Recently, I was approached by a movie company asking if I would like to make a small Tesla Coil for a movie that was being produced locally!
Boy, would I!
I have been sworn to secrecy on the details of the movie but can tell you about the coil I am making for it.
I will start out with some pictures and then throw in the commentary when time permits
The Primary (click thumbs for larger images):
The Secondary:
The Spark Gap:
The Capacitor:
Failure A:
Failure B:
The Toroid:
The Transformer: