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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...

Full bridge rectifier

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Full bridge rectifier A Full wave rectifier is a circuit arrangement which makes use of both half cycles of input alternating current (AC) and converts them to direct current (DC).  How it works- Depiction of the working of a full bridge rectifier Materials- 4 1N4007 diodes, a 500v capacitor ,  transformer of your choice(optional),  solder iron and solder metal. Procedure- Connect the diodes as shown in the figure and solder them . Connect the capacitor in parallel to the output wires(not shown).you can connect these arrangement to either a transformer or directly to the power supply. Precautions- Diodes are not supposed to be connected in reverse bias. A.C is dangerous, handle the apparatus carefully. You can keep the arrangement in a plastic box for safety purposes.