If you’ve never seen a Tesla coil in person, it’s a remarkable experience. Purple plasma flashes in unpredictable, wide-reaching bolts. The sound cracks with more fearsomeness than a whip. The air ...

Arguably, the most tedious part of any Tesla coil build is winding the transformer. Getting that fine wire wound onto a suitable form, making everything neat, and making sure it’s electrically and ...

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc5SFMxTzyI&w=580] [Steve Ward] showed us his Tesla coil project which looks very much like a video game weapon. The hand ...