How To Make A $5 Static Electricity Generator - NightHawkInLight
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- Опубликовано: 2 мар 2016
- This is a great beginner electronics project that can be done in under an hour for around $5. Here is a search link for the ionizer I used (this is an affiliate link): ebay.to/1Tc8IIZ
Be sure to check out Giaco Whatever's channel: bit.ly/1RGUE6m A big thanks to him for supporting my projects with his sponsorship!
You can see my video building the previous Static Electricity Generator here: • Make a Static Electric...
The generator featured in this video is less powerful than my old versions as the electronics are less capable of high currents and voltages, but it produces enough of an effect to put on a good show. This version also doesn't hurt as much to use. My previous model shocks hard! Both versions have their place for various demonstrations.
This is the video where I first discovered this ionizer: • A look inside a USB io...
This video explains some of the circuitry involved: • EEVblog #469 - Cockcro...
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Hey everyone! I hope you enjoy this quick and easy project. I still read all of your comments, though RUclips has made it a little more difficult for me to reply to as many as I would like. I'll do my best. If you ask questions please be sure that your G+ privacy settings allow replies.
Is this as powerful as the previous builds? Before they were running off of 9 volts and this is halfed to 4.5
I would assume that it's not as strong or at least takes longer to build a soild charge.
+origindirewolf Yes, slightly. But it's not very safe because an ionizer can charge up a fluorescent light bulb like a capacitor, and the bulb can give a heavy shock when you touch the metal ends.
+xianthewise You're right, it's not as powerful as my old builds, but it's much less expensive.
Nice dude!.
how much to buy one of these off of you?
strap this on and touch everything in the apple store
lol
hahahaha then is this apple.
\\Hugh M Janus// lmfao facts sadly
mmm baked apple
:0
I made two of these based on this video and it seems like they die if you use them for more than a few minutes. I'm pretty sure it is because these are not meant to flow so much current through them if you frequently short the ground and +V together. I think for a long term product you need a high voltage generator that can handle a little more current.
Are you trying to run it on a 9v? That's the only thing that caused the circuit to burn out in my own testing. Using the button cell batteries I had no issues.
No, I used three 1.5 V button cell batteries as in the video. However, I was having a good amount of fun making some good sparks, and on both of them after a few minutes of producing good sparks they both gave out.
Also, it seems like you can't use the earth as your ground to get any decent sparks (you need to use the negative terminal). How about you? I think that is why a lot of people can't get it to work in the comments.
How would it short? Would the entire thing die or can you just switch out the batterys?
ACTION LAB REAL!?
@@ActionLabShortsNo way this is action lab 7 years ago!!! I was planning to do this and btw love your videos!!!
Wouldn't it be evil to sell these under the title "antistatic ankle strap" to pc builders? Just fuck up my Titan x fam.
+Isaiah Moorehead you sir are very mean :3
eheheheheheheheheheheheheheheeheh
+Isaiah Moorehead You unsensible person! :D Poor nerds! What would they do after they cooked their PCs! :D
This made my day...
+Isaiah Moorehead I think if you're smart enough to build a custom pc, you can probably figure out that this is not an antistatic ankle strap lol
+Golden Saint It isn't hard lol.... It takes like an hour tops, so....
Man I wouldn't be a "youtuber" if it wasn't for you! :) THANK YOU
+Giaco Whatever Hey thank you for the awesome videos. I hope to see your channel take off huge!
@@Nighthawkinlightif you take the device near your hair does it attract the hair?
He's on 500k now lol
Nice job sealing the ends with glue so that you don't have any exposed conductors. Most people wouldn't have thought of that.
+Physics Videos by Eugene Khutoryansky You can let it open and it wouldn't even matter. But you don't want to get all the dust, dirt, etc. into it.
Physics Videos by Eugene Khutoryansky - Not that you'll ever read this however I would like to point out that I love all the videos you have selected for your playlists I'm going to binge watch all of them
really??
Great for sure
Love your no nonsense approach, and I actually LEARN from your vids. Thanks.
I like how you talk in an easy pace because I have time to think about and absorb the science you just said.
Don't ever stop trying to improve this dude. I love all your videos but these are my favorites. I built the first one you showed us and it worked like a dream but I didn't want to pay for the DC ion generator from the second built so I had to pass. This is like a dream come true for me! Thanks for all the work you put into your videos bud. They rock.
+MyBeardItches Out of all the generators I've made the DC one is the strongest. The one in this video is a little less powerful than the original AC version, so unfortunately if you're looking for more than what you made earlier this probably isn't for you. This version has the advantage in price.
can you put two on you at once and do you have to stay standing to so you dont get grounded ? and thanks in advance
You should do more videos on how to make static electricity generators I find them entertaining educational and fun at the same time
Your description of the electronics is correct. If you are interested in learning more about the voltage multiplier circuit they used Dave has a great video: ruclips.net/video/ep3D_LC2UzU/видео.html
why aren't you posting videos anymore?
+Afrotechmods arent these just simple multiplier circuits, i could probably make a higher voltage one at home, though considerably more expensive
+casaverdero They just did within the last month I believe only they are doing videos as regularly as they once did. Yep, I am a subscriber of his for a few years now.
The first part of that board is actually taking the 5VDC supply and creating DC pulses through the use of the surface mounted transistor. The DC pulses are then sent into the PC mounted transformer where the voltage is boosted way up. Once boosted up, the smd diodes and capacitors(voltage multiplier circuit)further boosts the voltage to a high level, but low current output, which is DC. There is also a SMD resistor at the HV output to further limit current output.
yeah just right.
Is there a way though to create a negatively charged pad? From what appears, this can only produce a positive charge. Would reverting the polarity cause the adverse effect?
sorry to jump in 4 years late with a question, but any idea how to calculate the output voltage? I want to build a static grass applicator using refurbished and reused parts and Im looking for around 6 KV output
@@Witchlord It's a bit low tech, but we just use plastic wash bottles. They are cheap, can be charged easily and they are great to apply the grass.
@@4B68726F6E6F73 i guess I dont understand your reply. My question was about the output voltage of device. I already have an applicator that I made, I dont need a device or a way to apply.
Good find! I took a different one apart and it had a UV glow tube, no DC high volts. Only ionizes oxygen, not people. So be sure and get the exact same device as in the video.
"I'd just like it to be a few inches longer." Wouldn't we all?
I just heard that at the same moment i read ur comment. LoL
I believe there's one near me used for harassment on me
A prosecutor made a similar joke to me the other day in court and dropped my case.
I love this kind of projects so i can build my own and use in my magic shows. thanks!
this channel just blowing my mind.
Thank you for your video*
I also have a question, (few years after video was posted)
would there be an easier way to ground the charge,
other than "Velcroing" a piece of metal to your shoe?
1:26 that's what she said.
How old are you?
+Pineapple Jones That's my joke, dammit Dwight.
5 subscribers No videos 69
+NightHawkInLight Get your ass downstairs, or find a new place to sell paper!
The burns are real (?
Cool video, I also liked the shoutout for Giaco who has also one of my favourite channels!!!
Sneaky... the sand trick is so cool!! Love Giaco's channel!
Hey! Been a fan of your channel for years! May I ask a question? If I made 2 of these and had them running at the same time would they then produce the same amount of energy as if they were connected to a 9v? Thsnk you :)
I would like to implement this into a static duster to make my housekeeping job even easier. Anything to consider while attempting to creating a super dust magnet?
That invention is already available. You can get it at Amazon, Walmart or Bestbuy. The invention is known as a "vacuum cleaner"
It's like the Circle of Life for my sub list...
Big Clive to NightHawk to Giaco ...
i love this types of projekts
"My electronics knowledge is pretty basic, but here's what happens in detail just by looking at it." :D
Those kids with the hand tazers are gonna pay. 👻👻
Very cool little contraption. Anxious to see your alkalai metals video. I will sub to Giaco's channel. Looks like a great channel.
Actually, in the one you used, it's creating a negative static charge. The hint here is that the diodes are "pointing" away from the output connection ...
See the component marked "D7" on the PC board? The stripe on one end - the cathode - is connected to the rest of the voltage multiplier chain (the lower voltage stages). The anode is connected to another capacitor (C6) and the output wire (through a 9K ohm resistor R24 - it might also be 20M ohms, but that seems excessively high for that small of a resistor, physically speaking).
Nice and simple, I like it
Specific Love Creations , yes I also like it.
giaco is awesome, as are you. love the vids.
you make really interesting videos. I do learn a lot from them.
I'm a wizard now
PotatoMunchingMudkip xxx
Can you leave the USB on and connect the ground wire to the same point but use a mobile charger instead of the batterys?
NickyCraft 5 yes
Great writeup. Thanks!
I just bought three using your link. I like the country of origin being from Hong Kong or Taiwan! Good job.
I just bought 5 of these exact boards. Looking forward to playing around with them
darude - sandstorm generator
Should I build my pc while wearing this?
NumberSixteen BusShelter yes
yes ofc
NumberSixteen BusShelter you have a spider on your face.
Record it and upload you building it too.
Heyo! Remember me from a couple weeks ago? Probably not but it's one of the first dozen comments. Anyway, turns out I didn't fry my board. I just couldn't directly connect batteries to the board. I reattached the usb to the board and tested it and it still worked! YAY! So I ordered about 7 AAx3 packs with on/off switches for about 3 bucks, soldered one to the board in place of the usb head, fixed the wire connections and now I go around shocking everyone I touch XD Doesn't work while walking on hard wood floors or carpets. I find the latter to be ironic considering one would slide their socks on a carpet to build a natural static charge xD. Anyway, thanks for this video and for actually replying to your comments! Keep up the good work.
Here's to you from a relatively old subscriber!
AAAAAAAH THE GIACO WHATEVER SHOUTOUT YES
Story of my life 1:26
+Alec Mileman It not about the length of the wire but how much voltage it can handle. Don't worry you will find right person to fuse with.
+Aakash Kalaria hahahaha i can't stop laughing
Aakash Kalaria thats so perfect! Lol. I love it!!
I did exactly as explained and the device is working ... but does not generate enough static through my body when I touch something . Should I use thicker wires ? Or should I use 4 batteries of 1.5V ?
You can try standing on a more conductive surface. Otherwise you may do better with one of my previous versions if this one is not powerful enough for you.
thanks for the answer! I wish success to your channel
+NightHawkInLight were would you get that kind of wire
Then you have built a tolerance, build on out of a Fresh Breeze Ionizer, mostly just a high speed switch hook to 1 12V in 500V out transformer.. Little bit more to have to conceal but you keeping you dancing all nigh. Need help, hit yup elecronicBOOM
All2skitzd I'm sorry but I could not understand. I must put an inverter voltage in my project? it is?
Man u r so creative!
really nice electronic project :)
lol, "black wire" = spray painted red wire.
easy way u know ;)
now send this in to tech rex and have him ruin some iphones with it
Best comment yet 😂😂
Thanks for the link to a new channel to sub too, always appreciate something new to watch :)
Thank you for this I've been experiencing what I now believe to be something,like this since June 23 torture
would've been a fun prank to pull on friends back in highschool
+Kyto i bought one just 4 that porpuse
I'm selling these on my school to shock teachers, have made good profit
Florin Oprandi could you ship one to me
Jacob Perdew sry I can't
KytoRS that’s probably what I’ll do after I make this lol
Can I pour gasoline on things, touch it, and set it a blaze like a super hero?
Yes
But don't do it though
+ryanhayn you mean on people?
+Flix He said "things"
Those things are called people occasionally
I seen watching your videos for a very very long time and I loved all of the but the one that got stuck in my head was the this you and I was thinking if you can make it smaller and you did and that was great thank you
Great video. If I use a AAA battery and keep the device on, how much time would the device stay on before it runs out of battery? (while never discharging the zaps)
'I just like it to be a few inches longer'
1:26 That's what she said.
i had done one, its fun, thanks alot :)
Hi night... so I made this project and powered it with three AA batteries, but the static charge output by it would only span about 5 mm... I used less heavy duty cables than you did in your video, though... could that be the problem?
"My electronics knowledge is pretty basic." and he still have better soldering iron than me.
a e s t h e t i c s generator please
+Guilherme C. let it go, friend. That meme is dead.
that looks great! I also did testing similar Ion Generators.
This is awesome! :)
can you use this to constantly zap other ppl? :D
as long as the battery works
can you make a video about a usb that fries anything it is plugged into
why
You could do that just by creating a short circuit although computers these days have tons of protection against that so you won't be able to kill your friends 3000$ computer but you can still fuck up a tablet or a phone.
+Hendlton there is a device that feeds very high voltage on the usb data bus
www.pcworld.com/article/2896732 here's a link
+PardonMeIFarted tons of protections and cut off, even against ESD, shorts, overloads etc, eventually you can damage the port and the tranceiver but doubt you would be able to damage the computer completely.
+PardonMeIFarted
Most likely you can use exactly this device for that. Leave the USB plug on and just connect the high voltage output wire back to the data pins of the USB plug.
I just got myself one of these USB ionizers off ebay. It came in the mail today, so I am going to try and build myself one of these for a future video!
Very cool, look forward to seeing it
I just bought one and hope to have fun withit
can you give ppl and electric shock with this if i touch that person while its on?
yes
Oppa
Now i can rush B ;))))))
See ya in another 3 months.
nice! can you use 2 in paralel or series?
(and i'll make it more durable by using old li-ion....and step up converter and li-charger thingy)
nice vid m8 :D im going to make one ^^
An "on/off" switch would double the price?
My knowledge on the subject is for sure outdated.. But about 6-7 years ago back in HS, me and my buddy modded Xbox controllers etc. we had leds all over inside the buttons etc. and to turn them on or off, we used switches. The most simple kind that slide on or off.
The whole pack of like 10 of these cost me like $10 on eBay at the time...
Is it possoble to use a 9v battery on this device or I need a resistor?
eyup you have an inverter then an one to many transformer and then a diode bridge.
you got it spot on
Tnx for sharing it!!!
Nice job
Great! Now I can shock my friends!
I was actually about to order the parts for the original static generator (the one in the glasses case), and saw this video. Is this as powerful as that one or less powerful. Also, would it hurt to shock someone else with either and is it bad for you to have a constant charge from either one constantly in you body?
Is it possible to make cloth stick to a certain spot like lets say you want to stick an object to your elbow, how would I do this? What would I need to put on my elbow and what would the object have to be made of to stick to my elbow?
Very nice!
hell yes a new one!!!!!!
Awesome project, very fun.
Could you add a frequency modulator? I want to turn it into a therapy project.
Thanks
if i were to use a voltage boost converter to increase the voltage of my power supply would i connect it to the ground of the boost converter or the battery? (if this is dumb im sorry just unsure)
Cool project thanks! What would happen if you used a 9v battery instead of the button cells?
Too much voltage would fry the circuit.
Does that only work on quartz sand, or can it work on other types of particles. I know it works on pepper too, but i was wondering if it works on chalk dust, or alumina sand.
Can it still shock and light alcohol on fire like the old build?
Do I have to use 3 but to cell batteries or can I use like a double A battery or will that effect how it wirks
Anything around my house I could salvage to find a negative ion generator? I have some dc converters, but they put out wayyyyyy too much voltage
Hey can we use it even in a room with the negetive terminal touching the tiles?
I made this as a project on my channel I did some things different like hook it up to a usb power bank with a switch on it and use "E" pieces from a old transformer for contacts. But over all awesome video i'm definitely gonna try to use better components for my next one I make although I don't got the gut to actually get my camera near the thing when it's on lol. Also for those wondering don't let the positive and negative touch too long even if it is just to test it mine burned out after like 25 to 30 minutes and my guess is the capacitor was discharged or something from letting the ends touch too long and it won't charge.
Also the shock wasn't bad and I couldn't get sand to move I guess i'm too static absorbent or my floor was not wet enough if I had to guess the kv put out by this is maybe the same as a fly swatter but idk.
I made it! yay! Problem though. the shock age it produces is barely a tingle. I'm going to try using either AAA or AA batteries to see if they work in upping the shock a bit.
Do you need the earth connection under your foot if you use a usb power? It provides electronic earth. Basicly just extend the one wire to your body?
Hello, in trying it but an electric arc short c4 and it wont charge me or make arc between ground and output. Any solution?
ive just built this, but when i connect the ground wire to the ground under my foot and the output wire to my leg or hand or arm.... it does not work at all, the green led light comes on.... but no shocks... the only thing i feel is some tingling sensation from the output wire and a stronger tingling from putting it specifically on veins..... any ideas to what i can do to make this work or is this device simply just too weak and will not be able to do whats shown in the video as its most likely from the other device with the big ion generator?
thanks in advance but ill call this a fail although the idea and the video is really good but i think its simply not strong enough to show whats happening in the video
ive tried using more batteries and even connecting it straight to the power for more electricity but even then that did not really increase the power either
I want to generate an arc of about 3 - 6 cm far from conductive surface..... what modifications do I need to do with your current video
Hey night hawk in light what would happen if you made two of these static generators attach one to right leg and one to left leg what would happen can u test this idea for me will he static be stronger or the same
Nice videos! Hoping to use this to build an electronic air cleaner for my a/c. Should I use metal screens, one wired to positive other neg?
Yeah should work
Is this build weaker for your other versions used a 9 volt power supply but this one only uses 4.5 volts
I have a question. Can i not attach the black wire to the bottom of my feet, BUT touch the ground instead? That way i wont be always charged, but i'll be able to charge myself when i touch the ground with my hand? Or it wont work at all.
I would like to try powder coating metal at home, as I understand one needs a high voltage current conducted into the piece to be coated in order to attract the powder to it initially before baking it to the metal object in an oven. Would this work for that purpose? Another use might be making an electronic dust collector? Anybody think it would work?
0:51 *Negative charge. Look at the diodes. They're connected to produce a negative DC output. That's what ionizers do.
what if you apply this to a metal toy plan does it make less drag due to the static elecrticity? is there anyway to test this i know this vid. is 7 years old.
Great work！Has anybody ever measure the output voltage? Thanks!
Hey NightHawk, just a quick question. What kind of wire is being used in the video, would it be 12 gauge?