Speaker
Dr
William A. Tobias
(University of Virginia)
Description
The Tesla coil is arguably one of the most iconic physics demos. They exist in many forms large and small. I will show and tell a collection of coils that we typically use in our physics classrooms, both the classic spark gap Tesla coil (SGTC) and the more modern solid state Tesla coil (SSTC). These include handhelds for vacuum testing & gas discharge, small toys that emit gentle sparks playing music and large units that send out loud electrical arcs.
Primary author
Dr
William A. Tobias
(University of Virginia)
