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In fact, in the early decades of radio, most practicable radios utilized Tesla coils in their transmission antennas. Tesla himself used larger or smaller versions of his invention to investigate ...

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 ...

The ancient Greek god Zeus was said to be able to throw lightning bolts; Nikola Tesla emulated this with his Tesla coil design on a grand scale. But is this device a great invention, a novelty or just ...

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 ...

The inventor came close to accomplishing this when his "mad scientist" experiments with electricity led to his creation of the Tesla coil. The first system that could wirelessly transmit ...

an entertainment engineering company that regularly uses Tesla coils for shows across the world. The electricity was created using a Tesla coil, which sees electrons flow from the coil through the ...

WASHINGTON — When most people rave about seeing an "electrifying" performance, they typically aren't talking about witnessing real lightning on stage. But for the band ArcAttack, harnessing the ...

They are quiet, reliable, invisible machines. But, perhaps his most famous invention is the Tesla coil (see above photo), the contraption that produces beautiful flying arcs of electrical energy. How ...

On October 7, from noon to 1 a.m., the Encore Event Center in San Diego will come alive with Tesla coil lightning performances, interactive workshops, flow arts, dance, DJs, merchants, and food ...

Tesla coils love to make music. We’ve heard them play all kinds of songs, from Daft Punk’s “Around the World” to Toto’s “Africa.” But now they’re back…one more time. In a video ...

My fondest Tesla coil memories began as wee tod playing Command & Conquer: Red Alert. I would build chains of these things to fry every oncoming Russian infantry unit. Here’s a handy step-by ...