Tesla Electronic Miniature Coil - Assembly Kit

A Tesla transformer (TC) is usually a large, heavy device that draws a lot of power and produces voltage pulses of the order of MV. The presented assembly kit allows you to build a device referring to TC. The system can be powered with 15-24V DC, the current consumption depends on the supply voltage and amounts to 0.6A-1A. The system generates high voltage which produces a corona discharge, additionally we can control the intensity of the discharge using the audio signal (minijack input). The kit can be found at auctions by searching for the phrase electronic tesla coil .

Despite the low power of the system, one should be careful about the voltage present in the system (possibly dangerous to people with a pacemaker), which is dangerous to life and health, and one should also be careful about the possibility of damage to electronic devices and a high level of electromagnetic interference.

The assembled Tesla electronic coil can be used for entertainment or high voltage experiments.

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The set includes a plate, a set of elements, thermal glue for mounting the coil, thermal paste for mounting transistors on heat sinks and a neon lamp to check the operation of the device.


The assembly should begin with the smallest elements (resistors), through connectors, capacitors, etc. The transistors should be mounted on the heat sinks using screws (apply silicone paste to the contact surface before assembly). The coil of the air transformer is ready and secured with Kapton tape. One end of the coil is soldered to the board as described, the other end is left in the air (there will be a corona discharge on it). The assembly is carried out as described on the PCB. Surround the air coil with one turn of the attached wire and solder it as described on the board.




When energized, a corona discharge will appear at the free end of the air coil. When we give the audio signal to the minijack input, the discharge will be modulated to the beat of the music. Placing a neon lamp near the coil will cause the gas to glow. The transistor heat sinks heat up quite strongly during operation to over 60 ° C.
A rather inexpensive MP3 player should be used as an audio signal source due to the possible risk of damage to the connected device. In similar, more powerful designs, optical fiber is used to transmit the signal to the MSTC.



The set includes a manual in Chinese, you can see the assembly of the system (in particular, the method of making the primary winding of the air transformer). The manual also includes a schematic diagram of the device.


What do you think about such a simple system, what can it be useful for, can it be an introduction to experiments with other types of Tesla transformers, e.g.. SSTC, DRSSTC?