I Built A Military EMP Gun! (New Method)

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  • Опубликовано: 3 дек 2024

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  • @LabCoatz_Science
    @LabCoatz_Science 2 года назад +107

    Excellent video Leon, this build was super fascinating! Now I kinda want to make a flux compression generator...

    • @Teslaundmehr
      @Teslaundmehr  2 года назад +9

      Thank you Bro!!! Haha yes, would be very interesting! But first I need the 50kV 0.5uF cap ;)

    • @LabCoatz_Science
      @LabCoatz_Science 2 года назад +5

      @@Teslaundmehr You might already know this, but it looks like you could get around one hundred 400V/47uF capacitors on eBay for $25 USD. Put in series, that could be a cheap way to get a 40kV/0.47uF capacitor bank! Even buying from Mouser or Digikey, it looks like you could get away with such a bank for around $100. Something to consider!

    • @Teslaundmehr
      @Teslaundmehr  2 года назад +4

      @@LabCoatz_Science That is actually a good idea, I have 200x 400V and I think 82uF or something. The only problem would be the High Inductance as well as the resistance. But I should definitely try it out!

    • @THEMFORMATION
      @THEMFORMATION 2 года назад

      Yes you can cause those vaxxed with Graphene Oxide to stroke out on command

    • @al-shahriarnajim7156
      @al-shahriarnajim7156 2 года назад

      Is that his name Leon?

  • @Xray-Rep
    @Xray-Rep 2 года назад +120

    Hello.... I've been experimenting with exploding wires for about 10 years. My current (no pun intended) setup uses a 100 uF/4KV oil-filled capacitor. The kinetic energy during discharge is about 800 joules which produces a very bright and very loud discharge, similar to a gunshot or large firework. I live within a residential neighborhood, and so I must attenuate the sound as much as possible so that my neighbors won't call the police thinking someone was shot! I recently got hold of an old satellite TV dish which I plan to use as a focused EMP generator. If I can excite an LC circuit at the focal point, I believe that I'll be able to transmit an EMP pulse several meters (maybe wishful thinking!). I'll let you know how it works after I build and test it. I love playing (safely) with this stuff!
    Oh, by the way, PLEASE make sure that you have plenty of ventilation while vaporizing metal wires especially wires made of lead or other toxic metals. Breathing metal vapor is VERY bad for your health! Thanks.

    • @Teslaundmehr
      @Teslaundmehr  2 года назад +8

      Hey,
      thank you for your answer, that sounds very interesting! Please let me know about your results! And yes, you are right. It's very toxic. I only vaporize lead free solder ;D

    • @motosk8er2
      @motosk8er2 2 года назад

      This. All metals are toxic if inhaled in vapor form. Especially aluminum. It's well known to cause a variety of serious health issues. Play safe!

    • @germanjohn5626
      @germanjohn5626 2 года назад +6

      Not to discourage you, but we have discharged 40kv into different coils from 1-10 turns and had a pop can inside it. The actual transferred magnetic energy was just about able to deform the can ,nothing more. Even if you would be able to have a fully resonant circuit, all you would create is a good ole sparc gap transmitter. The microwave dish will do nothing to focus the energy it would need to be vastly bigger since the main energy of an EMP is between DC and 100Mhz, a wavelength of 3m and up.

    • @yjweaver5108
      @yjweaver5108 2 года назад +2

      Definitely he needs more inductance

    • @bgjohnny
      @bgjohnny 2 года назад +1

      Hi, what do you think would have happened, if Leon had arranged the exploding wire in the form of a coil?

  • @justinbanks2380
    @justinbanks2380 2 года назад +23

    "it's not necessary, but looks cool"
    You know you're building something awesome and doing it right when you get to say that!

  • @boltzbrain3039
    @boltzbrain3039 2 года назад +38

    I fell down the DIY EMP hole a few years back, but never knew of the exploding wire method.
    Great video, i enjoy your content!

  • @germanjohn5626
    @germanjohn5626 2 года назад +4

    lol, I used to do this all the time testing Thyratrons, 40kv and 2x 20uf (40uf total) capacitor discharged through a second thyratron that switches the full energy to the wire within micro seconds, faster than a spark gap. There was never any "usable" energy for an EMP recorded during my time of testing (10 years doing it up to 5/6 times a day) The first thyratron has to fire in the primary site when it detects the arc in the secondary. To do this, the capacitor is fully charged and then disconnected from the source. Those oil filled capacitors can hold that charge for a year without bleeding down. They are about 3ft high, 6 inches deep and 20 inches wide, weight around 100lbs. The power supply is used in a 100kw transmitter running at 40kv plate voltage. and the Thyratrons original function is to short the HV if there is an arc detected on the line that feeds the tube in order to protect the tube and remove the energy available from the supply. 2 of them working in tandem are fast enough to protect a tube that would cost close to USD 150K . We only tested the functuon of the tyratron not the circuit so we dumped the condensator energy into thin wires and created basically the same as they used to do in old flash bulbs for cameras in the 60s and 70s only our wires were only a few inches long. I have been as close as a foot away from the wire behind plexi glass with all kind of sensitive equipment and never had a problem. We measure energies over a vast frequency range from about .5hz to 1Ghz. Btw, your parabolic mirror is only for show, it doesn't do crap at the frequencies the main energy wave is produced. It will do a little above about 1ghz, but the amount of energy produced at those frequencies is minuscule even in our setup. The noise we produced, well lets say it is quite loud and can scare the bejeezus out of some unsuspecting people even a few hundred feet away. Sadly, high power thyratrons are rarely used anymore as modern low energy power supplies are protected differently.

    • @Teslaundmehr
      @Teslaundmehr  2 года назад

      Thanks for telling your story, sounds very interesting!!!

  • @flamescales7422
    @flamescales7422 2 года назад +107

    So, basically you are just shorting the capacitor... What if attach a coil and use the emf to destroy stuff? I mean.. It would be fun ig

    • @Teslaundmehr
      @Teslaundmehr  2 года назад +25

      Yes, that would also be very interesting! At a voltage of 1.8kV more efficient than wire Explosion I guess...

    • @KaliFissure
      @KaliFissure 2 года назад +12

      short it through a pancake coil to keep a flat-ish field front?

    • @tevomice9085
      @tevomice9085 Год назад +2

      Teach me

    • @willyd61
      @willyd61 9 месяцев назад +1

      in my best beavis voice, fire fire fire

    • @fightfanian
      @fightfanian 8 месяцев назад +3

      Would it be good for taking out spying drones? I feel like we need that to protect our homes these days. Shotguns can be dangerous, not so bad with bird shot but still dangerous, while a directed emp weapon with a range of 150ft or so would be completely safe to human life

  • @foogod4237
    @foogod4237 2 года назад +10

    I think it would be worth trying different thicknesses of wire as well. It is possible that the reason you are not getting a very strong EMP is because the wire is blowing too quickly, so it does not have time to establish a really high current (and thus high magnetic flux) before it is interrupted and collapses. I suspect there is probably a "sweet spot" for wire thickness and materials that will maximize the EMP output in this setup, which also likely depends on capacitor size, inductance, etc.
    It would probably also be worth actually measuring the capacitor voltage before and after to see how much of the energy from the capacitor is actually being used when it fires (this would require disconnecting your power supply before firing the gun, and just measuring the capacitor voltage directly (you can use the discharge resistors as a voltage divider and tap into them to get a measurable scaled-down voltage reflecting the actual capacitor voltage)).

  • @mallardtheduck406
    @mallardtheduck406 2 года назад +19

    The silver wire exploding that glowing green was gorgeous!!! I have experimented with HV for a long time and I still get nervous around MOT's. Stay Safe My Friend...Good Job!!!

    • @Teslaundmehr
      @Teslaundmehr  2 года назад +5

      Yees man, looks like aurora borealis ;) I agree, mots are not a toy and I have big respect while working with them. An Isolation Transformer is a good Solution!! Thanks Brother, you too!

    • @camojoe83
      @camojoe83 10 месяцев назад

      You must be terrified of a HID light then.

  • @XYaminohikariX
    @XYaminohikariX 3 месяца назад +1

    I’m here because I watched a video about the military putting out autonomous ai powered swarm drones. Thank you for the knowledge.
    Protect yourselves, friends.
    God speed.

  • @carlubambi5541
    @carlubambi5541 2 года назад +8

    Voltage and amperage are crucial in generating the pulse .Also you have a conductor running across the reflector re absorbing the energy being created it will produce counter emf into your rectifier bank

    • @Teslaundmehr
      @Teslaundmehr  2 года назад +2

      Thanks for the Information!!

    • @carlubambi5541
      @carlubambi5541 2 года назад +1

      @@Teslaundmehr run the 2 leads out the center of the reflector in parallel with a coil of wire between the 2 posts .you will have to adjust how far out the leads must be to propagate the wave front .there must be no conductors of any kind infront of the focal plane other than the filament to be vaporized

    • @germanjohn5626
      @germanjohn5626 2 года назад +1

      @@carlubambi5541 you will never harness enough energy. because the available pulse has such a wide frequency range and your coil only sees a small sliver of it.

    • @carlubambi5541
      @carlubambi5541 2 года назад +1

      @@germanjohn5626 .Always wondered how frequency would affect the pulse .Unfortunately only DC is used and there is no way to modulate the dC pulse either the pulse is positive or negative that's it .When using a Tesla coil to generate an emp,Or a tazer it's different you are using an alternating energy pulse .

    • @carlubambi5541
      @carlubambi5541 2 года назад

      @@germanjohn5626 It's true ,but every known device made out 8n the market today will 9noy be affected by specific frequency impulses You don't hit the right frequency the devices don't see an overload .It's funny how tela coils can take out loads of electronics and at the same time some electronics it totally immune to its impulse

  • @leon13noelspy
    @leon13noelspy 2 года назад +2

    I got a cap bank made from old soviet oil capacitors. They are from old radar equipment and had an initial rating of 10kV and 0.5uF. A friend replaced the oil for me and they are now tested to 110kV but you have to submerge them in oil for that. I only use mine up to about 80kV. Any more and it jumps over between the contacts. I never charged the cap bank that high though... 30kV is already loud enough to make your ears ring with ear pros on and you feel the shockwave. The cap bank has currently 3.5uF i think... works well for exploding 0.2mm wire. I never tried any other type of wire and all my cameras also still work but i could try it out again...

  • @jwc4520
    @jwc4520 2 года назад +1

    Well as a young electrician. I once was part of a rew that by accident t created ball lightning. All it took was two opposing 10 000 amp DC supplies and an oops on two wires. Also about 6000 volts . You can get the same effect with a submari e battery ... it is almost magical plasma churning about in a ball ...just floating hitting ground and gone ..Ah that few seconds of WTF will never be forgotten . Take care .

  • @perkins1439
    @perkins1439 Год назад +5

    I'm learning how to build one of these for the AI Wars that are coming up assassin Bots you know the whole takeover scenario

  • @MonotonyTV
    @MonotonyTV 2 года назад +5

    *EMP Gun?* If something electronic has been hit by an EMP blast, is it damaged forever or will it eventually revert back to working normally?

    • @fireteamomega2343
      @fireteamomega2343 Год назад

      That depends on how susceptible it is to power surges and magnetic fields. Most chips or anything that requires you to be cautious about static discharge will likely be irreversibly damaged. Though you may get lucky and it attenuates to a filter circuit or capacitor in the device that can absorb it.

  • @synchro505
    @synchro505 2 года назад +1

    That first pull of the switch was hilarious! 💥 Great video and channel.

  • @petevenuti7355
    @petevenuti7355 2 года назад +2

    Another thought, use that compact fluorescent bulb *AS* a helical antenna (for the operating frequency of your target), the current and magnetic field should go up as quickly as vaporizing a wire could make it go down (because plasma).
    If the bulb survives, maybe it could be used in repeated pulsing mode!

    • @Teslaundmehr
      @Teslaundmehr  2 года назад +1

      The problem is that they are normally filled with mercury :(

    • @petevenuti7355
      @petevenuti7355 2 года назад +1

      @@Teslaundmehr true, even though the quantity seems small compared to all the other metal and metal oxide vapors you breathing from the wire vaporization (Seldom 100% pure Element)
      I'm sure they're comments section on RUclips we probably flame you for that one!!!
      I'm sure you can get neon or helium or other gas discharge tubes without Mercury, just would they be available in a helical shape? A high intensity Xeon discharge tube intended as a pump for a pulse laser would fit the bill, but that might be too expensive...
      You wouldn't happen to be friends with some glass blowers or maybe a guy with a good vacuum pump?

    • @petevenuti7355
      @petevenuti7355 2 года назад +1

      @@williamwilliamson1096 absolutely!!!
      ...glass blowing , custom gas mixtures, custom tube sizes and shapes, high voltage transformers, vacuum pumps...
      Someone who makes custom neon signs would be the *ideal* person to partner with to make such a plasma antenna!
      Hopefully you know someone who would be interested in doing any of this?

  • @noelandrew3600
    @noelandrew3600 2 года назад +2

    using a coil of wire instead to increase the em field, based on the em feild produced in those coil shrinking devices, and the lower end can cutters. both create a lot of EM that would just need to be directed.

    • @MacGuffin1
      @MacGuffin1 2 года назад

      Yes, and your 'mirror' didn't look very ferrous, also consider making a wave guide

  • @rikj1025
    @rikj1025 2 года назад +2

    Großartig und dann noch unterschiedliche Materialien aus probiert 👍🏼

    • @Teslaundmehr
      @Teslaundmehr  2 года назад +1

      Danke dir, ja, ist wirklich sehr interessant, wie unterschiedlich die Explosionen aussehen ;)

  • @threeMetreJim
    @threeMetreJim 2 года назад +4

    Straight out of the 2004 book "Electronic gadgets for the Evil genius" - First time I've seen it on RUclips though. One of those real expensive kits from "Information Unlimited" (If I remember right).

    • @Teslaundmehr
      @Teslaundmehr  2 года назад +1

      Yes, I actually have the German book ;)

    • @DT-Mainnet
      @DT-Mainnet 3 месяца назад

      Its a great series

  • @christopherleubner6633
    @christopherleubner6633 2 года назад +3

    The easiest way to build one is a spiral line flux compresion generator. It does not use anything special, just a jelly roll capacitor with 8 to 20 extra turns in the middle well insulated as a spiral. It gets charged up and discharges with a fast switch like a spark gap. The current becomes a time compressed pulse of about 60nS because each turn halves the discharge time and multiplies the voltage by 2. Then have the discharge travel through a shredding element like one of those DTV antennas at the focal point of a dish and grounded through an inductor with all of it in transformer oil. The mode broadening by the antenna decreases the pulse time to less than 4nS 😲🤓😎❤

    • @Teslaundmehr
      @Teslaundmehr  2 года назад +1

      That sounds very interesting! Thanks for the explanation!

    • @Jarmezrocks
      @Jarmezrocks 2 года назад

      I used to think I was smart and knew cool shit? But them the Dunning-Krugger effect kicks in...... Like just now?
      And it's at that moment that you realise you are not cool and you don't know shit!
      This is criticism gladly accepted. May I come here every to remind myself from this day forward. Forever and ever Amen!

  • @WTF_BBQ
    @WTF_BBQ Год назад +1

    I built a Van De Graaf generator couple months ago just for fun. It doesn't produce nearly the amount of power your EMP machine does, but it shuts off computer monitors nearby. I was quite surprised by this considering that the generator was poorly made and it was quite weak. It can only produce 1cm very skinny disappointing sparks. This would make it around 30kv. Despite its shortcomings, i was able to wreak havoc on computers. Watching your results makes me wonder that maybe it's not necessarily the wire exploding that produce the desired effect. My guess is that it lacks the high voltage or the surface area.

    • @badgermcbadger1968
      @badgermcbadger1968 9 месяцев назад

      1cm arc in the air is more energy than a 1cm arc between 2 conductors

  • @-Tris-
    @-Tris- 2 года назад +6

    More Flashlamp than EMP but still cool. And I somehow like exploding wires with a capacitor 😁

    • @Teslaundmehr
      @Teslaundmehr  2 года назад +2

      Haha yes you're right 😂 But I will try to get the 50kV 0.5uf cap!😎

    • @-Tris-
      @-Tris- 2 года назад

      @@Teslaundmehr ka warum mir das gerade jetzt einfällt, aber: niederohmige Kohleschicht-Widerstände und diese dünnen Graphitminen für nachfüllbare Bleistifte 😉
      Haste mal einen Draht in einem Glas Wasser explodieren lassen? Nichts besonderes oder? Mach das mit einem Kohleschicht-Widerstand (~1-10 Ohm) und das Glas platzt.

  • @charlesboston1
    @charlesboston1 Год назад

    use a multi stranded wire of different metals , as each metal "pops" it releases a emp .... the effect is multiple emps spread over a longer time period than one single wire based emp

  • @pauljbusby
    @pauljbusby 2 года назад +1

    Low frequency EMP like you have made will not damage Electronics. The LF will not couple enough Energy into Electronics

  • @hankaajindrich8622
    @hankaajindrich8622 2 года назад +1

    I think the EMP needs a very short thick wire lead and a thick wire coil as well. The entire line from the condenser to the dish is a coil. Also, the capacitor must have a small ESR.

  • @SpectrumDIY
    @SpectrumDIY 2 года назад +1

    That was really fascinating tbh, thank you for sharing!

  • @logaandm
    @logaandm Год назад

    "Unfortunately, the mobile phone still works." LOL! Truely an engineering geek!
    Keep at it. One day we will all be saying "Amazing how well it works."

  • @CharlieSolis
    @CharlieSolis 2 года назад +3

    Awesome video!
    Personally I want to build one of the EMP devices that works from collapsing a conductive cylinder thats between a magnetic field. Using a small explosion to collapse the cylinder to have a smaller area which the change in area causes an induced current and results in an emp.

    • @Teslaundmehr
      @Teslaundmehr  2 года назад +2

      Thanks!!! That sounds good, I guess that would be a small flux compression Generator?

    • @CharlieSolis
      @CharlieSolis 2 года назад

      @@Teslaundmehr yes! I believe that’s what it’s called. You probably have made a ton of videos on it before but for some reason the algorithm is just now showing me your channel for the first time.
      I have a degree in physics, love Tesla and build real actual working Tesla Turbine Electric generators for a living… I’m literally your target demographic. what was YT waiting for? 🤭
      Anyway, I could complain about the suggestion algo all day long, but for now I’m just going to go watch your other videos!
      Share a few links if you have a few good ones that ya want to expedite my search process.
      Again, love the channel! Keep up the good work!

    • @CharlieSolis
      @CharlieSolis 2 года назад +1

      @@Teslaundmehr I gotta brush up on my German so I can watch through all your videos, vielen dank!

  • @mikehenry1488
    @mikehenry1488 Год назад +1

    The moment we can build these into mobile anti drone weapons, can't come soon enough

  • @hackercop
    @hackercop 2 года назад +2

    Wow this was interesting. I've never seen this method before. When the magnetic field collapses and induces a high voltage it is capacitively coupled to the other end of the circuit even when the wire has melted so there is an RC time constant that will limit the max voltage you reach (not sure if I said that correctly lol). Maybe a higher voltage capacitor is all you need (what about the capacitor banks from a SGTC).
    Also most of the electric field is near field radiation so I don't think it can spread far outside the wires when the magnetic field collapses.
    These are just my thoughts. I really enjoyed this video

    • @Teslaundmehr
      @Teslaundmehr  2 года назад

      Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I'm glad that you enjoyed the video ;)

    • @hackercop
      @hackercop 2 года назад

      @@Teslaundmehr You're welcome also well done for getting sponsored by JLC. I'm a big fan of your channel and have built my own tesla coil!

  • @whisperingsquid5630
    @whisperingsquid5630 Год назад

    Knew this was available if needed. Good for drones. Nice build.

  • @evanbarnes9984
    @evanbarnes9984 2 года назад +2

    Interesting! I do have one concern, which is that you can see carbon on the nuts that clamp the wire. This probably isn't happening at this scale, but if you make it larger, make sure not to use galvanized hardware to ensure that you aren't vaporizing zinc. That shit's bad for you.

  • @Rezin_8
    @Rezin_8 2 года назад

    I have been saving microwave parts for 10 years waiting for this video

  • @neutronenstern.
    @neutronenstern. Год назад

    4:15 i think you can build one with the help of PET-A foil.
    But kind of huge in that case.

  • @shawncolon4506
    @shawncolon4506 2 года назад

    I dumped the capacitor into a piece of wire wrapped around a piece of iron and fried simple devices. If you want to make plasma make a basic rail gun setup with the projectile having a low melting point but has enough properties to make the magnetic field.

  • @eniggma9353
    @eniggma9353 11 месяцев назад

    i love the melancholic music in a military related project haha

  • @pauljs75
    @pauljs75 2 года назад +1

    I remember reading something about this kind of idea, but doesn't the wire being exploded have to be part of a magnetic coil? (The idea was to have an energized strong electromagnet short out or shunt in some fashion.) Not sure how you could work that out on this kind of setup?

    • @fireteamomega2343
      @fireteamomega2343 Год назад

      Yes you are correct with the key word being the wire being exploded... I don't think he got the correct information about how this works.

  • @erdbeerfilm
    @erdbeerfilm 2 года назад

    Absolut supergeile Bilder hast du da ab 7:50 👍

  • @nunyabisnass1141
    @nunyabisnass1141 2 года назад

    In the 90s i came across a book that listed a lot of high voltage projects from a mini rail gun, wire exploder, and jacobs ladder and stuff like that. Its been a long time but they wanted to use about 300,000 volts and two giant capacitors for this projecr. I was a teen so i didnt understand most of it, the only thing i did knkw is that this would likely kill me if i ever thought of attempting it.
    Anyway, i want to say they said the effective radius was something like 10 feet, and they also wanted to use 3mm wire no more than 2cm long.

  • @willyd61
    @willyd61 9 месяцев назад

    tbh, this can be kicked into high gear using basic physics. if u use proper induction and set the phase to 90degrees, u will eventually get a proper phase shift. which will exponentially increase your voltage needed to create efficient emp wave to disrupt electronics

  • @Naomi_Boyd
    @Naomi_Boyd 2 года назад

    I think the metal ions in the vapor cloud might be absorbing much of the EM pulse and converting it into visible light and heat. I don't know how you would get around that with this design.

  • @prototype9000
    @prototype9000 2 года назад +1

    you probably could get better output and range if you used amicrowave transmitter

  • @samuelcarley7245
    @samuelcarley7245 2 года назад

    You could use a larger transformer, capacitor, and transmission cables and determine the emp by the thickness of the exploding wire.

  • @sahanli4966
    @sahanli4966 2 года назад +2

    I was waiting for your video

  • @neoplato7525
    @neoplato7525 Месяц назад

    We're gonna need a bunch of these if the drone army comes!

  • @PattyDung
    @PattyDung 2 года назад

    About 45 acrylic sheet caps, 100x100 cm, each 3 mm thick, in parallel, will give you 0.5 μF, 50 KV. That's a few hundred pounds.

  • @ElectricExperimentsRobert33
    @ElectricExperimentsRobert33 2 года назад

    Very nice👍

  • @Ixquick979
    @Ixquick979 2 года назад

    Is there a way that I can build a small EMP device that can destroy a LED street light that is preventing me from seeing stars from my yard, something that I can raise on a wooden pole so that it is close to the street light so that it fries its electronics?

  • @egorolender2577
    @egorolender2577 8 месяцев назад

    Is there a method to get it actually strong enough to disable electronics? I mean you can probably make it stronger by experimenting a bit,but won't get it strong enough to disable electronics.

  • @jalexwheeler7751
    @jalexwheeler7751 2 года назад

    Why not use an inductance coil on the exploding wire circuit to further boost the voltage?

    • @Teslaundmehr
      @Teslaundmehr  2 года назад

      Because than the frequency of the oscillating circuit than drops to much.

    • @jalexwheeler7751
      @jalexwheeler7751 2 года назад

      @@Teslaundmehr Hrmm.
      Should be a way to compensate, if you're trading amps for volts.

  • @hiddencow3272
    @hiddencow3272 2 года назад

    Im wondering why you used that kind of reflector, will it really work with those frequencies?

  • @chessoc7799
    @chessoc7799 2 года назад +1

    That does look like the thing Doctor who built in the MacCoy years :). Actually I think it was for the same thing - to knock out Dalek systems in the fictional version.

  • @JessicaRyan7of9
    @JessicaRyan7of9 2 года назад

    Will be interesting to see what you do next.

    • @Teslaundmehr
      @Teslaundmehr  2 года назад

      I will build a real one, I order a 50kv pulse Cap ;)

  • @snyperbob
    @snyperbob Год назад

    Have you ever built a bucket capacitor? I think it would be much less expensive and work with higher voltages.....

    • @snyperbob
      @snyperbob Год назад

      guy online built one, said its good for 14kv at around 12 f

  • @George10767
    @George10767 Год назад

    Leon, I think you are approaching this the wrong way. For example, you have a spark gap in the antenna (the fuse wire after it blows) in series with another spark gap. Think how much energy is wasted in the second spark gap. Do you really need it?
    I don't see why you would need the fuse wire. You could simply replace it with a normal spark gap. You would initiate the discharge with your mechanical high voltage pull-switch.
    You might also investigate whether a NEON POWER SUPPLY might be useful. Available from Amazon and eBay, these cost 42 GBP. The input voltage is 230V ac and the output is rated up to 10 kV ac. They are intended for continuous operation.
    Also you can obtain "High Voltage Pulse Generator Coil" modules for less than 10 GBP. I think they work on the principle of the Tesla coil.

  • @GaryMcKinnonUFO
    @GaryMcKinnonUFO 2 года назад

    I'd not heard of the exploding wire method, excellent!

    • @Teslaundmehr
      @Teslaundmehr  2 года назад +2

      Thanks, in one of the next videos I will use a real pulse Cap ! (50kv)

  • @JohnDoe-rx3vn
    @JohnDoe-rx3vn 2 года назад

    Your clapped out old S8/S9 looks just like my old one lmao, the things go forever but im glad i upgraded

  • @zimbot_KWB
    @zimbot_KWB 2 года назад +1

    You should rent a surge tester, like Baker DX, or better yet get one with a power pack that goes up to 40 kV with considerable current.

  • @Telectronics
    @Telectronics 2 года назад +1

    I could get a real view from such a wire explosion setup 40KV and 10µF. Let me tell you let alone the sound which is extreme even with earbuds the whole building shakes like on a medium earthquake. Oh I forgot the extreme light from such an aluminium wire even If you don´t stare at it. Really cool stuff the pulse capacitors are worth the money ;)

  • @38911bytefree
    @38911bytefree 2 года назад +1

    Photonicinduction has what you need !!!!.

    • @Teslaundmehr
      @Teslaundmehr  2 года назад

      Haha yes, he definitely has some big caps :D

  • @wchitwood65
    @wchitwood65 2 года назад

    Using a helical strobe tube may be self destructive but it will provide the coil discharge effect needed to produce a more effective pulse of EMP. As in any coil, there will be more magnetism produced with more turns. Watch yhe Oceans 11 movie, they had the right idea, discharging through a gas tube that was coiled around another. Both in reverse polarity to each other creates a huge push of the magnetic wave propagated like smashing objects together at high speed, the compression doubles the force. There is always a direction the feild propagates out each end of the coils so experiment with turning the core in relation to the reflector.☠🤯

  • @SkookyDoo
    @SkookyDoo 2 года назад

    Excellent, I've been needing one of these.....

  • @TimesNewClassicBookReview.
    @TimesNewClassicBookReview. 2 года назад +2

    Hi Leon, this is an extremely insightful study - my question to yourself is what is the amount of power in (AMPERES) that the EMP Gun is pushing current?

  • @johndough1682
    @johndough1682 Месяц назад

    So how would I be able to disable a small building ?

  • @OnnieKoski
    @OnnieKoski 2 года назад

    would it be stronger if done in a vacuum? Maybe try exploding an old-school tungsten filament bulb.

    • @Teslaundmehr
      @Teslaundmehr  2 года назад

      hmm I think the effect would be the same...Why did you think so?

  • @toptrendingmemes3994
    @toptrendingmemes3994 2 года назад +1

    Why didn't u replace the thin strip of metal with a large thick coil instead ? I think that would work a thousand times better.

    • @Teslaundmehr
      @Teslaundmehr  2 года назад

      Yes in this setup a coil works much better. But my Intention behind the video was to explain the wire exploding method ;) with the right setup the wire explowding method is much better

    • @toptrendingmemes3994
      @toptrendingmemes3994 2 года назад

      @@Teslaundmehr u should remake it with a bigger coil in the next video 💯

  • @kelvinrimmer5443
    @kelvinrimmer5443 Год назад

    Am i right in saying that In theory the collapse of the electromagnetic feild works similar to a pistol shrimp cavatating water generating force? Can resonance amplify this somehow

  • @elarcadenoah9000
    @elarcadenoah9000 2 года назад

    you shoul use a ccoper metal plate and the electricity shoul be changed the frecuency i dont remember if the lower frecuency or the hight frecuency travel longer distances but they use for a devide for library speaker that travels a like laser diode led so the explosion by the spark in the concave cooper disk and the frecuency should make it travel longer distances and combined with hight voltages very hight combined with magnetism like microweave cooper chamber inside the microwaeve kitchen device

  • @goatsinker347
    @goatsinker347 2 года назад

    What if you discharge that capacitor into the magnetron tube of the microwave oven, that the transformer came out of?

    • @Teslaundmehr
      @Teslaundmehr  2 года назад

      For this we need a pulse magnetron, but that is possible!

  • @wznzgq1354
    @wznzgq1354 4 месяца назад

    can this destroy the air conditioner outside unit?

  • @phantomhck
    @phantomhck 2 года назад

    I'm surprised you didn't dig up any of the work los Alamos labs did on helical flux compression generators. There's a wealth of practical knowledge there.

  • @lexscarlet
    @lexscarlet 2 года назад

    I can't believe how much the plasma cloud colors totally match the elements

    • @Teslaundmehr
      @Teslaundmehr  2 года назад

      Yes, its amazing! I wich I have some other metals to test, maybe in one of the next videos ;)

    • @meowme7644
      @meowme7644 2 года назад

      especially copper [Cu], or? 😊😅😂

  • @realcygnus
    @realcygnus 2 года назад +1

    Nifty ! .... there are of course countless ways to do this .... I'd think It ought to be quite possible to DIY an EMP that WILL take out a smartphone from yards away.

    • @Teslaundmehr
      @Teslaundmehr  2 года назад +1

      Thanks! Yes, you're right! I think the difficulty is to focus the EMP.

    • @realcygnus
      @realcygnus 2 года назад +1

      @@Teslaundmehr Though I can't say I recall ever seeing such a thing. Sounds like a job for Tech Ingredients or one of the many other great EE/DIY/engineering etc. channels out there.

    • @SchoolforHackers
      @SchoolforHackers 2 года назад +1

      Then make it fit in a backpack, with a small wire to a switch in your hand...

  • @dong6839
    @dong6839 2 года назад

    "I built a small experiment that demonstrates that the concept of a Military EMP gun is definitely possible..and create a bunch of sparks and pop noises"

  • @RogueIntel
    @RogueIntel 5 месяцев назад

    Can this disable a Suicide Drone approaching towards you?

  • @carlsansfacon3990
    @carlsansfacon3990 2 года назад

    how can you be certain that your emp is contained where you need it ? I think it would prefer getting out where the inductance is higher.

    • @Teslaundmehr
      @Teslaundmehr  2 года назад

      Hey,
      so normally (when you have a big Cap 50kv 0.5uF) you turn the exploding wire into a small coil. You know what I mean? (round about 10-20 turns). This coil than explodes. We than have a kind of exploding inductor. Haha maybe I have to mention that in the video ;)

    • @carlsansfacon3990
      @carlsansfacon3990 2 года назад

      @@Teslaundmehr nice ! Have you thought of using a small torroidal core ? I know it will blow up but it may increase inductance where you need it ?

  • @Critter145
    @Critter145 2 года назад +2

    Have you thought of using a high speed rotating magnetic field to focus the energy from the plasma discharge and make it into a beam? Kinda like a quasar, but on a tabletop!

    • @willyd61
      @willyd61 9 месяцев назад

      there is no plasma involved, smh - this is a basic capacitor unload hack

    • @Critter145
      @Critter145 9 месяцев назад

      @@willyd61 ?

    • @willyd61
      @willyd61 9 месяцев назад

      my point is there is no plasma involved with this setup.

    • @Critter145
      @Critter145 9 месяцев назад

      @@willyd61 right, what I’m trying to say is it’d be sweet if there were.

  • @christopherabate9339
    @christopherabate9339 Год назад

    It was a very inspiring video wanted to try to build it myself and was wondering what are the specs on the fly back transformer, ZVS driver, and pulse capacitor? Just wanna make sure everything is compatible any help would be appreciated. Cause I had already built the dolphin flashlight one, but was very weak, but your videos look very promising.

  • @sketchysticks1127
    @sketchysticks1127 2 года назад +1

    Suprised that you did not try graphite rods ie pencil lead the thin ones 0.3-0.5mm It has alot of cool/intresting uses. You should try a thyratron for less losses. Cool video keep up the good work!
    Cheers!

  • @kroko9540
    @kroko9540 Год назад

    Does it work for invisibility capes …transporter device kits

    • @LazarusAugment
      @LazarusAugment 5 месяцев назад

      fernel lenses cut into strips and braided into a blanket works beeter im cutting the strips with a razer with a gap the distance of groove seperation simple simon stuff

  • @AdamosDad
    @AdamosDad 8 месяцев назад

    Now if that capacitor was much larger and the wire much longer, and that wire was wrapped around a shaped charge, you would really have something.

  • @EmDavies-c1e
    @EmDavies-c1e Год назад

    I know someone with an engineer degree who made one of these with ease
    It works up to 7 .2 feet away a more powered full generator .. should make 10 feet mo problem

  • @jackspratt4343
    @jackspratt4343 Год назад

    What can you do with it ? It couldn't upset a mobile phone.

  • @kimberlywells8717
    @kimberlywells8717 Год назад +1

    I am an old guy and I'm definitely not an electronic nerd. I do have great fear that we will be attacked soon by the UN using AI robots. How do I build one of these that strong enough to defend myself against one of those?

  • @martinb.770
    @martinb.770 2 года назад

    Chuck Norris got one of these as a gift, in case he needs reanimation. He uses it to light his cigars.

  • @cristianbataturescu5695
    @cristianbataturescu5695 2 года назад

    How can obtain longer distance with this ?

  • @giovannimanilardi480
    @giovannimanilardi480 Год назад

    Hi Leon, I am subscribed to your channel and am interested in your videos, which of your projects could I use to disturb my neighbor's loud speakers who always has the volume very loud?
    Thank you.

  • @mackdaddy.7610
    @mackdaddy.7610 2 года назад

    What. MV should I need to shut down a city?
    And it it was set off 100 feet above your head what would happen

  • @weirdcreatures4985
    @weirdcreatures4985 2 года назад

    What are the applications of this device?
    Nice video, thanks.

    • @Teslaundmehr
      @Teslaundmehr  2 года назад +1

      Destroying Vehicles haha ;) Thanks!

  • @cranegantry868
    @cranegantry868 9 месяцев назад

    Is your oscilloscope still working... no? Well your EMP generator has worked successfully.

  • @profradon
    @profradon 2 года назад

    Instead of just using a simple wire, use a small coil. Like 20...100 Windings of thin, enameled copper wire. As you say in your video, you got stray inductance everywhere. If you have a small inductance in the parabolic mirror, you concentrate the flux there. Oh, and never fire an EMP in your laboratory. What if it works? It will fuck up all your Equipment! Have at least 10 m security distance to any valuable equipment. And consider your neighbours too.
    At work I do occasionally EMV and ESD tests with way less energy than in your setup. And I regularly waste not only the units under test, but also other equipment :^)
    Nice video anyway.

    • @Teslaundmehr
      @Teslaundmehr  2 года назад

      Thanks! The problem is when we use a Coil that the resonant frequency of the system is pretty low. Because of this the wavelength is very long. Hard to focus etc. What do you think about this?

    • @profradon
      @profradon 2 года назад

      @@Teslaundmehr The Coil should still explode, like the simple wire! You don't get the low frequencies then. Ideal setup would work like this:
      1. Spark Gap ignites
      2. Current starts to flow (LC-circiuit)
      3. the energy from the capacitor moves to the magnetic field of the coil
      4. just on top of the first square wave of the oszillation (first current maximum) the coil vaporizes and shortens itself
      Then it works more like a explosively pumped flux compression generator, just you are omitting the explosives and use only energy stored in the capacitor.
      Try something like a filament of steel wool, maybe isolated with a thin coat of lacquer. Steel wool like it is used in the kitchen is pretty cool, since you can solder copper wire to the ends of a filament and it is very cheap - so no problem if you have to change the coil after every shot. Also, if your coil is from steel, it will have a significant higher inductance due to the ferromagnetism. Just think of it like the windings and the core are the same.
      The amount of metal you can vaporize with the energy stored in the capacitor is limited. So the coil can't become super big or else it will not vaporize due to a much too large thermal capacity. There is some experimenting (or calculating) necessary to find an optimal coil. After seeing your video I would guess 10 cm of steel wool filament are no problem, maybe you are even able to blow up a whole meter. Which would give you a considerable coil of some µH when wound around a toothpick or a pen (remove the winding body when you are done and fixate the coil either with lacquer, thread or fishing line).
      Would really like to see you try and if it works. But as said above, be careful with your laboratory! I don't really know how much energy you have stored in your capacitor, I assume something around 1 kJ. If you just get an EMP of 10 J (1% efficiency) I would expect it to be very harmful to any of your equipment.
      Always wanted to try this out myself - but as you say, those capacitors are very pricy. And buying one for 1000 € just to wreck my laboratory kind of kept me from trying...

  • @ApoloSh71
    @ApoloSh71 Год назад

    Hey thats a very cool project! I was thinking to do it and found your video which is SUPERB. Thank you very much for sharing :)
    I liked your design and its very helpful. But I was thinking that, for the parabolic antena to work, you should match the design to that of the wavelenght of the pulse. Diameter should be 20 times the lenght. Also I think the exploding wire should be at the focal point ;) but barely starting to think this out

  • @kirill2525
    @kirill2525 2 года назад

    i mean as a kid i would vut a powercord and connect just a strand of it to another powecord with a switch and would blow up wired like that for fun, ir id use a bit of aluminum foil wich made some nice sparks

  • @dash8brj
    @dash8brj 2 года назад

    You might not have made an effective EMP (principal is fine, just too low a voltage) but I bet you had a lot of fun blowing up wire. I had some "definatly not" pulse rated electrolytics that I would charge up to 1800V, and they would explode wires amongst other things with quite a loud report, so much so that on one occasion the police arrived to issue a cease and desist on "lighting fireworks" :) Thankfully I did not need to surrender the device, and just packed it away for camping trips where the noise might only scare wildlife that got too close to our campsite (i.e. to raid our food) :)

    • @Teslaundmehr
      @Teslaundmehr  2 года назад

      You're right, blowing up wires is definitely a lot of fun! Your story is very cool ;)

  • @hmgps15
    @hmgps15 Месяц назад

    I see the German war machine hasn't evolved that much since WWII. Nice!

  • @matteohetzy7599
    @matteohetzy7599 2 года назад

    at least this is basically a reusable diy filament strobe like those disposable "flashcubes" used in vintage cameras

  • @petevenuti7355
    @petevenuti7355 2 года назад +2

    It'd be really great to see you do a collab with photoinduction, preferably by an offshore wind generation faculty with access to the main line to shore!
    That way you're far enough away so you don't fry your neighbor's stuff, and it'd be a fun way to use up all those extra MWh we don't have the batteries to store yet!
    Just don't get struck by lightning 😜🤦🤷😁😒

  • @NameLast-wm5je
    @NameLast-wm5je 9 месяцев назад

    you just need to direct the excitation of the hing at a setr distance t o a target isntead of spraying it all over

  • @SynthRockViking
    @SynthRockViking 2 года назад +1

    Can I use this to disable pesky drones?:D

  • @justinbanks2380
    @justinbanks2380 2 года назад

    Awesome build!
    Quite the friend you have to let you borrow that big capacitor! Hope you repaid with some beer or something, lol.
    I look forward to your next video/project!

    • @Teslaundmehr
      @Teslaundmehr  2 года назад +1

      Yes youre right! I'm absolutely appreciate the friendship😁👍🏼
      Thank you for your support bro!!! Hope you will like my next Videos!

    • @justinbanks2380
      @justinbanks2380 2 года назад

      @@Teslaundmehr I'm quite sure I will!