Slayer Exciter

A Slayer Exciter is an air-cored transformer that steps up a very low DC voltage to a very high AC voltage. This creates an electromagnetic field around the coil that is capable of lighting up fluorescent and neon light bulbs. It is fairly similar to a Tesla Coil.

The Slayer Exciter was the brainstorm of Dr. Stiffler a few years ago. It has since been modified and improved, resulting in a community of people whose hobby is to revise and improve them. 

In this Instructable, I will show you how to build a small Slayer Exciter and will also give an explanation as to how it works. 

There are several parts that make up a Slayer Exciter: -   The power source supplies the voltage and amperage.-   The driver circuit takes the electricity from the power source and prepares it for the transformer.-   The primary coil creates a magnetic field from the electricity.

-   The secondary coil converts the magnetic field back into electricity and steps it up to a much higher voltage.-   Finally, the top load acts as a capacitor, greatly increasing the strength of the electromagnetic field.