Plasma Channel’s parts and design for Arc Lighter Powered Tabletop Tesla Coil:

• Arc Lighter (can use other ones too): https://amzn.to/31yC7Vy
• Secondary Coil Wire - 32 gauge magnet wire: https://amzn.to/3892VhP
  • BNTECHGO 32 AWG Magnet Wire - Enameled Magnet Winding Wire - 4 oz - 0.0078" Diameter
    • This 32AWG enameled magnet wire description states that it is 0.0078” diameter while un-insulated 32 AWG magnet wire is 0.00795” (enamel insulation would make it even thicker)
• Primary Coil Wire: https://amzn.to/376JpRQ
  • Woods 0453 Bell Wire, 24/2, 50-Feet
    • AWG 24
    • no information on thickness of insulation
• Capacitors: 39000pF, 3kVDC, Polypropylene https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/...
  • 3 in series 1.3nF 9KV capacitor bank
• Diode : https://amzn.to/3cnsLQV
• Acrylic discs: https://amzn.to/2S7xFKj
• Nylon spacers: https://amzn.to/374fBoV
• Aluminum foil tape (counterpoise/for ground plane): https://amzn.to/2SqoL9T
• Primary Coil (diameter, height of start of coil)
  • # Turns = 8.5
  • no diameter for coil (or the distance between the primary and secondary)
  • no height for start of winding
  • no insulation thickness (so no spacing between turns)
• Secondary Coil (1.25” I.D. equal to 1.66” O.D., height of start of coil, total winding height and number of windings)
  • 1.66” O.D. x about 4” height (as per video description)
    • 570 turns of the above 32 AWG enameled magnet wire (by calculation this equals 4.53” winding height – a half inch past the 4” length recommended coil form)
  • no height for start of winding
  • no height for placement of top-load
• Top-Load
  • no dimensions given
  • no information on capacitance
  • nothing on distance from top of secondary windings
• Ground Plane (aluminum foil on bottom of lowest acrylic base/support)

What I used from Plasma Channel’s design in my Final design

• capacitor bank
• basic secondary coil dimensions (same form, AWG magnet wire, # of windings)
• HV diodes (but used a full bridge configuration)

For a more classic Tesla Coil look I redesigned the coil with a toroid for the top-load.

Details, build instructions and links to 3D Printed parts, etc. coming very soon!