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Derby Teslathon 2003

Derby Teslathon 2003

Pictures from the Derby Teslathon
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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 2002

Derby Teslathon 2002

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

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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 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.

Gaussfest Teslathon 2006


Nottingham Gaussfest 2006

a UK Teslathon exibiting a collection of home made tesla coils
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My (Derek Woodroffe)
Small DRSSTC

My SSTC with a
Strontium Nitrate
covered breakout


My SSTC with a
Sodium Cloride
covered breakout

My Brick OLTC


Untill a fuse "went"
Completly, ends &
glass envelope
"disappeared"


Melvin Bennetts
Compact DRSSTC

Not bad sparks
for the first time
on Full Mains.

Martin Dale
Tests his new
Balast & Pole Pig


Martins Rotary, Built at
03:00AM before the GF 


Another Balast test
with a jacobs ladder


Martins Coil Gave some
good arcs

All mostly in the
right direction

With Minor damage

Easily repaired with
the loss of 6 turns
to the secondary.


And the coil lived
again with
Excelent
6'-7' arcs

All Mostly in the
Wrong Direction.

A 10 second
exposure, note a total
lack of arcs to the earthed rod.


Mark Hales brought a
large selection of gas
filled tubes

and decorative

Flowers

Roses


Skulls


Flamingos

Figurines

And a couple of
Plasma Globes



Of different sizes

Mike Harrison
brought his high speed camera

and his "destructotron"
Cap bank.

First attempt at
breaking a pint glass

Second attempt

The third attempt
was successfull.
Mike captured this and
many other "events" on his
high speed camera.
Take a look here


Philip Strauss brought
a SGTC

Which was very nicely
constructed


with every peice
polished!!

and a pretty good
performer too.


The Group Photo of
visitors and coilers.

Gaussfest Teslathon 2007

Gaussfest 2007

Nottingham Gaussfest 2007


a UK Teslathon exibiting a collection of home made tesla coils
Derek Woodroffes DRSSTC
Derek Woodroffes Drsstc giveing a 3' streamer to air
Derek Woodroffes Jacobs ladder
Derek Woodroffes Jacobs Ladder with help from a couple of sparklers
Derek Woodroffes Jacobs ladder
Derek Woodroffes Jacobs Ladder with help from a couple of sparklers
Derek Woodroffes Jacobs ladder
Derek Woodroffes Jacobs Ladder using two motherboards as electrodes
Derek Woodroffes Jacobs ladder
Derek Woodroffes Jacobs Ladder using two motherboards as electrodes
Derek Woodroffes Jacobs ladder
Derek Woodroffes Jacobs Ladder testing a motherboard
Derek Woodroffes Jacobs ladder
Derek Woodroffes Jacobs Ladder testing a motherboard
Derek Woodroffes Jacobs ladder
Derek Woodroffes Jacobs Ladder testing a motherboard
Derek Woodroffes Jacobs ladder
Derek Woodroffes Jacobs Ladder testing a motherboard
Derek Woodroffes Jacobs ladder
Derek Woodroffes Jacobs Ladder testing a motherboard
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
Phillip Strauss's Tesla Coil
Phillip Strauss's Tesla Coil
Phillip Strauss's Tesla Coil
James Pawson's MARX
James Pawson's MARX
James Pawson's SSTC
James Pawson's SSTC
James Pawson's SSTC
James Pawson's SSTC
Melvin Bennetts  Small DRSSTC
Melvin Bennetts Small DRSSTC
Melvin Bennetts  Small DRSSTC
Melvin Bennetts Small DRSSTC
A test card from Mark Hales's Baird Receiver
A test card from Mark Hales's Baird Receiver
Paul Benhams Large Tesla Coil
Paul Benhams Large Tesla Coil
Paul Benhams Large Tesla Coil
Paul Benhams Large Tesla Coil
Paul Benhams Large Tesla Coil
Paul Benhams Large Tesla Coil
Philip Strauss's Tesla Coil
Philip Strauss's Tesla Coil (variable inductor)
Philip Strauss's Tesla Coil
Philip Strauss's Tesla Coil
Philip Strauss's Tesla Coil
Philip Strauss's Tesla Coil
Richie Burnetts SSTC
Richie Burnetts SSTC
Richie Burnetts SSTC
Richie Burnetts SSTC
Sams Tesla Coil
Sams Tesla Coil
Visitors and callers at the GF 2007
Visitors and callers at the Gausfest 2007

Gaussfest Teslathon 2008

Gaussfest 2008

Gaussfest 2008


Derek Woodroffes CWM
Derek Woodroffes CWM
Derek Woodroffes DRSSTC
Derek Woodroffes Small Battery Powered DRSSTC
Derek Woodroffes CWM
Derek Woodroffe's 200Kv CWM
Derek Woodroffes CWM
Derek Woodroffes 200Kv CWM with a spinner
Derek Woodroffes CWM
Derek Woodroffe's 200Kv CWM with a pile of pie dishes
Derek Woodroffes Jacobs Ladder
Derek Woodroffe's CCPS running a jacobs ladder
Derek Woodroffe
Derek Woodroffe A bowl of water and 22KV DC
Derek Woodroffe
Arcs across the surface of the water
Karim's Induction Heater
Karim's Induction Heater
Karim's Induction Heater
With a 50p Coin
Karim's DRSSTC
Karim's DRSSTC
Karim's DRSSTC
Karim's DRSSTC
Karim's Indiuction Heater
Karim's Indiuction Heater - Side View
Karim's Cap Bank
Karim's Cap Bank Explodes some wire
Karim's DRSSTC
Karim's DRSSTC
Karim's Cap Bank
Karim's Cap Bank
Karim's DRSSTC
Karim's DRSSTC Arcs without Breakout
Karim's Induction Heater
Karim's Induction Heater With a Nut and Bolt
Karim's Induction Heater
Induction Heater Smokin...
Karim's Induction Heater
Karim and a lump of Iron fresh from the heater
Karim's Cap Bank
Cap Bank Explodes some more wirer
Karim's Cap Bank
Cap Bank Explodes some more wire
Karim's Cap Bank
A 10p After being launched by Karim's Cap Bank
Melvins DRSSTC
Melvins DRSSTC
Melvins DRSSTC
Melvins DRSSTC
Melvins DRSSTC
Melvins DRSSTC - 3rd Light - WOW
Mark Hales
Mark Hales Brought some Stuff to sell
Mark Hales Van de Graff
Mark Hales's Van de Graff
Mark Hales Van de Graff
Top Comb
Mark Hales Van de Graff
Bottom Comb and drive
Mark Hales
Neon Cup
Mark Hales
Mark Builds a Flyback Driver
Mark Hales
Mark Builds a Flyback Driver - Which Works..
Neil Thomas
Neil Thomas Ballasts for his Jacobs Ladder
Neil Thomas Jacobs Ladder
Neil Thomas Power Control and monitoring for his jacobs ladder
Neil Thomas Jacobs Ladder
The Holder for the Electrodes
Neil Thomas Jacobs Ladder
Neil making a couple of last minute changes
Neil Thomas Jacobs Ladder
The Full Jacobs Ladder
Neil Thomas Jacobs Ladder
Arcs at 32A from Mains
Neil Thomas Jacobs Ladder
Arcs at 32A from Mains
Paul Bennem
Pauls Teslacoil Arrives
Paul Bennem
And needs some construction
Paul Bennem
And needs some construction
Paul Bennem
Pauls TC Controller
Paul Bennem
Pauls DC charging and ballast
Paul Bennem
Ready
Paul Bennem
Arcs 5' to a Fixed earth
Paul Bennem
Watched by the visitors
Paul Bennem
More Power Arcing
Paul Bennem
More Power Arcing
Paul Bennem
Arcs via a strip of CD's
Paul Bennem
Which slowly disintegrate
Paul Bennem
Which slowly disintegrate
Paul Bennem
And back to power arcing
Phillip Strauss
Phillip Strauss's Bonnetti machine
Phillip Strauss
Phillip Strauss's Bonnetti machine
Phillip Strauss
Phillip Strauss's Bonnetti machine
Phillip Strauss
Gives 20cm Arcs
Phillip Strauss
With Paul driving with a long acrylic rod
Phillip Strauss
The Charge pickups from Phillips Machine
Sam Sainsburys TC
Sam Sainsburys TC
Sam Sainsburys TC
With a Flourecent Lamp as a breakout
Sam Sainsburys TC
Streamers

Gaussfest Teslathon 2009

Gaussfest 2009

Gaussfest 2009


Noah
Derek Woodroffes Noah Coil
Noah
Derek Woodroffes Noah Coil Spark Close up
DRSSTC Test Board
Derek Woodroffes DRSSTC test board, more details to come.....
Noah
Derek Woodroffes Noah, a Brick half bridge DRSSTC
Earls Magnifier
Earls Magnifier - Primary and Secondary
Earls Magnifier
Earls Magnifier - Control Box
Earls Magnifier
Earls Magnifier - ExpandableTorroid
Earls Magnifier
Earls Magnifier - First Light; No really FIRST light, 4' STREAMERS WOW!!!
Earls Magnifier
Earls Magnifier - The Setup
Earls Magnifier
Earls Magnifier - The Cap Bank
Earls Magnifier
Earls Magnifier - The Cap Bank - Slightly overvoltaged
Earls Magnifier
Earls Magnifier - The Cap Bank - Letting the Magic Smoke out.
Earls Magnifier
Earls Magnifier - 6.5' Arc to Earth (78")
Earls Magnifier
Earls Magnifier - Streamers to Air
Earls Magnifier
Earls Magnifier - Streamers to Air
Earls Magnifier
Earls Magnifier - Streamers to Air
Earls Magnifier
Earls Magnifier - Streamers to Air
James Howels
James Howles - HV Bits and peices
James Howels
James Howles - Tesla Coil from 6Kv 30mA NST
James Howels
James Howles - Jacobs Ladder from 100mA 10Kv NST
James Howels
James Howles - Classic Tc
Phillip Strauss
Phillip Strauss's Classic TC
Phillip Strauss
Phillip Strauss's Classic TC
Phillip Strauss
Phillip Strauss's Classic TC NST, Filters and Control
Phillip Strauss
Phillip Strauss's Classic TC, The Filter lets some smoke out
Phillip Strauss
Phillip Strauss's Classic TC, The Filter lets more smoke out
Nick & Robert
Nick & Roberts SSTC
Nick & Robert
Nick & Roberts SSTC
Nick & Robert
Nick & Roberts SSTC
Nick & Robert
Nick & Roberts SSTC - Driver
Nick & Robert
Nick & Roberts SSTC - Driver
Nick & Robert
Nick & Roberts SSTC - Driver
Melvin
Melvin's Small DRSSTC
Melvin
Melvin's Small DRSSTC
Melvin
Melvin's Larger DRSSTC
Melvin
Melvin's Larger DRSSTC
Melvin
Melvin's Larger DRSSTC
Melvin
Melvin's Small DRSSTC
Visitors
The Visitors take pictures
Visitors
Some of The Visitors to the GF2009

Gaussfest Teslathon 2010

Nottingham Gaussfest 2010

Nottingham Gaussfest 2010


Dave's marx
Dave brought his Small Marx
Dave's marx
That gave 130Kv arcs
Dave's marx
Powered by two large CW multipliers from mains
Dave's Cap Bank
Daves Cap bank dinted some cans..
Dave's Cap Bank
With possibly the most complex control system ever seen in a cap bank
Dave's Cap Bank
If you need a can with a waist see Dave
Derek Woodroffes Small DRSSTC's
A collection of Derek's Small DRSSTC's and laptop control
Derek Woodroffes Noah DRSSTC's
A collection of Derek's NOAH DRSSTC's with new control system
Derek Woodroffes small Bi-polar
A small 1.5" tall bi-polar coil
Derek Woodroffes small Bi-polar
The inside of the smallest Battery Powered DRSSTC in the world !!
Earls Magnifier
Earl at his Magnifier's controls
Earls Magnifier
Giving Good sparks as usual
Earls Magnifier
More power into the Hall Roof
Earls Magnifier
Running really smoothly
Earls Magnifier
Running really smoothly
Earls Magnifier
Until his rotary became bigger that it was before!!
Jasons 1Kw DC charging Tesla Coil
Jasons 1Kw DC charging Tesla Coil
Jasons 1Kw DC charging Tesla Coil
Gave a great display
Jasons 1Kw DC charging Tesla Coil
Jason at the controls
Jasons 1Kw DC charging Tesla Coil
The whole coil and rotary
Karim DRSSTC
Karim brought a couple of DRSSTC's
Karim DRSSTC
And perswaded a couple
Karim DRSSTC
Of the Visitors to play the gituar
Karim DRSSTC
and keyboard through them
Karim Solid State Jacobs Ladder
Karim also brought a Solid State Jacobs ladder
Karim Solid State Jacobs Ladder
Which ran flawlessley throughout the day
Phil Tuck Tesla coil
Phil Tuck Arrived and started to build his coil
Phil Tuck Tesla coil
assisted by Phil Strauss
Phil Tuck Tesla coil
On a ground plane of chicken wire
Phil Tuck Tesla coil
His coil performed
Phil Tuck Tesla coil
Very Well
Phil Tuck Tesla coil
Both to air
Phil Tuck Tesla coil
and to a breakout
Phil Tuck Tesla coil
Phil Tuck Tesla coil
Until a secondary Strike hit
Phil Tuck Tesla coil
but removing a couple of turns and cleaning
Phil Tuck Tesla coil
Put it back into action
Phil Tuck Tesla coil
Untill his rotary controller died
Phil Tuck Tesla coil
from a failed capacitor
Phil Tuck Tesla coil
Which was quickly replaced and he went fishing for sparks
Phil Tuck Tesla coil
and put more power in to the roof
Phil Tuck Tesla coil
Phil Tuck Tesla coil
and acheived a 6' (almost direct) strike
Coilers
Watched by a number of visitors
Gaussfest
The Coils at the Gaussfest


Links to Videos (Thanks to Phil Tuck HV Tesla)

Earls Magnifier
Karims SSTC plays music Karims SSTC plays music II


Video by Simon Yapp
www.simon-yapp.com




Extras

Special 1
Special 1
Special 1

Gaussfest Teslathon 2011

Nottingham Gaussfest 2011


PlasmaBalls
Chris Brought a couple of Plasma Balls and some flourecent tubes
Marx
Dave brough his Marx which intermittantly gave 300mm Arcs
Cap Bank
Dave also brought his can crusher.
Cap Bank
Dave's Marx Power supply
Cap Bank
Dave's Small Marx
Halo
Dereks Halo SSTC produces 4 breakouts
DRSSTC-LET
Dereks DRSSTC-LET running on a tray
Chris fluorescent tubes
Chris invites in aliens with a pair of fluorescent tubes powered from Halo
Halo SSTC
Dereks Halo with 4 rotating arcs
Chris and his fluorescents again
Chris and his fluorescents again with Dereks Halo
HALO SSTC
Dereks Halo SSTC
Karims DRSSTC's
Karim Setus up his dual musical DRSSTC's
Karims DRSSTC's
Karim's mains filter !!
Karims DRSSTC's
Karim's Sets off his MIDI files from his laptop
Karims DRSSTC's
Karim's Producing a great display
Karims DRSSTC's
To music
Karims DRSSTC's
With large 4' Arcs
Phill Tuck rotary Tesla Coil
Phill Tuck brought his newly rebuilt Tesla Coil
Phill Tuck rotary Tesla Coil
which appeared to have cought something nasty
Phill Tuck rotary Tesla Coil
but has a very well built rotary and cap bank
Phill Tuck rotary Tesla Coil
Phillip Strauss takes a rest whilst watching Phil Build his coil
Phill Tuck rotary Tesla Coil
Which ran very well
Phill Tuck rotary Tesla Coil
Which ran with some loud bangs
Phill Tuck rotary Tesla Coil
From his new cap bank
Phill Tuck rotary Tesla Coil
but large arcs to ground and the roof
Phill Tuck rotary Tesla Coil
The cap bank eventually broke down and burnt some insulation
Phill Tuck rotary Tesla Coil
Which was fixed with some silicon tubing
Phill Tuck rotary Tesla Coil
and Phill was back on line
Phill Tuck rotary Tesla Coil
With even more power from a 24mH choke from Phillip
Phill Tuck rotary Tesla Coil
Which actually was 17mH (loads more power)
Phill Tuck rotary Tesla Coil
Chris lent his fluorescents as a strike pole
Phill Tuck rotary Tesla Coil
which wasnt too well earthed
Will's Tesla Coil
A new tesla coil made out of fluorescent green acrylic
Will's Tesla Coil
A really nice looking coil
Will's Tesla Coil
That works too

Gaussfest Teslathon 2012


Dereks Halo Tesla Coil
Halo with a number of rotating arcs
Dereks Aetheriser Tesla Coil
The Aetheriser and a rotating breakout
Dereks Aetheriser Tesla Coil
The Aetheriser and a rotating breakout
Dereks Aetheriser Tesla Coil
The Aetheriser and a rotating breakout
Dereks Aetheriser Tesla Coil
The Aetheriser entertains the vistors
Dereks Halo Tesla Coil
Halo with two breakouts
Philip Strauss'sTesla Coil
Phillip Strauss's spark gap coil
Philip Strauss'sTesla Coil
Ran very well
Philip Strauss'sTesla Coil
Despite having spark gap blower and transformer
Phil Tucks rotary Tesla Coil
Phill Tuck Brought his rotary spark gap tesla coil
Phil Tucks rotary Tesla Coil
Which Ran fine
Phil Tucks rotary Tesla Coil
For most of the day
Phil Tucks rotary Tesla Coil
Creating a fantastic
Phil Tucks rotary Tesla Coil
Display of arc's
Phil Tucks rotary Tesla Coil
Untill..
Phil Tucks rotary Tesla Coil
Untill..
Phil Tucks rotary Tesla Coil
Untill..
Phil Tucks rotary Tesla Coil
A strike carbonised his coil base
Phil Tucks rotary Tesla Coil
and finally his rotary phase control variac died.
Phil Tucks Tesla Coil
Phil and Phils col in a copy of the Famous Warnclyffe Photo.