This discussion focuses on the design and construction of Tesla coils, highlighting the experiences of builders and the materials required. Key components include flyback transformers salvaged from old TVs, magnet wire, PVC pipes, and beer bottles for capacitors. Builders emphasize the importance of safety and the potential dangers associated with high voltage. The cost of materials can be as low as $15, and while some recommend thorough calculations, others have achieved success through trial and error.
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Benzoate said:Yeah, I saw the pictures of the arcs online and its just an amazing sight to see. How long did it take you to build a TC what? Did you buy any manuals on how to build a Tesla Coil? Did you look at models of how other people consturcted a Tesla Coil. How much did all the materials you bought for the TEsla coil cost? Before building a TC, should I consider investing in a TC before building one or are all the material cheap and affordable , that their isn't a need for investing in a TC ?
totally disagree. i did rough calculations and still got nothing. maybe I'm just unlucky but doing something half assed is dumb anywaywhat said:I did not buy any manuals. All my information came from library books and internet. I did look at a lot of different models, they all work the same.
Material wise, I've salvaged free flyback transformers from old TV sets. Flyback transformers are less powerful than neon sign transformer, but still work. Most designs on the internet use neon sign transformer.
As for the rest parts, you need a magnet wire, PVC pipe, beer bottles for the capacitor, and a bit of ingenuity to put it all together. My cost was less than $15 bucks.
If you want to buy your own TC, how much fun would that be?
There is hundreds of different websites with TC made by people. Google, and print stuff out. I hope what I told you is for educational purposes. You can really injure yourself if you don't know what you are doing.
a lot of TC designers spend a lot of time calculating everything out. I've found that without any calculations, just ball park, brute force construction will still give pretty spectacular results.
How much did it all cost you to construct a tesla coil and where and what manuals/books did you get on the tesla coil? I don't want to buy a Tesla Coil that's already built . I just want to know how much it will cost me to acquire the materials needed to build a Tesla coilwhat said:I did not buy any manuals. All my information came from library books and internet. I did look at a lot of different models, they all work the same.
Material wise, I've salvaged free flyback transformers from old TV sets. Flyback transformers are less powerful than neon sign transformer, but still work. Most designs on the internet use neon sign transformer.
As for the rest parts, you need a magnet wire, PVC pipe, beer bottles for the capacitor, and a bit of ingenuity to put it all together. My cost was less than $15 bucks.
If you want to buy your own TC, how much fun would that be?
There is hundreds of different websites with TC made by people. Google, and print stuff out. I hope what I told you is for educational purposes. You can really injure yourself if you don't know what you are doing.
a lot of TC designers spend a lot of time calculating everything out. I've found that without any calculations, just ball park, brute force construction will still give pretty spectacular results.