Sure, umbrellas protect you from lightning, not just rain . A big Tesla coil sparks to the earthed frame.
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Vacuum Tube Tesla Coil (VTTC)
This is a version of a Tesla coil where the primary is driven by a vacuum tube (valve) oscillator. “Continue reading” for more details and photos.
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Tesla Coil 18-Inch
My biggest coil has a much higher power and throws big white hot sparks over a large area in this 8 second exposure. For more details and photos:
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Tesla tuner
Telsa tuner – an aid to determining the resonant point.
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SIDAC IGBT Spark Gap (SISG)
This is a SIDAC IGBT Spark Gap (SISG) module. SIDAC’s are used here as the triggers for IGBT’s to simulate a DC spark gap developed by Terry Fritz here.
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Tesla Coil 6-Inch
This 6 inch coil has been a dramatic performer with sparks reaching 8 feet.
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Tesla Coil Made From a Single Microwave Oven
Ok, I reckon that there is not enough ingenuity and resourcefulness going on in budget coiling these days.
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Cranking a Tesla Coil
This was just a quickie to demonstrate that one can get sparks with a hand cranking a Tesla coil.
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Tesla Coil 4-Inch ver 2
The second version Tesla Coil 4-inch in diameter is driven by 4 microwave oven transformers (MOT’s) and puts out 4 foot sparks.
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Twin Coils with SISG Supply
This project describes building two identical Tesla coils and driving them with a solid state driver. “Continue reading” for more details and photos.
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