I've got a coil ready I'm just not sure what voltage to put through it and what circuitry to use.
You're not giving nearly enough information. You need to find a design you like first. Solid state Tesla coils are not simple devices, I hope you realize that. You can't simply put together a circuit and expect it to work right off the bat without some serious tweaking. SSTCs are very picky.All I have right now are a few wires, a power supply and a 0.25mm copper wire 800 turn secondary, I was mainly wondering about how to setup the circuitry.
Thank you for the help, maybe I'll come back to the world of tesla coils another day. I guess I'll look on that website A_Maine96 mentioned for something easier in the meantime. I'll definitely give that stuff you mentioned a read too!Read this before you plan anything
Tesla Coil Design, Construction and Operation
and this is you decide to continue
Designing your Tesla Coil
I understand I'm not being very helpful, its true I don't know much about electronics and maybe I've bitten off more than I can chew but I came here for advice on how to start so no, I don't have pictures as I haven't started yet. I just wanted a little advice, not criticism. maybe I'll start with something a little easier... Thanks anyway
Hi Aiden,I understand I'm not being very helpful, its true I don't know much about electronics and maybe I've bitten off more than I can chew but I came here for advice on how to start so no, I don't have pictures as I haven't started yet. I just wanted a little advice, not criticism. maybe I'll start with something a little easier... Thanks anyway
Thank you Marcus, I appreciate your kind words. You are right, my main concern is the personal health and safety of the person building the coil. I need to be sure that they know what they are doing in order to be sure that they will not be harmed.Derstrom8's just being cautious and doesn't want anyone to get hurt and people tend to get hurt a lot with these DIY ones. He's responded to a LOT of tesla coil questions I've seen lol and knows this well.
That sounds like a good idea Tesla coils require a lot of research and electronics knowledge, so I definitely recommend working from the bottom up. Learning the basics is always a good place to start.Thank you for the help, maybe I'll come back to the world of tesla coils another day. I guess I'll look on that website A_Maine96 mentioned for something easier in the meantime. I'll definitely give that stuff you mentioned a read too!
I can understand that completely. I was in your shoes once. All I wanted to do was design and build a solid state Tesla coil, but every time I looked at a schematic I was overwhelmed by the number and arrangement of components, and had no idea how it worked. It took a lot of research learning what each individual part did before I could understand how they worked together to drive the Tesla coil.I understand, I guess I was just a bit judgemental seeing as I had my hopes set on a SSTC but that day will come... In time
I disagree with the above statement in bold. There is always the chance of RF burns at the very least when touching the output of a Tesla coil, solid state or not. Many people claim they're safe to touch, but anyone who actually understands the properties of Tesla coils and the arcs they produce knows that this is a load of rubbish and it should not be touched. Period.Yes well if you don’t know what voltage to put through it and what circuitry to use,
you also don’t have a coil ready
Don’t be put off, there are designs out there you can safely arc to your body.
Here’s one:
http://80.82.21.93/sstc2/SSTC2_en.html
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