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Singing Tesla Coil

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Wow, this Tesla coil can play music, it even plays some Super Mario action ... The site/maker says

This is a solid-state Tesla coil. The primary runs at its resonant frequency in the 41 KHz range, and is modulated from the control unit in order to generate the tones you hear.

Singing Tesla Coil - [via] Link.

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Posted by: ian-2 on June 20, 2007 at 8:12 AM

A singing Arc: (an explanation)
http://www.richieburnett.co.uk/cwsstc.html

A video:
http://www.richieburnett.co.uk/singarc.mpg

Posted by: Dax420 on June 20, 2007 at 9:07 AM

Greatest hack EVER

Posted by: samurai1200 on June 20, 2007 at 1:16 PM

too awesome.

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