Satisfy Your High-Voltage Urges with This Printable Flyback Transformer
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Summary
YouTuber SciTubeHD has posted a video in which a 3D printed flyback transformer is made, which is then used to create high voltage arcs.
Although commercially available, the creator was looking for a large flyback and so decided to make one himself.
Used in conjunction with a split core purchased commercially, the transformer’s secondary coil was 3D printed and made from multiple epoxied discs.
It uses a kilometre of 30 gauge magnet wire and a primary coil of eight gauge wire with 10 turns, the latter covered in silicone high-voltage insulation.
To avoid arcs, it is kept in a plastic container filled with degassed mineral oil.
