Tesla coils are one of those builds that capture the interest of almost anybody passing by. For the naïve constructor, they look simple enough, but they can be finicky beasts—beasts that can ...

Inspired by the pioneering work of Nikola Tesla, this system incorporates his innovative concepts, particularly the Bifilar Pancake Coil, into a practical, easy-to-build generator. With all the ...

A Tesla coil easily makes it to the top spot on our ... [Daniel] was also able to replace the traditional spark gap pulse generator with a PIC18F14K50 microcontroller, further simplifying the ...