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Welcome!
With tinyTesla you’ll learn about electronics, flex your soldering
muscles, shoot lightning, and play music using electricity!
A Tesla coil is a device that uses resonant circuits and alternating
current to produce extremely high voltages. Originally invented by
Nikola Tesla in the late 1800s, Tesla coils have progressed from
spark-gap circuits to designs involving modern solid-state
switching devices such as MOSFETs and IGBTs. While there are
many types of Tesla coils, what they all have in common are
air-cored induction coils. Using a Tesla coil is the best way to
produce a continuous high-voltage streamer.
We’ve designed a Tesla coil kit that’s both easy to build and
beautiful. tinyTesla is an SSTC, or “solid state Tesla coil,” which
balances performance, musical ability, and reliability.
But be careful! Building hardware can be tricky if you’re
inexperienced or don’t have the proper equipment. Work with
good tools, pay close attention, and ask for help when you
need it.
Most of all, have fun!
Need help?
Go to our support forum at
onetesla.com/forum
Need replacement parts? Contact us at
Check out all of our educational tutorials at
onetesla.com/tutorials
Check out our other kits at
www.onetesla.com!
What’s in the tinyTesla kit?
Feedback antenna
Primary coil
USB-MIDI
interrupter (shown
here with chassis
that is no longer
included in the kit)
Fiber optic
transmitter
Fiber optic receiver
Fiber optic cable
Spun aluminum
toroid
Breakout point
Secondary coil
AC power cable
interrupter (shown
Note:
We try our best to keep all images and
instructions consistent with the latest revision
of the tinyTesla hardware, but the photos in
this manual and on our website are not always
identical to the components you receive in
your kit. They will, however, maintain the
same functionality.
