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I have been making some high voltage projects lately, such as a spark gap teslaTesla coil, slayer exciter, and a flyback transformer HV supply. 

The flyback transformer uses a single transistor circuit, just like the slayer exciter circuit. 

I know that solid state teslaTesla coils use a pair of transistors in order to create an AC signal to power the primary, so how.

How can only 1 transistor create an AC signal to power the primary of a slayer exciter or flyback transformer? 

Flyback circuit 

Slayer exciter circuit 

solid state tesla coil that uses two transistors

I have been making some high voltage projects lately, such as a spark gap tesla coil, slayer exciter, and a flyback transformer HV supply. The flyback transformer uses a single transistor circuit, just like the slayer exciter circuit. I know that solid state tesla coils use a pair of transistors in order to create an AC signal to power the primary, so how can only 1 transistor create an AC signal to power the primary of a slayer exciter or flyback transformer?Flyback circuitSlayer exciter circuitsolid state tesla coil that uses two transistors

I have been making some high voltage projects lately, such as a spark gap Tesla coil, slayer exciter, and a flyback transformer HV supply. 

The flyback transformer uses a single transistor circuit, just like the slayer exciter circuit. 

I know that solid state Tesla coils use a pair of transistors in order to create an AC signal to power the primary.

How can only 1 transistor create an AC signal to power the primary of a slayer exciter or flyback transformer? 

Flyback circuit 

Slayer exciter circuit 

solid state tesla coil that uses two transistors

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I have been making some high voltage projects lately, such as a spark gap tesla coil, slayer exciter, and a flyback transformer HV supply. The flyback transformer uses a single transistor circuit, just like the slayer exciter circuit. I know that solid state tesla coils use a pair of transistors in order to create an AC signal to power the primary, so how can only 1 transistor create an AC signal to power the primary of a slayer exciter or flyback transformer?Flyback circuitSlayer exciter circuitsolid state tesla coil that uses two transistors