Uploaded October 2013 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
How to make a TEA laser, an easy to make laser, with step-by-step instructions. A TEA laser is an easy to make homemade/DIY nitrogen laser. TEA stands for Transverse Electrical discharge at atmospheric pressure meaning you use nitrogen in the surrounding air with no control over pressure.
See also:
TEA Laser - Easy Homemade/DIY Laser (demonstrations and experimentation):
youtu.be/Fl_cAHuGlko
How a TEA Laser Works:
(coming soon)
How to Make 30kV High Voltage DC Power Supply:
youtu.be/GEuK1OdYxHk
See also my webpage about TEA lasers:
rimstar.org/science_electronics_projects/tea_laser.htm
This uses the Against the Wall design by Nyle Steiner:
sparkbangbuzz.com/tealaser/tealaser7.htm
WARNING: Never look directly into a laser beam. Use goggles with protection from strong ultraviolet light, such as welding goggles when working with TEA lasers and electrical sparks.
Follow behind-the-scenes on:
Twitter twitter.com/#!/RimStarz
Google+ plus.google.com/116395125136223897621
Facebook facebook.com/rimstarorg
rimstar.org
Music used in the middle:
Bicycle Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
ISRC: USUAN1100870
Music used at the beginning and end:
Essence - music by audionautix.com
How to make a TEA laser, an easy to make laser, with step-by-step instructions. A TEA laser is an easy to make homemade/DIY nitrogen laser. TEA stands for Transverse Electrical discharge at atmospheric pressure meaning you use nitrogen in the surrounding air with no control over pressure.
See also:
TEA Laser - Easy Homemade/DIY Laser (demonstrations and experimentation):
youtu.be/Fl_cAHuGlko
How a TEA Laser Works:
(coming soon)
How to Make 30kV High Voltage DC Power Supply:
youtu.be/GEuK1OdYxHk
See also my webpage about TEA lasers:
rimstar.org/science_electronics_projects/tea_laser.htm
This uses the Against the Wall design by Nyle Steiner:
sparkbangbuzz.com/tealaser/tealaser7.htm
WARNING: Never look directly into a laser beam. Use goggles with protection from strong ultraviolet light, such as welding goggles when working with TEA lasers and electrical sparks.
Follow behind-the-scenes on:
Twitter twitter.com/#!/RimStarz
Google+ plus.google.com/116395125136223897621
Facebook facebook.com/rimstarorg
rimstar.org
Music used in the middle:
Bicycle Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
ISRC: USUAN1100870
Music used at the beginning and end:
Essence - music by audionautix.com
