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Gaussfest, Teslathons

Nottingham Gaussfest 2004

Gaussfest 2004

2004
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Phill Parry's coil breaking out on its own (again)
A rare Photo of PP's coil arcing from the topload.


PP's coil Heating up the element in a sodium vapour lamp.


PP's Maltease Cross tube. (Isn't a green cross a symbol for first aid?) )

Dave Kearley's First Coil,
Seams to work Well..


Adrian Fretwells Coil hits 32"


Af's coil doing it famous wire wool trick.


More Sparks from Adrian's Coil


Adrians Marx, First light Photo.(finished at 02:00 in the morning of the same day)
A Better Picture of Adrians Marx.
Derek Woodroffe's Tiny Tess Being Cute.


Dw's Maggie


DW's OLTC arcs 12" to ground.


DW's OLTC "Tests" a mother board.
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DW's Mille Tess giving toothpick sized arcs.

Dave Gambols Coil Arcs 6' to earth


DG's Coil streamer to air.
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Dave Reeve's coil .


Lighting a Lamp the difficualt way.

Duncan Cadd's VDG (now Mark Hales's VDG)
Close up of the VDG.

VDG Belt Drive Detail.
Paul Abrams Ignition coil powered coil and a small Jacobs ladder powered by an obit.


Fusor from Mark Hales Hales


Plasma formation inside the fusor.

Derby Teslathon, Teslathons

Derby Teslathon 2009

Derby Teslathon 2009 Pictures


Dave Bullimores Can Crusher
Dave Bullimores Can Crusher

 Dave Bullimores Can Crusher
Dave Bullimore		 Dave Bullimores Marx
Dave Bullimores Marx		 Dave Bullimores Marx
Dave Bullimores Marx
Dave Bullimores Can Crusher
Dave Bullimores Can Crushers triggered gap

 Dave Bullimores Can Crusher
Dave Bullimores Can Crushers control		 Dave Bullimores Can Crusher
A cap form Dave Bullimores Can Crusher		 Derek Woodroffe's Sprite
Derek Woodroffe's Sprite, As usual I forgot to take pictures of my own stuff!
Earls Magnifier
The Primary and Secondary of Earls Magnifier

 Earls Magnifier
The Tertiary coil of Earls Magnifier		 Earls Magnifier
Earls Magnifier Tunring Up		 Earls Magnifier
Earls Magnifier 7' arcs
Earls Magnifier
Then Breakout and rotary problems

 Tesla Coil
Static Gap Tesla Coil - Owner ?		 James Howells Bi-Polar Tesla Coil
James Howells Bi-Polar Tesla Coil		 James Howells Bedini Motor
James Howells Large Bedini Motor
James Howells Bedini Motor
James Howells Small Almost a Bedini Motor

 James Howells Bedini Motor
James Howells Small Almost a Bedini Motor		 Phil Tuck's Static Gap Teslacoil
Phil Tuck's Static Gap Teslacoil		 Phil Tuck's Static Gap Teslacoil
Phil Tuck's Static Gap Teslacoil
Phil Tuck's Static Gap Teslacoil
Phil Tuck's Static Gap Teslacoil
Derby Teslathon, Teslathons

Derby Teslathon 2008

Derek Woodroffes DRSS Tesla coil
Derek Woodroffes Postable DRSSTC		 Derek Woodroffes SSTesla coil
Derek Woodroffes SSTC		 Derek Woodroffes SSTesla coil
Derek Woodroffes SSTC		 Derek Woodroffes SSTesla coil
Derek Woodroffes SSTC
Earls magnifierTesla coil
Earls Magnifier Primary & Secondary		 Earls magnifierTesla coil
Earls Magnifier Primary & Secondary		 Earls magnifierTesla coil
Earls Magnifier 		Earls magnifierTesla coil
Earls Magnifier Controler
Earls magnifierTesla coil
Earls Magnifier suffers the usual magnifier problem primary - secondary arcover		 Earls magnifierTesla coil
Earls Magnifier suffers the usual magnifier problem primary - secondary arcover		 Jacobs Ladder
Pig Powered Jacobs Ladder		 Jacobs Ladder
Pig Powered Jacobs Ladder
Jacobs Ladder
Pig Powered Jacobs Ladder		 Jacobs Ladder
Pig Powered Jacobs Ladder		 Jacobs Ladder
Pig Powered Jacobs Ladder		 Jacobs Ladder
Pig Powered Jacobs Ladder
Jacobs Ladder
Pig Powered Jacobs Ladder		 Martin Dales Small Tesla Coil
Martin Dales Tabletop TC		 Martin Dales Small Tesla Coil
Martin Dales Tabletop TC 		Martin Dales Small Tesla Coil
Martin Dales Tabletop
Martin Dales Small Tesla Coil
Martin Dales Tabletop 		Mike Harrison's Destructatron
Mike Harrison's Destructatron & High speed camera		 Mike Harrison's Destructatron
Mike Harrison's Destructatron & High speed camera		 Mike Harrison's Destructatron
Mike Harrison's Destructatron & High speed camera
Mike Harrison's Destructatron
Mike Harrison's Destructatron & High speed camera		 Mike Harrison's Destructatron
Mike Harrison's Destructatron & High speed camera smashing a CD		 Mike Harrison's Destructatron
Mike Harrison's Destructatron & High speed camera smashing a CD		 Mike Harrison's Destructatron
Mike Harrison saving the results
Mike Harrison's High speed video
Filming tungston wire		 Mike Harrison's High speed video
Filming aluminium wire Exploding		 Mike Harrison's High speed video
Filming aluminium wire Exploding		 Paul Benhams 13Mhz Solid State Tesla Coil
Paul Benhams 13Mhz Solid State Tesla Coil
Paul Benhams 13Mhz Solid State Tesla Coil
Paul Benham tuning his coil		 Paul Benhams 13Mhz Solid State Tesla Coil
Paul Benham coil breaks out

Derby Teslathon, Teslathons

Derby Teslathon 2007

Derby Teslathon 2007

Derby Teslathon 2007


a UK Teslathon exibiting a collection of home made tesla coils
Earls Dc Charging Coil
Earls Dc Charging Coil		 Earls Dc Charging Coil
Inside Earls Dc Charging Coil		 Earls Dc Charging Coil
Inside Earls Dc Charging Coil		 Melvin's DRSSTC
Melvin's DRSSTC
Earls Dc Charging Coil
Neon Breakout
Neon Breakout		 Paul Benhams coil
Paul Benhams coil Dislodging spiders again

 Paul Benhams coil
Paul Benhams coil Power Arcs		 Paul Benhams coil
Paul Benhams coil Power Supply
Paul Benhams coil
Arcs Close up from Paul's coil		 Paul Benhams coil
Pauls Rotary

 Earls coil
Earls DC Charging coil		 Sam's coil
Sams Coil
Earl's coil
Earls Coil		 Sam's coil
Sams Coil		 Sam's coil
Sams Coil		 The Coilers
The Coilers & Visitors
If anyone has any picturs of my (Derek Woodroffe's) coils from this thon please can you email me a copy to tesla(AT)extremeelectronics.co.uk.
Derby Teslathon, Teslathons

Derby Teslathon 2006

Derby Teslathon 2006

Derby Teslathon 2006


a UK Teslathon exibiting a collection of home made tesla coils
Adams OLTC
Adam arrives with a pratially completed OLTC		 Adams OLTC
Adam gets first light from his OLTC at the  THON		 Colins SSTC
Colins SSTC 		Colins SSTC
Colins SSTC ,still working...
MY New DRSSTC - Noah
Noah my New DRSSTC ready to run		 MY SSTC
My SSTC 		MY Small DRSSTC
My Small DRSSTC Sprite 		Noah's Arcs
Noah, My DRSSTC gives some arcs to air
Noah's Arcs
and 3' to an earth		 My SSTC lights a 1Kw Bulb
My SSTC lights a 1Kw Bulb		 My Cockcroft Walton Multiplier pie trick
My Cockcroft Walton Multiplier does it pie tray trick		 Martins Twin Coil
Martins Twin coil his first run gives 9' Arcs
Martins Twin Coil
Martins Twin then gives 9' Power Arcs		 Martins Twin Coil
after some tweaking this is streached to 10'		 Martins Twin Coil
So much Tweaking Martin skipps lunch		 Martins Twin Coil
Martin and Phill Set up the coil for 12' to smash the UK Record
Martins Twin Coil
12' a new UK record

Martin's Twin Coil
Martins Twin Coil Rotary

 Martin's Twin Coil
After transfering so much power Martins Rotary lets some smoke out		 Martin's Twin Coil
From an overheated electrode
Martin's Twin Coil
Martins Record is assisted by some novel breakouts		 Martin's Twin Coil
Martins Pole Pig		 Martin's Twin Coil
Martins Twin Coil Setup		 Philip Strauss's Coil
Philip Strauss and his Coil
Philip Strauss's Coil
Philip's Coil		 Philip Strauss's Coil
Philip's Coil's very nicly engineered acrylic construction		 Philip Strauss's Coil
Philip's Coil's safety and NST		 Philip Strauss's Coil
Philip's Coil's newly added blown gap
Philip Strauss's Coil
Philip's Coil's give 3' streamers to air		 Philip Strauss's Coil
Philip's Coil's give 3' streamers to air		 Philip Strauss's Coil
Philip's Coil's give 3' streamers to air		 The Coilers and visitors at the 2006 derby Thon
The Coilers and visitors at the 2006 derby Thon
Derby Teslathon, Teslathons

Derby Teslathon 2005

Uk Teslathon Derby 2005

Uk Teslathon Derby 2005





Adams OLTC

 Actually Works 13" Power Arcs

Until It arced to the IGBT's




Adam Taking it apart
 A Diathermy Probe (Watchout Ladies !!)

 		An Old Diathermy machine Im sure this would not be good for you !!




My( Derek Woodroffe) Set of Coils
 A Visitor plays with Ikle Tess My CW Multiplier has a hair raising experiance.
 		Mark Hales Brought some interesting glassware.




Pault Benhams SGTC
 Streamers from Pauls coil 5'+ Arcs
 Tickleing the ceiling




Steve Connors DRSSTC
 Setup Streamers
 38" arc to earth




Phill Parry and Finn Hammer make a toroid

 For Steve Connors OLTCII Which gave 5'+  arcs to earth and larege streamers


and power arcs,

Untill It struck the control cable

The Coilers and Visitors
Derby Teslathon, Teslathons

Derby Teslathon 2004

UK Teslathon Derby 2004

UK Teslathon Derby 2004

Adam Horden Tests his OLTC

Colin Heath's SSTC arcs to earth. 

And pops its driver Ic's

My Nano Tess (the smallest SSTC in the word) on Steve Connors OLTCII (the biggest SSTC in Europe) 

My OLTC, arcs to the primary blowing its brains out

And trashing the secondary.

A collection of my small coils

My OLTC in TT (Twinkle Twinkle) mode.

Finn's very nicely built OLTC primary.

James Pawson with his SSTC

Martin Dales New coil,
 4' first light !!! 

Martins coil transfers power to Colins SSTC, blowing the IGBT's

Martins Complete setup

Martin Dale get a 6'7" Strike to earth.

Video of Martins coil in action.

Martins Controller and PIG.

Steve Connors OLTCII arcs 6'1" to earth,

Video of OLTCII acheiving 6',1"

Steve playes with his "Flower Pot" SSTC

Steve Connor with his OLTCII and My Nano Tess

SteveConnors OLTCII

Video of OLTCII streamers

Steve's OLTCII arcs to earth, blowing a 240v 30W bulb.

Video of OLTCII power arcing

Phil Parrys VTTC Running, No Smoke!! for the day.

The collective silicon cemetery for the day.

I I have many other photos from this event, If you want more please email me.

 

Derby Teslathon, Teslathons

Derby Teslathon 2003

Derby Teslathon 2003

Pictures from the Derby Teslathon
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If your coil is unannoted please contact me with the details ( tesla@ extremeelectronics.co.uk )



Steve Connors Clasic Tesla coil.

Move from Steve Connors Coil.



Brian and Mikes Maggie doing its thing.

 

Dave Gambols Coil , Hitting the roof

More from Steve Connors Coil



Steve Connors OLTC. The Second in the world.

Alan Sharps "Quadratic mutation".



Martin Dale, Preparing His Coil.

Martin Dales Coil in action.



A Can Ready for execution in Mike Harrisons Destruct-a-tron

The Executed Can.

My (Derek Woodroffe) Cottontess

 
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Derby Teslathon, Teslathons

Derby Teslathon 2002

Derby Teslathon 2002

A Few Pictures from the Derby Teslathon, the first Teslathon I visited.

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(If your coil is pictured and not annoted, please send me details to tesla@ extremeelectronics.co.uk(Remove the space) )



Martin Dales Tesla coil, a strike to its Strike Ring.

Brian & Mikes, Maggie giving 4' Sparks


Martins 100kV Marks Generator


Colin Heaths Tesla coil.

Alan Sharp's SSTC

Various Bits and peices from Mike Harrison.



Richie Burnetts SSTC burns up another screwdriver
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Gaussfest, Teslathons

Gaussfest Teslathon 2005

Gaussfest Feb 2005

Gaussfest Feb 2005
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My (Derek Woodroffe) coils
ready for demo'ing

My IRFP 460 SSTC giving 1' 
arcs to air. at 10BPS. 

Same but at a higher
break rate.

Close up.


One of my un-named small
SSTC's coils driven from a
single irfp460 breaking out
from a 20mm ball bearing.  

Same coil power arcing to a
Screwdriver.

My OLTC2 giving about 2.5'
streamers at 2.5KW!!



My Dead Silicon Total
for the day, One opto - OLTCII,
One Set of 460's from the SSTC
one diode string from the CW Multiplier,
and a pair of transistors from the 
emergency light.


Paul Benhams coil,
(ex Nick field, Ex Etc.Etc..)

A Strike to the roof 5'6"
Spot the emergency light.

Streamers to air..

Just to prove the strike length !!



Philip Strauss's Bonetti
Electrostatic machine

a 100mm arc from the output

a 150mm arc from the
output terminals

Richie Burnetts
HF CW SSTC


An arc to air at 700W 

The power burns the breakout.

A silent bushy discharge.