Tesla X-Mas Tree
December 3rd, 2007 FunForever
Peter a 1st year uni physics dropout from Australia have constructed this strange and cool Christmas tree. On it’s own it’s just a steel frame, which by the way looks nothing like tree. It all changes when you hook up a Tesla generator to it.
Peter strung a rope between two tree to take photos of the Tesla coil from above.
This is the first star which Peter tested. It wasn’t all that he hoped and decided to use the frame method.
This is a final design of the tree.
10 ft fishing rod wired to the Tesla coil used to place sparks to the frame
Camera with filters
The final result
4 Comments Add your own
1. Joseph Crawford | December 5th, 2007 at 12:30 pm
This is a very cool idea. I have seen a demo of a Tesla coil on youtube but nothing like this. Is there a video of this yet?
2. Stefan Rothenbuehler | December 6th, 2007 at 1:36 pm
Yes, a video would be pretty cool!
Wasn’t that very dangerous?
3. james! | December 12th, 2007 at 3:57 am
that is so cool! a video would be crucial.
4. Peter Wright | January 22nd, 2008 at 5:48 am
Thirds on the video request…from another Aussie!
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