I found them at a swap meet from a junk dealer that apparently was cleaning out the estate of an old silent key. The practicality of enabling tesla coils to produce musical notes coincided with the ris. It was first built on a workbench using components and jumpers for connections. Vacuum tube tesla coil tesla coil, tesla, physics and. Experiments on the electric discharge in vacuum tubes. Aug 01, 2014 then you would understand how a solid state vacuum tube tesla coil would need to function. Tesla coils ionizes the air in the vacuum system alone, not the air under stp or if you wish, under ambient conditions. A tesla coil is an electrical resonant transformer circuit designed by inventor nikola tesla in. Peebles originals old magazine articles d schematic q. Oct 31, 2019 a vacuum tube is an active electronic component that used to be commonly used in amplifiers and other electronic products. I built a vacuum tube coil in the late 80s around a 4cx250 tube and produced heavy arcs out to inches or so with 1250vdc input.
The tesla coil was designed for intermittent operation. Diy vacuum tube tesla coil with 3x2500f3 full build. You might argue that i should rather call it audio plasma flame. An old oscilloscope transformer was used for the power supply, providing about 1kv for high voltage and 6. Then you would understand how a solid state vacuum tube tesla coil would need to function. I would really recommend you start with a small spark gap style one, because itll give you a better understanding of how they work. Eastern voltage research diy tesla coil kits, high voltage kits, led controllers, drsstc plans and schematics, and electronic hobbyist kits. Tesla light bulb experiment replication tesla worked many hours with various sorts of light bulbs with and without gasses, etc. Vacuum tube tesla coils, which have been making a comeback in recent years, can be just as rewarding as any other type of coil without. To go along with flyback drivers, xrays and other high voltage stuff, i have decided to build myself a tesla coil. But since tube ratings are more like guidelines, i thought this could be extrapolated to perhaps 5kv at 50% duty cycle exactly what i need for a half bridge. A tesla coil is a radio frequency oscillator that drives an aircore doubletuned resonant transformer to produce high voltages at low currents. Eastern voltage research high performance musical tesla.
How to build a vacuum tube tesla coil vttc free download as pdf file. Vacuum tube tesla coil light bulbs and spinning wires which glow with weird effects, cig arettes which light mysteriously these are a few of the stunts you can do with this vacuum tube tesla coil. But he also observed how electricity behaves using bulb devices. Ein teslatransformator, auch als teslaspule bezeichnet, ist ein nach seinem erfinder nikola. Particularly if you can get one that isnt incredibly dangerous or expensive to build. The first spark gap i built was made of 5 identical copper tubes, 10mm in. The source of high voltage are two mots microwave oven transformers connected in parallel and with the secondary connected to the top of primary it increases the voltage a. This work lead to the development of more sophisticated vacuum tubes. Well, this electrical savant built one in the 8th grade using vacuum tubes and a microwave oven transformer. Our experiments included the construction of a vacuum tube having a single electrde. Because i live in a flat though, there would be no place to accomodate and run monstrous coil designs, not mentioning interference, so that is. Because of the platetoscreen capacitance of a tetrode or pentode, the rf plate voltage developed in.
I used selfoscillating circuit with two russian soviet tubes gu81m connected in parallel. Steve ward is a pioneer in the area of solid state tesla coils, and it is his design youre using. Armstrong oscillator this oscillator is very much like a rf amplifier, but a new coil, called the tickler coil, is connected between the. The material within may not be complete or correct at the moment. I dont want to make anything i dont understand and although i understand basic tesla coil working principles there are some questions left unanswered. Yes, if you put it close enough to the glass it will create an electric arc. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. The source of high voltage are two mots microwave oven transformers connected in parallel and with the secondary connected. Coil is tested cardboard tube with screw driver as shown. The source of high voltage are two mots microwave oven transformers connected in parallel and with the secondary connected to the top of primary it increases the voltage.
In electronics, a vacuum tube, an electron tube, or valve british usage or, colloquially, a tube north america, is a device that controls electric current flow in a high vacuum between electrodes to which an electric potential difference has been applied. We can think of a vacuum tube valve, vt as an electrical valve in which current flows in one direction only. With the advent of vacuum tube technology, it became evident that high power oscillators could be used to drive tesla coils. The secondary is a 3 inch pvc pipe wound with 850 turns of 24 awg magnet wire. Infact, nikolateslaalsoconceived amoreadvancedtypeof coil, the magnifying transmitter, which is made of three coils instead of two and which operates in a slightly morecomplicatedmanor.
The plate section of the coil is wound with 14 inch copper tubing. We will only discuss the conventional tesla coil, consisting of a spark gap and two tank circuits and called spark gap tesla coil sgtc. Rf power, tesla coil, transmission line resonators. The design and construction of vacuumtube tesla coils. First, decide on the power of the coil, and then obtain a transformer to vacuum tube tesla coils r. Experiments on the electric discharge in vacuum tubes tesla. Nov 23, 2015 a 3d printed tesla coil lighting up various neon bulbs. The transistorized coils can be modulated to sounds, music, etc. People are worried about getting caught up in the tesla generator scam, and i bet you are too. Vacuum tube tesla coil update new 805 tube youtube. Pl509pl519 half bridge base driven coil markos science site. The theory behind the operation of a vacuum tube is based on a concept known as thermionic emission. This tube tesla coil was built inside a cpu power supply unit. This is a video of my dual 811a power triode vacuum tube tesla coil based on steve wards vttc1 design.
In addition to this concepts including the attraction and repulsion of opposite and like charges play a large part in the operation of vacuum tubes thermionic valves. We can custom build vacuum tube or transistorized tesla coils up to 5 kw. This is an audio modulator of electric discharge based on tesla tube coil the device. I acquired a couple of old tube driven rf amplifiers that were designed for ham use. Tesla coil is the popular short name for a resonant air core transformer originally invented by the serbian born scientist nikola tesla.
I edited this video on the plane to mit at 30000 feet on 0 hours of sleep. Over the years, many, many vacuum tube tesla coil projects have been described and we have listed several in the references. Solid state tesla coils and their uses sean soleyman electrical engineering and computer sciences university of california at berkeley technical report no. Want to build your first tesla coil without facing the complexities of going solid state.
As a result, the output is primarily determined by how much power the vacuum tube can process. More sophisticated designs use transistor or thyristor switches or vacuum tube electronic oscillators to drive the resonant. It is proved by experiments that the arc of continuous mode cw tesla coil is not long and in a cluster shape if the power is exerted without time limit. While the device im referring to is used to detect leaks in vacuum systems, my question is about the how. Power tube oscillator, generating high frequency high voltage, is amplitude modulated. Vacuum tube tesla coils vttcs are not very common these days, but are still ranked very high in the overall coolness factor. Notice he tells you exactly how many turns of wire to use for each coil, so im not sure what your question is all about. This tiny vacuum tube oscillator was constructed to evaluate and study several principles of tesla coil operation. You can increase the output of the tesla coil by replacing the included 81 ia. Jun 21, 2010 flyback tesla coil using vacuum tubes post by eftb mon jun 21, 2010 12. Who doesnt like the electric glow of red hot filaments in strangely shaped glass vessels and a tesla coil that is creating nearly silent 3 foot swordlike sparks. The base of the secondary now connects to the grids. Above is a schematic for an easily tuned vacuum tube tesla coil. Apr 20, 2018 16 thoughts on tesla coil uses vacuum tube.
He discovered what evolved into florescent lighting. This barcode number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book. The tube used is a 4x150 transmitting tube that used forced air cooling. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. High power vacuum tube tesla coil downloadable plans. Miniature vacuum tube tesla the cleaner schematic kb if. Vacuum tube tesla coil does fascinating stunts modern.
It is not recommended that it be operated continuously for more than 20 sec. Vacuum tube tesla coil how does a tesla coil work very nice stuff share it music tesla coil with friends. After spending many evenings reading about vacuum tube tesla coils and comparing tubes, i chose to build a tesla coil utilizing two 811a transmitter tubes. Pdf undergraduate research report bimodal tesla coil. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Diagram of circuit parts list circuit explanation photos helpful links. The tesla coil is a device invented by the brilliant scientist nikola tesla born 1856, died1943. Modern transistor or vacuum tube tesla coils do not use a primary spark gap. The coil is of a slightly different design than the conventional tickler feedback coil system often published in the literature. Vacuum tube tesla coil summary page details page introduction. However, before we take a look at the tesla secret scam, a popular online guide that teaches you how to make your own tesla coil, we need to observe whether its really possible. This is not one of those television flyback drivers that are sometimes mistakenly called. Make a homemade vacuum tube tesla coil using these vintage diy plans from the 1940s.
Vacuum tube tesla coils, which have been making a comeback in recent years, can be just as rewardi. To build the ticklerfeedback add a few more turns to the base of the secondary and ground the point they join. Construction shellacked cardboard form for outfits needed, heavy wire for filament and suit. The beautiful and suggestive experiments on the electric discharge in vacuum tubes, shown by prof. Flyback tesla coil using vacuum tubes the radioboard forums. Click here for the dual 833a vacuum tube tesla coil schematic pdf click here for the 833a tube datasheet pdfstaccato controller for. Vttc1 dual 811a tubes vttc2 304tl vttc3 dual 833a vttc4 810 vttc5 single 833a vttc6 833cs, coming this winter staccato controller. Nikola teslas original creation the spark gap tesla coil has its advantages at high input powers. A two stage transformer which creates high voltage at high. In this design, the grid circuit is the tank circuit, containing. It is a high voltage, high frequency, power generator, primarily built for conducting experiments and to observe phenomenon associated with alternating electricity. I also have 3 large jacobs ladders with 2, 4, and 6 foot tall electrodes, induction coils, plasma globes, and other 19th century high voltage apparatus. There are lots of websites boasting that they can hand over the blueprints to an invention that was suppressed for decades. Coil support coil 2 coil coil 3 bolt one of the spectacular effects that can be power.
The basic working principle of a vacuum tube is a phenomenon called thermionic emission. This is my first oscillator circuit using a vacuum tube, and my first vttc vacuum tube tesla coil. This is my first working vacuum tube tesla coil vttc. Filament voltage measurement, measure drive voltage, tesla coil rf current to ground, and rf frequency. Marshall an interesting project for the experimenter. This document is about the theory of operation of tesla coils as well as the. These tubes have been used by others with great success, they are fairly cheap and have a moderate output power for a tabletop size tesla coil.
The primary coil is 20 turns, with a pf tank capacitor. I usually bring 2 medium tesla coils, a traditional spark gap type tesla coil with 3 foot arcs, and a vacuum tube tesla coil with 2 foot arcs. Vacuum tube tesla coils operate in a continuous wave mode of operation, continuously providing energy to the tesla coil secondary. On this page are listed tesla coil formulas for a reference to those who prefer to make calculations on paper. Brand new area of our production is broadcasting starting with spare parts for older transmitters, broadcasting components, up to complete systems for broadcasting of amfm radio signal. Thomson on the occasion of the visit of the physical society to cambridge, in may, have excited considerable attention, and the illustrated account of them, which appeared in the electrician of may 22nd, 1891, has been widely reproduced both in america and in france. There are different topologies of tesla coils with their own abbreviation. In the case of the vacuum tube diode, a current can only flow from the. Matching plasma sconces filled to atmosphere pressure with neon.
Vttc vacuum tube tesla coil as the tubes faded from view, a group of tube enthusiasts built vttc out of them. Vacuum tube tesla coils vttc archive high voltage forum. Big vacuum tube tesla coil with gu81m vttc vacuum tube tesla coil is a tesla coil with vacuum tubes as a switch. Also addressed, within the framework of traveling wave engineering, is the open helical resonator as developed by nikola tesla in the 1890s. I was surprised to get some good results from the first try, a good encouragement for higher power setups using gu81m or gmi90, which i also have. Highfrequency induction, teslatype coil, with one end of secondary attached to a metal electrode point of leakage is indicated by a bright spot where discharge enters evacuated glass assembly can be used for exciting geissler tubes, but intended for intermittent use only, for periods of up to 4 minutes, followed by at least 5 minutes off.
Tesla coils vacuum tube design information unlimited. I also thank kevin wilson, creator of the teslamap program and webmaster of tesla. This is the schematic of my current 833a tesla coil. Megawatt pulsers power of the pulse can crusher, shredder using magnetic pulses. The world before transistors michael alba posted on january 19, 2018 what are vacuum tubes, how do they work, and who still uses them. Unfortunately, there does not appear to be much in the way of serious analysis, specifically directed toward vacuum tube tesla coils, in either the engineering literature cited above, or in the experimenter magazine articles. Im quite new to the tesla coil stuff and i want to build a vttc form a gu81 tube. Miniature vacuum tube tesla the cleaner schematic kb if desired coil. Keep those filaments lit design your own vacuum tube audio power amp schematic. Audio vttc audio modulated vacuum tube tesla coil i tested a simple audio vttc audio modulated tesla coil. This tesla coil is all tube and even the power supply is tube based and provides 320vdc. Improving the musical expressiveness of tesla coils with software. This book provides a thorough engineering analysis of the vacuum tube class c continuous wave rf oscillator. Other types of tesla coils, calling for a high tension transformer and spark plug gap for excitation, were undoubtedly interesting and instructive, but this vacuum tube design shown above will prove much less expensive to construct and yet will provide plenty of sure fire fun and soectacular results.