How to Make a Sgtc Tesla Coil

Intro: How to Make a Sgtc Tesla Coil

hello this will show u how to make a spark gap tesla coil (sgtc)

STEP 1: WARNING

First I would like to warn you about the potential dangers of high voltage 15Kv at 30ma I have been shocked at 30Kv at 25ma and
i tell you it hurts.

STEP 2: The Items

you will need: a neon sign transformer a few pieces of high voltage cable a load of magnet wire plus many other objects that i will later mention in this instructable.

STEP 3: Yey We Are Actually Going to Make It

First take a look at your NST it  will either be mid point gronded or end point gronded now get hold of the high voltage wire connect
one piece of it to the big ceramic insulators on the ends and connect it to the capacitor DO NOT use electrolytic capacitors they
explode and it is kinda funny but not always oh and remember only connect it to one pin.Next connect the other pin to the primary
coil connect the ground of the primary to the ground of the transfomer.

STEP 4: Spark Gap

now u need to make the spark gap it is pretty simple to do but u might need to tune it by making the gap bigger

STEP 5: Umm

it took me all evening to make this for all u guys so thats how much i respect u thanks christian.

STEP 6: MOT Scematic

here is a rectified current version of the schematic it is used when you use a microwave oven transformer scince they are NOT
current limited so u will draw too much current and the MOT will melt.

STEP 7:

I know this coil needs updateing at some point so yes i will change it thanks for viewing.

STEP 8:

seeya everyone i really tried my best on this instructable thanks again.bye

Comments

[Bumba Lodh]

Hi,I built a TESLA COIL with 5kv 30ma nst.Primary coil made with 4mm
copper tube with 10 turns secondary made with 2inch PVC pipe.Winding
height 10.2inch(0.315mm enameled copper wire used) also made Capacitor
bank with 2kv 0.15uF polyester film capacitor.But the problem is my
Capacitor burnt several times but the coil works with LEYDEN JAR
capacitor.Why the capacitor burning??????


Please Help Me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[highvoltageguy]

it is probarbly because you are using polyester film capacitors just keep on using leyden jar type capacitors if you are having problems if that does not work just reply to this message hope it works good luck!

[Ranie-K]

So you actually made this, right? And the picture of the final result is made by you, right?

[highvoltageguy]

uh huh yep thanks for taking a look

[Ranie-K]

Oh. This picture is why I asked: http://www.rhunt.f9.co.uk/Electronics/Tesla_Coil_1/Tesla_Coil_1_05.jpg

Since that circuitry looked so different than in your instructable, while the photo looked like it was identical to the one here: http://www.rhunt.f9.co.uk/Electronics/Tesla_Coil_1/Tesla_Coil_1_Page1.htm

The picture of you with the toy gun kind of looks different than the picture of Robert who authored the Tesla page with that identical photo: http://www.rhunt.f9.co.uk/About_Author/About_Author.htm

[highvoltageguy]

FINE I WILL TAKE ANOTHER! CARE TO PROVE ME WRONG?

[Ranie-K]

Sure.

[highvoltageguy]

I am very suspicious of you using spyware beacause how you do
you know where i got that photo from?

[highvoltageguy]

actually it is an airsoft gun FAIL!

[highvoltageguy]

thanks for the advice I will do that

[makincoolstuff]

you should make the discharge points of your spark gap really smooth, it with give you much higher output