Notes from Dr. Borkosky

tesla coil primary number of turns

These calculations will be used to determine the optimum sized primary capacitor (in the next section). and how to tune it, along with a few demonstrations of it in action. On this page are listed Tesla coil formulas for a reference to those who prefer to make calculations on paper. the number of turns. The first step was to unwind the copper pipe into the required spiral form. As shown below, I then put a few thin pieces of tape to further tape it Secondary Coil Turns = (1 ∕ (Magnet Wire Diameter + 0.000001)) × Secondary Wire Winding Height × 0.97.