QUICK NOTE: I mentioned the one hand rule for all those new to electricity, or, those unsure about what part of this coil may be safe to touch. Ironically, I used two hands right away. I did this only for cinematic effect - I do not recommend using two hands, ever, unless you are very familiar with your device (like I was). One hand rule at all times, I just did it for effect!
Talking bout your Ebook. The matter we don't see is space it self. Dig into superfluid you'll understand what I mean. How you could possibly know you'd be in a soup of superfluid if you were in it? It act like a vaccuum yet it's not. Starting to connect the dots yet? The speed of light is constant as long as it travel through a constant matter.
Wow that's beautiful! You are a master with acrylic. You've definitely gotten me hooked on brass hardware. Can't wait to try this build. I still have some of those capacitors from the 3 volt Tesla coil project. Thanks for making this video Jay.
Hey Nigel, you're quickly becoming my most reliable commenter! Thanks, I am glad you enjoyed the video. Acrylic can really be a pain to work with sometimes. Even when you're gluing the edges, they can experience "crazing", which is chemically induced cracking. I got lucky and didnt have much of it. You can use the capacitors from the 3 volt coil, however, you'll need many more of them in parallel since the caps from that build are lower capacitance. Try to find the 10nf (0.01uF), 3kv polyproylene caps on mouser. Also, I had occasional sparking between the primary and secondary coil when using it on medium or high power. To solve this, wrap thick plastic between the two coils (try not to scratch the secondary windings when doing so). Cheers!
I'm always excited to see them as soon as you release them. Thanks for making them available early through patreon. (I'm not happy with patreon - there's a glitch they refuse to fix.)
The perfection and neatness of the video content takes this video to next level... I've seen lot of Tesla Coil videos in RU-vid but nowhere I found this much of perfection
I have already begun a design of my smallest Tesla coil I've ever built, I believe Jay has see it, it will be an audio modulated version of this coil here except about 1/4 of the size. It will use an external driver for high power usage but with an integrated driver (Full Bridge for the external and Integrated drivers) that's in the base similar to his. I absolutely love the quality and effort put in to not only your high voltage work to make it amazing in appearance but also the quality of your videos!
Thanks M.S. Yeah, I was really pleased with the result. I took my time calculating the resonant frequencies prior to building, and I think it paid off. I wish I designed the secondary/primary spacing a bit more safely though - I occasionally get sparks between the two coils.
@@PlasmaChannel I got to thinking about it the spark gap could be slightly improved with one sharp electrode to reduce breakdown voltage and increase efficiency (i.e. box razor, piece of hacksaw blade.) I would also try to reduce primary inductance a bit and make up for resonance with the cap bank. Nonetheless this is one of the most quality homebrew sets I have ever seen.
Whats up Jay! Man you are one classy individual. Thanks for inspiring creativity! I spent my morning watching fractals through my new Quest 2 and learning about Mandelbrot and how he measured the coast of Breat Britain.
@@PlasmaChannel I just love the description! And the idea that you're a 'heathen' for using the tools at your disposal to do something that is more 'properly' done with more specialized, expensive tools. If that is the case, most of us makers are heathens, lol!
@@PlasmaChannel I'm building a double resonant coil in half bridge configuration. So far I've blown 6 pair of FETs and a couple of drivers. This either shows that I'm overlooking something or the coil doesn't like me. So I'm eagerly waiting the SSTC video.
I really love the look of this! As to acrylic cracking, I've done a lot of work with acrylic when building my pink and clear guitar, and from that, if you use a stepper drill bit, it will have a much nicer hole, and it won't be so prone to cracking :D (Best to still have a very small pilot, but for bigger holes, it's very nice to have (the drill bit)
likes tesla coils and sparky stuff , shows how to build that stuff , hates nickleback . i allready liked that channel from the first video , but now i know you hate nickleback ... this is my favourite channel !
Love your grounding. The same concepts can be applied to receive remote power. It's the basis that Tesla was working with when he wanted to charge things remotely. Wide plate for grounding and an antenna on the other end. As a charge seeks to establish equilibrium on the larger plate there is going to be a little back and forth with the coil and remote electric source.
Counterpoises are the best. Using actual grounding sucks. I will believe in counterpoises till the day I die. they allow for convenience and portability.
I’m glad you noticed lol. Yeah I love my f1.7. Really want to buy an f1.3 though. The 1.3 would probably allow me to shoot in total darkness. I need that.
Oh man...gravity is a bad girl. Love your content. Rebuild the acrylic and place a MP3 player in the circuit. This will be cool. Thanks a lot for all your work.
Thanks Erico. Consider watching my latest video ( well as of today, it's two videos back). I designed a solid state coil that knocks the ball out of the park.
Wicked Jay, absolutely a masterpiece there that you built out of Acrylic; amazing to see the inner workings of that work of art, it is, or should I say was an outstanding piece, very decorative. Shame it succumbed to the forces of Sir Isaac Newton after all the hard work. I hope you can fix it up. Nice elusion to a Nickleback concert. Anyway, thanks for again taking an enormous amount of your time and effort producing this video. Plasma is the future in the grand scheme of things; a shame Tesla knew a bit too much. Keep safe mate. RgY 👍🏴
Thank you sir, i made a driver for flyback transformer using old ballast transistor and it really worked very well And it sparks about 2.5 cm in length And iam your big fan 👌🙏🙏🥰 From KERALA (INDIA)
@@PlasmaChannel It is only the "DIY 3 volt tesla coil MUSEUM QUALITY" one you showed us in 2017. my version is a 3D printed version of it. I have had a look at it and I am going to leave it as is. my dad is now going to see if he can get the parts for me to build this version. it is so nice.
Woooooooo! glad to hear! My videos take weeks to product, just so you know. I never take a break. One video takes 2.5 weeks to make. So, i do a video every 3 weeks, meaning I only take one weekend off per month, ever.
These videos are so inspiring! I love watching these videos especially because Im doing a mini tesla coil for a science project and I've been watching some of your tesla coil videos to get ideas of how I could make it. Love the videos!!
another thing. the oscillation is made by the feedback coil. then the 3055 saturate and become conductive to ground the primary coil. I think that the circuit can be change not using the feedback coil at all,... or perhaps in a more complex project can be used as a zero crossing sensor. Once you have a variable oscillator you can experiment the coil behavior,... which would be interesting. Once you have some awesome freqs, you can modulate the amplitude with an amplifier, or perhaps a pwm to make a FM device... yes you can put some sound on the coil. I want to thank you for this channel which is an inspiration.
I had obtained a 6"OD acrylic tube I was going to use in my last TC project. As well as a circular base measuring 4' wide by 1" thick. Had custom tuning slots CNC'ed into the base as well. I wound the secondary with 22AWG perfectly. It never materialized. Wound up becoming disabled, and lost the 'farm'. But one day, I'm getting it back!!
@@PlasmaChannel I had a shed, that wound up being my own little lab. My old webwork is still mirrored by a friend. If you'd like, I can give you the address.
Decent video, wish you went over more of the important steps such as how tall the support rods need to be and that aluminum tape base that came outta nowhere.
Hi sir, I'm new to electronics. I have a question. How do I tune these tesla coils ? I have no fancy equipment. How do I tune it ? Please answer as soon as possible. I need it for my science fair project.
A neater way that i use for start and end of the coil is to use copper tape, the type for slug repellent, you can solder the ends of the coil, and take a strip to the screws, remembering to solder the junction Don't forget to leave a gap in the tape to avoid a shorted turn. ;)
I like a bolt too, specially for the ground, stops the expensive bit crashing to the grouns :D Once you have a ring of tape round the top (with a gap), run another strip from that ring to the middle for the bolt, as i said above, don't forget to solder the strip to the ring )
If I ever have the time, I’ll make this. I was actually going to build a large one years ago, but couldn’t justify the time and cost. Priorities. Whenever I have worked with acrylic, especially if it’s thin, I would run my drill bits in reverse to prevent splitting. Then I’d take a torch and gently and mildly heat the cut edges to smooth out and remove any micro-fractures that could lead to splitting. Kind of like melting the end of a cut polyester string/rope. Just less melting.
I recently found that there are drill bits specifically for acrylic. Bought some, and they drill like butter. Gluing acrylic still sucks massive butt though.
You know, I asked my local acrylic shop about that. Even told them about dropping the coil. They strongly urged me to go polycarbonate and that poly will never crack or break.
Awesome Jason, a totally love it. Clean lines and awesome output, really have to build this now, and put my spin on it, and luckily i will have spare acrylic after this Wimshurst build is done. not surprised by the ending though, acrylic glue is not really a structural join, more a chemical one. by stepping the acrylic rods and socketing them into the disks then gluing you would have a way more secure structural bond that should handle the load.
Hey Noel, yeah i've been seeing your Winschurt built on IG. I think IG? Anyways, your build is looking great. My only problem with drilling and bolting acrylic together, is it takes too long for me to do properly. I dont have a drill press, so drilling perfectly straight down a rod, then tapping it with a screw bit.....takes so long for me. I need a drill press.
@@PlasmaChannel eah i have a small drill press and it really makes a difference. thanks for appreciating my Wimshurst build, hopefully you will have one coming in the near future.....
Hello, I like the build. I think what would top it off is a hand-made HV capacitor. You could interleave aluminum foil plates in between thin plastic sheets. Encase the whole thing in transparent plastic epoxy to prevent arcing.
That detector update will seriously be biblical. I am waiting for my subscriber base to get a little larger, then, will be doing it. I'm not kidding...it's a world first!
8:17 The Tesla Coil also oscillates the "pulses" at a specific frequency at an EM intensity of quarter wavelenth. The TC should be called a 'Resonating Coil' I've made a TC myself! 'MINI TESLA COIL SUCCESS' This SSTC Excited Crkt only generates 500V to 600V. Good for illuminating CFLs and Neon bulbs
