Glossary of Tesla Coiling Terms
BPSBangs Per Second, the amount of
times the primary capacitor is discharged through the primary per
second.
DRSSTCAn SSTC whare the primary is tuned
to resonance with a series capacitor
ESREffective Series Resistance, The
amount of resistance a Capacitor introduces into a circuit.
IGBTInsulated Gate Bi-polar
Transistor.
ISSTC
MMCMulti Manufactured Capacitor, A
capacitor made from many smaller Manufactured (off the shelf)
capacitors.
MOSFETMetal Oxide Silicon Field Effect
Transistor
MOTMicrowave Oven
Transformer
NST
OBITOil Burner Ignition Transformer,
used for igniting oil in boilers.
OLTCOff Line Tesla Coil, A tesla coil that works directly from the mains supply
with no
step-up transformer.
RQRichie Quick Gap, Usually multiple
lengths of copper tubing in series making a multi gapped spark gap.
RSG
SSTC
TLA
Three Letter Abbreviation