Tesla Coil Specs
Tesla Coil Specs
Tesla Coil Specs
TC99-95.xls
Reported Stats
TC99-95.xls
Reported Stats
Bottom of
Terminal to Output Free
Top Top Top Break Total Output P-P Air Arc
Output Terminal Terminal Winding Gap Arc Length Length
Coiler Terminal (inches) (inches) (inches) (inches) BPS (inches) (inches) Tank Cap Type
Adam Smith toroid 6 x 20 120 52
Aron 2-toroid 4.5 x 20 4.5 x 20 3.000 0.0025 75 65 Commercial 0.025uF
Barry Benson toroid 5 x 20 408 56
Bart Anderson toroid 6.6 x 30 3.000 0.2000 240 65 CSI Professional 60kv, .02uF - 3 in parallel for 0.06uF
Bert Hickman toroid 6 x 21 0.4000 280 46 40 Dual Home-Brew Flat Plate-PE
Bert Hickman toroid 8 x 32 2.500 0.5400 280 65 Dual Home-Brew Flat Plate-PE
Bill "Gomez" Lemieux toroid 8 x 30 8.000 0.1250 750 96 96 4 ea. 60kVDC oil/paper DC filter caps in series/parallel for a total of 120kVDC, 0.1uF
Bill "Gomez" Lemieux toroid 10 x 30 6.000 0.0625 230 120 120 4 ea. 60kVDC oil/paper DC filter caps in series/parallel for a total of 120kVDC, 0.1uF
Bill Wysock toroid 30 x 96 660 480 Commercial PE, 0.1uF, 50kv, 14 in series/parallel + 2-ext. for 0.275uF at 100kvac
Bob Golding toroid 4 x 19 4.000 0.1800 24 18 Poly Flat Plate
Brian Basura toroid 6 x 32 4.500 0.1300 60 40 Rolled PE (6 layers of .006 for .036") (4 in series/parallel)
Charles Brush 2-toroid 14 x 27 14 x 36 1.250 77 Two 0.05uF (series) 50kv Maxwells
Chip Atkinson toroid 7 x 38 6.000 0.0500 see note 60 48 Rolled PE
Chris Swinson 2-wok 6 x 10 1.000 0.0079 24 18 Flat Plate
Chuck Cook toroid 2x7 120 16
Chuck Corran toroid 10.5 x 56 5.000 0.5000 380 156 140 0.025uF, 20kv (Condenser Products). 0.05uF, 30kv (Plastic Capacitors)
Cliff Fahrer .25" stud 0.25 3.000 0.2000 20 18 Alum foil/1/4 inch glass plate. Value is calculated, not measured.
Cobbott Sanders toroid 4 x 24 1.000 see notes 40 48 Surplus 100kv .01 caps
Corey Edmonds toroid 4 x 17.25 120 22
Dale Martin 2-toroid 4 x 14 5 x 25 3.000 0.0500 50 48 Generic TCBOR rolled PE cap under oil
Dale Martin sphere 5 1.500 0.2500 3 2 LCC HT0 doorknob
Daryl Dacko 120 25
Dave Sharpe toroid 4 x 16 36
David Dean toroid 4 x 11 0.000 0.4060 120 9 4 bud longnecks in a plastic bucket filled with NaCl solution
David Euans toroid 8.5 x 34 200 90
David Huffman toroid 4 x 11.5 0.500 0.0150 120 18 Ceramic
David Huffman toroid 6 x 21 5.000 0.0300 120 35 35 Ceramic
Ed Sonderman toroid 5 x 33 5 x 40 10.000 0.1000 500 104 Commercial, Condenser Products, two .025 ufd in parallel
Ed Sonderman 2-toroid 1 x 12 4 x 13.5 4.000 26 18 Rolled PE
Gary Lau 2-toroid 4.5 x 15.5 6.25 x 24 -0.500 0.3600 51 40 Prof. Fair Radio Sales-100kv
Gary Weaver toroid 2x4 0.0750 6 PE Rolled
Gary Weaver 2-toroid 5 x 11 5 x 11 0.2000 14 PE Rolled
Gary Weaver toroid 4.5 x 16 0.2000 15 PE Rolled
Gary Weaver 2-toroid 5 x 11 5 x 11 0.2000 PE Rolled
Gary Weaver toroid 10 x 27 0.2000 54 49 PE Rolled
Gary Weaver toroid 10 x 27 0.2000 76 PE Rolled
Gary Weaver sphere 38 0.2000 116 84 PE Rolled
George W. Ensley toroid 7 x 29.75 6.500 96 72
Gordon King toroid 7 x 33 0.000 0.0630 54
Howard Brinton toroid 4.5 x 22 120 16
Jeff W. Parisse toroid 8 x 36 6.000 0.5000 240 135 PE Rolled 100kv
John Freau toroid 4 x 17 2.375 120 42 36 Maxwell Prof. 0.007uF, poly
John Freau toroid 5 x 20 3.375 120 42 36 Maxwell Prof. 0.007uF, poly
John Freau toroid 5 x 20 3.375 120 42 36 Maxwell Prof. 0.007uF, poly
John Freau toroid 6 x 26 3.000 120 64 Maxwell Prof. 0.014uF, poly
Julian Green toroid 5 x 21 1.000 0.0630 300 48 36 PE Rolled
Kevin Eldredge toroid 8 x 10 120 36
TC99-95.xls
Reported Stats
Bottom of
Terminal to Output Free
Top Top Top Break Total Output P-P Air Arc
Output Terminal Terminal Winding Gap Arc Length Length
Coiler Terminal (inches) (inches) (inches) (inches) BPS (inches) (inches) Tank Cap Type
Kevin Eldredge toroid 12 x 48 700 144
Larry Robertson toroid 7 x 30 4.000 0.0800 240 60 48 2 Maxwell .05 / 50kV in series
Malcolm Watts toroid 9 3.000 100 54 42 Dry-fired extended foil rolled poly. Single cap. 0.5mm dielectric.
Marco Denicolai toroid 3.93 x 15.7 1.600 0.0780 367 31 40 Maxwell Prof. 0.05uF, 50kv
Mark Finnis toroid 8 x 24 3.000 100 54 45 PE Rolled
Mark Graalman toroid 6.5 x 36 8.000 0.0600 700 97 80 Home built Flat Plate
Matthias Andersson toroid 4.3 x 27.5 3.500 0.1780 70 45 PE Rolled
Michael Baumann toroid 3 x 12 0.000 0.1800 120 16 14 Flat Plate PE
Mike Hollingsworth toroid 8 x 22 0.000 0.2500 120 45 Two .05uF 20kv Stanley (rec.) Mica Caps-series
Peter Elekessy toroid 8 x 15 2.000 0.0100 100 42 40 Rolled poly by 2 under Xformer oil
R. Scott Coppersmith sphere 1 120 60 2-caps were PE rolled, 1 was 350 1uf metal film caps soldered in series
R. Scott Coppersmith toroid 4 x 22 4.000 0.0400 565 75 Caps are GE 6 x 1.0uf in series
Reinhard Buchner see notes 4.000 0.8260 100 20 Rolled PE, dry fired, homebrew.
Richard Burnett 2-toroid 4 x 12 4 x 20 5.000 0.0300 410 30 30 Home made rolled PE
Richard Hull toroid 13 x 60 3.000 0.0300 see note 162 Professional
Richard Staron toroid 4 x 17 120 31
Rick Kirby toroid 6.3 x 25.5 2.000 0.2970 120 66 54 Commercial, (FCI) 2 units (.01 uf @ 100000 vdc) for a total of .02uF
Robert Cressler toroid 10 x 40 7.000 Plate. UHMW-PE
Roderick Maxwell toroid 6 x 18 4.000 0.0300 40 36 Plate, PE
Skip Greiner toroid 5.5 x 28 4 120 48 60
Steve Crawshaw toroid 4 x 17 120 48
Steve Rodway toroid 3 x 14 6.000 0.1070 600 28.5 20 Top quality ceramic laser pulse caps
Steve Zeitler toroid 6 x 27 500 60
Terry Fritz salad bowl 12 5.000 0.1200 120 30 22 10-1.7nF, 30kv, doorknob caps (par)
Travis Tabbal toroid 4 x 24 0.1800 120 12
Tristan Stewart sphere 10.5 2.000 0.0100 33 30 unkown, "hockey puck" capacitor
Will E. Payne toroid 8 x 24 4.000 8 40 Glass bottles, NaOH electrolyte inside and out
TC99-95.xls
Reported Stats
TC99-95.xls
Reported Stats
TC99-95.xls
Reported Stats
Coiler
Primary dimentions not given except tap point. Used 0.375Adam wire size
Smithand ID allowed 1.5" space based on L2 diameter for coupling coefficient + mutual inductance.
Aron
Primary dimentions not given except tap point. Used 0.375Barrywire size and ID allowed 1.5" space based on L2 diameter for coupling coefficient + mutual inductance.
Benson
Bart Anderson
Bert Hickman
Bert Hickman
Secondary is pvc GP "hook-up" wire- tinned, solid. PrimaryBill winding
"Gomez" is 2.5" copper strap.
Lemieux
Secondary is triple-build polyurethane enamel motor wire. Primary
Bill "Gomez"
windingLemieux
is 2.5" copper strap.
This is a magifier (Model 13M). The driver circuit is ignoredBill
andWysock
the extra coil is used as classic TC secondary. BPS value not given (used 400 per calculated arc length average)
filter chokes 2.2 mH wound on 2" formers 6"long 28 AWG with Bob Golding
1k ohm 50 watt series resistors
Brian Basura
BPS value was moved up and down. Value assumed as what Charles
is needBrush
to come close to JHCTES value.
Chip Atkinson
Chris Swinson
Chuck Cook
Chuck Corran
Ctop is a 1/4 inch stud. 0.25 diam. x 2 inch long. Ctop is close
Cliff to
Fahrer
0. Used 0.01 to prevent a #div/0 error.
Ctop also included a punching bag covered with foil. Used Cobbott
standardSanders
2-toroid dimentions for Ctop calculation.
Corey Edmonds
Dale Martin
Dale Martin
Toroid dimentions not known. Used values based on 2.8 * DarylCself (personal
Dacko judgement)
Primary dimentions not given except tap point. Used 0.375Dave Sharpe
wire size and ID allowed 1.5" space based on L2 diameter for coupling coefficient + mutual inductance. Sec guessed at 34" height.
Seconday is magnet wire salveged from a relay coil and a David Dean850 turn secondary is about 30 awg. 28 was reported.
fan motor.
David Euans
David Huffman
David Huffman
Ed Sonderman
Ed Sonderman
Gary Lau
Gary Weaver
Gary Weaver
Gary Weaver
Gary Weaver
Gary Weaver
Gary Weaver
Gary Weaver
George W. Ensley
Gordon King
Howard Brinton
Model 8J (Big Reg) as seen on www.teslacoil.com. Insulated Jeffsecondary
W. Parisse wire-spacing unknown-used magnet wire diam for t-t space. Checking w/Jeff.
John Freau
Uses 28uF PFC on Neon. Secondary spacing modified to match John Freauactual turns of 1400. Secondary is 1.25" BELOW primary center.
Secondary spacing modified to match actual turns of 1400.John Freau is 1.25" BELOW primary center.
Secondary
Secondary spacing modified to match actual turns of 1400.John Freau is 0.25" BELOW primary center.
Secondary
Julian Green
Kevin Eldredge
TC99-95.xls
Reported Stats
Coiler
Kevin Eldredge
Larry Robertson
Malcolm measured
Bifiler wound with .56mm (.6mm w/insulation). Sphere capacitance Watts at 7.2pF. Spacing add for reported 980 turns in bifiler configuration.
Marco Denicolai
Mark Finnis
Mark Graalman
Matthias Andersson
Michael Baumann
Mike Hollingsworth
Peter
I can get longer spark lengths using a 24" sphere but the arcs Elekessy
are very difficult to control.
Sphere calculation for top capacitance calculated a C(pf) =R. Scott Coppersmith
diameter (inches) * 1.411. Primary (bottom 4 turns right up against the bare pvc secondary)
R. Scott
Xformer is from a CO2 cutting/welding laser power supply made by Coppersmith
JECO. Air cooled. The secondary is 2 coils: an 8-inch on bottom, a 6-inch on top, ave diameter 6.89 at 50.00 inches long total
Reinhardproved
Top terminal is a paint sprayer bottle ~4" x 6". Spark improvement Buchner
with a six sided AL standoff included. Reason for spark length increase still unknown.
Secondary winding (bottom/middle/top) 0.9mm / 0.67mm / Richard Burnett 16.5mH (assumed 23 awg in data. adjusted Ctop to match measured.)
0.56mm=meas.
Richard Hull
Richard Staron
Rick Kirby
Robert Cressler
Roderick Maxwell
Skip Greiner
Steve Crawshaw
Steve Rodway
Steve Zeitler
Terry Fritz
These are stats from Tristan's new coil setup during a postTravis
to theTabbal
List. RF ground is metal sheet.
Tristan
Top terminal is a Van de graph sphere. Capacitance calculated asStewart
C(pf) = diameter (inches) * 1.411
Will E. Payne
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