How Do Musical Tesla Coils Work?

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In this video I show you how you can actually make music with a tesla coil. Then I show you how to convert that energy from the Tesla coil into energy for a light bulb and then convert that signal back into music!
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@TheActionLab 4 жыл бұрын

What would be the best song to play on my Tesla coil?

@SINDRIKARL1 4 жыл бұрын

Thunder - Imagine Dragons or Thunderstruck - AC/DC, feels fitting.

@mychaelmay6321 4 жыл бұрын

I would love to hear Through the Fire and Flames by Dragonforce!

@vedantagarwal4533 4 жыл бұрын

any PINK FLOYD song

@Vens8 4 жыл бұрын

Check out my music! Would be pretty cool if you'd play them haha.

@DANGJOS 4 жыл бұрын

I Don't Want To Be-Gavin DeGraw

@wsmith2401 3 жыл бұрын

i love that a lightbulb could be secretly vibing and no one would know

@Soken50 3 жыл бұрын

Always have been, at either 50 or 60 Hertz depending where you live, you can even make a light vibe to the internet if you connect it on the same network as an Internet Over Power thingie

@BigJohnM 3 жыл бұрын

It's called Li-Fi, we looked into it for our office. It is a wireless signal being transmitted by the overhead lights. We looked at that tech several years ago. It's been out for a while.

@theunkownbanana1823 3 жыл бұрын

I want to see this being used in a spy novel to transmit information now.

@picklefish74 2 жыл бұрын

Not exactly.

@atashgallagher1631 2 жыл бұрын

LiFi is an idea where you could have something like 40Gb a second of wireless data by using LED lighting that pulsates like this to transmit rather than radio. It would be amazing however it wouldn't work without line of sight, and it wouldn't work if you turned off the lights.

@feraltrafficcone4483 3 жыл бұрын

“This device lets you hear light” That’s gonna make raves so much weirder

@ashyosings5089 2 жыл бұрын

I want him to put a blue filter over the light so we can hear what different colours make

@jazermano Жыл бұрын

@@ashyosings5089 Man, that sounds so trippy. Weird how science can be like that.

@abhirupmukherjee6405 4 жыл бұрын

I wish he taught me science in highschool. Really you make it look so simple.

@jhoughjr1 3 жыл бұрын

By omitting many details. But the best principles are simple and he explains them well.

@BierBart12 2 жыл бұрын

@@jhoughjr1 Not like school science has to go into more detail. It just needs to create an interest

@pukkandan 4 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised the sound quality is that good after so many conversions.

@nonothebot 4 жыл бұрын

The conversion is good, but the problem is the bandwith of each device, I'm not sure the light bulb is really made to blink that fast. In the other hand the spark has a quite high pitch.

@tormendor8585 4 жыл бұрын

you think the sound quality sounded good?? it was absolutely terrble

@kreynolds1123 4 жыл бұрын

@@nonothebot If you thought about the brightness, It doesn't need to go fully on and off. Just vary intensity a little. The electrical analog would be a DC biased sine wave. The solar cell panel would generate a DC biased sine wave signal. Removing the DC bias need only a capacitor. Then the signal passing through the capacitor can be amplified.

@kreynolds1123 4 жыл бұрын

@@tormendor8585 I think he was expressing that he expected worse.

@nonothebot 4 жыл бұрын

@@kreynolds1123 Thank you for this precision. I didn"t think about it but it makes sens.

@chalkymilo 4 жыл бұрын

imagine doing this in a 13th century village

@GloGangBruceWayne 4 жыл бұрын

lol might get stabbed in the neck by some angry dude w a piece of sharpened wood

@PappaLitto 4 жыл бұрын

STONE THE SORCERER

@Sciguy95 3 жыл бұрын

@@GloGangBruceWayne probably more like burned at the stake for witchcraft.

@nielsbouman1383 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine playing just music or a recording of a voice.

@homohumanoperson4565 3 жыл бұрын

burn the witcher

@theomore4932 3 жыл бұрын

That would be such a dope way to hide a recorded message in plain sight. Have a small hidden tesla coil next to a room's light bulb and when someone turns the lights on, the recorded message signal is sent to the coil which in turn lights up the bulb. All they see is constant light, due to the high frequency, but someone with the right device can get close and decode the light into sound.

@methylene5 11 ай бұрын

Transmitting sound through light is so old that a when I was in high school in the early 90s, there was a project that used an LED to transmit sound (and it was old back then too). One circuit to modulate the LED output from a sound input, and another photo-sensor and circuit to turn the signal back into sound. I went with another project though, instead I made a bug/spy transmitter, that was so much more useful.

@HeyChickens 10 ай бұрын

This is the basic concept of how Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, etc work. Signal being sent out into general area, but only those whose devices are given the de-coding algorithms can make any sense of those signals.

@GraceAlone614 4 жыл бұрын

Screw beats, you'll see me wearing lightbulbs.

@jacobopstad5483 4 жыл бұрын

I find the musical Tesla coil so fascinating! I wonder how much power it consumes compared to a traditional speaker.

@mitchyitchy3 4 жыл бұрын

based on the little knowledge how most tesla coils are made prob not as much as you would think. Most have a way to step up the power from an outlet. Like a capacitor but a tesla form of it. But thats for like table top type ones like you see in the video. The zues musical teslas i am not sure if its the same concept or not.

@juntendo6104 4 жыл бұрын

@@mitchyitchy3 Musical tesla coil uses silicon conductors to act as a spark gap. The plasma speaker may consume more power but I heared that it acts as a very good tweeter. If the membrane used in tweeter is lighter, it can vibrate air at higher frequency, which is why paper cone is used in tweeter. The plasma speaker uses air so its virtually weightless.

@FerreTrip 3 жыл бұрын

Music major raised by an astronomer/Physics prof here, _this is so freaking RAD_

@BierBart12 2 жыл бұрын

Nothing major raised by a spanish teacher here, HELL YEAH

@somsubhra.g 4 жыл бұрын

This is like a basic version of LiFi 👍🏻

@julie-18 4 жыл бұрын

Okay but seeing light be turned into sound is just something else

@KandyBoy69 2 жыл бұрын

Wel that's kinda how radios work.

@redcharget5894 4 жыл бұрын

So it’s a music player but it makes your electricity bill 10x more than it should be

@surajnainar9060 3 жыл бұрын

@ralseidemurrer 3 жыл бұрын

yes

@mbcommandnerd 2 жыл бұрын

@Unsesquipedalian Yeah, and a Tesla coil of this size is pretty low-power. That’s also why it’s safe for him to sit right next to it with no grounding and with a metal ring on.

@bluelight7official Жыл бұрын

@الزمهرير hey wait i think i know you lmao-

@harms123 7 ай бұрын

@@mbcommandnerd You're technically right, but that's extremely oversimplified and the ring has no effect.

@keiji1531 4 жыл бұрын

The wireless cable concept was about to made

@martiddy 4 жыл бұрын

A hundred year old concept

@prestonferry 4 жыл бұрын

SilentKnightXD it wouldn’t be possible now... All the tall vehicles (Mostly Semi Trucks) would get caught in the path of the plasma, causing major destruction, making it impossible in modern days... Very advanced back then, though!

@pepre7594 3 жыл бұрын

@@prestonferry make it T A L L E R

@prestonferry 3 жыл бұрын

@@pepre7594 that would be too expensive to switch, and it has the possibility of things like catching birds...

@pepre7594 3 жыл бұрын

@@prestonferry I know I was joking lol

@frab8061 2 жыл бұрын

That just sounds like a speaker with extra steps... No but seriously, this is AMAZING

@mikelean66 2 жыл бұрын

I got real excited around 7 seconds when you started messing with the power inversion to the speaker! This taught me a lot. Thanks!

@kingsolo6241 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been a commercial HVAC technician so long that when a VFD fires up any motor I can tell if it is at 100% 60hz or not. In fact in some cases I can hear the frequency is off a little I know the motor is going bad. When I hear the golden hum noise permitted by the VFD I can tell it is working perfectly; especially in amp range, of service factor of course. Lol

@gauravbisht4504 2 жыл бұрын

Isn't HVAC our cars Automatic AC?

@kingsolo6241 2 жыл бұрын

@@gauravbisht4504 hvac means. Heating ventilation & air conditioning

@BierBart12 2 жыл бұрын

So how did this tesla coil sound to you, if it was a VFD? Will it survive, doctor?

@gauravbisht4504 2 жыл бұрын

@@kingsolo6241 makes sense why me car OEM calls it that way instead of A/C.

@cmyk8964 2 жыл бұрын

60Hz is pretty much the low E note on a bass guitar, btw

@sasssss6265 4 жыл бұрын

The energy can never die but you can transform! I love this type of experiment

@KT-pe8gw 4 жыл бұрын

Content like this literally makes me feel good

@JRBandF 3 жыл бұрын

That was the coolest thing I have ever seen. that was mind blowingly amazing to see the light converted to music, I rang dat bell and shared the crap outta this.

@bobbybologna3029 4 жыл бұрын

Lmao I watched Medhi Sadaghar struggle with making a van de graaff generator and here you make one out of a freakin La Croix can, hilarious.

@abhinavprajapati5962 4 жыл бұрын

Gotta say, this is one of your most informative video I have ever watched.

@IvanIvan1974 4 жыл бұрын

Do you hear light? No, I see sound!

@zynskavzynskav4465 2 жыл бұрын

Incredible. I can hear the drum and electric guitar. I can't believe this sound can be produced by only a tesla coil.

@Gourav_Guitarist 4 жыл бұрын

I wish I was taught this way!! You are amazing!!

@swapnilpanigrahithemotivat7365 4 жыл бұрын

Really I love to learn science practically by you...

@Linkario86 Жыл бұрын

Your channel is a blessing man

@carlostolosa6530 4 жыл бұрын

this gonna be my fav. vid of action lab so far.

@MixedGoku 4 жыл бұрын

Great Demonstration Keep Up The Good Work!

@MelloCello7 Жыл бұрын

This should have quite literally millions of views, this is beyond amazing

@garrettcarlson6835 3 жыл бұрын

K, primary reaction... I type in, "can you really make music with Tesla coils?" And then *this* guy shows up!? I've seen so many of his action lab videos I was surprised to find this guy answering my question. Hot dang. Carry on.

@justincruz6057 3 жыл бұрын

this is the best video on KZfaq and has changed my life!

@chiranjeetbhukta 4 жыл бұрын

That was freakishly awesome

@MorganaDarkgoddess 4 жыл бұрын

That was one of the videos I've enjoyed the most! Very interesting!

@MadWitchJay 3 жыл бұрын

You have blown my brain. This is amazing.

@prithmusic 3 жыл бұрын

Me: Mom can I get new speakers? Mom: We have speakers at home The speakers at home:

@derarty4290 3 жыл бұрын

I would exchange my Phillips speakers for this :)

@gamebugz-blockstrike842 3 жыл бұрын

You have the best speakers at home :)

@pulsegamingbird3764 2 жыл бұрын

It also doubles as a wireless power source if used correctly.

@financewithriaan 4 жыл бұрын

Probably the coolest video I've ever seen!

@elbladel 3 жыл бұрын

The light thing... that's crazy. Great video.

@don_pedrot.isreal7446 Жыл бұрын

Wow, I'm overwhelmed. Truly everything is just frequency.

@Vodraxia 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly probably the coolest thing I've ever seen

@AbandonRule 2 жыл бұрын

Love the buildup to just explain the last experiment

@8koi245 Жыл бұрын

These videos just make me so happy at night

@DaneInTheUS 3 жыл бұрын

This is absolutely mind blowing! Thank you

@randybost9680 Жыл бұрын

This guy has the neatest tech I've seen lately. I literally downloaded the strobe light app while the video played.

@power-max 4 жыл бұрын

When you bring your hands near the coil you actually detune it and reduce the 'Q' factor which causes the output voltage to drop. Imagine making a pendulum but with a water paddle. Your hands loads down the output significantly.

@ashyosings5089 2 жыл бұрын

He lowkey proved this by 'absorbing' the voltage- technically- HE was the transmitter for a hot second

@garlottos 3 жыл бұрын

This has to be the craziest video I have ever seen. Electricity is magic

@kristianivanov8254 Жыл бұрын

KZfaq recommended me this video after watching the AscendTech - Bluetooth Tesla Coil. I was wanted to watch something more about the Tesla Coil and I guess the this The Action Lab video is a great choice to do this.

@illogicmath 4 жыл бұрын

You're an endless source of ideas. Congratulations

@DANGJOS 4 жыл бұрын

Everytime he somehow makes something amazing happen!

@creativegamer_03 3 жыл бұрын

Subscribed to Franzoli Electronics for its Musical Tesla Coils and this video came out rn in my recommendations. Perfect!

@aaronalkor 3 жыл бұрын

Wireless Energy Transferal!! I love it!!!

@noam_segal 4 жыл бұрын

One of your most entertaining videos

@craigschooled 4 жыл бұрын

Mind Blown... seriously. I this is an original compilation of physics and technology. It really represents the cohesion of nature.

@lordsuvrowwwyall7425 4 жыл бұрын

Changing sounds to light and changing light to sound! coooool!

@Roust7 4 жыл бұрын

Great demonstration

@charleslee1862 Жыл бұрын

The free energy lighting up the bulb is pretty dope too

@larsbecker9127 4 жыл бұрын

Very interesting you made my day a bit nicer ❤️

@ekhmoi4552 3 жыл бұрын

This helped me to understand music in a much different level!

@MarkHahn 4 жыл бұрын

THAT was one of your best videos my friend 👍 great job

@OmegaFalcon 2 жыл бұрын

This literally looks like magic!

@spymate 4 жыл бұрын

My mouth is wide open! This is so cool!

@somnathpaul1468 4 жыл бұрын

Action lab made my day.😊

@theweirdo6695 4 жыл бұрын

THIS BLEW MY MIND

@trentonnobles464 4 жыл бұрын

This video was so cool. I was very fascinated

@hamishmacgyver Жыл бұрын

Man I love your videos

@richardweicht829 2 жыл бұрын

broooo111 you just blew my mind lol I had no Idea! I just built my very first tesla coil and you just showed me a whole other side of it! thank you so so much! =)

@JoseOrtiz-vw1ki 4 жыл бұрын

This was flipping mind blowing.

@koifishhh3911 4 жыл бұрын

I love this video!It looks like your a wizard of light,and sound!!!!I already subscribe!

@groovygrapegramma7161 4 жыл бұрын

Nice. Electrifying💪⚡

@tinboy9626 3 жыл бұрын

this is super cool man !

@zakirreshi6737 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the wonderful information

@thaikarl 2 жыл бұрын

That’s so cool. Thanks for the demonstration. 😃

@mickpires 2 жыл бұрын

This is so unbelievable that I wanna do on my own what you did.

@MudOregonVet 3 жыл бұрын

I love this channel cuz that was freakin nuts, I knew most of how Tesla coils made sound, but I didn't know it's electric field could wirelessly power a light or the light converting speaker, that was awesome

@ashyosings5089 2 жыл бұрын

If an electric field can do THAT, I wonder what these 5G towers can do

@martinrodriguez1329 Жыл бұрын

Saying that is like saying "oh I knew a knife could kill people but I didn't know it was used to cut food" like, brother that's sort of the main purpose of the invention xD

@MudOregonVet Жыл бұрын

@@ashyosings5089 That's a scary thought

@MudOregonVet Жыл бұрын

@@martinrodriguez1329 I know way more purposes for a knife than that, what I didn't know was what a Tesla coil was capable of, it's not my field of expertise I didn't study it to any extent, I just know what people show off like in the video, other than taking my finger in a light socket I don't have any real need for a Tesla coil so I haven't studied Tesla coil

@ashyosings5089 Жыл бұрын

@@MudOregonVet Let's hope good people put these towers up and not big pharma cause we all know they'd find a cure for whatever electrical burns people get 🤣 Tune in 2030, 6G making people's phones explode. WAIT, its already happened 🤣

@lamp007 4 жыл бұрын

Would have been nice if we had a video like this when I was taking my signals processing class, would have made it more relatable...especially with how confused I felt in class.

@Joege 4 жыл бұрын

the best! CHANGED MY LIFE!

@RuthvikSS 4 жыл бұрын

This Was Short & Great ! ✌️😎

@RoughNote 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, really enjoyed, You are just awesome😝😝😝

@karnamsudeep 4 жыл бұрын

My mind is blown 🤯

@lossofwill 4 жыл бұрын

You channel is so awesome. I love ur content. I always Lear something new and you always show it in an understandable way

@power-max 4 жыл бұрын

Important note: There **IS NO DIFFERENCE** between "static" electricity and "regular" electricity. unless you define static as a just an accumulation of charge on a surface (like a capacitor). The Van de graaff generator is just a constant current source that has no theoretical upper bound on the voltage achievable. It achieves it by the triboelectric effect. Tesla coils rely on transformers and resonant rise to achieve a similar goal.

@ashyosings5089 2 жыл бұрын

Sulfer is Trielectric according to Love death Robots X_)

@quinnvanhouten1393 3 жыл бұрын

Cool video, I learned a lot. Thank you

@alejandrorengel4034 3 жыл бұрын

How does this video not have millions of views. This is insanity, and wonderous for the music industry!

@samgoss9091 4 жыл бұрын

This is so cool !

@rysea9855 4 жыл бұрын

Finally no 10 minute stretching! Thank you

@BalaMurugan-su8un 4 жыл бұрын

You are a genius

@jhoughjr1 3 жыл бұрын

idk but this is maybe ur best video.

@clintnoodle0496 4 жыл бұрын

Now this is epic

@thepurrfectcat 3 жыл бұрын

This one's my favorite episode.

@carlosgdr 4 жыл бұрын

fantastic video !!!

@johncharles81 2 жыл бұрын

That was one of the most coolest things I have ever seen..😳🤯🤓

@Sam_on_YouTube 4 жыл бұрын

I taught high school physics for a year and built my own Van Der Graff generator almost entirely from parts I bought at Bed Bath and Beyond. When I asked for either a silk scarf and glass rod or rubber belt and plastic rod, they were very confused. I ended up using a pilates belt and a rolling pin covered in scotch tape to generate the static electricity, two colanders covered in aluminum foil for the capacitor, a shelving unit for the housing and other similar tools. It was powered by a drill using a Lego wheel for friction with two CDs for guidance and used a power cord in which only the ground was connected to ground the machine. I got some very funny looks taking that thing on the NYC subway on my way to work.