Nottingham Gaussfest 2007
a UK Teslathon exibiting a collection of home made tesla coils
![]() Derek Woodroffes CWM |
![]() Derek Woodroffes Small Battery Powered DRSSTC |
![]() Derek Woodroffe's 200Kv CWM |
![]() Derek Woodroffes 200Kv CWM with a spinner |
![]() Derek Woodroffe's 200Kv CWM with a pile of pie dishes |
![]() Derek Woodroffe's CCPS running a jacobs ladder |
![]() Derek Woodroffe A bowl of water and 22KV DC |
![]() Arcs across the surface of the water |
![]() Karim's Induction Heater |
![]() With a 50p Coin |
![]() Karim's DRSSTC |
![]() Karim's DRSSTC |
![]() Karim's Indiuction Heater - Side View |
![]() Karim's Cap Bank Explodes some wire |
![]() Karim's DRSSTC |
![]() Karim's Cap Bank |
![]() Karim's DRSSTC Arcs without Breakout |
![]() Karim's Induction Heater With a Nut and Bolt |
![]() Induction Heater Smokin... |
![]() Karim and a lump of Iron fresh from the heater |
![]() Cap Bank Explodes some more wirer |
![]() Cap Bank Explodes some more wire |
![]() A 10p After being launched by Karim's Cap Bank |
![]() Melvins DRSSTC |
![]() Melvins DRSSTC |
![]() Melvins DRSSTC - 3rd Light - WOW |
![]() Mark Hales Brought some Stuff to sell |
![]() Mark Hales's Van de Graff |
![]() Top Comb |
![]() Bottom Comb and drive |
![]() Neon Cup |
![]() Mark Builds a Flyback Driver |
![]() Mark Builds a Flyback Driver - Which Works.. |
![]() Neil Thomas Ballasts for his Jacobs Ladder |
![]() Neil Thomas Power Control and monitoring for his jacobs ladder |
![]() The Holder for the Electrodes |
![]() Neil making a couple of last minute changes |
![]() The Full Jacobs Ladder |
![]() Arcs at 32A from Mains |
![]() Arcs at 32A from Mains |
![]() Pauls Teslacoil Arrives |
![]() And needs some construction |
![]() And needs some construction |
![]() Pauls TC Controller |
![]() Pauls DC charging and ballast |
![]() Ready |
![]() Arcs 5' to a Fixed earth |
![]() Watched by the visitors |
![]() More Power Arcing |
![]() More Power Arcing |
![]() Arcs via a strip of CD's |
![]() Which slowly disintegrate |
![]() Which slowly disintegrate |
![]() And back to power arcing |
![]() Phillip Strauss's Bonnetti machine |
![]() Phillip Strauss's Bonnetti machine |
![]() Phillip Strauss's Bonnetti machine |
![]() Gives 20cm Arcs |
![]() With Paul driving with a long acrylic rod |
![]() The Charge pickups from Phillips Machine |
![]() Sam Sainsburys TC |
![]() With a Flourecent Lamp as a breakout |
![]() Streamers |
![]() Dave brought his Small Marx |
![]() That gave 130Kv arcs |
![]() Powered by two large CW multipliers from mains |
![]() Daves Cap bank dinted some cans.. |
![]() With possibly the most complex control system ever seen in a cap bank |
![]() If you need a can with a waist see Dave |
![]() A collection of Derek's Small DRSSTC's and laptop control |
![]() A collection of Derek's NOAH DRSSTC's with new control system |
![]() A small 1.5" tall bi-polar coil |
![]() The inside of the smallest Battery Powered DRSSTC in the world !! |
![]() Earl at his Magnifier's controls |
![]() Giving Good sparks as usual |
![]() More power into the Hall Roof |
![]() Running really smoothly |
![]() Running really smoothly |
![]() Until his rotary became bigger that it was before!! |
![]() Jasons 1Kw DC charging Tesla Coil |
![]() Gave a great display |
![]() Jason at the controls |
![]() The whole coil and rotary |
![]() Karim brought a couple of DRSSTC's |
![]() And perswaded a couple |
![]() Of the Visitors to play the gituar |
![]() and keyboard through them |
![]() Karim also brought a Solid State Jacobs ladder |
![]() Which ran flawlessley throughout the day |
![]() Phil Tuck Arrived and started to build his coil |
![]() assisted by Phil Strauss |
![]() On a ground plane of chicken wire |
![]() His coil performed |
![]() Very Well |
![]() Both to air |
![]() and to a breakout |
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![]() Until a secondary Strike hit |
![]() but removing a couple of turns and cleaning |
![]() Put it back into action |
![]() Untill his rotary controller died |
![]() from a failed capacitor |
![]() Which was quickly replaced and he went fishing for sparks |
![]() and put more power in to the roof |
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![]() and acheived a 6' (almost direct) strike |
![]() Watched by a number of visitors |
![]() The Coils at the Gaussfest |
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Links to Videos (Thanks to Phil Tuck HV Tesla) |
Karims SSTC plays music | Karims SSTC plays music II | |
Extras |
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![]() Chris Brought a couple of Plasma Balls and some flourecent tubes |
![]() Dave brough his Marx which intermittantly gave 300mm Arcs |
![]() Dave also brought his can crusher. |
![]() Dave's Marx Power supply |
![]() Dave's Small Marx |
![]() Dereks Halo SSTC produces 4 breakouts |
![]() Dereks DRSSTC-LET running on a tray |
![]() Chris invites in aliens with a pair of fluorescent tubes powered from Halo |
![]() Dereks Halo with 4 rotating arcs |
![]() Chris and his fluorescents again with Dereks Halo |
![]() Dereks Halo SSTC |
![]() Karim Setus up his dual musical DRSSTC's |
![]() Karim's mains filter !! |
![]() Karim's Sets off his MIDI files from his laptop |
![]() Karim's Producing a great display |
![]() To music |
![]() With large 4' Arcs |
![]() Phill Tuck brought his newly rebuilt Tesla Coil |
![]() which appeared to have cought something nasty |
![]() but has a very well built rotary and cap bank |
![]() Phillip Strauss takes a rest whilst watching Phil Build his coil |
![]() Which ran very well |
![]() Which ran with some loud bangs |
![]() From his new cap bank |
![]() but large arcs to ground and the roof |
![]() The cap bank eventually broke down and burnt some insulation |
![]() Which was fixed with some silicon tubing |
![]() and Phill was back on line |
![]() With even more power from a 24mH choke from Phillip |
![]() Which actually was 17mH (loads more power) |
![]() Chris lent his fluorescents as a strike pole |
![]() which wasnt too well earthed |
![]() A new tesla coil made out of fluorescent green acrylic |
![]() A really nice looking coil |
![]() That works too |
![]() Halo with a number of rotating arcs |
![]() The Aetheriser and a rotating breakout |
![]() The Aetheriser and a rotating breakout |
![]() The Aetheriser and a rotating breakout |
![]() The Aetheriser entertains the vistors |
![]() Halo with two breakouts |
![]() Phillip Strauss's spark gap coil |
![]() Ran very well |
![]() Despite having spark gap blower and transformer |
![]() Phill Tuck Brought his rotary spark gap tesla coil |
![]() Which Ran fine |
![]() For most of the day |
![]() Creating a fantastic |
![]() Display of arc's |
![]() Untill.. |
![]() Untill.. |
![]() Untill.. |
![]() A strike carbonised his coil base |
![]() and finally his rotary phase control variac died. |
![]() Phil and Phils col in a copy of the Famous Warnclyffe Photo. |
![]() Phill Tuck and Phil Strauss Arrive |
![]() Dave Assembles his Tesla Coil |
![]() Dave'sTesla Coil |
![]() Dave'sTesla Coil |
![]() Dave'sTesla Coil Rectifier and Balast |
![]() Dave'sTesla Coil MOT Stack |
![]() Dave'sTesla Coil Controler |
![]() Derek's Tesla Coils |
![]() The Aetheriser destroys a CD |
![]() Noah II Produces a streamer |
![]() Noah II Produces a streamer |
![]() Magnetic Levitation |
![]() Jase's Tesla Coil |
![]() Jase's Tesla Coil with a Rotary |
![]() Jase's Tesla Coil |
![]() Phillip Strauss's Tesla Coil |
![]() Phillip Strauss's Tesla Coil |
![]() Phillip Strauss's Tesla Coil |
![]() Phillip Strauss's Tesla Coil |
![]() Phillip Strauss's Tesla Coil |
![]() Phillip Strauss's Tesla Coil |
![]() Phillip Strauss's Tesla Coil Tuning |
![]() Phil Tuck's Tesla Coil |
![]() Phil Tuck's Tesla Coil |
![]() Phil Tuck's Tesla Coil Fisrt Break down |
![]() Phil Tuck's Tesla Coil Fixed by removing a chunk of tufnall |
![]() Phil Tuck's Tesla Coil returns to service |
![]() Phil Tuck's Tesla Coil Arcs to Phillip S's |
![]() Phil Tuck's Tesla Coil |
![]() Phil Tuck's Tesla Coil |
![]() Phil Tuck's Tesla Coil |
![]() Phil Tuck's Tesla Coil |
![]() Phil Tuck's Tesla Coil Smoke !!! |
![]() Phil Tuck's Tesla Coil More Burnt Tufnall |
![]() Phil Tuck's Tesla Coil More Burnt, Hot Tufnall |
![]() Phil Tuck's Tesla Coil Runs again |
![]() Phil Tuck's Tesla Coil Arcs to the floor |
![]() Phil Tuck's Tesla Coil Failure II |
![]() Phil Tuck's Tesla Coil After more tufnall removed |
![]() Phil Tuck's Tesla Coil After more tufnall removed |
![]() Phil Tuck's Tesla Coil Result of earth free running |
![]() Martyn's solid state magnifying transmitters |
![]() Sam's Tesla Coil |
![]() Sam's Tesla Coil |
![]() Sam's Tesla Coil |
![]() Sam's Plasma Ball |
![]() Alexes Ignition Coil |
![]() Tesla 1 kit |
![]() Ran for a while and died... |
![]() Ignition Coil |
![]() Daves Tesla coil control box |
![]() Daves Tesla coil |
![]() Daves Jacobs Ladder |
![]() Daves Tesla Coil |
![]() Daves Tesla Coil |
![]() Dereks CWM |
![]() Dereks V8 tesla engine and tesla coil |
![]() Dereks arc of time - Tesla Clock |
![]() Dereks arc of time - Tesla Clock |
![]() Dereks V8 Tesla Engine Explodes |
![]() Spraying the desk and evrything in a 2M radius |
![]() It ran on 7 coils - until it blew again. |
![]() The Aetheriser entertains |
![]() Ian's small SG Tesla coil |
![]() Ian's small SG Tesla coil - sparks |
![]() Phil Strauss's Tesla Coil |
![]() Ian's Ignition coil |
![]() Ian's Ignition coil |
![]() Ian's wimshurst |
![]() Ian's ignition coil |
![]() Phils Tesla coil |
![]() Phil goes fishing |
![]() Phil goes fishing |
![]() Phils Tesla Coil |
![]() Phils Tesla Coil |
![]() Phil Goes fishing again |
![]() Phil Strauss Adds more caps |
![]() Phil Strauss tesla coil more arcs to the roof |
![]() Phil Strauss tesla coil arcs to anything near by |
![]() Phil Strauss tesla coil more arcs |
![]() Phil Strauss tesla coil more arcs |
![]() Phil Strauss tesla coil more arcs |
![]() Phil Strauss tesla coil more arcs |
![]() Phil Strauss tesla coil more arcs |
![]() Phil Strauss tesla coil more arcs |
![]() Phil Strauss tesla coil more arcs |
![]() Phil Strauss tesla coil more arcs |
![]() Phil Strauss tesla coil more arcs |
![]() Phil Strauss tesla coil more arcs |
![]() Phil Strauss tesla coil more arcs |
![]() Phil Strauss tesla coil more arcs |
![]() Phil Strauss tesla coil more arcs |
![]() Phil Strauss tesla coil more arcs |
![]() Phil Strauss tesla coil more arcs |
![]() Phil Tucks tesla coil |
![]() Phil Tucks tesla coil gave a great performance |
![]() until its rotary motor died |
![]() Gives some great Arcs |
![]() Gives some great Arcs |
![]() Gives some great Arcs |
![]() Gives some great Arcs |
![]() Phil Tuck fishing again |
Thanks to all of the coilers and visitors to this years teslathon and of course a great thank you to the Cambridge museum of technology for hosting us again.
My Coils & Stuff
Phil S’s Coil
Phil T’s Coil
Alex’s Coils
Marks Coil
Anders’s Coil and Gessler Tubes
Dave B’s Coil
John’s Coils and Equipment
Steves DRSSTC
Then Steve’s coil opened up a rift in the Aether and we were all sucked in. Back next year.
Pictures from Nottingham Gaussfest 2015
My Coils and HV stuff
Phillip S’s Tesla coil
Phillip T’s Tesla coil
And one of Phil’s own videos at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR1MEOXsKgw
Dave B’s Tesla coil
Gordie’s Tesla coil
Mark’s Tesla coil