angle is both for appearance, and for functionality. Also, pancake tesla coils work wonderfully. I'd recommend a standard TC secondary though.
Certainly, yes as long as I am credited. (I use some stock footage sometimes, so make sure the pieces you want are credit to those artists, not me, in that case)
Very nice coil. Would love to see it complete with a spun aluminium top load though. I'm also using dryer ducting on my coil because it has an 8 inch diameter secondary and needs at least a 34" torrid which, being made of aluminum would be very costly. But they just look so nice.
I use wima fkp 1 capasitors with 0.12uf 18 in series and another bank with 18 in series + 18 in series and this 3 cap banks in paralow. Soon I Will poste a new video of my coli
I'm New to tesla coils. I just built a small 12 - 18v tesla coil kit from eBay. You probably know the one that's very cheep. It's great but only gives of a 2mm arc. From videos I've watched I'm aware I don't have a top load. Can someone please explain the purpose of this, and how to add one
Top loads act as a capacitor to store energy. Modifying them also change the frequency of the secondary circuit. Tesla coils are precisely tuned devices...once they are tuned with a specific topload, removing or changing the topload will change the frequency of the secondary circuit, and, in turn throw the coil out of tune. A coil out of tune will produce very little or no sparks.
Do you use a basic spark gap schematic or something more complicated? What allows you to have thousands of cycles per second when wall output is only 60Hz? Why were there so many cylinders for your spark gap? Were they just for tuning? what are your ratios? I want to improve my boring tesla coil or make a new one entirely.
Great questions, seriously! My spark gap is a multi gap, composed of copper tubing spaced 1/16" of an inch apart from one another. This allows for a variable gap distance, depending on which tubing you connect to (I use an alligator clip). Variable gap distance leads to ability to vary voltage out. Wall frequency is 60Hz, but every time the capacitor dumps charge through the spark gap (a 'break'), it resonates at the speed of light up and down the primary coil, reverberating like a tuning fork. The 100kHz+ range i mentioned is specifically that frequency within the breaks themselves. This translates into an equivalent frequency in the secondary coil as well, which is what causes the resonant voltage rise. One thing that is important with coils, is to build them well. Symmetrical as well. This increases power. Thanks for inquiring!
@@PlasmaChannel We have been making switch mode PSUs here with the SG3525 IC they are easy to use as the TL494 except they are about 80% harder to kill. If you know about switch mode construction you may want to look into using that IC for future builds as it's stupidly robust against EMP issues. Since that IC change we have pretty much placed the Iron NST on the back emergency lab needs shelf. Have you ever worked with Tesla Magnifying transmitters? Make one, they are very very strange and have features a regular TC doesn't.
If I understand your question correctly, you are asking if I really intended to have volume levels all over the place. I did not intend this, however, I am learning and getting better with every single video. Check out the video that I am posting tomorrow morning, it's amazing!
The secondary is tied to anything with Earth ground, I used to just stick a screw driver in my Earthing connection in the outlet, since moving up to over 100KV I have dedicated coaxial wires hooked to water pipes that are Earthed, this to avoid to much back feed spikes on my neutral.
If they where faster then 60 htz I would be tempted to make a doubler for my 9 kv one, I am unsure how it would hold up against use with the tank capacitors and the current needed to charge them. TBH I kind of went the opposite way of normal TC people. Some of my fully operational tesla coils are only 25x7mm I like ultra small devices :P
I would love to, but the problem is that there is nothing unique about my coil compared to the thousands of tesla coil videos online. Mine is just built with better quality than most!
Can you please maybe make another video just showing this thing off. It’s beautiful and I’m going to make one just like it except it’ll use 56kv so it should be very impressive......
I wouldn't use 56kV for tesla coil. Such high voltage is hard to design and capacitor must be be rated at that voltage with some headroom. Usually TC are designed between 4-15kV
@@PlasmaChannel I read somewhere that small Tesla coils with less than 1nF capacitor can work with 5 Amp pulses,not 1000s of Amps .Electroboom got shocked by a 1nF capacitor at 5kV and 12A.Would even a small primary circuit be lethal?Some people write on forums that they experienced a flashover between primary and secondary,got a painful electric shock but no permanent harm.What do you think about them?Were they lying or is that actually possible to not get harm if the secondary arcs to the primary when you touch it?
@@mernok2001 Tesla coil capacitor charges up and fires releasing all of the charges into primary coil which resonate at LC resonant frequency. The capacitor usually discharges at hundereds or thousands of amps in pulse but average current is not that high. (10s to low hundreds of amps)
Haha, very good video, haven't seen something as good in a while! Also, I don't know if you were concerned about that, but these pictures of Tesla sitting near a working coil are actually double exposed (the photographer made Tesla's photo first, and then captured the image of the discharges on the same photo, creating an illusion of Tesla actually being there); Tesla knew the dangers of his work
Very nice, but I am sure that by tuning that coil you will be able to get even larger arcs. I have mutch smaller coil and power it with 170 watts and get arcs the same size as you do with 360 Watts. Try moving primary tap and see where you get biggest arcs. Also number of spark gaps is very important, if you could get your coil to work with single gap, it would give biggest arcs because there wouldbe very small amount of energy lost on heat...
The genesis coil is actually already tuned. Been tuned for 10 years. But, I do feel like I should be achieving more than 16-18" discharges. Im using a resonant capacitor matched to my transformer, and the primary is tapped at the most productive spot. I do use a multi gap spark gap, but cant imagine it would affect performance that much...
That is correct! and actually, an episode comes out tomorrow that will lightly touch on that topic. The video after that one will talk heavily about nodal frequencies!
It is not that difficult to build a small sparg gap tesla coil but if you want to build a lager one or a drsstc you should look more into this topic and do lots of reseach or you are goin to fry multiple large igbts which is not cheap
Indeed there is. This is a quarter wave coil. Meaning the wire in the secondary is the length of a quarter of one cycle of its electrical frequency. But to determine size of primary, you need to take into account your resonant capacitor too.
Hello Jay here's a video idea, I have seen lots of big vacuum tube tesla coils! but I have never seen a mini one. So what if you built a mini tesla coil, that runs on a small vacuum tube. Anyway, thats the idea. Thanks for reading. :)
@@grivus9466 actually, Tesla coils produce very high frequency AC, it's still harmful but your nerves can't feel it. However if you touch the spark gap, capacitors or transformer, your life is over.
I think they're really loud tho, and the sparks can be dangerous if the tesla coil is super big. So I wouldnt reccomend it unless you only occasionally turn it on in your lawn in a controlled and supervised setting
I got some good arcs, out of my coil, around 6 inch arcs. But I want longer. I think it is my homemade bucket capacitor that I built. I wanted to know what capacitors you used so I can get them and try them out.
I highly suggest polypropylene pulse capacitors. They are designed for high frequency, specifically. Meaning Tesla coil use is no biggie to them. I guarantee you’ll get another inch or two if you switch
@@ArpadBuildsThis Usually with a neon sign transformer you need about 10-30 nF of capacitance. Also make sure your caps are rated for your max peak voltage. For example a 14.4kv transformer may produce 20kv during the peak of the sine wave. You would need a string of caps rated for around 22kv if you are using a 15kv transformer. Hope this helps.
There are a few things, you need to balance the top load and the primary vs secondary coil. You can play around with the number of primary turns say starting at 5 and going down. You also have resonant modes which can be determined by the placement of the primary in wave harmonics like an antenna. The other on a spark gap tesla coil it break rate, While you can have an air cooled spark gap like his, and they work VERY well. they don't quite have the fast arc break of a rotary spark gap. You can also look up java TC on google for coil calculations and measurements.
I specifically start with 10 turns on a primary, using a resonant capacitor size that matches my transformer. I work my down from 10 turns until optimum spark length is obtained. By working down, I dont mean cutting off primary turns. I mean tapping each turn down making electrical contact. You can also vary your capacitor size....but that is just a head ache
Hey Jay, thanks for the tip. I did it to my coil and got 2 inch arcs. But I think my power transformer is not enough. I’m using a 10kv neon sign transformer. Please give me a tip on what I should use for a power supply. Thanks!
Happy to have you on board! That genesis coil is 12 years old at this point....it works wonderful still! But will be a sad day when it one day bites the dust. It started everything for me.
Can tesla coil be powered by a stator in a small engine? If yes can it be used as substitute for ignition coils? Perhaps it could be used for watersparkplug? What do you think? Your answer will be very much appriciated. Thank you.
A tesla coil would likely not be as efficient as producing a spark, as an ignition coil. Ignition coils are already optimized for their use (power for certain size, durability, able to be run for thousands of hours.
@@PlasmaChannel I dont really understand it though, i was looking for specifics about how to boost greenhouse plants either plasma in air or plasma treatment of seeds, somebody told me they can grow 300% faster
Plasma Channel seems like all your videos are super super short.. I don't think you would be able to make a video explaining it in the time frame you usually use lol
you can increase the rate which the spark gap fires. If you're using rotary spark gap, then you can increase it by increasing RPM or increasing number of electrode. If youre using static spark gap, decreasing the distance of electrode increases breakout rate but limits the voltage.
In time I certainly can. This build took me three months though. Would be quite a long video to film! I’ll add this idea to the que of videos to come, thanks!
+Rod madness I appreciate it. Conceptual science is more memorable than complex equations in my opinion! If our work is share worthy, a share is the biggest compliment
Hey Jay. My Tesla coil does a few things and i dont know why. The arcing is very poor but the top load looks like a giant purple Iris. Also it won't light a florescent tube. Any ideas? Any info is warmly welcomed. Thanks Jay
If it cant light a florescent tube....but glows purple....that is confusing. Glowing purple is typical of corona, and ionic breakdown of the air. hm. I will do some thinking. Try larger capacitors, and retune it to have a lower break rate, but higher voltage in Primary. Try that?
Plasma Channel Done a few tweaks and it's better tuned now. Break rate issues. Thanks for the guidance. Also I've figured out why the corona is massive but won't light a florescent tube in one coil setup. While my other setup has no corona but will light a tube. Sometimes all it takes is a seed, a nudge in the right direction and watching your videos on repeat. Thanks again. Stay classy.
You are able to entertain your audience and explain things clearly to people who struggle with understanding physics or just science in general. It's something that Grant was good at: making people want to learn new things with his same insatiable curiosity. This is what you have in common with him.
ok thank you i just have a cuple more questions how many turns do you have on your secondary and the diameter of pipe you for your secondary and the gage of wire and what do i need to know to calculate the resonant cap thank you very much
jak ockleston there is sites online that will help, look up calculator on google.. his setup will differ greatly from yours unless you use the same caps and everything which is next to impossible
Greetings to you... FYI, a few tips:
1) Your NST may be 360 VA (not Watts!), and you should measured current draw & transformer primary voltage for an accurate idea of actual power expended... It may be MUCH more than 360 VA, depending on your tank capacity.
2) Professional TC builders have established a reasonably accurate estimated electric field strength of 200 kV/m.
3) Secondary output voltage can be approximated by rule of conservation of energy on the primary & secondary capacitances, assuming 75% of the energy is transferred (the other 25% is lost for obvious reasons. So V₂ ≈ 0.866* V₁ * √(C₁/C₂)
4) Secondary voltage can approximately be measured, by inserting a wide-band current transformer in the secondary ground connection & measuring the current I₂... Measuring the secondary inductance L₂, and measuring the resonant frequency (with a frequency generator) to get ω (2* π * f), output voltage V₂ ≈ I₂ * ω₂ * L₂
5) You are using a fixed, quenched spark gap, so your break rate is fixed. A much more effective break is a rotary spark gap (preferably using a synchronous motor if NST’s are HV power source). 4 pole motors themselves have 30 breaks / second & 2 pole motors are motors have 60 breaks per second, and the number of electrodes on a single break wheel can multiply this by 2, 4, 6, etc. Other breaks have been used on high power SGTC’s but are hard to build & very expensive!
6) You have breakout on your top load, so I would suggest making it larger. This will detune your system, so primary tap will change.
7) You can estimate your maximum theoretical output spark length in inches by:
Length ≈ 1.7 * √(I * V)
where I = Line current (amps)
and V = Line voltage (volts) @ HV primary terminals...
Hope the above was helpful!!! Best regards coiling!!! ⚡️⚡️⚡️
Ahhh I remember my first tesla coil, I made it by hand 100% It was a Slayer Exciter Tesla Coil, and it built it when I was 10 years old. and I still am 10 years old. I'll never forget it. 7/5/2022
Me too 😊
You'd be 15 years old now I am 11 years old now
@@aayrasaraswati6087 Me too! Now I'm 11. And I've still got my first tesla coil!
Nicely done! :)
+Keystone Science thank you! I'm about to begin a coiling series. Your theremin episode was incredible. I meant to comment but had no time!
How did you build the tesla coil shown at 3:56
Hey Jay! that's one beautiful coil you made. Awesome video, as always!
Are you able to make a video sometime on everything about how a tesla coil works and how to calculate and make your own, your content is very high quality and it would seem like you would be amazing at explaining.
Thanks plasma channel, I playing with Tesla coils & having a Universe of FAN 👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻🤩
I want really make it. Can you make video about how to do this giant tesla coil pleasee?
Anıl Efe Çoban I'd watch it
You are simply awesome... These are some of the best videos online for someone who needs to understand and play with high voltage. Nice and crisp editing and content. Do you sell these as DIY kits ?
What a nice comment, thank you! I do not sell DIY kits but really have been thinking about it.
I wish I understood this stuff better, but I'm just a dum dum tactical aviator. Still like watching it and learning what my feeble mind can absorb though!
I'm jealous of what you electronics smart guys can understand. May be simple to you but not to me. We each have our specialties!
Quickly becoming one of my favourite channels. Keep up the classy awesomeness!
+justanothercanuck excellent! That's our goal! Thank you.... And you stay classy now
Your best video ever by my choice. You inspired me to make similar Genesis tesla coil that also works at 360W, 24V 15A zvs driven flyback transformer with 30cm sparks.
I'm great fan of your work sir :)
Dood make a vid on it, i'd love to see :) Also, I thought flybacks were only good for about 150 watts. Or is that just for more modern flybacks?
@@JoshHopkinsYT i used a flyback from a Philips tv, but most of the flybacks can handle even more power, i get almoust the same output like if i was using a microwave oven transformer
@@thegorazd7346 Awesome, well I have a couple of extra fbt's so maybe i'll see how long mine can last at around 300 watts. I know the sparks sure get way bigger if I am not limiting the current. I need to make another vid on my sgtc as I recently changed my topload to a 10cm ball and its waay better than the 64mm ball i had. Anyway I'd love to see your build, mine is just an ebay kit that i put together, a standard zvs flyback sgtc.
That's really cool man. I too love science. Tesla is one of my heroes and the TC is one of my fav inventions. Have a blessed day. Keep up your great work!👍🏼
+Mitch E Mu I really appreciate this comment. Thank you, and keep coiling!
Where did you get that big transformer for the big tesla coil?
I love how he's replying to new comments on a 4 years-old video, good job mate
Hey, youtubers be youtubin lol. Also, comments are my favorite part of youtube.
@@PlasmaChannel i know right!
Would be pretty cool to see a video on that coil at 3:50!
Yeah, i've thought about doing a video on that. Maybe soon?
@@PlasmaChannel Can you please make a video on that!? It's soooo cool!!!!
Could you make a video on how to build a genesis coil like the one you have here? You're a huge inspiration by the way! You're videos make me want to learn so much more about science and electricity.
Love this Channel!!!!! It is put to together very well and Explained very well!!! Keep going Brother!!!
+YOUR NPN FRIEND thank you greatly! Our new episode will out in a couple days! Please feel free to share our videos. A share is the biggest compliment
Will do man! I cannot wait!
Another great video. Keep them coming, Plasma Channel!
Very happy to hear you enjoyed! Thank you. What was your favorite part?
All of it?
Sir I just wanna know can u just explain how these huge tc works and some basics abt the circuit which it
uses.☺
Wow The genesis coil is so beautiful ,I appreciate if you make step by step video about how we can make it, Thank You Jay💜👋🏽
Coming soon! Thank you!
Nice work dude
+SCIENCE O CRAZE thank you sir!
Plasma Channel ur WC sir
Nicely done mate! that's a decent size coil! I Finished my secondary last week. It honestly looks about the size of yours, maybe slightly smaller I think it took around 12 hours straight to wind it (did it over 4 consecutive evenings, 3 hours or so a night). I'm still trying to work out what shape I should make the primary. Any advice would be sweet.
Man, your channel is cool. I'm fascinated.
I'm happy you enjoy
nice and simple coil :-) i will be getting my coil up and running again soon to demo in October im excited as its been too long without some high voltage ! cheers dude and happy coiling :-D
+dirkk82 thank you. I'm a massive fan of traditional coils. Spark gaps are much more resilient!
I'm 15 and I just built a Tesla coil powered by a 12,000V 30Ma neon sign transformer and I'm getting 18" arcs out of it!
Gavin Shah I wanna build one with a rotary spark gap that uses an A.C. motor and a "scariac" to control the speed. I have a bunch of ideas to try, I need money though it's an expensive hobby
Jake Mitch do you mean the scariac that grant Thompson made?
Gavin Shah that's the only place I've heard of the Scariac...lol...i have a variac and also just happened to acquire an old X ray machine and it has one also...pretty cool bit have no real use. If interested I can get you pics and info and pay you pay for shipping costs.
Raul Sanchez how much would you want for the the variac? Thanks!
So cool yet so complicated I love it
The arcs are very beautiful jay
Indeed! I love sparks
Great video man, you just earned one sub! Excellent explanation, keep it up!
Thanks for your support! New episode comes out tomorrow!
2:45 It is always amazing when I think about physics and theorize something that might be possible and then see it being described by another person for example I thought well it don't take to 10% the amount of energy it takes to ionize to maintain the ionization of there so if you sent a secondary pulse through it it would go further
That's right! Physics is incredible, isnt it?
I learnt so much from this video that I could never learn in school and you explained is really well keep up the good work 👍👍
Wow. That’s a wonderful compliment. Honored you learned from us.
Very well done, concise without being too brief. Keep up the good work! :))
Thanks! it's what I aim for. Check out my newer videos
From where can I get information to build one of these I don’t know how do you people build these.
THIS NEVER GETS OLD 🌟
What did you use for a power supply on the medium sized coil at 3:50 ? I am designing a tesla coil similar to that size but I need a power supply.
He should make a video explaining the calculations based on the size of our project! Would be great!
I used a 12kV, 30mA Neon Sign Transformer NST. Old style type, iron core.
Plasma Channel thanks! Where did you get it?
Show the circuit diagram plzz and which type of spark gap do you use
Hi the circuit diagram is a standard spark gap coil circuit, with spark gap parallel to the power source.
@@PlasmaChannel thanks sir
can you show us how to make that big tesla coil?
It potentially is a project I can work towards. That coil takes some serious time to build, as I built it to very high standards and allowed my perfectionism to take over.
What change occurs in the resonance frequency as the secondary coil wire SWG increases? Please reply... Sir
What is the relation of secondary coil resonance frequency in secondary coil using wire SWG
Frequency increase or decrease
Waiting for reply
Correct me if I'm wrong. But the secondary doesn't need to be a long tubular coil? If the inductance is happening it could be a flat pack coil. I noticed your primary is an upward cone shape though. Is that so that you get a focused inductance over a larger surface area. Or was it just esthetics? I have an idea for a smaller form factor tesla coil. But I want as big of sparks as possible with as low amperage as possible. So as too not hurt anyone.
You are correct! My primary at an angle is both for appearance, and for functionality. Also, pancake tesla coils work wonderfully. I'd recommend a standard TC secondary though.
How can I match the resonance frequency?????
Wow! this guy should get more subs. Only 3k subs not enough.
Thanks! You can help with this by sharing content you find share worthy.
Can I include a bit of your contents in my videos if I need some? Of course I will put a link in the video description.
Certainly, yes as long as I am credited. (I use some stock footage sometimes, so make sure the pieces you want are credit to those artists, not me, in that case)
Thanks a lot! Sure I will. 😊😊😊
Very nice coil. Would love to see it complete with a spun aluminium top load though. I'm also using dryer ducting on my coil because it has an 8 inch diameter secondary and needs at least a 34" torrid which, being made of aluminum would be very costly. But they just look so nice.
Oh boy me too! Spin toroids are so expensive though. I will definitely do it eventually though
I am also building ohne but i dont know Witsch capasitors i should use
I use wima fkp 1 capasitors with 0.12uf 18 in series and another bank with 18 in series + 18 in series and this 3 cap banks in paralow. Soon I Will poste a new video of my coli
I'm New to tesla coils. I just built a small 12 - 18v tesla coil kit from eBay. You probably know the one that's very cheep. It's great but only gives of a 2mm arc. From videos I've watched I'm aware I don't have a top load. Can someone please explain the purpose of this, and how to add one
Top loads act as a capacitor to store energy. Modifying them also change the frequency of the secondary circuit. Tesla coils are precisely tuned devices...once they are tuned with a specific topload, removing or changing the topload will change the frequency of the secondary circuit, and, in turn throw the coil out of tune. A coil out of tune will produce very little or no sparks.
a top load helps increase the capacitance to ground, and changes the resonance of the secondary, which you can think of as a tank circuit
That is the magic of the design
Do you use a basic spark gap schematic or something more complicated? What allows you to have thousands of cycles per second when wall output is only 60Hz? Why were there so many cylinders for your spark gap? Were they just for tuning? what are your ratios? I want to improve my boring tesla coil or make a new one entirely.
Great questions, seriously! My spark gap is a multi gap, composed of copper tubing spaced 1/16" of an inch apart from one another. This allows for a variable gap distance, depending on which tubing you connect to (I use an alligator clip). Variable gap distance leads to ability to vary voltage out. Wall frequency is 60Hz, but every time the capacitor dumps charge through the spark gap (a 'break'), it resonates at the speed of light up and down the primary coil, reverberating like a tuning fork. The 100kHz+ range i mentioned is specifically that frequency within the breaks themselves. This translates into an equivalent frequency in the secondary coil as well, which is what causes the resonant voltage rise. One thing that is important with coils, is to build them well. Symmetrical as well. This increases power. Thanks for inquiring!
Oh man, that neon sign transformer will never die, We have those here sometimes you just need something that isn't switchmode/protected to do the job.
Yeah the GFCI internal protected NST's make me want to smash my face into a wall. So little can be done with them. Long live the iron!
@@PlasmaChannel We have been making switch mode PSUs here with the SG3525 IC they are easy to use as the TL494 except they are about 80% harder to kill. If you know about switch mode construction you may want to look into using that IC for future builds as it's stupidly robust against EMP issues. Since that IC change we have pretty much placed the Iron NST on the back emergency lab needs shelf.
Have you ever worked with Tesla Magnifying transmitters? Make one, they are very very strange and have features a regular TC doesn't.
Pls make a mini coil (another coil than 3V tesla coil)
How do you change the resonating frequency of the circuit? Variable HV capacitors or "Tapped coils" Same as a. Hartley oscillator?
do these extrem diffrences in loudness really had to be as you made the video ?
If I understand your question correctly, you are asking if I really intended to have volume levels all over the place. I did not intend this, however, I am learning and getting better with every single video. Check out the video that I am posting tomorrow morning, it's amazing!
Where is the secondairy of the Tesla coil grounded?
The secondary is tied to anything with Earth ground, I used to just stick a screw driver in my Earthing connection in the outlet, since moving up to over 100KV I have dedicated coaxial wires hooked to water pipes that are Earthed, this to avoid to much back feed spikes on my neutral.
how to make medium tesla coil at home? Plese tell me
I'll make a video soon about that!
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i am speechless
Is this a good speechless?
I think that was less than 360W because the power factor of neon transformers is usually way lower than 1.
Tell me how power supply you use
I use a 12kV, 30ma Iron core NST. I love the old type ones, super robust!
If they where faster then 60 htz I would be tempted to make a doubler for my 9 kv one, I am unsure how it would hold up against use with the tank capacitors and the current needed to charge them. TBH I kind of went the opposite way of normal TC people. Some of my fully operational tesla coils are only 25x7mm I like ultra small devices :P
Hi. It would be nice if you teach how to build one like this!
I would love to, but the problem is that there is nothing unique about my coil compared to the thousands of tesla coil videos online. Mine is just built with better quality than most!
@@PlasmaChannel + 10 points for genuine honesty.
Great job.
+Rick Bowles much appreciated
Hi Jay, do you have plans available to make one of these?
Hi Mike, I do not have them written down. Electrically, it is a fully standard SGTC though.
Can you please maybe make another video just showing this thing off. It’s beautiful and I’m going to make one just like it except it’ll use 56kv so it should be very impressive......
I wouldn't use 56kV for tesla coil. Such high voltage is hard to design and capacitor must be be rated at that voltage with some headroom. Usually TC are designed between 4-15kV
@@juntendo6104 im going to make a flat diy capacitor. It won’t be the most effective but it’ll work.
Would you get electrocuted if you touch the primary circuit?I know a 30mA NST won't kill you but what about the capacitors?
The primary circuit absolutely would be lethal. We’re talking 12,000 volts at thousands of amps, at aboutb120hz
@@PlasmaChannel Int't that at several 100s of KHz like the secondary?How do you know that it is 1000s of Amps?
You are correct at hundreds of KHz, however, hidden within the waveform is a 120 hz waveform as well.
@@PlasmaChannel I read somewhere that small Tesla coils with less than 1nF capacitor can work with 5 Amp pulses,not 1000s of Amps .Electroboom got shocked by a 1nF capacitor at 5kV and 12A.Would even a small primary circuit be lethal?Some people write on forums that they experienced a flashover between primary and secondary,got a painful electric shock but no permanent harm.What do you think about them?Were they lying or is that actually possible to not get harm if the secondary arcs to the primary when you touch it?
@@mernok2001 Tesla coil capacitor charges up and fires releasing all of the charges into primary coil which resonate at LC resonant frequency. The capacitor usually discharges at hundereds or thousands of amps in pulse but average current is not that high. (10s to low hundreds of amps)
Haha, very good video, haven't seen something as good in a while! Also, I don't know if you were concerned about that, but these pictures of Tesla sitting near a working coil are actually double exposed (the photographer made Tesla's photo first, and then captured the image of the discharges on the same photo, creating an illusion of Tesla actually being there); Tesla knew the dangers of his work
+alcatel995channel thank you! Yes I did lknow that about the double exposure. Such a very cool picture.
Very nice, but I am sure that by tuning that coil you will be able to get even larger arcs. I have mutch smaller coil and power it with 170 watts and get arcs the same size as you do with 360 Watts. Try moving primary tap and see where you get biggest arcs. Also number of spark gaps is very important, if you could get your coil to work with single gap, it would give biggest arcs because there wouldbe very small amount of energy lost on heat...
The genesis coil is actually already tuned. Been tuned for 10 years. But, I do feel like I should be achieving more than 16-18" discharges. Im using a resonant capacitor matched to my transformer, and the primary is tapped at the most productive spot. I do use a multi gap spark gap, but cant imagine it would affect performance that much...
Plasma Channel yes then it could very well be your spark gap wasting power. Anyways great video
Thanks!
nodal means octave(s) higher or lower ?
That is correct! and actually, an episode comes out tomorrow that will lightly touch on that topic. The video after that one will talk heavily about nodal frequencies!
give a link to the diacram
You can find the diagram on google, search, "spark gap tesla coil schematic"
It is not that difficult to build a small sparg gap tesla coil but if you want to build a lager one or a drsstc you should look more into this topic and do lots of reseach or you are goin to fry multiple large igbts which is not cheap
very nice, streamers are looking really good!
Wicked! 🖤⚡🖤
Excellent explanation.
Thanks! Was hoping to make it a general explanation in hopes that all could understand it.
Is there a way to calculate the resonance frequency and use that to calculate the required size of the primary?
Indeed there is. This is a quarter wave coil. Meaning the wire in the secondary is the length of a quarter of one cycle of its electrical frequency. But to determine size of primary, you need to take into account your resonant capacitor too.
Plasma Channel thanks! Can’t wait to try it out.
Can you get the same light show with the 3v? Great videos 👍
You can get a much smaller light show!
Powerfull and neat 👍👍👍
Hello Jay here's a video idea, I have seen lots of big vacuum tube tesla coils! but I have never seen a mini one. So what if you built a mini tesla coil, that runs on a small vacuum tube. Anyway, thats the idea. Thanks for reading. :)
That's a great idea! I'll look into it!
Great video, nice job on the genesis coil. Did you make that adjustable power box on the power cord? If so how? I need to make one for my projects.
Thanks! Yes, I made that powerbox. It is a Variac.....very hard to find variacs nowadays.
we need more Genesis coil... PLEASE
Im making a view videos coming up using that coil. Stay tuned!
Amy Ferguson - We need more cowbell, too 😎
Joe Sixpack yo mom need more cow bell 😎
Joe Sixpack hahaha
Do you think you will ever do a video on making a DRSSTC?
Possible! I'd like to build a really small DRSSTC, see though.
Hey Jay im 5 years late but what happens if i touch the output??????
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@@grivus9466 actually, Tesla coils produce very high frequency AC, it's still harmful but your nerves can't feel it. However if you touch the spark gap, capacitors or transformer, your life is over.
Hospital or to the funeral home
What would it take to make and power a full size Tesla coil. Something I can make in the driveway to light up the yard at my night.
I think they're really loud tho, and the sparks can be dangerous if the tesla coil is super big. So I wouldnt reccomend it unless you only occasionally turn it on in your lawn in a controlled and supervised setting
Cool channel, dude. Subbed.
We really appreciate that. Thank you! Stay tuned for our DIY episode coming out this week.
Can you create a tutorial for the construction of the tesla coil that we see at 3:34? (p.s. amazing video!)
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I got some good arcs, out of my coil, around 6 inch arcs. But I want longer. I think it is my homemade bucket capacitor that I built. I wanted to know what capacitors you used so I can get them and try them out.
I highly suggest polypropylene pulse capacitors. They are designed for high frequency, specifically. Meaning Tesla coil use is no biggie to them. I guarantee you’ll get another inch or two if you switch
Thanks, but what’s the capacity(nF). And I need them to work with a 15kv neon sign transformer
@@ArpadBuildsThis Usually with a neon sign transformer you need about 10-30 nF of capacitance. Also make sure your caps are rated for your max peak voltage. For example a 14.4kv transformer may produce 20kv during the peak of the sine wave. You would need a string of caps rated for around 22kv if you are using a 15kv transformer. Hope this helps.
How do you tune a Tesla coil? I am building a spark gap coil and need help.
Thanks.
There are a few things, you need to balance the top load and the primary vs secondary coil. You can play around with the number of primary turns say starting at 5 and going down. You also have resonant modes which can be determined by the placement of the primary in wave harmonics like an antenna. The other on a spark gap tesla coil it break rate, While you can have an air cooled spark gap like his, and they work VERY well. they don't quite have the fast arc break of a rotary spark gap. You can also look up java TC on google for coil calculations and measurements.
I specifically start with 10 turns on a primary, using a resonant capacitor size that matches my transformer. I work my down from 10 turns until optimum spark length is obtained. By working down, I dont mean cutting off primary turns. I mean tapping each turn down making electrical contact. You can also vary your capacitor size....but that is just a head ache
Hey Jay, thanks for the tip. I did it to my coil and got 2 inch arcs. But I think my power transformer is not enough. I’m using a 10kv neon sign transformer. Please give me a tip on what I should use for a power supply.
Thanks!
The thing is, my giant 48nf capacitor is meant for 12kv
I subbed when I saw the cute 3,0 volt tesla coil video - that genesis looks awesome :)
Happy to have you on board! That genesis coil is 12 years old at this point....it works wonderful still! But will be a sad day when it one day bites the dust. It started everything for me.
Can tesla coil be powered by a stator in a small engine? If yes can it be used as substitute for ignition coils? Perhaps it could be used for watersparkplug? What do you think? Your answer will be very much appriciated. Thank you.
A tesla coil would likely not be as efficient as producing a spark, as an ignition coil. Ignition coils are already optimized for their use (power for certain size, durability, able to be run for thousands of hours.
Interesting one!
Thanks
Anyone else's stomach drop for a second when he touched the primary?
How to make a plasma generator for a greenhouse?, i heard it can boost plant size significantly
Check out my DIY Plasma Physics Powersource video.
@@PlasmaChannel I dont really understand it though, i was looking for specifics about how to boost greenhouse plants either plasma in air or plasma treatment of seeds, somebody told me they can grow 300% faster
Btw show us how to make this large tesla coil
I'm getting a lot of requests for this. I may just have to
Plasma Channel yeah please make it...
Plasma Channel seems like all your videos are super super short.. I don't think you would be able to make a video explaining it in the time frame you usually use lol
Can you explore atmospheric energy and possibly amplifying through resonance to a usable amount?
That's a great idea
Wait, so how do I adjust breakup?
you can increase the rate which the spark gap fires. If you're using rotary spark gap, then you can increase it by increasing RPM or increasing number of electrode. If youre using static spark gap, decreasing the distance of electrode increases breakout rate but limits the voltage.
@@juntendo6104 thanks makes sense
Its brake rate. Not breakup
Jay in your next video can you show us how to make that big tesla coil please.
Will you show how to make completely .
In time I certainly can. This build took me three months though. Would be quite a long video to film! I’ll add this idea to the que of videos to come, thanks!
Sarebbe molto bello avere un tutorial sul come costruirla
excellent work dude, but how can you get 240KV with neon transformer?, did you use a voltage multiplier?, do you have schematics?, thank you.
The 240kV is the output of the tesla coil, not the NST
Excellent, thank you
Wonderful - appreciate it. What was your favorite part?
Plasma Channel
Resonant voltage rise
Why no DRSSTC setups?
I love the way you keep it simple, for the simpler of us! Well done mate.
+Rod madness I appreciate it. Conceptual science is more memorable than complex equations in my opinion! If our work is share worthy, a share is the biggest compliment
Hey Jay.
My Tesla coil does a few things and i dont know why.
The arcing is very poor but the top load looks like a giant purple Iris.
Also it won't light a florescent tube.
Any ideas? Any info is warmly welcomed. Thanks Jay
If it cant light a florescent tube....but glows purple....that is confusing. Glowing purple is typical of corona, and ionic breakdown of the air. hm. I will do some thinking. Try larger capacitors, and retune it to have a lower break rate, but higher voltage in Primary. Try that?
Plasma Channel
Done a few tweaks and it's better tuned now. Break rate issues. Thanks for the guidance.
Also I've figured out why the corona is massive but won't light a florescent tube in one coil setup. While my other setup has no corona but will light a tube.
Sometimes all it takes is a seed, a nudge in the right direction and watching your videos on repeat.
Thanks again. Stay classy.
For some reason you remind me of Grant Thompson
Ahh, that’s a huge compliment. RIP grant. We emailed back and forth a few years ago.
You are able to entertain your audience and explain things clearly to people who struggle with understanding physics or just science in general. It's something that Grant was good at: making people want to learn new things with his same insatiable curiosity. This is what you have in common with him.
Thanks so much Gion. I try my best. It’s a balance between being able to explain in common terms, and demonstrating complex physics. Cheers
what is the out put voltage of your transformer and the specs of your capacitors please
The NST is 12kV at 30mA, caps..... total bank is 10nF at 20kV rating. Don't remember to model of caps though.
ok i have a 15kv transformer what capacitor or capacitors should i use
Off hand I am not certain of cap size you will need. There are resonant cap calculators online that can definitely help though.
ok thank you i just have a cuple more questions how many turns do you have on your secondary and the diameter of pipe you for your secondary and the gage of wire and what do i need to know to calculate the resonant cap thank you very much
jak ockleston there is sites online that will help, look up calculator on google.. his setup will differ greatly from yours unless you use the same caps and everything which is next to impossible
this is the most charming man i have ever seen
Ha! Thanks?
you're welcome? I guess.