Attendees at last week's Maker Faire Austin were in for a treat as ArcAttack, a musical act that harnesses the power of Tesla coils to make music, put on a live performance.Now, thanks to Make ...

Rarely when one thinks of rock music does an image of electronics-loving science guys from Austin flash to the front of the mind. But that's who is behind the Tesla coil rock band ArcAttack.

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Tesla coils love to make music. We’ve heard them play all kinds of songs, ... These Tesla coils know how to rock and roll. Their special effects are out of this world.

This massive Tesla coil dubbed the BiggerDR was built by [Kizmo], who lives way up north in Finland. He was originally inspired by another build and decided to try his hand at making one.

The Tesla coil will function with one drive circuit but [Richard] notes that it is more stable with two. The build doesn’t stop with the solid-state circuitry, though.

One group in particular has turned Tesla coil music into an elevated art form. The collective known as ArcAttack has been designing musical Tesla coils systems and performing with them since 2005, ...

This Tesla coil resonates in the 41KHz range, and is further modulated so the sparks actually create music. A square wave (perfect for 8 bit music) is fed to the circuit to control the pitch. The ...

The world’s largest Tesla Coil is making a stop in Little Rock this weekend and the Museum of Discovery staff is charged up for this free event. To stream THV11 on your phone, you need the THV11 ...