I have also this unit bought months ago. Soon after playing with it, I realized that the flame electrode really needs to be replaced with titanium or carbon, or tungsten, to perform immensely better. Second thing: the coil with the flame is called extra coil, it's not a secondary. Secondary and primary are on the pcb, the primary being just one turn printed circuit coil, and the secondary being the soldered copper wire coil. This setup, thus, consist of three coils and is called "Tesla Magnyfing Transmitter". It's the most effective setup, compared to classical two coils setups.
@@Mr_Mz518 Nope. It's a free resonator, not magnetically coupled. Energy is directly injected from the first "driving transformer" made by primary and secondary. Strange that nowadays people still build two coil setups which are bad.
I think the MOSFET transistor would overheat and burn out before you could melt anything. Even with the fan on, the heatsink gets hot enough to burn you if you accidentally touch it, and this is only after a few seconds.
@@BrianSu I maen you could put a better heat sink on it, like a big block of copper sknce weight is not a problem here. Or you buy a watercooled heat sink, but thats pretty expensive...
does it make a difference when you put the secondary coil (with the flame) on top/inside of the primary coil (the one with 6 turns)? I think it's interesting that it seems to work with electric field coupling only (unlike the typical magnetic field coupling). By the way, the fluorescent tubes light up because of the intense electric near field.
@@BrianSu And why do you have a torch looks purple and in the video on the Ali Express and the second TH-camrs it looks like fire, it is more yellow and you have it purple as it is
@@simont3686 I haven't been able to test the arc extinction voltage, however it still runs at 12V, allowing you to draw a small arc using an insulated screwdriver-- it just doesn't produce a free flame discharge at that voltage.
@@BrianSu Hi Brian, would you share aliexpress link. recently bought two HV. one is output 30KV ~10mA and the other is tesla coil generator.100kv.0.3mA 5Watt~30wa potentio knob. 🧡🧡🧡
@@BrianSu I run it with 3 amp power supply and now see only arc/LED flashing at 1 second interwalls. I tested driver with incandescent lamp and doesn't seem to flash then, when turn switch fan works for a second and then stops. Tried 1 amp driver - same problem, just fan spins longer when touch candle rod.
@@BrianSu It is true that electrical plasma may reach temperatures of that magnitude, but that is for extremely high power generators, like the sun for example. The “candle” Tesla coil plasma is most definitely hot, but it’s only a few hundred watts of power.
This is very informative, you show details that the other popular plasma candle build channels don't share. Well done and thanks a lot!!!
yes thx.
I have also this unit bought months ago. Soon after playing with it, I realized that the flame electrode really needs to be replaced with titanium or carbon, or tungsten, to perform immensely better. Second thing: the coil with the flame is called extra coil, it's not a secondary. Secondary and primary are on the pcb, the primary being just one turn printed circuit coil, and the secondary being the soldered copper wire coil. This setup, thus, consist of three coils and is called "Tesla Magnyfing Transmitter". It's the most effective setup, compared to classical two coils setups.
yes correct!!! the MOSFET also needs much better cooling.
I was wondering about this and thought the flame coil was the secondary.. Is the wire connection to the manifying/ flame coil common earth?
@@Mr_Mz518 Nope. It's a free resonator, not magnetically coupled. Energy is directly injected from the first "driving transformer" made by primary and secondary. Strange that nowadays people still build two coil setups which are bad.
Hello brian! I bought a power supply simular to yours and the power seems to be 48V to 2 Amps. Should i buy a new one or is this good ebough power?
Not sure sorry.
Cool, thanks.
Should you wear welding protection for your eyes when using the plasma?
Nice piece of kit for $20 shipped
Indeed!! it's educational!
When i first saw them and wondered if you could buy one i thought they would cost a few grand...
Can it handle 3 amps? Can I use it to heat alumina crucible to melt glass or steel?
I think the MOSFET transistor would overheat and burn out before you could melt anything. Even with the fan on, the heatsink gets hot enough to burn you if you accidentally touch it, and this is only after a few seconds.
@@BrianSu I maen you could put a better heat sink on it, like a big block of copper sknce weight is not a problem here.
Or you buy a watercooled heat sink, but thats pretty expensive...
@@BrianSu use water on the heat sink
The electrons hitting the paperclip metal may create xrays?
I don't think so
does it make a difference when you put the secondary coil (with the flame) on top/inside of the primary coil (the one with 6 turns)? I think it's interesting that it seems to work with electric field coupling only (unlike the typical magnetic field coupling). By the way, the fluorescent tubes light up because of the intense electric near field.
Hello. I'm not sure what would happen in that scenario :) yeah the electric field causes havoc with my PC etc.
@@BrianSu And why do you have a torch looks purple and in the video on the Ali Express and the second TH-camrs it looks like fire, it is more yellow and you have it purple as it is
@@artofwar3848 it doesn't look purple
You all are wrongly assuming the flame coil is the secondary. It isn't.
It doesnt, another channel tried it, it didnt break .
What is the minimum voltage you can run it at? what is the minimum voltage where a flame can be struck?
Working voltage: 36-48V DC
Operating current: 1.5-2.5A (48V)
@@BrianSu Yes, I know. That's the official specs. But if you crank the supply voltage down, at which when does the arc extinguish?
@@simont3686 my PSU is fixed voltage so I can't try that, sorry
@@simont3686 I haven't been able to test the arc extinction voltage, however it still runs at 12V, allowing you to draw a small arc using an insulated screwdriver-- it just doesn't produce a free flame discharge at that voltage.
@@flomojo2uNo worries. I already got one for myself and tested it.
Wouldn't this cause radio interference? And if it does, is it legal?
Watch action labs video about it
What's the practical use for this?
don't know, sorry. I can't think of any as it overheats so quickly.
Where Did u get it?
AliExpress
@@BrianSu Hi Brian, would you share aliexpress link. recently bought two HV. one is output 30KV ~10mA and the other is tesla coil generator.100kv.0.3mA 5Watt~30wa potentio knob. 🧡🧡🧡
@@nerd9992 Yes here's the link: www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002393684653.html
You should improve yhe circuit like i did.
You can get atleast 15cm out of a propper hfsstc
3 amps too much?
what?
@@BrianSu I run it with 3 amp power supply and now see only arc/LED flashing at 1 second interwalls. I tested driver with incandescent lamp and doesn't seem to flash then, when turn switch fan works for a second and then stops. Tried 1 amp driver - same problem, just fan spins longer when touch candle rod.
@@RynaxAlien wow.
@@BrianSu So any way to fix this?
There’s no way that the plasma temperature is 11,000⁰K!!!
Hi, I got that from The Action Lab's video here: th-cam.com/video/3vtGktz8c1M/w-d-xo.html
@@BrianSu It is true that electrical plasma may reach temperatures of that magnitude, but that is for extremely high power generators, like the sun for example. The “candle” Tesla coil plasma is most definitely hot, but it’s only a few hundred watts of power.
84 watts*
@@williamfox8795 11,000 K is the electron temperature not the atom temp.
@@BrianSu What is the difference?
Coke pinky nail if I ever saw one. Lol
HFSSTC ?🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
what?