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Spark gap Tesla Coil

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So, finally there is a way with which you can easily make a Tesla Coil. What is a Tesla Coil? Tesla coil is an air core resonance transformer which generates million of volts with a small input voltage. YES, A SMALL INPUT VOLTAGE MORE LIKE 3 VOLTS ONLY. I have made it myself and today I will be sharing it with you people. What do you need to make it? A bug zapper (may be the costliest thing of among the parts), a capacitor of about 2kv tolerance, 27n wire, a normal wire ( that is used to come in a colourful insulation), two 1.5 volt AA batteries, two screws or nails( to make the spark gap) and solder kit.( And the most important thing, a PVC pipe) These are available on amazon. How to make that coil? 1. Making the secondary coil- Take the PVC pipe and coil the 27N wire around it. To do that perfectly you can just start by taping the wire in the starting. Just wind around 500 turns onto the PVC pipe. You can do it with your hand or with the help of a drill, which is convenie...