Building A Nuclear Powered Gameboy (Lasts 100 Years!)

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  • Опубликовано: 23 дек 2024

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  • @iancharnas
    @iancharnas  3 года назад +29

    If you'd like to help make future projects like this possible please consider supporting this channel on Patreon: patreon.com/iancharnas
    🙌 One trillion thanks to those who already support these projects! 🙌

    • @Hubilgan-v4q
      @Hubilgan-v4q 3 года назад +1

      "Ох, он более странный каждый раз"?
      Мне не послышалось? )))

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +2

      @@Hubilgan-v4q hehehe it's totally true!!! 💯

    • @Hubilgan-v4q
      @Hubilgan-v4q 3 года назад +1

      @@iancharnas В таком случае правильнее было бы сказать; "с каждым разом он всё страннее". :))

    • @Cryptofarmer228
      @Cryptofarmer228 3 года назад +1

      Попросите оператора сделать русские субтитры пожайлуйста (если это возможно)

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад

      @@Cryptofarmer228 Your wish is my command! I just ordered Russian subtitles from rev.com - it should be finished tomorrow. The cost was around $60 USD. Hopefully in the future I can pay for subtitles for every video with my Patreon.

  • @andrewharmon8204
    @andrewharmon8204 3 года назад +45

    The fact you have 4K subscribers at the time of me writing this comment is insane. Your production quality is amazing, your explanation of concepts is easily digestible, and I don't regret spending my time watching this. Please please please keep this up. If you ever feel discouraged, just look back on this comment and know you inspire at least one more person in the world.

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +6

      WOW Andrew! That's so nice of you - thanks friend :-) I really appreciate the encouragement!

  • @MattGrayYES
    @MattGrayYES 3 года назад +102

    If there was an award for friendliest mad scientist, I think you’d be destined for a win! Great video as always!

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +7

      Matt Gray, the legend himself! Thanks for the encouragement :-)

    • @kevinbissinger
      @kevinbissinger 3 года назад

      Hah, his shirt even is cutesy but deadly haha

  • @reps
    @reps 3 года назад +66

    Awesome work! Never heard of these thin film batteries before 🤯

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +5

      Marco Reps! I love your channel! You and I both like doing things that are hard, because they are hard.

    • @thokozanezwane760
      @thokozanezwane760 Год назад

      Yeah true. You get ideas from this information

    • @thokozanezwane760
      @thokozanezwane760 Год назад

      Yeah true. You get ideas from this information

  • @Toadsith
    @Toadsith Год назад +2

    I truly don't understand how your channel doesn't have more subscribers! THIS IS AN AMAZING PROJECT! Completely bonkers and such high level execution! And easy to understand due to your thorough and fun explanations, absolutely FIRST CLASS content! I hope you keep producing these videos, this build was such a great concept!!

  • @jasondinalt7691
    @jasondinalt7691 3 года назад +5

    0:21 - "Ох, он более странный каждый раз" - "Oh he's weirder every time" :)

  • @gsmontag
    @gsmontag 3 года назад +10

    I've dreamed about doing something like this for a while, and I can see it was above my skill level for sure. Those batteries were a really interesting find! Also great job shouting out NurdRage, a quality channel. I can see you'll be going places with this channel, yourself, and I'm glad to be here on the ground floor. Keep up the awesome work!

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +3

      Hey friend, welcome aboard 🥳. and thank you so much for that super nice comment! It really, really makes my day to get a comment like that.

  • @hullinstruments
    @hullinstruments 3 года назад +5

    Keep coming back to this. Jesus it’s hilarious. The shot on the park bench!! That green “radioactive” glow…. with the Ferris Bueller music is too freaking hilarious!

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +1

      Hehe thanks!! That's good encouragement for me. What's your name by the way?

  • @SuperMakeSomething
    @SuperMakeSomething 3 года назад +10

    Have been waiting for this! Incredible! Great video!

  • @gormauslander
    @gormauslander 3 года назад +2

    I actually never fully understood the process of fission until i watched you split the neutron into a proton and an electron. Very simple, very easy, thank you

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +3

      Thank you so much Gorm for the super nice comment! I appreciate it.
      Something you may find interesting - technically, this process is called "decay" instead of "fission" - the difference is that in "fission" the whole atom splits into two (or more) different atoms, while in "decay" only a sub-atomic particle will change and so if you started with one atom you will still end up with one atom. It's kind of confusing but I hope that makes sense!

    • @gormauslander
      @gormauslander 3 года назад +3

      @@iancharnas i do find that interesting, lol. I spent a few seconds trying to figure out what the word was that i was looking for, but fission was all that came up. I figured somebody would correct me and then I'd know!

  • @robertgraham6481
    @robertgraham6481 3 года назад +14

    Loved this! I found your channel very recently because of your collaboration with Xyla Foxlin on the exploding greeting cards. I'd love for you to do more collabs to help you reach a bigger audience. Your videos are way too much fun for so many people to be missing out on them!

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +7

      Oh my gosh thank you so much Robert for the kind words! I'll try to do more collaborations, I think you're right :-)

  • @PiratesInTeepees
    @PiratesInTeepees 4 месяца назад

    How is this not the most popular video on RUclips? The fact that I only found this channel yesterday shows that something is clearly wrong with the YT algorithm. You got my sub :)

  • @skypig
    @skypig 3 года назад +15

    Absolutely amazing, you are such an underrated creator.

  • @Tech-Random
    @Tech-Random 3 года назад +5

    Solid state batteries have so much potential! I hope we start to see them in consumer products in the next 10 years. Can't wait for the next video, keep em coming

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +3

      Indeed! Maybe QuantumScape will really come through on manufacturing solid state batteries big enough to power an electric vehicle. Thanks for the super nice comment Chris!!

  • @WildArmsResearchAndDevelopment
    @WildArmsResearchAndDevelopment 2 года назад +1

    How much charge do those solid state batteries hold? How do they compare a AA or something commercially available?

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  2 года назад

      Great question! The batteries individually hold 50 micro ampere hours, if I recall correctly. A typical AA battery might hold around 2500 milli ampere hours. So it would take 500,000 of the tiny solid state batteries to hold as much energy as one AA. It's a very niche product :-)

  • @Matando
    @Matando 3 года назад +3

    9:16 Lookin at you CodysLab XD

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад

      Ahaha so true! So ... true....
      Cody we love you! No more refining radioactive ore though, LOL

  • @FuZZbaLLbee
    @FuZZbaLLbee 2 года назад +3

    Now we just need to find out how to make a bright glow stick using Unrefined uranium ore 🐸

  • @WildArmsResearchAndDevelopment
    @WildArmsResearchAndDevelopment 2 года назад +1

    Do you think those batteries store enough energy to ignite an electronic match used in model rockets ? I believe it needs a minimum of .60 amp (600 milliamp
    Thanks , great video by the way

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  2 года назад +1

      Another great question! I haven't looked at the datasheet in a while but I think the maximum power output was around 100 micro amps. So you would need 6000 in parallel to get to 600 milliamps

    • @WildArmsResearchAndDevelopment
      @WildArmsResearchAndDevelopment 2 года назад +1

      @@iancharnas thanks for that info! Keep up the good work

  • @rogertoaster9385
    @rogertoaster9385 3 года назад +3

    Holy crap, how do you not have over 10 million followers? If this video doesn't put you over the top I'm going to buy a million of those nuclear tubes to play one sad song on a first generation ipod.

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +1

      Would you believe I only let the smartest, coolest people like, comment, and subscribe? By the way, congratulations on making the list! 🏆
      Seriously though, thanks for that super nice comment. It made me smile 😊

  • @abdulhamza172
    @abdulhamza172 2 года назад +1

    Wait how the heck you only have 9k subs? That intro alone deserves 100k subs

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  2 года назад +1

      Haha I agree with Abdul!! My secret is I only let the BEST people subscribe. Welcome to the channel by the way, you passed the test! 🙂

  • @extphas
    @extphas 3 года назад +2

    How about adding solar panel charging as a supplement and charging it? You should be able to use it more quickly if you charge it with sunlight in addition to charging it alone

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +2

      Hehe you are definitely right! If I made a solar-powered Gameboy that would work better. Somehow though my projects always fall into the "not super practical, but funny" category.

  • @kantackistan
    @kantackistan 2 года назад +2

    Out of curiosity I googled "how much uranium would it take to power a Gameboy" and I still can't believe someone had the answer

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  2 года назад

      Haha the internet is an amazing place

  • @jonatanmoewe9983
    @jonatanmoewe9983 2 года назад +2

    We have a lot uranium ore in lower Austria.
    Actually this would be a much better source for this setup, I am just not sure how the radiation would affect the semiconductors in the solarcell over time.

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  2 года назад +2

      Hi Jonatan! Thanks for the comment. I've been to Austria a few times. I had fun in Linz and also hiking around the mountains.

  • @alan2here
    @alan2here 11 месяцев назад +1

    Tahini and Banana sandwich looks like a nice mix :)

  • @TechnoChic
    @TechnoChic 3 года назад +15

    NEXT, can you make me a nuclear-powered MP3 player that loops the song "Radioactive"? Amazing video!

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +3

      Haha - love that idea 😆

  • @BrianSantero
    @BrianSantero 3 года назад +3

    Amazing as ever, Ian! I'm so sorry it took literal months, but hey, I hope you didn't have a meltdown over it.

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +1

      Thank you so much Brian! No meltdown here thankfully. I kind of like when a project is difficult. It makes it more worthwhile you know?

  • @Dan_Sightsandsounds
    @Dan_Sightsandsounds 3 года назад +3

    could you encase the fuel rods in a reflective mirror container to increase the light power into the solar cells?

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +1

      Hi Dan! Thanks for the comment. Yeah the NurdRage channel basically did that. They had a solar cell on one side and a mirror (well, aluminum foil) on the other side. But it works best (generates the most power) with solar cells on both sides.

  • @denniskatinas
    @denniskatinas 3 года назад +1

    This channel is underrated. Great work.

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +1

      Dennis thank you so much!

    • @denniskatinas
      @denniskatinas 3 года назад +1

      @@iancharnas You are very welcome. I was reading some comments on making this tritium cell at hackaday and read about your video, so I looked for it. I'm looking to buy a tritium-powered red dot sight for a paintball marker and one thing let to another. I have zero background in this matter but it was really enjoyable to read about this and see your top production video.

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад

      @@denniskatinas cool! I"m a huge fan of hackaday, they do a good job of showing interesting projects and keeping it entertaining while still talking about the tech.

  • @finaltransconfigurat
    @finaltransconfigurat 3 года назад +2

    This is so amazing! I've been researching "micro reactors" but these is absolutely MICRO MICRO reactor!

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +2

      Haha thank you for the kind comment! And yes you're right, it's soooo MICRO.

  • @mazihit5428
    @mazihit5428 2 года назад +1

    Have low light,what model of solar panels good for low light to use this method?

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  2 года назад

      Hi, I used these solar cells: www.sparkfun.com/products/16358

  • @Santas_Hell
    @Santas_Hell 3 года назад +1

    Science and video games go hand in hand very well

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад

      Thank you Sinuhé! I'm super glad you liked it :-)

  • @PanzerTheTortoise
    @PanzerTheTortoise 3 года назад +1

    Where did you find these batteries!!!! I've been looking for them far awhile now. Please tell me

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад

      Good question! There are electronics surplus companies that sell old stock. I bought mine from RightPartsOnline.com

  • @antivanti
    @antivanti 3 года назад +3

    Cool. I assume it would be possible to make a tritium generator that doesn't use the detour of florescence and photocells to generate a voltage/current and uses the electrons... beta particles... directly to generate the voltage and current? I wonder how much tritium it would take with the optimal design to generate enough wattage to run the gameboy indefinitely 🤔

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +3

      Anders thanks for the super nice comment! I appreciate it. Yeah what you're describing is totally possible. They call that a "betavoltaic" cell rather than a "photovoltaic" cell. They are indeed more efficient. The only trouble is they cost several thousand dollars. Maybe one day when my patreon has a few more supporters 😉

  • @Elektronaut
    @Elektronaut 3 года назад +2

    Great project next up a RTG to power a real Gameboy ;-)
    But wait a moment... I know you. You are Ian from the Tesla Orchestra!!
    We've met 10 years ago in Linz.

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +1

      Huzzah! I would love to power a real Gameboy! Also yes hello - I had such a good time in Linz, both with the Tesla Orchestra at Ars Electronica and also with the Waterfall Swing at the OK center. It's such an amazing city. Linz should be on everyone's travel list! Thanks for saying hi :-)

  • @ChadKapper
    @ChadKapper 3 года назад +2

    I instantly love this channel!! Great project!.. I’m so happy you didn’t give up!

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +2

      Hi Chad! One million thank-you's for posting that super nice comment 😊- I really appreciate the encouragement.

  • @albertoesposito476
    @albertoesposito476 2 года назад +1

    man you're amazing. Please add more content like this!

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  2 года назад

      Thank you so much Alberto! 🙏

  • @craftypaddy6203
    @craftypaddy6203 2 года назад +2

    Just been binging all ur vids and the I love how u explain all the steps really detailed!

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  2 года назад

      Crafty Paddy - Awesome! I'm super glad you're enjoying them :-)

  • @keeganmccray5856
    @keeganmccray5856 2 года назад +1

    Great video if you mind what were the exact components you used i want to make something similar my self

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  2 года назад

      Hi Keegan, thanks for the super kind words!
      Sure, here are the solar cells:
      www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/powerfilm-inc/LL200-3-37/9559467?s=N4IgTCBcDaIIwE4EDYC0cAMcDsqByAIiALoC%2BQA
      The thin film batteries are CBC050-M8C but they are out of stock in most places. Hopefully you will be able to find some. Good luck!

  • @herbschilling2215
    @herbschilling2215 3 года назад +2

    So much fun, Ian ! Made my week!

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +2

      Thanks Herb! Glad you enjoyed it :-)

  • @Chickey
    @Chickey 3 года назад +2

    You are truly nuts my friend, awesome work and love the production quality!

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +2

      Colin - Thank you so, so, so much for your help on this! I've already added you to the thank-you's in the video description but really - you saved the day. There wouldn't be a video without you. Thank you!

  • @RobBoss757
    @RobBoss757 2 года назад +1

    Yoo I wanna do this to my blood glucose meter! Think you could help me find those battery chips please??

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  2 года назад

      A glucose meter that never runs out of battery would be a great idea! Sadly though, these batteries don't produce enough power to run a glucose meter.

    • @RobBoss757
      @RobBoss757 2 года назад +1

      @@iancharnas dang.. maybe I can figure something out in the future but thank you for the quick response and honesty. Will be looking forward to surfing your videos though cause that was amazing👍🤙

  • @RealSlendyBoi
    @RealSlendyBoi 2 года назад +2

    Damnit! I wish I would've found this in time for the raffle, that kind of nuclear powered game boy would be so cool to have. Not just because of it being one of many cool custom "Gameboys", but because it's powered by RADIATION!

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  2 года назад

      Oh my gosh thank you so much! I'm super happy you're into it. This comment made my day

    • @user-zs8eg4mu8t
      @user-zs8eg4mu8t 2 года назад

      same lol

  • @RichfieldAutoCenter
    @RichfieldAutoCenter 2 года назад +1

    Ian, this was awesome! Wishing you continued success!!
    -Vinnie

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  2 года назад +1

      Oh my gosh Vinnie! It's been so long man! I think the last time I saw you was in Country Kitchen. What a fun place for us night owls back in the day. I just checked out your channel, great work friend! I watched several videos and I can see why they're getting tons of views, they are super helpful and you explain things really well. Keep up the awesome work 🙂

    • @RichfieldAutoCenter
      @RichfieldAutoCenter 2 года назад +1

      @@iancharnas ow wow. Thanks man. If you need an automotive guy for a collab, I’m your man.

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  2 года назад

      @@RichfieldAutoCenter I would love that! I'm sure I'll do another car project at some point. I had one a few years ago where I hacked my car so the windshield wipers sync'd with whatever music I was listening to.

  • @CUBETechie
    @CUBETechie 3 года назад +1

    Would something like that work on radium Gas?

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +1

      Hi, great question! I think Radium is a solid at room temperature, and it looks like it goes through alpha decay only: www.nist.gov/image-23773
      I'm not sure how to turn alpha particle decay into electricity. It's interesting to think about!

  • @cortisonesss
    @cortisonesss 3 года назад +1

    I think you very well could have a hit channel on your hands sir, best of luck!

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад

      Greenland Santiago - oh my gosh thank you! It really makes my day to get a nice comment like yours 😊

  • @atomic14
    @atomic14 3 года назад +3

    Great stuff, now I want a nuclear powered ESP32

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +2

      That'd be fun! The nuclear battery could power an ESP32 for a short time. I'd have to check to see the current draw of that micro versus the peak power output of the thin-film batteries, but it seems plausible.

  • @StephenShafferengineer
    @StephenShafferengineer 3 года назад +1

    Do the thin film batteries come with any storage charge? I'm having trouble finding a datasheet, could use this for another wirelessly powered smoke detector I've been using supercaps on, but it takes too long to charge between checks for a fire, so perhaps these could help me.

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +2

      Stephen, great question! The thin film batteries I bought came with no storage charge. However the ones I bought are super easy to charge. The QFN package contains the battery and also a tiny charging circuit, so all you have to do is connect about 4 volts and let it sit there for 20 minutes. That's particular to the ones I purchased, but you get the idea. For a wirelessly-powered smoke detector, is the idea to gather energy via RF waves, store it in a thin film battery, and then periodically wake up a micro to operate the smoke detector? Sounds like an interesting project! The thin film batteries only have a tiny maximum output current, so one challenge is they may not be able to sound an audible alarm because a buzzer might take too much current. Just something to check on as you work on this. Good luck!

    • @StephenShafferengineer
      @StephenShafferengineer 3 года назад +1

      @@iancharnas Yeah sweet, thanks, interesting, I might have to grab a few. I was using some low power SiLabs MCUs with custom antennas - waking up to read a sensor every so many seconds, transmitting status to a hub unit with battery backup. The idea was to make battery free detectors, sticky and easily deployable with just a single central point for monitoring. Picking up transient RF radio waves, or nearby emitted RF waves like some 915Mhz ISM @ 2.5W omnidirectional - but range was low and wakeup time far between - solely dependent on the supercap specs. Using radio was basically a month long joke, and emitting our own radio waves was very promising but not to the par of a standard cheapo smoke detector - once ~20ft away from the RF source.... not good.
      perhaps a thin film battery will improve this range, new radio and MCUs as well, but, inverse square law is evil here haha

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +1

      @@StephenShafferengineer Cool project! If the detector is for homes and offices, I'd bet you'd get more energy from a low-lux solar cell. I used this one for the nuclear generator project, it's great for getting energy from dim indoor lights: www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/powerfilm-inc/LL200-3-37/9559467
      I could see some advantages to RF energy collection though. There's always pros and cons :-)

    • @StephenShafferengineer
      @StephenShafferengineer 3 года назад +1

      @@iancharnas Oh yeah 100%, this was just similarly to your project, to learn about CNCing antennas and capturing power, and getting those darn SiLabs MCUs into their lowest possible power state lol (their documentation is the suck, but they're cool in email support)

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +2

      @@StephenShafferengineer sounds awesome! I too am in the camp of "we do this not because it is easy, but because it is hard" - best of luck on your projects :-)

  • @MalikShier
    @MalikShier 3 года назад +1

    Super cool video Ian!

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +1

      Thanks Matthew! I'm super glad you enjoyed it :-)

  • @goodboy-iz8yb
    @goodboy-iz8yb 3 года назад +9

    do not..... i repeat....... DO NOT let the mothers get this or our gaming life will be limited to an hour of tetris every 2 months

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +1

      Bwahahaa Rishi, you have my word, I will not let this technology fall into the wrong hands :-)

  • @Toxicity1987
    @Toxicity1987 3 года назад +2

    Now that you have Tritium, build a Nuclear Reactor. Just google Farnsworth-Hirsch-Fusor.

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +1

      Hehe I DO have a free Saturday coming up. hmm....

  • @CrudeButEfficient
    @CrudeButEfficient 3 года назад +2

    Great job! Your tenacity is inspiring, I would have called it quits at many points during that process... 😅

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +2

      Thank you so much friend! I probably *should* have called it quits, but when you combine my stubbornness with my lack of social life, this is what happens LOL

    • @CrudeButEfficient
      @CrudeButEfficient 3 года назад +2

      @@iancharnas Sometimes it's the stubborn ones that gets the truly awesome results!

  • @stefanosk27
    @stefanosk27 3 года назад +1

    This was the funniest video I’ve watched for a while! Oh, and super interesting too.

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +1

      OMG thank you so much! A nice comment like this really makes my day :-)

  • @undefined06855
    @undefined06855 3 года назад +2

    haha I just saw this video from a news article! Amazing!

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +1

      Yay! I'm so happy to see a nice comment like yours. Thank you! 😊

    • @undefined06855
      @undefined06855 3 года назад

      @@iancharnas oh and if you're interested, the news article is www.vice.com/en/article/qj8ezm/youtuber-builds-beautifully-inefficient-nuclear-powered-tetris-machine

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад

      @@undefined06855 awesome! I just saw that Vice article a few minutes ago. I've never been written up in Vice before - super cool!!

  • @silviu4637
    @silviu4637 3 года назад +1

    Very interesting!
    Keep the good work! :)

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад

      Thanks Lunga!! Honestly, it's super nice to get a kind comment like yours :-)

  • @avidlyathena
    @avidlyathena 3 года назад

    Saw the articles dude, congrats! Very cool Nuclear TetrisBoy.

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +1

      Blep Bloop thanks friend! This was a super fun project / excuse to obtain a Geiger counter 😏

  • @vikstu6816
    @vikstu6816 3 года назад +3

    I can't believe that this channel has so few viewers and subscribers compared to the quality of the content and videos production!

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +2

      Agree!! 😆 Thank you so much Vik, that's super nice to hear. ❤️

  • @djcfrompt
    @djcfrompt 3 года назад +1

    Excellent video! Side note - phosphors don't necessarily contain phosphorous; the name refers to the ability of the compound to emit light when excited, not its chemical composition. As far as I can find online, it appears that the phosphor commonly used in tritium tubes is zinc sulfide, likely doped with some rare earth element to change color.

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад

      That's super interesting, I didn't know that! I had always wondered what the term phosphors meant. Thanks for the comment and also for the kind words :-)

  • @bigmouthstrikesagain4056
    @bigmouthstrikesagain4056 Год назад +1

    Hmmm... I wonder what would happen if you made one of these with some of that radium dial paint?

  •  2 года назад +1

    Man, your videos are really cool. You must have more subscriptors. Greetings for Mexico

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  2 года назад

      ¡Gracias Antonio! I visited CDMX with the Tesla Orchestra for a performance back in maybe 2016. It was so amazing. I love Mexico.

  • @owenhaupt
    @owenhaupt 3 года назад +1

    Unreal wow, awesome video!

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +1

      Owen thank you so much!! It means a lot to me to get nice comments like yours.

  • @bitluni
    @bitluni 3 года назад +9

    Awesome! RTG next?

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +3

      Ooooh good idea! [googles safe ways to do that]

  • @WR3ND
    @WR3ND 3 месяца назад

    Could it build up a static charge you could also use?

  • @unpopuIaropinion
    @unpopuIaropinion 3 года назад +1

    AWESOME !

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад

      Yes!! I'm so glad you liked it 😊

  • @oliverer3
    @oliverer3 3 года назад +4

    I hesitate to admit it but I'm most excited about the solid-state thin film batteries. I really want to figure out a project I can use them on just for the cool factor but >50µAh @3.8V is not a lot of energy.

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +1

      Oh yeah totally - the low-leakage really blew my mind. The real-life applications seem pretty niche. I saw one that involved an eyeball pressure sensor that was actually implanted into people's eyes. It kind of grosses me out but also fascinates me.

    • @mocrochip4474
      @mocrochip4474 3 года назад +1

      Consider E-ink. 50uAh should be more than enough to refresh big E-ink display. And 1uW of input power is more than enough to power Artasie series RTC chip. So you can make everlasting clock or even simple ebook reader

    • @oliverer3
      @oliverer3 3 года назад +1

      @@mocrochip4474 I was considering using them instead of coin cells for rtc and SRAM of a cartridge like system I wanted to design. E-ink sounds fun but I suspect a considerable amount of the power they use is for the processor running the show.

    • @mocrochip4474
      @mocrochip4474 3 года назад

      @@oliverer3 It depends on the show. You can completely cut power to display and put your processor in deep-sleep when you don't need to refresh the screen. And modern low-power MCU's have dynamic consumption about 20-50uA/MHz (and way lower for Ambiq Apollo series) so I believe processor shouldn't be the problem.
      Replacing coin cells sounds also fun, but I have concerns about capacity: typical CR2032 is about 200'000uAh

    • @oliverer3
      @oliverer3 3 года назад +1

      @@mocrochip4474 Coincell wise I was thinking for situations where it can be recharged when the system is powered.

  • @BeardySnorelax
    @BeardySnorelax 3 года назад +3

    So… who now wants uranium chips after seeing this

  • @nuke
    @nuke 3 года назад +1

    This is so incredibly cool!

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +1

      Thank you so much! It really means a lot to get a nice comment like yours. I appreciate it :-)

  • @dabbindad206
    @dabbindad206 3 года назад +3

    May your channel grow from this amazing content 😁

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +1

      Dabb you are so kind! Thank you so much 😊

  • @danielvarga2420
    @danielvarga2420 3 года назад +1

    Bei 7.00 Minuten welche tetris Cover ist das?

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +1

      Hi! Thanks for the comment - I put the music in the video description:
      Selections from RUclips:
      * "NES Tetris - Music 03"
      * "NES Tetris - Victory Theme"
      * "Korobeiniki Orchestral"
      * "Korobeiniki Epic"

    • @danielvarga2420
      @danielvarga2420 3 года назад +1

      @@iancharnas thank you! 😎😉🤘🏻

  • @thyme676
    @thyme676 Год назад

    Could you use the ore with a layer of phosphor for a much more powerful diy battery?

  • @suitkais7
    @suitkais7 Год назад

    Hello i just recently came to your chanel and you are amazing i wanted to build something like this myself i got the thin-flm battaries and now im just looking for the tritium can you gie a link to where you bought them thanks!

  • @shanegibbens
    @shanegibbens Год назад +1

    just subscribed, great video!

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  Год назад

      Shane, that makes me so happy to read. Thank you.

  • @bryanayer
    @bryanayer 8 месяцев назад

    Here from Ali's video. Super cool project! I would love to see more

  • @GabrielRTXti
    @GabrielRTXti 10 месяцев назад

    i was hopping to see one of those pacemaker nuclear batterys in a game boy, good video

  • @simonchoudhury
    @simonchoudhury 10 месяцев назад

    Most underrated channel on site

  • @FuZZbaLLbee
    @FuZZbaLLbee 2 года назад +2

    On the naughty list, just like that kid who made his own nuclear reactor 😋

  • @DrPsih123
    @DrPsih123 9 месяцев назад

    How about nuclear powered AirTag? Ive been thing to built it into Rigde style wallet. for sure it'll become thicker after photovoltaic sandwiching but it seems doable. However I don't have enough knowledge to calculate everything and build the circuit. What would you recommend to read to gain enough understanding of electrical engineering to get this thing working? BTW this video is very informative. Will def check out the rest. спасибо))

  • @lucaspoussard8279
    @lucaspoussard8279 3 года назад +1

    That's a very promising channel !

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад

      Thank you so much Lucas!!! I'm so glad you liked the video.

  • @juneangel7221
    @juneangel7221 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for the info 👍😀 🍺

  • @AkaiKnight
    @AkaiKnight 3 года назад +1

    How do you have so few subs with this production quality

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад

      Hey Xavier, thank you so much for the super kind words! 😊It means a lot.
      The truth is I only let the absolute best people like, comment, and subscribe. Congratulations on making the cut! 🏆

  • @vintobytes
    @vintobytes 3 месяца назад

    Hello sir
    Before I start the question, I'd like to mention how good you are at playing tetris. I watched you and you matched those spots PERFECTLY.
    Anyways, I'm trying to make a simple nuclear battery using Sr-90. It'll be like a betavoltaic battery, but sadly I don't have phosphorous nor do I have any solar panels at the moment. And if I wanted that, I could also just put the solar panels outside. Do you perchance have any idea how I could make such thing? I'm new at betavoltaic, and I own a Sr-90 sample from my old soviet union Dosimeter DR-M3.
    Greetings.

  • @leandrogoethals6599
    @leandrogoethals6599 10 месяцев назад

    will u do the same with the uranium?
    i know there isn't much beta in there but u can kinda do the same with gamma/alpha right?

  • @martianingreen
    @martianingreen 3 года назад +2

    "The naughty list" Love it

  • @mutzbunny
    @mutzbunny 3 года назад +3

    Can someone give me a place where I can buy these light emitting radioactive things, I feel challanged to make a better version, Wich produces enough power to power a homemade game console (because I don't have a Gameboy neither can afford one) but without having to charge batteries before using

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +1

      Sure! Just look at the "supplies" section of the Instructable I wrote on this:
      www.instructables.com/DIY-Nuclear-Generator/

    • @johnandrews9433
      @johnandrews9433 10 месяцев назад

      If you can’t afford a gameboy you definitely can’t afford this much tritium. 😂

  • @replikvltyoutube3727
    @replikvltyoutube3727 Год назад

    How about stacking several of these batteries?

  • @timmytheimpaler1750
    @timmytheimpaler1750 2 года назад +1

    Subscribed!
    Okay... i dont think i want to charge my phone with this...

  • @jessicamann684
    @jessicamann684 3 года назад +3

    technically isn't a PS5 on a Ohio class submarine a portable nuclear powered game system?
    and for that matter, isn't the US navy just a giant nuclear powered version of battleship.

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад

      Haha very true :-) Thanks Jessica!

  • @travismoore7849
    @travismoore7849 Год назад

    Why can't you use thorium ore to run a nuclear battery or you need a phosphor or fluorescent material to run the semiconductor?

  • @DanFradenburgh
    @DanFradenburgh 3 года назад +1

    I subbed the shit out of this channel.

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +1

      Hahaha thanks Dan! Welcome aboard 🤝

    • @DanFradenburgh
      @DanFradenburgh 3 года назад

      @@iancharnas pleasure!

  • @allaxess2394
    @allaxess2394 3 года назад +1

    Sir, please make a powerbank with nuclear. Iam waiting.....

  • @Saraseeksthompson0211
    @Saraseeksthompson0211 3 года назад +1

    All I want to know is how do these videos not have the same views as mark rober and veritasium. These are WAYYY more interesting and fun.

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад

      OMG thank you so much! Mark Rober and Veritasium are awesome. What an honor to be compared with them. Thanks!

  • @HektorsektorOG
    @HektorsektorOG 3 года назад

    Quality videos and only 4.5K Subscribers? You need to blow-up man!
    Here have my sub and like!

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +1

      Hektorsektor, I am ready for takeoff. 🚀🚀🚀
      Haha thanks so much, and welcome aboard 🤝

    • @HektorsektorOG
      @HektorsektorOG 3 года назад

      @@iancharnas 🚀🚀🚀🚀

  • @nick86i
    @nick86i 2 месяца назад

    I had a brick game like that when I was a kid. The buzzer was the heavy load on that game, it consumed a lot of battery. Sometimes the screen was fading when playing sounds. I hope you disconnected the buzzer or turned the sound off to preserve energy :)

  • @veins101
    @veins101 3 года назад +1

    like why wouldn't you array a few more solar panels?
    Is tritium expensive?

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +2

      Hi Kong! Thanks for the comment and you are correct - the Tritium tubes are $30-50 USD each, so it gets expensive :-)

  • @StGlaciers
    @StGlaciers 3 года назад

    so would this be considered "cold fusion"? : )

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +1

      Hehehe - it is indeed cold! LOL. 😆
      For anyone reading this and wondering about those terms... fusion is when multiple atoms or nuclei combine.... and fission is when an atom or nuclei splits apart to form two new ones. In this case I suppose neither is happening, so we'd use the term "radioactive decay" instead to describe what happens when an atom emits radiation and morphs into another atom.

  • @pheakay
    @pheakay 3 года назад +1

    Damn dude, you got a vice article wrote about this

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад

      Thanks Philip! ❤️ It must have been a very slow tech news week if I make the list, LOL. I love Vice's motherboard tech site. Totally honored this made the cut!

    • @pheakay
      @pheakay 3 года назад +1

      @@iancharnas I got it in my google notifications. I thought it was weird due to you not being a large channel but hey congrats dude. It was a good video so I'm happy to have received the notification :)

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +1

      @@pheakay oh sweet! Sounds like youtube's algorithm picked this video up. I'm super glad you liked it! Welcome aboard 🤝

    • @pheakay
      @pheakay 3 года назад +1

      @@iancharnas I have a tritium tube as a keyring but never thought there was enough energy in it to power somthing albeit it didn't power much but still, pretty awesome

  • @ForkGenesis
    @ForkGenesis 3 года назад +3

    Спасибо за напоминания на русском. Совершенно не ожидал, приятно))

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +2

      Thanks friend! The guy speaking Russian is a good friend of mine. His family is from Russia, so I knew his Russian would be good.

  • @Nikitafrom233
    @Nikitafrom233 3 года назад +1

    awesome, thanks

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад

      Nikita, thanks for the super nice comment!

  • @publiclyshamed5383
    @publiclyshamed5383 3 года назад +1

    *OOPS* I accidentally intentionally deleted my original comment. I’m re-commenting to show my support and to keep the engagement up. Great video! Great channel!

  • @brickdaddiy
    @brickdaddiy 3 года назад +1

    Nice!!!!!

    • @iancharnas
      @iancharnas  3 года назад +1

      Thanks friend (and thanks for the suggestions on the thumbnail)!
      Folks, you should really check out the Once Upon A Workbench channel! If you like my blend of "early onset dads" humor, you'll love his "actual dads" humor 🤣

  • @aayaan1935
    @aayaan1935 Год назад +1

    Great editing