That's just it--Every coil IS different. While they all follow the same general circuit, they have to be adjusted in different ways in order to make it work. Primary coil length and capacitor have to match perfectly to the secondary coil and topload, and the capacitor has to match with the primary AND the transformer, the spark gap has to be just the right width, and so on. I don't have a problem helping people build Tesla coils, but only if they show even a basic understanding of how they work. I'll help you, but first you must be able to explain to me exactly how one operates, and the theory behind it. We can pick it up again from there. Check back in a month or two and let me know what you've learned.Thank you for your concern , really appreciated. I will do my best trying not to get killed and i will do more research for sure. I know what it does and all but i'm not good with all of these modern components we have ..every coil i look on videos around seems working connected differently.. all those parts.. etc..
Not exactly. Plasma globes do not use Tesla coils. Tesla coils are high voltage, high frequency, air-cored resonant transformers. They do not have an iron core like traditional transformers. Plasma globes use a high voltage transformer with an iron core and is not based on resonance. Plus, the plasma globe is filled with gases that make arcing easier at much lower voltages. A Tesla coil requires a very high voltage in order to ionize the surrounding air. Again, when you do some research this will make a lot more sense to you.you know the small ones they selling in glass balls for fun and decoration ? is that one working on the same principle as real tesla coil?
Ah, i have seen that video. I will have to watch it again to remember how he drives it. I believe it's just a simple oscillator that excites the gases in the bulb, causing it to light up. If it IS a Tesla coil, it is horribly out of tune and extremely inefficient.I think the oscillation is caused when the capacitor is discharging trough the spark gap into the primary. I will check about Lc circuit a little bit better, i know a little about it but not enough. will do that. can you look at this video in the meantime, can you tell me what this is. this is what also confuses me... .. is it or is it not..
Isn't that an Oudin coil instead of a Tesla?Ah, i have seen that video. I will have to watch it again to remember how he drives it. I believe it's just a simple oscillator that excites the gases in the bulb, causing it to light up. If it IS a Tesla coil, it is horribly out of tune and extremely inefficient.
You can tune the coil by shortening-lengthening the primary coil, but you still have to match it closely to the secondary LC circuit first. Here are some points I think you are missing:ok. Thank you . I checked out the LC circuit, I Think i see where you going with it. do I have to make one specially designed for the coil i have or ? and if that is to complicated .. can the coil perhaps be tuned without it by shortening or extending the primary ? . . maybe that has nothing to do with that but i need that answer for better understanding .
I don't believe so. An Oudin coil is very similar to a Tesla coil, except that the secondary coil is directly connected to the primary coil. There is no isolation.Isn't that an Oudin coil instead of a Tesla?
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