Hey guys. I'm looking to build a Tesla Coil as my first project in this field but not the cheap'o kind, but a good, well thought out, good looking, quality Coil that can sing and do stuff, and I need some guidance. Like should I go for the Spark Gap coil or Solid State, build the thing from scratch or buy a DIY kit? What circuit schematic should I use? Stuff like that.
About the DIY kit. There's a really good one called OneTeslaTS(http://onetesla.com/products/kits/oneteslats-all.html) that I like, and it has a beautiful toroid(Which I still don't know how to make a quality toroid) but it costs 450$ with shipping(WHICH IS ALLOT).
Spark Gap Coil seems to requires a neon sign transformer that costs about 150$(without shipping) which is also quite expensive but manageable.
The most affordable I think would be to build a Solid State one from scratch but again will I be able to get all the elements that make a quality Coil?
I like the one this guy made
http://www.electroboom.com/?p=575
But hopefully there is a way to control the length of the arks...
Thoughts?
BTW: I'm a student in Mechatronics and live in a apartments, and don't have a garage so yeah I like big arks but hate burned walls.
About the DIY kit. There's a really good one called OneTeslaTS(http://onetesla.com/products/kits/oneteslats-all.html) that I like, and it has a beautiful toroid(Which I still don't know how to make a quality toroid) but it costs 450$ with shipping(WHICH IS ALLOT).
Spark Gap Coil seems to requires a neon sign transformer that costs about 150$(without shipping) which is also quite expensive but manageable.
The most affordable I think would be to build a Solid State one from scratch but again will I be able to get all the elements that make a quality Coil?
I like the one this guy made
http://www.electroboom.com/?p=575
But hopefully there is a way to control the length of the arks...
Thoughts?
BTW: I'm a student in Mechatronics and live in a apartments, and don't have a garage so yeah I like big arks but hate burned walls.