3E20.20 - Singing Tesla Coil - Plasma Speaker

Code Number:
3E20.20
Demo Title:
Singing Tesla Coil - Plasma Speaker
Condition:
Excellent
Principle:
Plasma Speaker
Area of Study:
Acoustics
Equipment:
Singing Tesla Coil kits, Computer with enabled Blue-Tooth, Square Wave Music.
Procedure:

See Also: 5N20.41

The singing Tesla coil kits will operate in two modes.  The first mode operates as a regular Tesla coil for lighting gas filled tubes from a distance, putting sparks through paper, and to operate a pinwheel. 

The second mode is the singing Tesla coil mode.  One of the kits allows you to pair the coil by Blue-Tooth to a computer or cell phone and then to play some square wave music.  We have a folder of music available for you to pick songs from.  The other singing Tesla coil kit allows you to plug in a cell phone, computer, or i-Pad directly to the coil and play the music that way.  Patch cables are available for this option.

References:
  • Tesla Coil Instruction (2023)

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