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Can we use any transistor in Tesla coil?
You can use a 2N5550 or similar regular NPN transistor with >50V V(CE) and >60 h(fe). A 22 kilo-ohm resistor would be enough for your slayer exciter circuit. This is the only circuit that can generate a high voltage with such a simple construction. Beware of ghost capacitance though in the secondary winding.
Which wire is used in Tesla coil?
Essex Magnet Wire 26 Gauge AWG Enameled Copper 1260 Feet Tesla Coil Winding 200C.
Is soft iron core ferromagnetic?
In order to produce magnetic field inside the galvanometer device, we can use any magnetic material but soft iron core is especially used in galvanometer because Soft iron is ferromagnetic in nature which in turn strengthen the magnetic field lines, and stronger the magnetic field lines passing through the coil larger …
What do you need to make a Tesla coil?
The setup. A Tesla coil needs a high-voltage power source. A regular power source fed through a transformer can produce a current with the necessary power (at least thousands of volts). In this case, a transformer can convert the low voltage of main power into the high voltage.
What is the difference between a Tesla coil and transformer?
Unlike transformers, which have a primary and a secondary winding around an iron core, Tesla coils use induction from a smaller primary coil to boost voltage in the secondary coil, using air to insulate the secondary coil. This allows much higher voltages than a conventional transformer.
Why does a Tesla coil need an outside power supply?
This is why the coil must be hooked up to an outside power supply. The principle behind the Tesla coil is to achieve a phenomenon called resonance. This happens when the primary coil shoots the current into the secondary coil at just the right time to maximize the energy transferred into the secondary coil.
What did Nikola Tesla use his Tesla coil for?
Tesla’s initial experiments and demonstrations suggested many uses for his coil. He used it to create some early X-rays, and because Tesla coils produce high frequency energy, they transmit radio waves as well. This property also allows wireless AC power transmission.