World's Simplest Solid State Tesla Coil (SSTC): The Full Guide (w/ Plasma Channel + ThePlasmaPrince)

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Enjoy this video? Be sure to check out my latest and greatest Tesla coil tutorial, which shows you how to build your own audio-modulated, class-E musical Tesla coil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hez-R-WF5P0 Wanting to build this circuit in a 220-240V region? Check out this video instead! The circuit is nearly identical, but is properly designed for the higher voltages: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG-pD43i_6A Ever wish you could build an amazing, high-performance solid-state Tesla coil without using fancy parts or tons of money? Are you tired of seeing the same old slayer exciter circuits and mini SSTC's with weird voltage demands? Do you dream of something BETTER? WELL DREAM NO LONGER! After perfecting this circuit for a few years, I'm finally ready to share it's secrets with the world! No longer will you suffer from those non-informative, demo-what-I-built videos. By the end of this video, you'll know everything that I know about this super-simple Tesla coil and be able to design and build one of your own! And if that wasn't enough, I also posted my own Instructable on this very circuit, which I encourage you to check out: https://www.instructables.com/Simplest-POWERFUL-Solid-State-Tesla-Coil-SSTC/ I didn't mention this in my video, but if the coil doesn't work when you power it up, try switching the connections on the primary coil. This will almost always solve the issue! For this special project, I teamed up with the great minds from Plasma Channel and ThePlasmaPrince to present you with the most information possible about this illusive circuit. Many thanks to both of them for their help! ThePlasmaPrince filmed his own video for this collaboration, which you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b9QqnwCchU. Wanna watch some other wicked science videos? Check out these fine channels! Plasma Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/PlasmaChannel/ ThePlasmaPrince: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUDy4_r7nV1V6j4AEyyqfeQ/featured Circuit parts used: IRFP460 (500V, 280W MOSFET): Digikey ($3.21 per): https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/vishay-siliconix/IRFP460BPBF/4439465 eBay ($16.05 for 10): https://www.ebay.com/itm/10pcs-IRFP460-IRF460-Power-MOSFET-N-Channel-Transistor-IRFP460n-20A-500V-TO-247/224202223553?hash=item34337e6fc1:g:AlIAAOSwoydeDOqD 10A10 diode ($6.45 for 10): https://www.ebay.com/itm/10-Pieces-10A10-10-Amp-1000V-10A-1KV-Axial-Rectifier-Diode-solar-panel-C16/264978051798?_trkparms=aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20201210111314%26meid%3D5c7c5c5f39ae4cfcaa4db271310aa876%26pid%3D101195%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D12%26mehot%3Dpf%26sd%3D324121419583%26itm%3D264978051798%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DSimplAMLv5PairwiseWebWithDarwoV3BBEV2b%26brand%3DMIC&_trksid=p2047675.c101195.m1851 100nF (0.1uF) capacitor ($0.98 per): https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/illinois-capacitor/104MSR102K/5343940 45.3k 1/4W resistor ($0.10 per): https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/stackpole-electronics-inc/RNF14FTD45K3/1682275 2.2k 1/4W resistor ($0.10 per): https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/stackpole-electronics-inc/CFM14JT2K20/1742118 1.5ke12 12V TVS diode ($0.59 per): https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/littelfuse-inc/1-5KE12CA/688010 14AWG coated wire (10 feet, $5.41): https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/lapp/4160501/12163025 30AWG magnet wire (783 feet, $10.25): https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/remington-industries/30H200P-25/11615154 Aluminum 5”x4”x3” enclosure (optional, $10.10): https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/bud-industries/CU-3005-A/387011 Useful links: JavaTC Tesla coil designer: http://classictesla.com/home/javatc3d/ http://uzzors2k.4hv.org/ http://www.loneoceans.com/labs/ https://stevehv.4hv.org/SSTCindex.htm http://www.richieburnett.co.uk/tesla.shtml 0:00 Start 0:28 Circuit intro 1:02 What is resonance?? 2:08 How does it work? 4:00 SSTC parts info 7:33 Coils, coupling, and optimization 10:01 Jay talks safety 12:21 Coil demo: Let's LIGHT 'ER UP! 13:44 Colored sparks with chemicals! 14:12 Conclusion and thanks 15:19 Credits Music used: "Epic Hard Rock Background Music Intro - Royalty Free Music" Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HplRYXj31G0 By Wolf Music "The Entertainer" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Download: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5765-the-entertainer/ "Red Mist (Thrash metal) Copyright Free Music" Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnqt_ZpK8-8 ©NADA Copyright Free Music