I think we need one of these

Jace · 08-06-2007

This is a solid-state Tesla coil. The primary runs at its resonant frequency in the 41 KHz range, and is modulated from the control unit in order to generate the tones you hear.

So just to explain a little further, yes, it is the actual high voltage sparks that are making the noise. Every cycle of the music is a burst of sparks at 41 KHz, triggered by digital circuitry at the end of a "long" piece of fiber optics.

What's not immediately obvious in this video is how loud this is. Many people were covering their ears, dogs were barking. In the sections where the crowd is cheering and the coils is starting and stopping, you can hear the the crowd is drowned out by the coil when it's firing.

This Tesla coil was built and is owned by Steve Ward. Steve is a EE student at U of I Urbana-Champaign. He and Jeff have been going to Teslathons, which is where they met.

It's been suggested that a good name for this coil would be the "Zeusaphone". "Thoremin" has also been mentioned, though personally I think we need Theramin type inputs for that.

To answer a few questions I've received, YES, someone did yell "Play Freebird!" after the first round of music.

Rcourt64 · 08-06-2007

That was just way to cool bro

gonzo · 08-06-2007

Was this what you were doing all weekend?

Hell Puppy · 08-06-2007

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Originally Posted by gonzo

Was this what you were doing all weekend?

if you get close to it, it'll make your dick hair stand up straight.

softball · 08-06-2007

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Originally Posted by Hell Puppy

if you get close to it, it'll make your dick hair stand up straight.

Who has dick hair any more? This is 2007.

Rcourt64 · 08-06-2007

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Originally Posted by rhetorical

Who has dick hair any more? This is 2007.

sarettah · 08-06-2007

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Originally Posted by rhetorical

Who has dick hair any more? This is 2007.

Um.. Most of us heterosexuals still do

08-06-2007	#1
Jace .... $100 for every ImLive sign-up Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 4,392 Blog Entries: 1	I think we need one of these This is a solid-state Tesla coil. The primary runs at its resonant frequency in the 41 KHz range, and is modulated from the control unit in order to generate the tones you hear. So just to explain a little further, yes, it is the actual high voltage sparks that are making the noise. Every cycle of the music is a burst of sparks at 41 KHz, triggered by digital circuitry at the end of a "long" piece of fiber optics. What's not immediately obvious in this video is how loud this is. Many people were covering their ears, dogs were barking. In the sections where the crowd is cheering and the coils is starting and stopping, you can hear the the crowd is drowned out by the coil when it's firing. This Tesla coil was built and is owned by Steve Ward. Steve is a EE student at U of I Urbana-Champaign. He and Jeff have been going to Teslathons, which is where they met. It's been suggested that a good name for this coil would be the "Zeusaphone". "Thoremin" has also been mentioned, though personally I think we need Theramin type inputs for that. To answer a few questions I've received, YES, someone did yell "Play Freebird!" after the first round of music.

08-06-2007	#2
Rcourt64 Filling Bishop's Pond Respin bullshit press Your Comments Are Welcomed Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,942	Re: I think we need one of these That was just way to cool bro

08-06-2007	#3
gonzo Fat Fucking Nobody Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Atlanta,Ga. Posts: 17,795 Blog Entries: 11	Re: I think we need one of these Was this what you were doing all weekend? __________________ We are putting the bastards of this world on notice; greed and corruption will always be met with "a voice made of ink and rage." "Never try and be like anyone else" - Hunter S. Thompson "The truth is the truth no matter how you try and package a lie" - Shellee Hale