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Main => Audio/Jukebox/MP3 Forum => Topic started by: mr_faust on December 11, 2015, 01:14:46 am

Title: Tesla Coil Audio
Post by: mr_faust on December 11, 2015, 01:14:46 am

Hey guys I'm currently planning/budgeting out a bartop arcade cab with a steampunk theme to it. I was wondering if it would be possible to use mini USB Tesla Coils on the top of the machine to produce the audio.

http://onetesla.com/products/kits/tinytesla-all/tinytesla-musical-tesla-coil-kit.html (http://onetesla.com/products/kits/tinytesla-all/tinytesla-musical-tesla-coil-kit.html)

The above link is an example of what I hope to use. I also plan to cage the coils as a safety precaution even though the length of the arc is relatively small. Do you guys think such a thing is possible let alone feasible?

Title: Re: Tesla Coil Audio
Post by: eds1275 on December 11, 2015, 10:30:32 pm

I didn't do a whole lot of looking, but it specifically specifies MIDI files. I would look further into that before proceeding. Although either way it looks fun to build and play with