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Powerful, Portable, and see-through. This acrylic Tesla Coil is the ultimate weekend project.
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As a table top Tesla coil made of acrylic, this serves as an awesome display piece or educational tool. This video follows the steps I took to build a new Tesla coil, and how you can build one yourself.
PLEASE NOTE: Do not attempt this build if new to electricity.

DIY VIDEO FOR THE POWER SOURCE: https://youtu.be/qaGmNRZG-Yg

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Intro music + supplies shot:
Song: DayFox - Candy Friends
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Beginning/end tracks + inserting powersource:
Song: JayJen & Roa - Paradise
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Title screen music:
Track: Cartoon - Más Y Más (feat. Daniel Levi) [NCS Release]
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Building acrylic + building spark gap timelapse:
Track: Audioscribe - Shimmer [NCS Release] [NCS Release]
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Building capacitor:
Song: Hozgram - Away
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Outtro music
Song: Onycs - Timeless
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DO NOT attempt to repeat my demonstrations, without prior knowledge of electrical or fire safety. I do not hold responsibility or liability for damage or injury incurred by copying results seen in my videos. High voltage is not for those new to electricity!

Supplies used:
Prototyping board - https://amzn.to/3fWVSMk
2N3055 transistor - https://amzn.to/3kK1EpS
Try to find this transistor if you can: KSD362RTU
This transistor may also work - https://amzn.to/2FrQHY9
Heatsink - https://amzn.to/30YIVNN
Flyback - https://www.tedss.com/74730102538/ ( there are other options )
All Acrylic discs - https://amzn.to/3nXGeoY
Acrylic support rod - https://amzn.to/2SYWyHU
3" acrylic tube - https://amzn.to/3codHo5
2.25" acrylic tube (secondary) - https://amzn.to/31bbcAl
Capacitors - www.mouser.com, search passive components. 3Kv, .01uF, polypropylene
Copper tubing - https://amzn.to/34316U4 (or go to home depot)
Secondary wire - https://amzn.to/37c992A
Acrylic glue - https://amzn.to/3kPKWFk