Finding the resonant frequency of a Tesla coil secondary
To get the best results from a Tesla coil, the primary and secondary need to be in tune, that is, oscillating at the same frequency. The secondary coil has its...
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Tesla Coil Secondary Winding Machine
After winding my first coil by hand with an electric drill I learned a few things: battery powered drills go flat at the worst times, polyurethane enamel is the enemy,...
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Winding a Tesla Coil Secondary
This is my first Tesla coil secondary. It will be wound semi-manually to get a sense of the process before attempting to automate future builds.
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555 Timer Flyback Driver
This is a short, probably relatively unstructured write-up of my progress on building a 555 timer-based flyback driver, using the a 555 timer in astable mode to generate a high...
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