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How do you build a Tesla Coil?

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In this article you will explain how to build a tesla coil. This allows you to light fluorescent tubes and other lights wirelessly.

Below are the supplies. You also need a plank of wood, two pieces of PVC pipe (one thick and one thin) and a fluorescent tube to light.

Supplies

No longer available Winding wire to wind the primary coil. Flexible black wire on spool - 22AWG - 7.5 meters Out of stock Wire to wrap the secondary coil. € 3,65 Breadboard white 400 points In stock € 2,35 2N2222A NPN transistor - 10 pcs Out of stock € 1,70 10KΩ Metal film resistor 1 / 4W - 100 pieces In stock € 2,55 Nitto - insulation tape - black - 19 mm x 20 m In stock Tape to wrap the secondary coil. € 2,70 DC socket built-in 5.5 mm x 2.1 mm - 5 pieces Out of stock € 2,50 DC Plug male 2.1x5.5mm - 5 stuks Out of stock € 2,60 Banana plug - 5x Red + 5x Black In stock Plugs to connect the tesla coil to a lab power supply. € 3,45 Stranded-Core red wire - 26AWG - 2 meter Out of stock Wire to make the cord to the lab power supply. € 2,20 Stranded-Core black wire - 26AWG - 2 meter Out of stock Wire to make the cord to the lab power supply. € 1,35 Mean Well GST36E12-P1J Out of stock Adapter so that the tesla coil can also work on mains power. € 16,85 Total € 41,90
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Comments

The Netherlands Jan Zijlstra
These are nice projects Corne, coincidentally I have recently started to orient myself on this and am now working on a tube coil for cars. Too bad you mix up the primary/secondary connection in the text. These coils naturally resonate due to capacitive feedback. Any idea what the approximate frequency of this is? Is there a question of opposite winding of the coils or does this not matter in this design?! is of course important for circuits with control via electronics. Greetings Jan Zijlstra in Ankeveen.
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The Netherlands Arwind
Sorry, found it! 🤷🏾‍♂️
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The Netherlands Arwind
Where's the explanation brother?
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Mean Well GST36E12-P1J 2N2222A NPN transistor - 10 pcs Flexible black wire on spool - 22AWG - 7.5 meters Banana plug - 5x Red + 5x Black DC Plug male 2.1x5.5mm - 5 stuks 10KΩ Metal film resistor 1 / 4W - 100 pieces Nitto - insulation tape - black - 19 mm x 20 m DC socket built-in 5.5 mm x 2.1 mm - 5 pieces Stranded-Core red wire - 26AWG - 2 meter Breadboard white 400 points
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