you probably could if you use a properly tuned receiver (provided that the transmitter is strong enough in the first place).
you probably could if you use a properly tuned receiver (provided that the transmitter is strong enough in the first place).
Will a Furby suffice?!
It's possible to tune a coil to give off very little visible corona, however what fun is that?
Anything that touches the toroid (top) that has a corner or edge of any kind will start a nice stream.
Incandescent lights WILL glow brightly if you bond both the rim and solder to a long, stout wire and place that in the path. Of course a glowing filament doesn't look nearly as exciting as arcs ten feet long!
Unfortunately, expensive audio gear and computers do NOT mix with Tesla Coils. Kind of like fast cars and wives...
Cheers!
thats some cool stuff there, i wonder what would happen if you tried to run inbetween those, lol
Oh... My... God...Originally posted by: shuttleteam
Will a Furby suffice?!
It's possible to tune a coil to give off very little visible corona, however what fun is that?
Anything that touches the toroid (top) that has a corner or edge of any kind will start a nice stream.
Incandescent lights WILL glow brightly if you bond both the rim and solder to a long, stout wire and place that in the path. Of course a glowing filament doesn't look nearly as exciting as arcs ten feet long!
Unfortunately, expensive audio gear and computers do NOT mix with Tesla Coils. Kind of like fast cars and wives...
Cheers!
Nope.
In an incandescent bulb, the atoms are excited by heat, causing the electrons to give off photons.
In a fluorescent bulb, the gasses inside are excited by free electrons and give off photons. The reason the lamp glows when it is exposed to the energy of a tesla coil is because of the introduction of free electrons.
At least, that's the way I understand it. It may not be correct, but it gives you an idea of why a normal incandescent bulb will not light.
It will light because there's enough current passing through the filament when the lamp is prepped as I described. There's enough current to kill a person, however the current flows along your body instead of through it. Persons wearing pacemakers are strongly discouraged from watching Tesla Coils, however.
Taking power from the coil directly to the body or to an object held in hand is strongly discouraged for anyone that's not a professional.
Unfortunate experimenters are killed when an arc connects them to the primary side of the power carrying 60 Hz AC power. An arc is extremely low in impedance and is effectively a wire. If you arc to your primaries, there is a good chance of you getting killed!
Cheers!
Yeah, I realize it will light in the manner you described, but not "magically" disconnected like a fluorescent will.Originally posted by: shuttleteam
It will light because there's enough current passing through the filament when the lamp is prepped as I described. There's enough current to kill a person, however the current flows along your body instead of through it. Persons wearing pacemakers are strongly discouraged from watching Tesla Coils, however.
Taking power from the coil directly to the body or to an object held in hand is strongly discouraged for anyone that's not a professional.
Unfortunate experimenters are killed when an arc connects them to the primary side of the power carrying 60 Hz AC power. An arc is extremely low in impedance and is effectively a wire. If you arc to your primaries, there is a good chance of you getting killed!
Cheers!
That is interesting about arcing to the primary.
I think I'll stick to tabletop sized tesla coils.
Originally posted by: Eli
Nope.
In an incandescent bulb, the atoms are excited by heat, causing the electrons to give off photons.
In a fluorescent bulb, the gasses inside are excited by free electrons and give off photons. The reason the lamp glows when it is exposed to the energy of a tesla coil is because of the introduction of free electrons.
At least, that's the way I understand it. It may not be correct, but it gives you an idea of why a normal incandescent bulb will not light.
i meant a receiver that outputs enough power to run an incadescent bulb
i'm sure it's possible given a large enough tesla coil
Adul
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Ahhh!! That bulb is badass.
How long does the metal the filament hangs on last in those conditions?
lol.. Is that guy lighting a cigarette?
The bulb glass will crack from excessive heat after about 30 seconds. The filament supports don't burn too fast since there is little 02 to support combustion.
He is drawing an arc off a 10kVA pole pig. The end of the "stick" has an electrode (Lincoln 7018) attached because it's much more durable than copper. I cringe when I see such display of foolishness. You only get shocked by this once for sure. Some are foolish enough to do it alone.
Cheers!
He is drawing an arc off a 10kVA pole pig. The end of the "stick" has an electrode (Lincoln 7018) attached because it's much more durable than copper. I cringe when I see such display of foolishness. You only get shocked by this once for sure. Some are foolish enough to do it alone.
Cheers!
Okay I wasn't going to download them since I've seen so many electrical toys, but I grabbed the furby clip and damn I'm glad I did, thats awesoem
Here is one of the smaller coils being run off the larger one.
Power input was limited to 5 kVA. The flashing from behind is D'Arsonval discharges from the "feeder" coil. The second coil shorted out shortly after this video was shot and needs a secondary re-wind.
The sound even at this limited power (roughly 1/4 of what's available in the residential setting!) was still quite loud. Runs longer than a minute drive dogs six blocks away crazy and get plenty of attention. The crisp buzz can be heard a mile away on quiet evenings.
Cheers!
Power input was limited to 5 kVA. The flashing from behind is D'Arsonval discharges from the "feeder" coil. The second coil shorted out shortly after this video was shot and needs a secondary re-wind.
The sound even at this limited power (roughly 1/4 of what's available in the residential setting!) was still quite loud. Runs longer than a minute drive dogs six blocks away crazy and get plenty of attention. The crisp buzz can be heard a mile away on quiet evenings.
Cheers!
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