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Tesla Coils
A description of each of the tesla coils I've built

Spark & Arc Pictures
Sparks & arcs Electrical discharge pictures

EE at Teslathons
Pictures from UK Teslathons and tesla coil exhibitions

How Tesla coils work
Diagrams of how a tesla coil works

Parts of a Tesla Coil
The componants that make up a tesla coil

Other HV stuff
Other High Voltage equipment and things that don't fit anywhere else

Calculation&Formulae
Tesla coil or high voltage related calculations, formulae and tables

Tesla Coil Glossary
A list of 
TLA's & FLA's tesla coil and high voltage terms

Links
A list of Links to other Tesla Coil or high voltage related Sites

Eric the SSTC Pancake Coil
 
Primary:
2 Turns 1mm Enameled Copper wire
Secondary: 300 Turns 0.125mm Enameled Copper Wire basket wound over 20mm.50mm in diameter.
Breakout: 20mm 0.05mm wire.
Driver: Secondary base feedback driving an IXYDD414 driving an IRFP460 mosfet run at 50% duty cycle (NE555).
Fres: 990Khz

Total Height: <10mm (excluding breakout)
Power Supply: 24V @ 10A (2x SLA)
Circuit Diag:
Diagram Here


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  Eric - First Light

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