Thanks Mehdi, she’s a beaut. I’ve put hours of play / filming into her since the video was released, and she just keeps ticking. I apparently don’t have fingerprints anymore 🤌. Next week, I have a phantom camera coming - will be filming those arcs at 18,000 FPS.
Hi Mehdi brother , I'm surprised to see you. I'm watching your videos. I have different projects for example transistor that doesn't heat up... but I don't have the means to do them. As far as I can see, people don't bother to do something new.
One of my favorite videos of yours! I’ve been building SSTCs and DRSSTCs for almost 8 years and my journeys in electrical engineering and physics are similar to yours and I’ve loved your videos from the very first one. So I’ve been waiting a long time for you to do a video showing the experience of building an SSTC, the highs and lows, joys and pains, ecstasy and pure hellish torture. I’ve built 14 coils now and your vid hit the experience perfectly (hit it right on the head with a bloody hammer), the pure madness and frustration of blowing up dozens of pricey components for weeks on end and the indescribable elation of getting those beautiful arcs at last, you got me fired up to build another! Thank you so much Jay for the beautiful and inspiring productions that just keep getting better and better.
Love this channel!! Reminds me of when I built my first Tesla Coil during my college summer break back in 2003! Your channel is inspiring me to build another and maybe even try solid state this time! Keep up the amazing work!
@@ajay6225 Yeaup, could get a 1 ft arc out of it. I used a 15kv 60hz neon sign transformer as the source, which fed into some small copper tubing that I used as the primary. Used a lot of magnet wire wrapped around a PVC pipe as the secondary. For the toroid, I used a couple aluminum pie plates back to back with flexible dryer vent around the outside. Then wrapped all of that in aluminum tape. I used 5 or so short pieces of larger copper tubing on a flexible platform as the spark gap. I don't remember the capacitors I ended up using, but definitely remember popping a few doorknob caps in the process. Man those things smell! Also forgot to bleed the charge from those caps once and that hurt pretty good! Only did that once though!! 😁
Tesla coil technology has been around for over a hundred years, and the basic design has not changed much. However, a new way to use IGBT transistors to replace the spark gap has made it possible to build a Tesla coil that can generate free energy. The traditional way of building a Tesla coil is to use a spark gap to create the sparks that flow through the coil. This approach is no longer necessary with IGBT transistors. By using IGBT transistors, it is now possible to create a Tesla coil that can generate more than enough energy to power itself. This new approach to building a Tesla coil has the potential to change everything. With this new design, it is now possible to build a Tesla coil that can generate free energy.
Wow, Jay put in a huge amount of effort there. That Tesla coil is an absolute gem of both artwork and technology. Combined with coloured acrylic it’s a masterpiece. Thanks also to Zack for his knowledge, one smart guy. Thanks Jay, I really appreciate all the effort you put into this project & making of the video. Brilliant arching! 😀👍
I built this circuit with Zacks board and it has a spot to add a 12 volt signal for audio but I added a simple circuit to run it off a fiber optic controller that one tesla sells.
Finally!! haha am proud of you that you have dared this step. The structure is absolutely great. I am a bit surprised that your secondary coil has such a low resonant frequency. I would have estimated c. 500kHz to 1MHz. The video was definitely worth the long wait. I can learn a lot from your videos. Now the next step is a Tiny DRSSTC haha :D
Dang that's a beauty and the output sounds really healthy. Really nice work for a first mains sstc to get it going with the pancake style. Just the winding of the secondary alone seems intimidating.
Love this video Jay! I made a high voltage Flyback transformer earlier this year with the aim of using it to power a spark gap Tesla coil and your videos were a great help. This has inspired me to keep going and see if I can get the Tesla coil working.
cool implementation !!! My Tesla coil secondary ( 40 years ago ) was wound using wire from a scavenged car ignition coil wound on a 3 ft long 1" diameter PVC pipe. The primary was done with 10 turns of 1/4" diameter copper pipe. Sparks went end to end of the secondary ! Would love to try a flat pancake version.
Was cool to meet you at the 'sauce. Thanks for taking the time to check out my stuff and sign the the Thor hammer. Was great to actually see this legendary pancake build in person.
The July 1964 edition of Popular Electronics had a feature on building 2 types of Tesla coils. I had a 6000 volt neon sign transformer and had a 5 foot cardboard tube as the 2nd coil. When I was was running the Tesla coil the neighbors complained about TV/Radio interference.
This is really cool! I also love that you don't only show the last iteration and explain the troubleshooting steps you went through. I hope to one day have enough free time to play around with this.
The results speak for themselves really. And the workmanship on it... It's an interactive art piece, not just another coil. Well done. And who wouldn't want one of those boards?!?
Hi Daniel. That’s a really good point, and kind of hits on why I like to make my builds the way I do. It’s also why I like making sparks so much. Because to me it is functional art. I’ll put you in the running for sure!
Jay,I have been building Tesla coils for many years and SST coils the last few years.You have inspired me to build the pancake coil so here goes! Great channel ,keep the projects coming!
Entered a Tesla Coil in a Jr High School science fair way back in the 60's. Sure would like to build up another ! Always look forward to your new video's !
Great looking build, you keep impressing me with your work. My first coil I put together in 1984, it was a 15kv 30ma neon sign transformer, a sheet of glass with aluminum foil on each side for a capacitor, hand wound 3"PVC secondary, primary 12 Gauge wire on a piece of 5 gallon bucket, spark gap 5 stainless steel screws on a 3 inch PVC cap. Pulled 2 ft arcs on dry days, 18 inches on humid days.
@@mrr4912 Just because you need it doesn't mean you have to go begging around youtube for it, it's annoying and if ruins the fun for the rest of us and considering that you're likely a girl from your pfp i guess you could just hook up with a dumb guy and get it from him instead.
The pain to commit to such a project when it is going south is at times soul destroying but when it is all figured it - its like enlightenment!! Built a plasma speaker years ago - It worked but not well - after a ton of troubleshooting I laid it to rest. A year later I totally rebuilt it and it worked perfectly 👌👌👌
I like the output on that coil- very nice! Also.... 2 new projects for you! Project 1 - Make a solid state with primary, secondary, and tertiary coils. Project 2 - Make a multi stage Tesla magnet. I have been wanting to make my own for years
I've just joined your website and it's great, I've tried building Tesla coils and to some success but retired and low fixed income it takes a few months to make side income for planning parts and supplies. I just finished a flyback high voltage driver and ten stage multiplier, that basically I've built from your series. Great work young man, love watching you build and display your work. Steve in Montana. Keep up your great episodes
i'VED BEEN WATCHING YOUR SIGHTFOR OVER A MONTH AND LOVE THE EXPERINCE AND LEARNED ALOT ABOUT ELECTRICITY AND WILL CONTINUE WATCHING KEEPUP THE GREAT JOB
Wow! That's excellent. This channel is such a hidden gem! You deserve at least a million subs, hell, 1 million for every inch of spark this sstc makes! Awesome work👌
@@dr.moonlightpresents3353 it's mainly the constraints of my current living situation but I'll get there some day. Best of luck hope to see you get there too. 👍
Hey, in time. We all need workshops. I live in a large studio apartment, and literally use the whole place to film. Minus the bathroom. I use my bedroom for voiceover, kitchen for soldering, glass filming table for sanding, and 2/3 of the living room is designed for filming. Just gotta adjust your surroundings! Though....yeah i'd love a proper workshop....
I am embarrassed to admit that I’ve never thought to wind pancake coils like that. Looks beautiful! Might try this out myself- Have an idea for a magnifier coil config that uses 3/4 pancakes stacked on one another, separated by poly acrylic- But I’m worried that I need actual bushings or better insulators to prevent them from zapping each other! Love the design. Keep up the great work!
The drill winding method works well, but it's REALLY hard to keep the coil winding symmetrically about the center. You'd think the opposite, but it takes constant checking, adjusting, and intentional input. Give it a try!
Love it. I tend to buy 10 or more IGBT's at a time to save on bulk, shipping and time. Mine just broke down and now I have to wait a week before I continue testing and building. I'm so close to finishing my tesla coil too. Watching this just motivates me even more!
I've watched this video so many times since you put on Patreon, then here. Such a great project. So many funny moments. (That face when you open the door the first time ready to get Schwifty 😂) You just keep getting better and better in both projects and on screen personality. Keep it up Jay!
@@PlasmaChannel lol, suuuure... You 'accidentally' burned them all off... I guess we should be now expecting some more off grid, or subversive projects from you now that you have no fingerprints so you can't be tracked when you do stuff? 😂 But really, I can't blame you, I would not be able to stop playing with this either.
I want to thank you for this video. I am in the hospital recovering from a ruptured blood vessel and you help me to start imaging different projects again.
I have built some of these SSTCs also. Have you considered ZVS switching with 2 IGBTs, so no antenna feedback is needed? Another way would be to use a 555 timer as input to the driver for any number of IGBTs in parallel, and adjust its time period to the natural resonance of the pancake secondary coil (using a test light), Nothing to break then except overheating of the IGBTs! Slayer feedback overheats the semiconductors. Antenna feedback is a bit complicated.
That was truly amazing. I have loved plasma globes and tela coils ever since I was a kid and got my first "Eye of the Storm" plasma globe as a kid Christmas morning. Still have it and it is still functional to this day. I have been telling my boys that we need to build a proper tesla coil for some time now. Have a pre-wound secondary that is just itching to be driven but since I'm somewhat of a novice and I find it somewhat intinidating and have been putting it off. Would love get one of these boards to "spark" life back into that build and give my confidence the "jolt" it need to finally build an impressive coil!! If not, maybe you would consider selling the bare boards seeing you supplied the schematic? I can do my own PCBs but routing the traces to reduce noise and proper operation is everything!
A BS or MS in electrical engineering will get you most of the way there, but to head your own research, you might need a Ph.D. Finding an job where you can experiment with high voltage...that's gonna be kinda hard, unless you just want to design stuff for the power grid. Hope that answers your question!
That's a great-looking coil! I love the compactness. Can you share the coil details? Pri/Sec. Wire gauge, ID/OD, turns? The PCB is a nice touch. I'm now envisioning a purely cylindrical design, round case, round PCBA. Again, very nice work.
Great video and cool project! Your style of presentation has re-sparked my interest in Tesla coils and builds. Hope to replicate some of your work and combine that with my love of photography. Thank you and keep up the good work!
Hey Jay, long time subscriber here. If you're up to the challenge, consider making a DRSSTC next. The achievable power and therefore spark length is insane due to the coupled resonance of the primary and secondary circuits. My next build is a pancake DRSSTC (your love of pancakes inspired me). I'd love to see what you come up with!
Hey there! I have been having a lot of fun with HV stuff! I recently finished a SGTC made from mostly all dumpster diving material. I ran across a NST that works fine, and that was my inspiration. Eventually I had gathered everything and built the coil. It works, but it's proving difficult to track down the perfect tune. You said they're finicky! Anyway, your channel is one of the best and you have my vote! If I get a pcb, when I'm done making the SSTC, I will sneak it over to the neighbor's yard and set it up on his cactus! He will be getting up in the dawn hour sometime and be out on his porch waking up with a cigarette and his coffee... when suddenly....! To be continued...
@@PlasmaChannel not in a dumpster, but I went hunting for them and of course one of the places I went was a sign installation and repair place and met the owner. He had a few of them and we bartered over basically beer money. Twenty bucks for one with the ground fault, and fifty for the bigger one without. It was there because someone called to get their sign serviced and the guy found the problem was an over cooked, fried crow that must have landed on the wrong spot! It was still cooking it! No wonder why their sign would only flicker! He put a different one with ground fault in there and said it was all fixed. I saw the picture of the fried crow! But it still works just fine still and it made For a great conversation too! It was the capacitors that gave me the most trouble finding! I could have bought them, but I wanted it to be a free from that as possible. It's more satisfying to show off! I found, at a yard sale, four mica/silver 30Kv .0153mF caps that were custom built by Custom electronics in 2007 for some military application...I ended up getting them for three bucks each! If post a pic but I don't see how right now. They are really nice and I'm sure we're way more than three bucks lol. I contacted the company and that's how I found out about them. They were kinda chuckling about them being find at a yard sale too!
After you made the first built of a 3V SGTC, I made one too, and it got me interested. So I bought a slightly big SSTC (a 1 foot tall). I also happen to burn some IGBT, and in the process learned how to test IGBTs with a multimeter, wich is cool. I’ll have a look to see if the problem you encountered could be responsible in my setup. That said, the SSTC I bought is "tower" shaped. It would be nice if I could turn it in a "pancake" shape so it takes less space, and also I absolutely LOVE the salmon/orange color of copper, and would love to have such big plate of coil out of it :D.
I definitely want a board!!!!! Very well done on your build! The GDT is quite finicky when pertaining to SSTCs, I have built a full DRSSTC driver that actually works and looks and sounds like yours!! Also I would highly recommend installing decoupling caps as close to the gate driver IC, by as close as possible I mean literally solder the cap directly to the pins of the IC. This will help keep out high frequency noise from the rails but also be able to deliver the high pulse current required for the GDT driver IC.
Definitely worth the wait!! Some knarly awesomeness right there, well done Jay!!! Had been eagerly waiting to see this, going to try one of these myself soon, not long been into hv /plasma but got the bug quick and now attempting to build a pelletron accelerator 🤣 would love an opportunity to get my hands on a board, I'm over in the UK so may not be possible, but appreciate your generosity wherever they end up 🙂 anyways best of luck to the winners. Jay, Keep up the awesome work my friend 🙂
Ahh...I love Tesla Coils and electrical stuff....that's reason why I always check out your channel for new awesome videos...I really love your work!!😁⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡
I have always wanted to make a small tesla coil that I can input different frequencies into. Saw ArcAttack on TV and was even more inspired. Now that I have found your channel this might be the last piece I need to actually make one. Thanks for the information and inspiration!
Everything is available on my channel, LabCoatz, including PCB gerber files so you can order your own PCBs. I also have designs/PCBs for an even better coil: a staccato QCW that can produce 20" sparks from a 5" coil! I also have a few instructables and Hackaday projects about these builds, if you're interested.
AMAZING Jay. This is definitely your best build. I'm not even going to try to build this. Thank you for sharing Jay. And. Good luck to all who are entering the PCB giveaway! Stay classy 🤙🤙
Hi Kian! Thanks so much for stopping by, and the compliment. I really, really mean it too, this is my favorite build...possibly ever. Even favorite out of builds that I never filmed.
Tesla said pancakes are more efficient if the space between the wires on a flat, are equal to the diameter of the wire. I use glass thread to get the correct spacing. Actually this is true for all coils, even solenoid.
Not that it matters now (as you have it working really well), but if you used a high-side/low-side gate drive IC, you could get rid of the current driver and the gate-drive transformer.
If overdriving the gates of these transistors is an issue you encounter regularly - consider using a zener diode at the gate to limit the voltage. Find a zener with a breakdown voltage at the highest voltage you want the gate to every encounter & wire the zener to create a safety bleed to ground whenever it encounters voltage that meets or exceeds it's spec. Cheap safety valve.
Actually yes! You can download full SSTC instructions, parts lists, and PCB files on my channel. I also wrote up a few instructables for the coils I designed (this model and a single-PCB staccato QCW DRSSTC), feel free to check them out if you want to learn more.
Can I make a long Tesla coil using the same circuit ???.... I mean you made a pancake Tesla coil but I want to make the normal long Tesla coil, so can I made that from using the same circuit ?????...
Jay, I thought you had left us for something better, you know like acting😄😄, but it turn out you were hibernating. Most impressive blog, you must have enough HT equipment to shock every one in the building by now😄😄. The problem is what’s next???, I still say ball lightening. Anyway Jay very good blog.👍😄🇬🇧
Thanks Grubby! Lol love the username..... Yeah I actually worked on this for 5-6 weeks straight. Every single evening after my 9-5..... But I love how the project came together. Thanks for being an epic supporter.
Hi, I’m fairly new to this channel & loving it! I understand you & your collaborators/conspirators have intellectual property to this device/unit. You walk us through the build & the tribulations of same. You you able & willing to share the schematic of the final circuitry/components with your subscribers, or are you and your collaborators going to put a kit together? Cheers Rowan (A half world away)
That is amazing and shared it. Can you combine the SS Tesla coils with the ionic wind device as the plasma pulses look far stronger and possibly more thrust.
@@PlasmaChannel lol, that self humility put together with the window scene was brilliant. No more a nerd than any of us watching with jealousy wishing we could make that beautiful SSTC!
I have had the exact same thoughts for the past 5 years or so about SSTCs never really liked them for some reason. But whenever I got deep into research I always found some old guys making huge arcs in their garage with SSTCs. Now that you also made a video I might aswell give it a try!
The trick with SSTC arcs, is they tend to produce arcs much longer, however, those sparks are an optical illusion. They are composed of hundreds of smaller bursts building on one another. Trick tricky little hobbitsis...
In my research I've found that Tesla did not use alternating current in his magnifying transformers but used high voltage DC from a generator that was pulsed using magnetic arc disrupter devices . He was using one way , non reversing high voltage DC impulses to power the primaries of his coils .
Amazing work, I stumbled upon one of your videos in search of different ways to build my first Spark Gap Tesla Coil, although solid state is becoming more interesting I will say. And I gotta say, I’m hooked. I like the work you put into it with the builds and research, plexiglass is a plus. Seeing everything that makes it all work is a great conversation peace. Great work, I’ll be on the look out for the next one. Thank you for what you do, Coil On lol
I'm jealous of your massive arcs! Very well made.
Thanks Mehdi, she’s a beaut. I’ve put hours of play / filming into her since the video was released, and she just keeps ticking. I apparently don’t have fingerprints anymore 🤌. Next week, I have a phantom camera coming - will be filming those arcs at 18,000 FPS.
The funniest video of ElectroBOOM was when he made a heat seat and directly sat on the nichrome wire and his whole pants got burned
Hi Mehdi brother , I'm surprised to see you. I'm watching your videos. I have different projects for example transistor that doesn't heat up... but I don't have the means to do them. As far as I can see, people don't bother to do something new.
If you like what you see Mehdi, I might be able to hook you up with a more...QCW-type model 😉
Arc Envy. How nerd can you get?
Very cool, next build you should try flourescent acrylic, it's my favorite
Well hello there. That’s an interesting idea….
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One of my favorite videos of yours! I’ve been building SSTCs and DRSSTCs for almost 8 years and my journeys in electrical engineering and physics are similar to yours and I’ve loved your videos from the very first one. So I’ve been waiting a long time for you to do a video showing the experience of building an SSTC, the highs and lows, joys and pains, ecstasy and pure hellish torture. I’ve built 14 coils now and your vid hit the experience perfectly (hit it right on the head with a bloody hammer), the pure madness and frustration of blowing up dozens of pricey components for weeks on end and the indescribable elation of getting those beautiful arcs at last, you got me fired up to build another! Thank you so much Jay for the beautiful and inspiring productions that just keep getting better and better.
Can you point out a schematic suitable for the beginners?
Love this channel!! Reminds me of when I built my first Tesla Coil during my college summer break back in 2003! Your channel is inspiring me to build another and maybe even try solid state this time! Keep up the amazing work!
Thomas, thanks so much! I love hearing how my videos affect viewers. Give an SSTC a try -Just be careful.
Was it working?
@@ajay6225 Yeaup, could get a 1 ft arc out of it. I used a 15kv 60hz neon sign transformer as the source, which fed into some small copper tubing that I used as the primary. Used a lot of magnet wire wrapped around a PVC pipe as the secondary. For the toroid, I used a couple aluminum pie plates back to back with flexible dryer vent around the outside. Then wrapped all of that in aluminum tape. I used 5 or so short pieces of larger copper tubing on a flexible platform as the spark gap. I don't remember the capacitors I ended up using, but definitely remember popping a few doorknob caps in the process. Man those things smell! Also forgot to bleed the charge from those caps once and that hurt pretty good! Only did that once though!! 😁
Tesla coil technology has been around for over a hundred years, and the basic design has not changed much. However, a new way to use IGBT transistors to replace the spark gap has made it possible to build a Tesla coil that can generate free energy.
The traditional way of building a Tesla coil is to use a spark gap to create the sparks that flow through the coil. This approach is no longer necessary with IGBT transistors. By using IGBT transistors, it is now possible to create a Tesla coil that can generate more than enough energy to power itself.
This new approach to building a Tesla coil has the potential to change everything. With this new design, it is now possible to build a Tesla coil that can generate free energy.
I built my first when I was 12 but it only made 5mm arcs.
Wow, Jay put in a huge amount of effort there. That Tesla coil is an absolute gem of both artwork and technology. Combined with coloured acrylic it’s a masterpiece. Thanks also to Zack for his knowledge, one smart guy. Thanks Jay, I really appreciate all the effort you put into this project & making of the video. Brilliant arching! 😀👍
Hi Rog, thanks so much! Really appreciate the compliments. Zach really did give me the push I needed.
@@PlasmaChannel - I had to go and look at his design over on his channel, very impressed. Yours looks better aesthetically though. 😉
This would be such an awesome build, holy cow those arcs though! I'd love to add an audio modulator so you could play music with it.
I built this circuit with Zacks board and it has a spot to add a 12 volt signal for audio but I added a simple circuit to run it off a fiber optic controller that one tesla sells.
@@mikemesec that's fantastic!
Finally!! haha am proud of you that you have dared this step. The structure is absolutely great. I am a bit surprised that your secondary coil has such a low resonant frequency. I would have estimated c. 500kHz to 1MHz. The video was definitely worth the long wait. I can learn a lot from your videos.
Now the next step is a Tiny DRSSTC haha :D
no replys lemme fix that
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@@martinfyhn1976 lol
Dang that's a beauty and the output sounds really healthy. Really nice work for a first mains sstc to get it going with the pancake style. Just the winding of the secondary alone seems intimidating.
Love this video Jay! I made a high voltage Flyback transformer earlier this year with the aim of using it to power a spark gap Tesla coil and your videos were a great help. This has inspired me to keep going and see if I can get the Tesla coil working.
cool implementation !!! My Tesla coil secondary ( 40 years ago ) was wound using wire from a scavenged car ignition coil wound on a 3 ft long 1" diameter PVC pipe. The primary was done with 10 turns of 1/4" diameter copper pipe. Sparks went end to end of the secondary ! Would love to try a flat pancake version.
End to end of the secondary? That's pretty insane. Pancake is a lot hard to do, but give it a try.
I find it funny how you practically disobeyed the one hand rule at 10:21. Goes to show how excited you were to get it working!
Yeah, it's possible to have an standard, yet fail to achieve it some times lol. Especially when you're having an existential melt down of excitement.
Was cool to meet you at the 'sauce. Thanks for taking the time to check out my stuff and sign the the Thor hammer. Was great to actually see this legendary pancake build in person.
The July 1964 edition of Popular Electronics had a feature on building 2 types of Tesla coils. I had a 6000 volt neon sign transformer and had a 5 foot cardboard tube as the 2nd coil. When I was was running the Tesla coil the neighbors complained about TV/Radio interference.
I built that one also back in 79’ was the hit of science class in HS took 2 people to carry it around though… lol
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The humor is great in these new videos!
This is really cool!
I also love that you don't only show the last iteration and explain the troubleshooting steps you went through.
I hope to one day have enough free time to play around with this.
The results speak for themselves really. And the workmanship on it... It's an interactive art piece, not just another coil.
Well done.
And who wouldn't want one of those boards?!?
Hi Daniel. That’s a really good point, and kind of hits on why I like to make my builds the way I do. It’s also why I like making sparks so much. Because to me it is functional art.
I’ll put you in the running for sure!
Jay,I have been building Tesla coils for many years and SST coils the last few years.You have inspired me to build the pancake coil so here goes! Great channel ,keep the projects coming!
Hey,post a video when you finish it. I would love to see it!
Best of luck! Honored you enjoy my content.
Entered a Tesla Coil in a Jr High School science fair way back in the 60's. Sure would like to build up another ! Always look forward to your new video's !
60's - so was that VTTC or spark gap? Pretty cool!
Love your work, those shots are amazing, it is crazy how compact this unit is. I always wait "patiently" for your videos just as you for those parts.
Thank you Norbert!
The delivery of the box did kill me, it was so funny!
It's always impressive watching people make tesla coils!!
Mad scientist vibes.
Great looking build, you keep impressing me with your work. My first coil I put together in 1984, it was a 15kv 30ma neon sign transformer, a sheet of glass with aluminum foil on each side for a capacitor, hand wound 3"PVC secondary, primary 12 Gauge wire on a piece of 5 gallon bucket, spark gap 5 stainless steel screws on a 3 inch PVC cap. Pulled 2 ft arcs on dry days, 18 inches on humid days.
That's the good old style tesla coils. Those will always be the best type IMO.
Hello y'all. Hope everyone who reads this has an amazing day! Don't forget to hug your tesla coils.
Thanks!
Gave me burns. I don't think my tesla coil loves me back.
MRR, the comments section of my channel is not a place to requesting money. Cheers.
@@mrr4912 Just because you need it doesn't mean you have to go begging around youtube for it, it's annoying and if ruins the fun for the rest of us and considering that you're likely a girl from your pfp i guess you could just hook up with a dumb guy and get it from him instead.
I hugged mine!!!!
The pain to commit to such a project when it is going south is at times soul destroying but when it is all figured it - its like enlightenment!! Built a plasma speaker years ago - It worked but not well - after a ton of troubleshooting I laid it to rest. A year later I totally rebuilt it and it worked perfectly 👌👌👌
This project genuinely changed everything. I hope you enjoyed the video, and if you did, leave a comment down below about your favorite part!
I like the output on that coil- very nice! Also.... 2 new projects for you! Project 1 - Make a solid state with primary, secondary, and tertiary coils. Project 2 - Make a multi stage Tesla magnet.
I have been wanting to make my own for years
poggers you changed it
And now aim the lighting in a long thin cylinder...
Add a static field, and make it handheld.
Make that lightsaber!
We’re you on the ABC What would You Do channel? The gun video. looked exactly like you….
make a kit i will buy it
Very cool build. I, too, have been anxious about IGBT Tesla coils since my first spark gap I built in 1965.
I like the goals posted on your fridge 👌
Whoops! Thanks for the reminder for me to blur that out LOL
I've just joined your website and it's great, I've tried building Tesla coils and to some success but retired and low fixed income it takes a few months to make side income for planning parts and supplies. I just finished a flyback high voltage driver and ten stage multiplier, that basically I've built from your series. Great work young man, love watching you build and display your work. Steve in Montana. Keep up your great episodes
Thank you Steve! Glad you’re building these items and exploring them for yourself.
"terrifying" is an understatement for this thing. Good job, man!
Yeah, I didn't mention that the sparks carry enough current to lock up your muscles if you touch them too CLOSE to the bolt. Lol.
i'VED BEEN WATCHING YOUR SIGHTFOR OVER A MONTH AND LOVE THE EXPERINCE AND LEARNED ALOT ABOUT ELECTRICITY AND WILL CONTINUE WATCHING KEEPUP THE GREAT JOB
Now, make it play music 😈
Wow! That's excellent. This channel is such a hidden gem! You deserve at least a million subs, hell, 1 million for every inch of spark this sstc makes! Awesome work👌
Working on it! Thanks a ton for your support. You can help with those subs by sharing the video.
I honestly can't wait till I can get my own workshop going so I can build these crazy machines too.
Fucking same dude. I see people like ThoughtEmporium and Hacksmith and absolutely drool over their setups
@@dr.moonlightpresents3353 it's mainly the constraints of my current living situation but I'll get there some day. Best of luck hope to see you get there too. 👍
Hey, in time. We all need workshops. I live in a large studio apartment, and literally use the whole place to film. Minus the bathroom. I use my bedroom for voiceover, kitchen for soldering, glass filming table for sanding, and 2/3 of the living room is designed for filming. Just gotta adjust your surroundings! Though....yeah i'd love a proper workshop....
@@Slowly_Going_Mad likewise. Wish you luck!
Awesome work jay! Those pcb's look fresh without a doubt! Tried to find a design but couldnt find the right pcb. One of those would be great for me👍
They are sick boards. I'll put you in the running. Glad you enjoyed the build!
@@PlasmaChannel also jay, how many windings on the improved transformer? Like the twisted ones and the straight winding? (Gate drive transformer)
Looking good Jay! I haven't built any SSTCs yet, just my one 4" NST powered SGTC, so I'd love to be able to try out the SSTC fun!
My heart will always long for a good SGTC!
I am embarrassed to admit that I’ve never thought to wind pancake coils like that. Looks beautiful! Might try this out myself- Have an idea for a magnifier coil config that uses 3/4 pancakes stacked on one another, separated by poly acrylic- But I’m worried that I need actual bushings or better insulators to prevent them from zapping each other!
Love the design. Keep up the great work!
The drill winding method works well, but it's REALLY hard to keep the coil winding symmetrically about the center. You'd think the opposite, but it takes constant checking, adjusting, and intentional input. Give it a try!
Love it. I tend to buy 10 or more IGBT's at a time to save on bulk, shipping and time. Mine just broke down and now I have to wait a week before I continue testing and building. I'm so close to finishing my tesla coil too. Watching this just motivates me even more!
Keep pushing brother. Those IGBTs will smile down from Nordenheim and Valhallah once you succeed.
I've watched this video so many times since you put on Patreon, then here.
Such a great project. So many funny moments. (That face when you open the door the first time ready to get Schwifty 😂)
You just keep getting better and better in both projects and on screen personality. Keep it up Jay!
Thanks Justin, it really is my favorite project haha. I've been "playing" with it non stop. I've accidentally burned off all my fingerprints by now.
@@PlasmaChannel lol, suuuure... You 'accidentally' burned them all off... I guess we should be now expecting some more off grid, or subversive projects from you now that you have no fingerprints so you can't be tracked when you do stuff?
😂
But really, I can't blame you, I would not be able to stop playing with this either.
I want to thank you for this video. I am in the hospital recovering from a ruptured blood vessel and you help me to start imaging different projects again.
Hey, I hope you have a speedy recovery. Honored that you’re enjoying my video, and thanks for dropping by!
Thank you for the kind words
I have built some of these SSTCs also. Have you considered ZVS switching with 2 IGBTs, so no antenna feedback is needed? Another way would be to use a 555 timer as input to the driver for any number of IGBTs in parallel, and adjust its time period to the natural resonance of the pancake secondary coil (using a test light), Nothing to break then except overheating of the IGBTs! Slayer feedback overheats the semiconductors. Antenna feedback is a bit complicated.
That was truly amazing. I have loved plasma globes and tela coils ever since I was a kid and got my first "Eye of the Storm" plasma globe as a kid Christmas morning. Still have it and it is still functional to this day. I have been telling my boys that we need to build a proper tesla coil for some time now. Have a pre-wound secondary that is just itching to be driven but since I'm somewhat of a novice and I find it somewhat intinidating and have been putting it off. Would love get one of these boards to "spark" life back into that build and give my confidence the "jolt" it need to finally build an impressive coil!! If not, maybe you would consider selling the bare boards seeing you supplied the schematic? I can do my own PCBs but routing the traces to reduce noise and proper operation is everything!
What is the field of study I need to follow to be able to research, manufacture and test like you or study high voltage? Hope to reply.
A BS or MS in electrical engineering will get you most of the way there, but to head your own research, you might need a Ph.D. Finding an job where you can experiment with high voltage...that's gonna be kinda hard, unless you just want to design stuff for the power grid. Hope that answers your question!
That's a great-looking coil! I love the compactness. Can you share the coil details? Pri/Sec. Wire gauge, ID/OD, turns? The PCB is a nice touch. I'm now envisioning a purely cylindrical design, round case, round PCBA. Again, very nice work.
Could you modulate it with an audio signal? And if you have two could you get sterero?
I actually tried a bluetooth addition. It...didn't work we'll just say.
Great video and cool project! Your style of presentation has re-sparked my interest in Tesla coils and builds. Hope to replicate some of your work and combine that with my love of photography. Thank you and keep up the good work!
Hey Jay, long time subscriber here. If you're up to the challenge, consider making a DRSSTC next. The achievable power and therefore spark length is insane due to the coupled resonance of the primary and secondary circuits. My next build is a pancake DRSSTC (your love of pancakes inspired me). I'd love to see what you come up with!
Your work is amazing. I always wanted to make tesla coil like that . Thanks for it .
Hi Aman, thanks so much! Really appreciate your compliment.
Hey there! I have been having a lot of fun with HV stuff! I recently finished a SGTC made from mostly all dumpster diving material. I ran across a NST that works fine, and that was my inspiration. Eventually I had gathered everything and built the coil. It works, but it's proving difficult to track down the perfect tune. You said they're finicky!
Anyway, your channel is one of the best and you have my vote! If I get a pcb, when I'm done making the SSTC, I will sneak it over to the neighbor's yard and set it up on his cactus! He will be getting up in the dawn hour sometime and be out on his porch waking up with a cigarette and his coffee... when suddenly....! To be continued...
You found an NST in a dumpster? Who is the godless HEATHEN who threw away one of those!!?
@@PlasmaChannel not in a dumpster, but I went hunting for them and of course one of the places I went was a sign installation and repair place and met the owner. He had a few of them and we bartered over basically beer money. Twenty bucks for one with the ground fault, and fifty for the bigger one without. It was there because someone called to get their sign serviced and the guy found the problem was an over cooked, fried crow that must have landed on the wrong spot! It was still cooking it! No wonder why their sign would only flicker! He put a different one with ground fault in there and said it was all fixed. I saw the picture of the fried crow! But it still works just fine still and it made For a great conversation too! It was the capacitors that gave me the most trouble finding! I could have bought them, but I wanted it to be a free from that as possible. It's more satisfying to show off! I found, at a yard sale, four mica/silver 30Kv .0153mF caps that were custom built by Custom electronics in 2007 for some military application...I ended up getting them for three bucks each! If post a pic but I don't see how right now. They are really nice and I'm sure we're way more than three bucks lol. I contacted the company and that's how I found out about them. They were kinda chuckling about them being find at a yard sale too!
After you made the first built of a 3V SGTC, I made one too, and it got me interested. So I bought a slightly big SSTC (a 1 foot tall). I also happen to burn some IGBT, and in the process learned how to test IGBTs with a multimeter, wich is cool. I’ll have a look to see if the problem you encountered could be responsible in my setup.
That said, the SSTC I bought is "tower" shaped. It would be nice if I could turn it in a "pancake" shape so it takes less space, and also I absolutely LOVE the salmon/orange color of copper, and would love to have such big plate of coil out of it :D.
I definitely want a board!!!!! Very well done on your build! The GDT is quite finicky when pertaining to SSTCs, I have built a full DRSSTC driver that actually works and looks and sounds like yours!! Also I would highly recommend installing decoupling caps as close to the gate driver IC, by as close as possible I mean literally solder the cap directly to the pins of the IC. This will help keep out high frequency noise from the rails but also be able to deliver the high pulse current required for the GDT driver IC.
This channel has practically fueled my love for circuitry and E&M
Awesome build! Loved the troubleshooting! And would love to learn/build this myself! Thank you for posting!
Thanks James, yeah there was tons of troubleshooting, a lot off camera as well. I am honored you enjoy my videos.
Definitely worth the wait!! Some knarly awesomeness right there, well done Jay!!! Had been eagerly waiting to see this, going to try one of these myself soon, not long been into hv /plasma but got the bug quick and now attempting to build a pelletron accelerator 🤣 would love an opportunity to get my hands on a board, I'm over in the UK so may not be possible, but appreciate your generosity wherever they end up 🙂 anyways best of luck to the winners. Jay, Keep up the awesome work my friend 🙂
Ahh...I love Tesla Coils and electrical stuff....that's reason why I always check out your channel for new awesome videos...I really love your work!!😁⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡
Right on! Glad you stopped by.
@@PlasmaChannel I'm excited to see your next video Sir😁
I have always wanted to make a small tesla coil that I can input different frequencies into. Saw ArcAttack on TV and was even more inspired. Now that I have found your channel this might be the last piece I need to actually make one. Thanks for the information and inspiration!
This brings back memories :')
Superb!! Perhaps your best build/video ever. Really enjoyed this one. Actually always enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work.
Where to find schematic and PCB layout of this device?
Everything is available on my channel, LabCoatz, including PCB gerber files so you can order your own PCBs. I also have designs/PCBs for an even better coil: a staccato QCW that can produce 20" sparks from a 5" coil! I also have a few instructables and Hackaday projects about these builds, if you're interested.
Man that unit is a beast.
Right?!
@@PlasmaChannel you just keep one upping your self
Very nice video, now I want to finish / rebuild the Tesla coil my son and I built (no sparks, but it would light fluorescent bulbs).
AMAZING Jay. This is definitely your best build.
I'm not even going to try to build this.
Thank you for sharing Jay.
And. Good luck to all who are entering the PCB giveaway!
Stay classy 🤙🤙
Hi Kian! Thanks so much for stopping by, and the compliment. I really, really mean it too, this is my favorite build...possibly ever. Even favorite out of builds that I never filmed.
These arcs are beautiful! -Love this!!
Tesla said pancakes are more efficient if the space between the wires on a flat, are equal to the diameter of the wire. I use glass thread to get the correct spacing. Actually this is true for all coils, even solenoid.
Hmmm. I honestly did only basic research on pancake design. I'm more of a try or die type of guy myself.
I have never made a SSTC before, I had made a Spark Gap Tesla coil before. Your videos are truly inspiring for me, maybe one day I will make SSTC.
I'm honored to hear you've been inspired by my videos. Keep on keeping on!
Those are some beautiful arcs and the whole build looks like a piece of art. Nice one Jay 😊👍
Thanks Grandad. The arcs in person have this strange majestic life to them. It's really unique. Glad you enjoyed.
Love the colored acrylics 🙂
But dude that thing is AWESOME!!
I'd be fine with a solid state Tesla coil, because I would definitely compliment it every morning.
hahah, yeah that's a safe bet.
My favorite plasma channel video now
Awesome job dude! But HOW THE HECK did you not fry that oscilloscope?
Not that it matters now (as you have it working really well), but if you used a high-side/low-side gate drive IC, you could get rid of the current driver and the gate-drive transformer.
If overdriving the gates of these transistors is an issue you encounter regularly - consider using a zener diode at the gate to limit the voltage. Find a zener with a breakdown voltage at the highest voltage you want the gate to every encounter & wire the zener to create a safety bleed to ground whenever it encounters voltage that meets or exceeds it's spec. Cheap safety valve.
Love It! Is there a parts list?
Actually yes! You can download full SSTC instructions, parts lists, and PCB files on my channel. I also wrote up a few instructables for the coils I designed (this model and a single-PCB staccato QCW DRSSTC), feel free to check them out if you want to learn more.
Can I make a long Tesla coil using the same circuit ???....
I mean you made a pancake Tesla coil but I want to make the normal long Tesla coil, so can I made that from using the same circuit ?????...
Fascinating Invention, I really like how electricity behaves and This channel satisfies my curiosity of Electricity and Plasma
Jay, I thought you had left us for something better, you know like acting😄😄, but it turn out you were hibernating. Most impressive blog, you must have enough HT equipment to shock every one in the building by now😄😄. The problem is what’s next???, I still say ball lightening. Anyway Jay very good blog.👍😄🇬🇧
Thanks Grubby! Lol love the username..... Yeah I actually worked on this for 5-6 weeks straight. Every single evening after my 9-5..... But I love how the project came together. Thanks for being an epic supporter.
Beautiful build as always Jay! Awesome work, and sorry about the IGBT's.
Thanks a ton! Yeah, they went to a good cause. RIP.
Every time this channel blow up my mind 😁
I'm honored you feel that way. Feel free to share the video.
Hi, I’m fairly new to this channel & loving it!
I understand you & your collaborators/conspirators have intellectual property to this device/unit.
You walk us through the build & the tribulations of same.
You you able & willing to share the schematic of the final circuitry/components with your subscribers, or are you and your collaborators going to put a kit together?
Cheers
Rowan
(A half world away)
I’m guessing not.
Cheer’s
whenever jay post a video about Tesla coil my goosebumps 🤩
Really liked the look those primary and secondary coils great design, simple, elegant.
Thank you. Yeah, it’s my favorite part too.
Thank you, Plasma Channel for sharing this beautiful Tesla coil, I'm inspired.
I'm honored to hear you're inspired. Thank you for letting me know.
Love your video gave me several ideals, good luck in the future with your Interositer with electron sorter, i mean solid state tesla coil and be safe.
That is amazing and shared it. Can you combine the SS Tesla coils with the ionic wind device as the plasma pulses look far stronger and possibly more thrust.
“Local nerd discovers color.” Idk why but that made me 🤣
AMIRIGHT?
@@PlasmaChannel lol, that self humility put together with the window scene was brilliant. No more a nerd than any of us watching with jealousy wishing we could make that beautiful SSTC!
I have had the exact same thoughts for the past 5 years or so about SSTCs never really liked them for some reason. But whenever I got deep into research I always found some old guys making huge arcs in their garage with SSTCs. Now that you also made a video I might aswell give it a try!
The trick with SSTC arcs, is they tend to produce arcs much longer, however, those sparks are an optical illusion. They are composed of hundreds of smaller bursts building on one another. Trick tricky little hobbitsis...
Its good too see you putting it out there!!
Haha, took me a while to show my failures on camera. It's fun showing my errors now.
In my research I've found that Tesla did not use alternating current in his magnifying transformers but used high voltage DC from a generator that was pulsed using magnetic arc disrupter devices . He was using one way , non reversing high voltage DC impulses to power the primaries of his coils .
Such a cool looking design, Great job!
Im going to try and make this keychain sized
If you can do that, i'd love to see the result.
Very awesome results!
Those arcs are so beautiful!😲
I have to say that this SSTC is the perfect "proper" tesla coil.
Not too big to use massive IGBT bricks but enough power to be scary.
I tend to agree :P
Nice work on the SSTC. Pancake coils look super cool. I have a few that could use some good electronics.
Beautiful, perfect, briliant!!! I love it!!!
Amazing work, I stumbled upon one of your videos in search of different ways to build my first Spark Gap Tesla Coil, although solid state is becoming more interesting I will say. And I gotta say, I’m hooked. I like the work you put into it with the builds and research, plexiglass is a plus. Seeing everything that makes it all work is a great conversation peace. Great work, I’ll be on the look out for the next one. Thank you for what you do, Coil On lol
Thanks sir
This is a clean sstc build...
Thanks. The work of a perfectionist lol.
Awesome Man! It looks like a High Voltage Tree of Arcs
It really does, doesn't it?
Those are some beautiful sparks I want to build one now!
loved the new improved quality video! ❤️