⚡Building This Tesla Coil CHANGED EVERYTHING (HUGE 3D Lightning)⚡

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I built a pancake SSTC, and it's terrifying! This was a pivotal point in my passion for plasma. After a full month of construction, involving the input from two experienced individuals, i've created the ultimate Tesla coil. Also, RIP to all the IGBTs. Sorry but not sorry. Link to the commercial tesla coil: amzn.to/36i9TVq #Tesla #Lightning #DIY
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[@ElectroBOOM]

I'm jealous of your massive arcs! Very well made.

[@PlasmaChannel]

Thanks Mehdi, she’s a beaut. I’ve put hours of play / filming into her since the video was released, and she just keeps ticking. I apparently don’t have fingerprints anymore 🤌. Next week, I have a phantom camera coming - will be filming those arcs at 18,000 FPS.

[@BhartiPatil.]

The funniest video of ElectroBOOM was when he made a heat seat and directly sat on the nichrome wire and his whole pants got burned

[@fatihozcan1136]

Hi Mehdi brother , I'm surprised to see you. I'm watching your videos. I have different projects for example transistor that doesn't heat up... but I don't have the means to do them. As far as I can see, people don't bother to do something new.

[@LabCoatz_Science]

If you like what you see Mehdi, I might be able to hook you up with a more...QCW-type model 😉

[@keijimorita1849]

Arc Envy. How nerd can you get?

[@JoelCreates]

Very cool, next build you should try flourescent acrylic, it's my favorite

[@PlasmaChannel]

Well hello there. That’s an interesting idea….

[@felixdiaz4438]

@@PlasmaChannel 👍

[@felixdiaz4438]

👍

[@erto-it1em]

That will be nuce

[@erto-it1em]

That will be nuce

[@OrenKaplan83]

This is really cool! I also love that you don't only show the last iteration and explain the troubleshooting steps you went through. I hope to one day have enough free time to play around with this.

[@jefferyo3141]

Love this video Jay! I made a high voltage Flyback transformer earlier this year with the aim of using it to power a spark gap Tesla coil and your videos were a great help. This has inspired me to keep going and see if I can get the Tesla coil working.

[@tparks]

Love this channel!! Reminds me of when I built my first Tesla Coil during my college summer break back in 2003! Your channel is inspiring me to build another and maybe even try solid state this time! Keep up the amazing work!

[@PlasmaChannel]

Thomas, thanks so much! I love hearing how my videos affect viewers. Give an SSTC a try -Just be careful.

[@ajay6225]

Was it working?

[@tparks]

@@ajay6225 Yeaup, could get a 1 ft arc out of it. I used a 15kv 60hz neon sign transformer as the source, which fed into some small copper tubing that I used as the primary. Used a lot of magnet wire wrapped around a PVC pipe as the secondary. For the toroid, I used a couple aluminum pie plates back to back with flexible dryer vent around the outside. Then wrapped all of that in aluminum tape. I used 5 or so short pieces of larger copper tubing on a flexible platform as the spark gap. I don't remember the capacitors I ended up using, but definitely remember popping a few doorknob caps in the process. Man those things smell! Also forgot to bleed the charge from those caps once and that hurt pretty good! Only did that once though!! 😁

[@aplacetoimproveteslacoilin3721]

Tesla coil technology has been around for over a hundred years, and the basic design has not changed much. However, a new way to use IGBT transistors to replace the spark gap has made it possible to build a Tesla coil that can generate free energy. The traditional way of building a Tesla coil is to use a spark gap to create the sparks that flow through the coil. This approach is no longer necessary with IGBT transistors. By using IGBT transistors, it is now possible to create a Tesla coil that can generate more than enough energy to power itself. This new approach to building a Tesla coil has the potential to change everything. With this new design, it is now possible to build a Tesla coil that can generate free energy.

[@tinkertuber]

I built my first when I was 12 but it only made 5mm arcs.

[@Magneticitist]

Dang that's a beauty and the output sounds really healthy. Really nice work for a first mains sstc to get it going with the pancake style. Just the winding of the secondary alone seems intimidating.

[@rogerhargreaves2272]

Wow, Jay put in a huge amount of effort there. That Tesla coil is an absolute gem of both artwork and technology. Combined with coloured acrylic it’s a masterpiece. Thanks also to Zack for his knowledge, one smart guy. Thanks Jay, I really appreciate all the effort you put into this project & making of the video. Brilliant arching! 😀👍

[@PlasmaChannel]

Hi Rog, thanks so much! Really appreciate the compliments. Zach really did give me the push I needed.

[@rogerhargreaves2272]

@@PlasmaChannel - I had to go and look at his design over on his channel, very impressed. Yours looks better aesthetically though. 😉

[@Teslaundmehr]

Finally!! haha am proud of you that you have dared this step. The structure is absolutely great. I am a bit surprised that your secondary coil has such a low resonant frequency. I would have estimated c. 500kHz to 1MHz. The video was definitely worth the long wait. I can learn a lot from your videos. Now the next step is a Tiny DRSSTC haha :D

[@JotticunChapter2]

no replys lemme fix that

[@martinfyhn1976]

​@@JotticunChapter2 Lemme help

[@JotticunChapter2]

@@martinfyhn1976 lol

[@andrewhamop6665]

This would be such an awesome build, holy cow those arcs though! I'd love to add an audio modulator so you could play music with it.

[@mikemesec]

I built this circuit with Zacks board and it has a spot to add a 12 volt signal for audio but I added a simple circuit to run it off a fiber optic controller that one tesla sells.

[@andrewhamop6665]

@@mikemesec that's fantastic!

[@jurez8752]

cool implementation !!! My Tesla coil secondary ( 40 years ago ) was wound using wire from a scavenged car ignition coil wound on a 3 ft long 1" diameter PVC pipe. The primary was done with 10 turns of 1/4" diameter copper pipe. Sparks went end to end of the secondary ! Would love to try a flat pancake version.

[@PlasmaChannel]

End to end of the secondary? That's pretty insane. Pancake is a lot hard to do, but give it a try.

[@austindale3129]

One of my favorite videos of yours! I’ve been building SSTCs and DRSSTCs for almost 8 years and my journeys in electrical engineering and physics are similar to yours and I’ve loved your videos from the very first one. So I’ve been waiting a long time for you to do a video showing the experience of building an SSTC, the highs and lows, joys and pains, ecstasy and pure hellish torture. I’ve built 14 coils now and your vid hit the experience perfectly (hit it right on the head with a bloody hammer), the pure madness and frustration of blowing up dozens of pricey components for weeks on end and the indescribable elation of getting those beautiful arcs at last, you got me fired up to build another! Thank you so much Jay for the beautiful and inspiring productions that just keep getting better and better.

[@petevenuti7355]

Can you point out a schematic suitable for the beginners?

[@theradarguy]

Very cool build. I, too, have been anxious about IGBT Tesla coils since my first spark gap I built in 1965.

[@nigel-matthews]

I like the goals posted on your fridge 👌

[@PlasmaChannel]

Whoops! Thanks for the reminder for me to blur that out LOL

[@ronnieford6600]

Jay,I have been building Tesla coils for many years and SST coils the last few years.You have inspired me to build the pancake coil so here goes! Great channel ,keep the projects coming!

[@inventorbrothers7053]

Hey,post a video when you finish it. I would love to see it!

[@PlasmaChannel]

Best of luck! Honored you enjoy my content.

[@sparksnthat]

Definitely worth the wait!! Some knarly awesomeness right there, well done Jay!!! Had been eagerly waiting to see this, going to try one of these myself soon, not long been into hv /plasma but got the bug quick and now attempting to build a pelletron accelerator 🤣 would love an opportunity to get my hands on a board, I'm over in the UK so may not be possible, but appreciate your generosity wherever they end up 🙂 anyways best of luck to the winners. Jay, Keep up the awesome work my friend 🙂

[@NorbertFuto]

Love your work, those shots are amazing, it is crazy how compact this unit is. I always wait "patiently" for your videos just as you for those parts.

[@PlasmaChannel]

Thank you Norbert!

[@PlasmaChannel]

This project genuinely changed everything. I hope you enjoyed the video, and if you did, leave a comment down below about your favorite part!

[@Kinetic_CGI]

I like the output on that coil- very nice! Also.... 2 new projects for you! Project 1 - Make a solid state with primary, secondary, and tertiary coils. Project 2 - Make a multi stage Tesla magnet. I have been wanting to make my own for years

[@edisonkimmel7843]

poggers you changed it

[@blinking_dodo]

And now aim the lighting in a long thin cylinder... Add a static field, and make it handheld. Make that lightsaber!

[@AidenMi]

We’re you on the ABC What would You Do channel? The gun video. looked exactly like you….

[@everythinghate666]

make a kit i will buy it

[@dfektiv1goby]

Hello y'all. Hope everyone who reads this has an amazing day! Don't forget to hug your tesla coils.

[@mihael64]

Thanks!

[@SalahAl-DinYusufibnAyyub]

Gave me burns. I don't think my tesla coil loves me back.

[@PlasmaChannel]

MRR, the comments section of my channel is not a place to requesting money. Cheers.

[@mihael64]

@@mrr4912 Just because you need it doesn't mean you have to go begging around youtube for it, it's annoying and if ruins the fun for the rest of us and considering that you're likely a girl from your pfp i guess you could just hook up with a dumb guy and get it from him instead.

[@anthonyvolkman2338]

I hugged mine!!!!

[@jeffbair6700]

Great video and cool project! Your style of presentation has re-sparked my interest in Tesla coils and builds. Hope to replicate some of your work and combine that with my love of photography. Thank you and keep up the good work!

[@garymarullo]

Superb!! Perhaps your best build/video ever. Really enjoyed this one. Actually always enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work.

[@spyratekodaks7494]

It's always impressive watching people make tesla coils!!

[@Toolshedthewatchdog]

Mad scientist vibes.

[@mihael64]

"terrifying" is an understatement for this thing. Good job, man!

[@PlasmaChannel]

Yeah, I didn't mention that the sparks carry enough current to lock up your muscles if you touch them too CLOSE to the bolt. Lol.

[@MrInkman74]

Amazing work, I stumbled upon one of your videos in search of different ways to build my first Spark Gap Tesla Coil, although solid state is becoming more interesting I will say. And I gotta say, I’m hooked. I like the work you put into it with the builds and research, plexiglass is a plus. Seeing everything that makes it all work is a great conversation peace. Great work, I’ll be on the look out for the next one. Thank you for what you do, Coil On lol

[@netgod3com]

Great looking build, you keep impressing me with your work. My first coil I put together in 1984, it was a 15kv 30ma neon sign transformer, a sheet of glass with aluminum foil on each side for a capacitor, hand wound 3"PVC secondary, primary 12 Gauge wire on a piece of 5 gallon bucket, spark gap 5 stainless steel screws on a 3 inch PVC cap. Pulled 2 ft arcs on dry days, 18 inches on humid days.

[@PlasmaChannel]

That's the good old style tesla coils. Those will always be the best type IMO.

[@Slowly_Going_Mad]

I honestly can't wait till I can get my own workshop going so I can build these crazy machines too.

[@dr.moonlightpresents3353]

Fucking same dude. I see people like ThoughtEmporium and Hacksmith and absolutely drool over their setups

[@Slowly_Going_Mad]

@@dr.moonlightpresents3353 it's mainly the constraints of my current living situation but I'll get there some day. Best of luck hope to see you get there too. 👍

[@PlasmaChannel]

Hey, in time. We all need workshops. I live in a large studio apartment, and literally use the whole place to film. Minus the bathroom. I use my bedroom for voiceover, kitchen for soldering, glass filming table for sanding, and 2/3 of the living room is designed for filming. Just gotta adjust your surroundings! Though....yeah i'd love a proper workshop....

[@dr.moonlightpresents3353]

@@Slowly_Going_Mad likewise. Wish you luck!

[@Jonodrew1286]

The pain to commit to such a project when it is going south is at times soul destroying but when it is all figured it - its like enlightenment!! Built a plasma speaker years ago - It worked but not well - after a ton of troubleshooting I laid it to rest. A year later I totally rebuilt it and it worked perfectly 👌👌👌

[@jamesstoffel6835]

Awesome build! Loved the troubleshooting! And would love to learn/build this myself! Thank you for posting!

[@PlasmaChannel]

Thanks James, yeah there was tons of troubleshooting, a lot off camera as well. I am honored you enjoy my videos.

[@zxman14]

I have always wanted to make a small tesla coil that I can input different frequencies into. Saw ArcAttack on TV and was even more inspired. Now that I have found your channel this might be the last piece I need to actually make one. Thanks for the information and inspiration!

[@ibanix2]

Looking good Jay! I haven't built any SSTCs yet, just my one 4" NST powered SGTC, so I'd love to be able to try out the SSTC fun!

[@PlasmaChannel]

My heart will always long for a good SGTC!

[@TheZombieSaints]

Wow! That's excellent. This channel is such a hidden gem! You deserve at least a million subs, hell, 1 million for every inch of spark this sstc makes! Awesome work👌

[@PlasmaChannel]

Working on it! Thanks a ton for your support. You can help with those subs by sharing the video.

[@inventorbrothers7053]

I find it funny how you practically disobeyed the one hand rule at 10:21. Goes to show how excited you were to get it working!

[@PlasmaChannel]

Yeah, it's possible to have an standard, yet fail to achieve it some times lol. Especially when you're having an existential melt down of excitement.

[@All_Science]

Beautiful build as always Jay! Awesome work, and sorry about the IGBT's.

[@PlasmaChannel]

Thanks a ton! Yeah, they went to a good cause. RIP.

[@bryancunningham1095]

Love your video gave me several ideals, good luck in the future with your Interositer with electron sorter, i mean solid state tesla coil and be safe.

[@garygraham105]

Nice work on the SSTC. Pancake coils look super cool. I have a few that could use some good electronics.

[@Xen-s_dreamagination]

These arcs are beautiful! -Love this!!

[@anthonyvolkman2338]

I definitely want a board!!!!! Very well done on your build! The GDT is quite finicky when pertaining to SSTCs, I have built a full DRSSTC driver that actually works and looks and sounds like yours!! Also I would highly recommend installing decoupling caps as close to the gate driver IC, by as close as possible I mean literally solder the cap directly to the pins of the IC. This will help keep out high frequency noise from the rails but also be able to deliver the high pulse current required for the GDT driver IC.

[@diegokoivukangas6461]

Great to see another video, and even more awesome that it's about an SSTC! What is the average input power of it?

[@carlonejoseph6952]

i'VED BEEN WATCHING YOUR SIGHTFOR OVER A MONTH AND LOVE THE EXPERINCE AND LEARNED ALOT ABOUT ELECTRICITY AND WILL CONTINUE WATCHING KEEPUP THE GREAT JOB

[@stevedavis8045]

I've just joined your website and it's great, I've tried building Tesla coils and to some success but retired and low fixed income it takes a few months to make side income for planning parts and supplies. I just finished a flyback high voltage driver and ten stage multiplier, that basically I've built from your series. Great work young man, love watching you build and display your work. Steve in Montana. Keep up your great episodes

[@PlasmaChannel]

Thank you Steve! Glad you’re building these items and exploring them for yourself.

[@aman_rayeen]

Your work is amazing. I always wanted to make tesla coil like that . Thanks for it .

[@PlasmaChannel]

Hi Aman, thanks so much! Really appreciate your compliment.

[@richardlee754]

Very nice video, now I want to finish / rebuild the Tesla coil my son and I built (no sparks, but it would light fluorescent bulbs).

[@MegaCyrik]

Love your humor, and thx for the video. If i knew more id put two of those on my MC and drive around at evening looking.. energized lol

[@tsamridh86]

loved the new improved quality video! ❤️

[@chrissummit4858]

That was truly amazing. I have loved plasma globes and tela coils ever since I was a kid and got my first "Eye of the Storm" plasma globe as a kid Christmas morning. Still have it and it is still functional to this day. I have been telling my boys that we need to build a proper tesla coil for some time now. Have a pre-wound secondary that is just itching to be driven but since I'm somewhat of a novice and I find it somewhat intinidating and have been putting it off. Would love get one of these boards to "spark" life back into that build and give my confidence the "jolt" it need to finally build an impressive coil!! If not, maybe you would consider selling the bare boards seeing you supplied the schematic? I can do my own PCBs but routing the traces to reduce noise and proper operation is everything!

[@duartecancela]

Amazing work! Love this project!

[@MattH-wg7ou]

Love the colored acrylics 🙂 But dude that thing is AWESOME!!

[@V0TION]

The humor is great in these new videos!

[@LoomMexatron]

As always, your videos are quite fun to watch!

[@qutube100]

Awesome looking driver boards me likey look to be just the thing for experimental coil geometry stuff!

[@andrewkwasek1214]

Love it. I tend to buy 10 or more IGBT's at a time to save on bulk, shipping and time. Mine just broke down and now I have to wait a week before I continue testing and building. I'm so close to finishing my tesla coil too. Watching this just motivates me even more!

[@PlasmaChannel]

Keep pushing brother. Those IGBTs will smile down from Nordenheim and Valhallah once you succeed.

[@timovneerden]

After you made the first built of a 3V SGTC, I made one too, and it got me interested. So I bought a slightly big SSTC (a 1 foot tall). I also happen to burn some IGBT, and in the process learned how to test IGBTs with a multimeter, wich is cool. I’ll have a look to see if the problem you encountered could be responsible in my setup. That said, the SSTC I bought is "tower" shaped. It would be nice if I could turn it in a "pancake" shape so it takes less space, and also I absolutely LOVE the salmon/orange color of copper, and would love to have such big plate of coil out of it :D.

[@DinnyeYT]

Awesome arcs! Would love to build one of these myself, would be a fun project for the summer until my first semester starts as an electrical engineering student in a university :)

[@flintmonz]

Entered a Tesla Coil in a Jr High School science fair way back in the 60's. Sure would like to build up another ! Always look forward to your new video's !

[@PlasmaChannel]

60's - so was that VTTC or spark gap? Pretty cool!

[@The_Makers_Prerogative]

Such a cool looking design, Great job!

[@iamkian]

AMAZING Jay. This is definitely your best build. I'm not even going to try to build this. Thank you for sharing Jay. And. Good luck to all who are entering the PCB giveaway! Stay classy 🤙🤙

[@PlasmaChannel]

Hi Kian! Thanks so much for stopping by, and the compliment. I really, really mean it too, this is my favorite build...possibly ever. Even favorite out of builds that I never filmed.

[@_discharge3647]

Awesome work jay! Those pcb's look fresh without a doubt! Tried to find a design but couldnt find the right pcb. One of those would be great for me👍

[@PlasmaChannel]

They are sick boards. I'll put you in the running. Glad you enjoyed the build!

[@_discharge3647]

@@PlasmaChannel also jay, how many windings on the improved transformer? Like the twisted ones and the straight winding? (Gate drive transformer)

[@justinbanks2380]

I've watched this video so many times since you put on Patreon, then here. Such a great project. So many funny moments. (That face when you open the door the first time ready to get Schwifty 😂) You just keep getting better and better in both projects and on screen personality. Keep it up Jay!

[@PlasmaChannel]

Thanks Justin, it really is my favorite project haha. I've been "playing" with it non stop. I've accidentally burned off all my fingerprints by now.

[@justinbanks2380]

@@PlasmaChannel lol, suuuure... You 'accidentally' burned them all off... I guess we should be now expecting some more off grid, or subversive projects from you now that you have no fingerprints so you can't be tracked when you do stuff? 😂 But really, I can't blame you, I would not be able to stop playing with this either.

[@dr.moonlightpresents3353]

I am embarrassed to admit that I’ve never thought to wind pancake coils like that. Looks beautiful! Might try this out myself- Have an idea for a magnifier coil config that uses 3/4 pancakes stacked on one another, separated by poly acrylic- But I’m worried that I need actual bushings or better insulators to prevent them from zapping each other! Love the design. Keep up the great work!

[@PlasmaChannel]

The drill winding method works well, but it's REALLY hard to keep the coil winding symmetrically about the center. You'd think the opposite, but it takes constant checking, adjusting, and intentional input. Give it a try!

[@gasinthevan]

Awesome build! Makes me want to play with some of this stuff

[@tracedelaney3983]

Really liked the look those primary and secondary coils great design, simple, elegant.

[@PlasmaChannel]

Thank you. Yeah, it’s my favorite part too.

[@musef7883]

I have had the exact same thoughts for the past 5 years or so about SSTCs never really liked them for some reason. But whenever I got deep into research I always found some old guys making huge arcs in their garage with SSTCs. Now that you also made a video I might aswell give it a try!

[@PlasmaChannel]

The trick with SSTC arcs, is they tend to produce arcs much longer, however, those sparks are an optical illusion. They are composed of hundreds of smaller bursts building on one another. Trick tricky little hobbitsis...

[@GrandadIsAnOldMan]

Those are some beautiful arcs and the whole build looks like a piece of art. Nice one Jay 😊👍

[@PlasmaChannel]

Thanks Grandad. The arcs in person have this strange majestic life to them. It's really unique. Glad you enjoyed.

[@DannyV111]

Absolutly love the antenna feedback system, great idea! Might add one to my own project when it's finished :D

[@PlasmaChannel]

It's a great system. Invented by Steve Ward.

[@xXxbloodhoodxXx1]

Those are some beautiful sparks I want to build one now!

[@geodangleon]

This is so inspiring! I need to try one of these one day

[@randy5133]

That's a great-looking coil! I love the compactness. Can you share the coil details? Pri/Sec. Wire gauge, ID/OD, turns? The PCB is a nice touch. I'm now envisioning a purely cylindrical design, round case, round PCBA. Again, very nice work.

[@latenightprojects]

Very awesome results!

[@LordVartok]

first video of yours i have seen... and i have to say, it was a great one!!!

[@PlasmaChannel]

Hi Erisa! Welcome to my channel, and glad you enjoyed my build. Make sure to subscribe and join the Plasma Fam!

[@dtnicholls1]

The results speak for themselves really. And the workmanship on it... It's an interactive art piece, not just another coil. Well done. And who wouldn't want one of those boards?!?

[@PlasmaChannel]

Hi Daniel. That’s a really good point, and kind of hits on why I like to make my builds the way I do. It’s also why I like making sparks so much. Because to me it is functional art. I’ll put you in the running for sure!

[@EugenioPachecoJunior]

Beautiful, perfect, briliant!!! I love it!!!

[@BobbyCF]

super awesome. are we able to buy the board from any places online along with the part list?

[@chrismouyos1288]

Its good too see you putting it out there!!

[@PlasmaChannel]

Haha, took me a while to show my failures on camera. It's fun showing my errors now.

[@etwalgade]

This is really cool, love your stuff. Inspired me to make a version of your battery powered tesla and recently I made a large one. Can't get enough sparks!

[@PlasmaChannel]

Wonderful to hear, thanks for being an awesome subscriber. How did your little coil turn out? Feel free to upload a video of it, then provide the link in this comment thread.

[@quinto190]

Those arcs are so beautiful!😲

[@thomaskulin1908]

Hey Jay, long time subscriber here. If you're up to the challenge, consider making a DRSSTC next. The achievable power and therefore spark length is insane due to the coupled resonance of the primary and secondary circuits. My next build is a pancake DRSSTC (your love of pancakes inspired me). I'd love to see what you come up with!

[@willkilgore6546]

Hey Jay, this is the first channel I ever subscribed too. I enjoy the content and learning. Im 48 changed careers and now studying everything from industrial high voltage to electronic engineering. Your channels perfect. I struggle with simple things. For example, when i subscribed i was able to find the BOM for this coil. I downloaded it. I cant open any of it. What app do I need to open it? Sorry for such a silly question its just confusing on this side of the screen. Lol

[@balancristianadrian1288]

I was thinking on that disc coil before to use it as a voice coil to speakers or like a motor winding if you put 1 neodym magnet on top and 1 on boton ; the movement will be right and left so the "cons" of the speaker will be on sides(those cons will be flat at the edge with the coil side) ; also for the motor is gonna work as a piston

[@platypusrex2287]

Nice! I just happened to be looking into how to use IGBTs for a coil setup!

[@PlasmaChannel]

They are really sensitive. Able to handle high voltages, but are whiney little children when it comes to the trigger signal...

[@platypusrex2287]

@@PlasmaChannel I also found they are slow on the turnoff too...

[@klompieelectro]

Great video, and damm goood sparks🥳😁 would love to build one myself😍

[@clytle374]

Commented before, but was crazy busy. Came back to see if the schematic was being shared. Would definitely like one of the boards!!!!! One other comment. Us old tube guys avoid metal knobs for a reason, plastic doesn't conduct as well :)

[@aps8446]

I own one of those small pancake speaker Tesla coils. Now I feel like I must get my hands on a bigger ozone machine that spews touchable lightning. Awesome video and explanation, thanks.

[@lancecruwys2177]

I think I found my summer project. Love this!

[@warrenbosch3581]

Super cool and educational! I have a good working knowledge of electronics and still found something new to learn. Thank you! Do you think some day you may build a BIG one? Huh?

[@letsmakeithapncapn5536]

Love the channel always look forward to your next video

[@CREATEWITHARITRO6]

Ahh...I love Tesla Coils and electrical stuff....that's reason why I always check out your channel for new awesome videos...I really love your work!!😁⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡

[@PlasmaChannel]

Right on! Glad you stopped by.

[@CREATEWITHARITRO6]

@@PlasmaChannel I'm excited to see your next video Sir😁

[@NergeN]

Hi! First of all, I love your channel, great work! In most videos you mentioned that we shouldn't bring any sensitive electronic devices next to a tesla coil, but on the other hand you have a video where you wasn't able to kill your iPhone with direct sparks. So maybe you can make a video where you will describe in more details how sparks/electromagnetic field might affect different gadgets. Which size/power tesla coil has a real danger it wich are not? Will really appreciate it! Thanks 🙂

[@XRandonymnityX]

Awesome build! Totally want to build one!

[@sto.tomastristanmanuelt.7070]

Fascinating Invention, I really like how electricity behaves and This channel satisfies my curiosity of Electricity and Plasma

[@compted10]

I would love to have one of those boards. I am new to Tesla Coils, but I do have high voltage experience. I operate one of a handful of high current unipolar generators used to test aerospace equipment. Our lab also has a Marx generator capable of zone 2a levels. I definitely will be building a Tesla Coil for my home after seeing this.

[@KY4K-10]

That is pretty cool Jay. I saw your excitement in the video lol. If I don’t win a board will they be for sale somewhere?

[@dreupen]

Very informative and inspiring. I would love to get one of the boards and hopefully have just as much fun on a build as I would expect in using it

[@PlasmaChannel]

Thanks for watching - i'll put you in the running!

[@gilbondfac]

Ok beautiful result ! do you send your electronic circuit PCB ?

[@average8873]

Hey Jay, I love the vid and I am very interested in pancake coils, your coil seems to be would thick with many overlaps instead of a clean flat winding, is overlapping like this ok for pancake coils? usually in normal coils you are suppose to keep a perfect neat winding with no overlaps, is this not the case for pancake coils too?

[@hoofheartedicemelted296]

Nice detective work. Congratulations 🎊

[@redcolliereturns7174]

I have built some of these SSTCs also. Have you considered ZVS switching with 2 IGBTs, so no antenna feedback is needed? Another way would be to use a 555 timer as input to the driver for any number of IGBTs in parallel, and adjust its time period to the natural resonance of the pancake secondary coil (using a test light), Nothing to break then except overheating of the IGBTs! Slayer feedback overheats the semiconductors. Antenna feedback is a bit complicated.

[@Dave-ro3cy]

I would like a board to build a sitcom myself, thanks, great channel.

[@srstatus3424]

Amazing video on sstc.. I had made a sgtc

[@VULECODIY]

Thank you, Plasma Channel for sharing this beautiful Tesla coil, I'm inspired.

[@PlasmaChannel]

I'm honored to hear you're inspired. Thank you for letting me know.

[@martijn4740]

awesome work turned out awesome lovely juicy sparks love it need to start builing again also has been years ive seen some nice big sparks

[@PlasmaChannel]

Need to practice that maker muscle my friend. Dont let your talents go wasted.

[@martijn4740]

@@PlasmaChannel ohh yes i totaly agree need to get back add it very soon

[@alloverflorida5886]

Great job! I know 1st hand the amount of work that goes into such a project, as well as the satisfaction that finally comes from successful completion!!

[@PlasmaChannel]

The hard work is what makes the outcome so much more worth it! Thanks

[@alloverflorida5886]

@@PlasmaChannelYour welcome sir and Indeed it does! Nothing too easy was ever worth doing!