Components and supplies
Resistor 2k ohm
Rotary potentiometer (generic)
Darlington High Power Transistor
Slide Switch
Resistor 1k ohm
Through Hole Resistor, 470 ohm
Tools and machines
Soldering iron (generic)
Hot glue gun (generic)
Apps and platforms
Arduino IDE
Scheme-it
Project description
Downloadable files
Mini Tesla coil circuit
This is the mini tesla coil circuit
Mini Tesla coil circuit
High Power Tesla Coil Circuit
This is the main tesla coil circuit diagram, This will help a lot!
High Power Tesla Coil Circuit
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wvlf
2 years ago
Hi Miles! I've just bought a small Neon Ampule and I want to make it glow with a Tesla coil for a university project. I bought a small Tesla Coil run via USB but the glow is rather dim (and blue, whereas it should glow orange - any idea why? Do you recon it's due to the gas pressure or the low power of the coil?). Anyway, any ideas how I can make it glow brighter, and orange?
milespeterson101
2 years ago
But if that doesn't work, you can just get a CFL bulb or fluorescent tube and it will glow near the tesla coil. I hope it works out for you! 😄
milespeterson101
2 years ago
There are two reasons your bulb won't glow bright orange. One the bulb is not filled with neon gas, it looks like it might be Argon or Xenon gasses that make it blue. you can get a neon bulb with neon gas and it should glow. But the other reason is that it may be a low frequency tesla coil. low frequencies might not light the blub all the way, so it may glow a dark blue color. here are some different gasses that make different colors when exited. ---> https://www.google.com/search?q=Neon+Ampule&rlz=1C1VDKB_enUS998US998&sxsrf=ALiCzsZdIEwv3SQGSLUIO3hj0WuXwgoF_A:1668360098938&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjVyrfY1av7AhUiJH0KHbcGAZwQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=1920&bih=961&dpr=1#imgrc=10ob_LMNktPsaM
milespeterson101
2 years ago
Hello! if your reading this that means you've read the project! If you have any questions fell free to say them here at the comments.👍 Respect the project if you liked it. and check out my profile for more projects like this. Enjoy! 😀👍