Very cool Video, I have built the same tesla coil and went to fire it up again for the first time in a long time and the voltage regulator is overheating and i tried changing it and the capacitors are fine and its still overheating and no arcs, not sure where to go from here any ideas? I tested the output and it was outputting 4.2 volts with 1.7 amps at 13 volts which is incorrect, could it be an IC or something?
Important question... how sensitive to the wire awg and number of turns are drivers like these? I assume it self-tunes - virtually no specs on these things so I have no real idea. I assume 28awg vs 26awg would seriously affect the Q of the coil (3x or so resistance) - so even though # turns is same and current of 2ndary is low it may adversely affect voltage output... but I am no expert on these drivers or tesla coil practice/theory. Also, How much duty fee would $52 China coil delivered to us cost might you guess if I went that route instead?:
The driver is self resonating, but the primary resonance still needs to match the secondary resonance if you want it to work properly. My setup is around 187KHz with arc loading. I also ended up increasing the primary capacitance to 100nF and decreased the number of primary turns to reduce the coupling between the coils.
@@lewisse5 I went ahead and bought a coil from ebay (talked them into re-listing it for the $52 they had it for before de-listing it LOL). Got a top load coming in from china also (like 6") and bought their optical controller as well since the one you used it way too expensive. I will have to research how to go about determining the resonant frequency of the secondary without pulling an arc and the primary given it is in a circuit - will have to find the schematics to get a feel of what they are doing exactly. IDK how else to do it on the primary since firing this thing up without a secondary likely would result in disaster. But the coil I bought is supposed to be for this driver. Seems like tuning the primary like you would a SGTC might be easer (wind it with like 10 or 12 awg bare wire and use alligator clips to tune it - IDK if that is a bad or good idea with these though.
@@bertbronson8395I think the typical way is to approximate it with JavaTC or something similar. The secondary coil itself changes the primary circuit's resonant frequency a little bit, but I think a way of making sure the primary circuit at least oscillates is to put a piece of iron or something inside the coil to absorb some of the energy.
I wish i knew which IGBT you replaced so I could buy some for the driver I ordered on ebay. I am buying parts from mouser and it would save me extra shipping to throw them in the order I am putting together.
@@lewisse5 I understand, I would like to assemble a coil like the one you assembled, could you give me your contact details so I can answer some questions? I'm grateful!
Loneoceans built a similar coil a couple years ago. He has a full write-up about it and is what I used as reference for my build. Even my big DRSSTC is based on his work. www.loneoceans.com/labs/drsstc1/
I suspect it used fake IGBTs, since the price of the entire board was less than just the individual parts. I was also running realy high on-time (120us). I already have it back up and running, it only took 15 minutes to replace the IGBTs.
@@lewisse5My last comment brings up an important question... how sensitive to the wire awg and #of turns are drivers like these? I assume it self-tunes - virtually no specs on these things so I have no real idea.
@@bertbronson8395 Ya, read deeper for the consistent 800-1600 turns of between micronal and thumb-thick SUUUUPER helpful answers that everyone seems to copy and paste..... makes me think you should get the thickest stuff you can afford and enough of it to do at least 1000 turns but there are so many variables in coil design that it's a try-it-after-you-buy-it scenario
Hmm. I think it's not worth the driver itself. I think it's worth to make youre own. Hmm, maybe it ran for a too long time. What made me concerned was that the driver itself was exposed which means that the arcs could probably have reached it which destroyed the driver. Make your own. It's expensive anyway.
Nice photography. Awesome show! Thanks!
Wtf this big one at the background? 11:20
Very cool Video, I have built the same tesla coil and went to fire it up again for the first time in a long time and the voltage regulator is overheating and i tried changing it and the capacitors are fine and its still overheating and no arcs, not sure where to go from here any ideas? I tested the output and it was outputting 4.2 volts with 1.7 amps at 13 volts which is incorrect, could it be an IC or something?
It might be. Hard to say
The problem with those is the fact there's no current limiting on them.
Important question... how sensitive to the wire awg and number of turns are drivers like these? I assume it self-tunes - virtually no specs on these things so I have no real idea.
I assume 28awg vs 26awg would seriously affect the Q of the coil (3x or so resistance) - so even though # turns is same and current of 2ndary is low it may adversely affect voltage output... but I am no expert on these drivers or tesla coil practice/theory.
Also, How much duty fee would $52 China coil delivered to us cost might you guess if I went that route instead?:
The driver is self resonating, but the primary resonance still needs to match the secondary resonance if you want it to work properly. My setup is around 187KHz with arc loading. I also ended up increasing the primary capacitance to 100nF and decreased the number of primary turns to reduce the coupling between the coils.
@@lewisse5 I went ahead and bought a coil from ebay (talked them into re-listing it for the $52 they had it for before de-listing it LOL). Got a top load coming in from china also (like 6") and bought their optical controller as well since the one you used it way too expensive.
I will have to research how to go about determining the resonant frequency of the secondary without pulling an arc and the primary given it is in a circuit - will have to find the schematics to get a feel of what they are doing exactly. IDK how else to do it on the primary since firing this thing up without a secondary likely would result in disaster.
But the coil I bought is supposed to be for this driver. Seems like tuning the primary like you would a SGTC might be easer (wind it with like 10 or 12 awg bare wire and use alligator clips to tune it - IDK if that is a bad or good idea with these though.
@@bertbronson8395I think the typical way is to approximate it with JavaTC or something similar. The secondary coil itself changes the primary circuit's resonant frequency a little bit, but I think a way of making sure the primary circuit at least oscillates is to put a piece of iron or something inside the coil to absorb some of the energy.
I wish i knew which IGBT you replaced so I could buy some for the driver I ordered on ebay. I am buying parts from mouser and it would save me extra shipping to throw them in the order I am putting together.
I bought some FGA60N65SMD
@@lewisse5 Fantastic - thanks!
Olá amigo aonde vc comprou o módulo de chaviamento do primário e os transistor igbts que vc usou ?
How many turns on the coil or at least what wire awg and total winding length? Cant figure out how to search viewer comments on this crappy platform.
Awesome video!could you please provide me the pvc diameter used for the primary coil.Thanks
Vc tem o link aonde passo comprar o módulo de potência ?
where do you have the end of your secondary connected to?
Its connected to house ground. I haven't had any interference issues with other electrical devices so far.
@@lewisse5 i have mine also connected to house grounds, however mine seems to not work properly still
Do you have link for the components? Tried to buy a mosfet driver on ebay, but didn't work. Not even sure if it was made for E- or D-mosfet's
I just searched for DRSSTC on aliexpress and its one of the first results. Its a cheap all-in-one board with driver and power section built-in.
Hey i like this video but how can i buy driver board and can i usr any cheap alternative and yes so which
ASMR 10/10
Drive board aonde eu compro?
Hello friend, can you tell me if this coil can be controlled via p2 to be a musical coil?
I dont know what P2 is, but the coil itself is musical. I play music on it near the end of the vid.
@@lewisse5 I understand, I would like to assemble a coil like the one you assembled, could you give me your contact details so I can answer some questions? I'm grateful!
Loneoceans built a similar coil a couple years ago. He has a full write-up about it and is what I used as reference for my build. Even my big DRSSTC is based on his work. www.loneoceans.com/labs/drsstc1/
Why did it die? is It an easily replacable part? Been wanting to make a drsstc for a while and this looks like a good beginner drsstc project
I suspect it used fake IGBTs, since the price of the entire board was less than just the individual parts. I was also running realy high on-time (120us). I already have it back up and running, it only took 15 minutes to replace the IGBTs.
where can ı found this midi stick?
tmax-electronics.de/product/midistick-v1-2/
I think I found the coil you used on ebay - 1600 turns / 1200 ft of 28awg mag wire.
I think mine was 26 AWG. 1600 turns
@@lewisse5My last comment brings up an important question... how sensitive to the wire awg and #of turns are drivers like these? I assume it self-tunes - virtually no specs on these things so I have no real idea.
@@bertbronson8395 Ya, read deeper for the consistent 800-1600 turns of between micronal and thumb-thick SUUUUPER helpful answers that everyone seems to copy and paste..... makes me think you should get the thickest stuff you can afford and enough of it to do at least 1000 turns but there are so many variables in coil design that it's a try-it-after-you-buy-it scenario
@@nathanieljames7462 I just bought the coil off ebay (havent got it yet).
I wonder how hard it would be to add an OCD
I think it would be easier to just build a proper driver than to start modifying.
I love this type of video, great work ! I see that you have made a 3d box for the Midistick, would it be possible to send me the stl file?
Here you go www.thingiverse.com/thing:6198246
@@lewisse5 Thanks a lot !
100% Will pop again
😂 why do we think it popped?
HELLO, COULD YOU INFORM THE MEASUREMENTS OF THE SECONDARY COIL AND TOROID?
26,5 cm High 0,14 Draht , ca 190 - 200 Khz , Toroid 23 cm X 5 cm With First Coil under 180 Khz
Hey, can you please post the stl for the stuff you printed to hold the topload in place?
Thanks!
Hmm. I think it's not worth the driver itself. I think it's worth to make youre own. Hmm, maybe it ran for a too long time. What made me concerned was that the driver itself was exposed which means that the arcs could probably have reached it which destroyed the driver. Make your own. It's expensive anyway.
I was going to give it a like but ALTTP theme gets you a subscribe from me
thanks man
pop
It has been made to not last long. Now you get a worse quality but pay more for it!!!
6000 views is very little for this content what is going on youtube..😮
you should add background music to your videos