Making Wireless Power With Lego

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=122597865 See my latest experiments and behind-the-scenes footage! In this video, you’ll learn how to make your own ‘baby tesla coil’ (also known as a slayer exciter) using Lego Technic. It's not quite the same as a traditional spark-gap Tesla Coil, but it approximates the fundamentals of a solid-state Tesla coil quite well. Using only a few simple (widely available) components like a transistor, an LED, a few resistors, and some wire, you can create your own versions. Who’d have thought you can use Lego to transmit power wirelessly? I've tried where possible to build this high voltage slayer circuit using mostly Lego. Even the secondary coil tower and switch are made of Lego. This exciting electronics experiment allows you to do things like excite the gas in fluorescent tubes, making them glow - just by holding it in your hand near the tower! I think it's just so beautiful watching these bulbs light up wirelessly. There are many other fun energy tests you do with them too. You don’t need to know much about electronics or circuits to get yours to work. And the circuit is very forgiving - you can use a wide variety of easy-to-find components, in a wide variety of configurations. #lego #teslacoil #highvoltage #technic In case you use amazon, here are some links to the components I used: Breadboard https://www.amazon.co.uk/AZDelivery-Breadboard-Solderless-Arduino-including/dp/ Transistors https://www.amazon.co.uk/CHANZON-BJT-Transistors-2N2222A-TO-92-100/dp/ Resistors https://www.amazon.co.uk/Resistor-Tolerance-Resistors-Limiting-Certificated/dp/ LEDs https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/ Capacitors https://www.amazon.co.uk/BOJACK-Capacitors-0-39x0-79-Aluminum-Electrolytic/dp/ 30 Gauge Wire https://www.amazon.co.uk/BNTECHGO-AWG-Magnet-Wire-Transformers/dp/ 12 Gauge Silicone Wire https://www.amazon.co.uk/TUOFENG-Electrical-Silicone-Temperature-Resistance/dp/