I'll second what Gary said: My friend and I built an Off-Line coil which
uses a single 1800V 2000A IGBT and the breakout arcs are absolutely
deafening.
Coils are just loud :-)
P
On Sun, 15 May 2022 at 14:36, Gary Lau <glau1024@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In my experience, assuming the Tesla coil is properly tuned and running
> well, the thing that makes the loudest noise is the sparks coming from the
> topload. The longer they are, the louder they are - that's just the nature
> of the beast. If your spark gap is the loudest thing, I think some
> adjustments are in order. Tesla coils are going to be loud, and for any
> well-performing coil operating indoors, hearing protection is recommended.
>
> Regards, Gary Lau
> MA, USA
>
> On Sat, May 14, 2022 at 10:09 PM Joshua Thomas <joshuafthomas@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > Summer has arrived and Iâ??m looking to do some improvements to my SGTC.
> Part
> > of my goals are to make it portable enough to move in the back of my car,
> > and be able to setup and demo it with reasonable speed.
> >
> > The â??portableâ?? part is solved. A major issue with demos is the spark gap
> > noise. They are, obviously, crazy loud. What techniques or design have
> been
> > used to bring the noise level down? I can throw up a box of plywood
> around
> > it, but I feel like this path has been covered before.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> >
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