Tesla coils are beautiful examples of high voltage hardware, throwing sparks and teaching us about all kinds of fancy phenomena. They can also be quite intimidating to build.

The larger Tesla coil, amusingly, upset the camera which made it hard to get close-up shots. The new coil will use a 555 to interrupt the flow.

Mid-America Science Museum, 500 Mid America Blvd., has hosted Tesla Fest to celebrate the birthday of inventor Nikola Tesla.

Small Tesla coil designed for use by medical profession, 1897 Visit Life and Legacy to get the full story behind the Tesla coil. View Tesla coil patent 454,622 .

What happens when high-voltage meets high-tech? We tested homemade laser weapons and Tesla coil guns, and the results were ...

How Tesla coils generate high-voltage electrical fields. (Image credit: by Ross Toro, Infographics Artist) How it works. The power source is hooked up to the primary coil.

Tesla’s coil is a transformer that resembles a coil-topped mushroom and emits a lightning storm of electrical arcs, accompanied by the roaring sizzle of electricity.

We’ve gone full-nerd with high-voltage experimentation—bringing together a laser bazooka and a Tesla coil gun to see which one delivers the biggest zap. Watch live demos, safety breakdowns, beam ...

The really large Tesla coils like the one in Colorado Springs, had a third stage of voltage boost which increased the final output to between 10 to 25 MV! Figure 3: The classic Tesla coil schematic ...

The Tesla coil was invented by Nikola Tesla. It goes without saying not to try this at home, with even the similar woodwork technique of fractal wood burning getting a bad wrap for its danger risks.

Tesla invented his coil to do things like light up fluorescent bulbs without any connecting wires, but ArcAttack's coils feature a slightly more modern design, making use of some components that ...