Author Topic: Why does this Tesla Coil make a low frequency thump sound instead of a spark. (Read 945 times)

BrianHG · « **on:** September 29, 2018, 02:04:37 pm »

Well? I also like the single shot nature of those bolts.

https://youtu.be/qswbitjxn9U

https://youtu.be/EnHGA_T4Y0Y

T3sl4co1l · « **Reply #1 on:** September 29, 2018, 02:10:30 pm »

Presumably because he's driving it in short bursts.

Appropriate poster in the background there \m/

Tim

Cyberdragon · « **Reply #2 on:** September 29, 2018, 06:42:47 pm »

That's just a standard pulsed tesla coil. There are plenty of plans for those on the net.

Brumby · « **Reply #3 on:** September 30, 2018, 05:19:13 am »

Listening to the first one, it would seem I am hearing the variations of amplitude, frequency and duty cycle of a square wave...

(I've not played with Tesla coils.)


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Author Topic: Why does this Tesla Coil make a low frequency thump sound instead of a spark. (Read 945 times)

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Why does this Tesla Coil make a low frequency thump sound instead of a spark.

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