It’s hard to believe that these videos are basically unscripted because the monologue is articulate, coherent, and very engaging. The man would make for an exceptional professor or other high level educator.
I can’t think of any other channel that has ever issued a correction over basically a minor verbal typo. And thanks to those sharing their almost lost knowledge too 🙂
Wow i am impressed that you're not using a teleprompter. There is a lot of detail to get right from memory, even if you have notes to check before each shot.
I’m just happy that your integrity gave us a chance to geek out a bit more on a cool device. Congratulations on finally seeing the subscriber growth you’ve long deserved.
Your accuracy without the use of a teleprompter is better than that of a lot of RUclipsrs. Sometimes one can tell they're misreading their own script, fumbling and getting words wrong. Scott Manley doesn't use a teleprompter and mostly does his videos like you do but sometimes has a few notes. We can see him glance down occasionally. This is most apparent in his weekly news roundup, and that's very understandable.
I knew you were doing it by memory! Or at least I had a suspicion. I was like, is this guy a historian or what? Or does he just love collecting historical objects, or both? Either way, I ❤ your videos so please keeping making more plus I have a lot to catch up on still.
I am somewhat surprised that I have only found this channel recently. It is kind of like a combination of Technology Connections and Forgotten Weapons. I really liked the rifle grenade video! I was surprised to find out that a tennis ball fit perfectly in the cup and the fact that it wasn’t comment on haha. Meanwhile, I am also really curious how far the ones that immediately shot out of view forever actually went. Was making the blanks by removing the bullet from real cartridges the reason it was so energetic? Were the blanks actually made and used for the purpose weaker? (Less grains I guess). Anyways, love the channel. Massively underrated, and I’m sure the views will start pouring in soon!
I never found those grenades, so I have no idea how far they went! XD. As for the official launching blanks, they were indeed lower-powered (and used slower-burning powder) so as not to over stress the barrel when launching heavy grenades. I was only able to get away with homemade blanks because I was launching lightweight tennis balls.
I've always wondered what's inside a Beethoven having used one every day for years in mining - now I know. Winding it up at the end of the shift was the most satisfying sound. When pressing the button it was always recommended to use an insulated item like a pen or stick else you could get a zap. I never did, but I wasn't interested in finding out either. Great vid going down the rabbits hole for the curious mind. Keep it up!
This was a great video, very interesting to see. But there is one thing that needs to be clarified. The text at the bottom of the diagram at 0:36 says that *when the generator handle is removed*, the switches K3 and K4 close and the firing capacitor is discharged through the bleed resistor. Once the handle is out, the capacitor discharges practically instantly, with the RC time constant of 0.034 seconds for the component values shown in the schematics. This is an important safety feature. Indeed, the operating manual emphasizes to always remove the handle while making connections to prevent accidental firing. This is the point of the shunting resistor and the K3 and K4 switches. With the handle in, the resistor is not connected, and plays no role in the operation of the circuit.
The label says that the discharge resistor is disconnected when the generator handle is inserted so you don't have a sort window to fire as the capacitor only gets discharged only when the handle is removed.
0:33 Lower-left of the schematic plate: _K3 & K4 ARE OPENED BY THE INSERTION OF THE GENERATOR HANDLE_ The bleed resistor across the main capacitor is disconnected when the crank handle is in place.
The model that I used had a sprung winder crank, push in and hold in and turn to charge, release the crank handle and the capacitor would be discharged. A subtle way to make certain that the machine sat there with an empty capacitor and had to be held in the armed position.
I used a Mk3 for many years. It was referred to by UK Military as an Exploder Dynamo Condenser (EDC). The time taken for the condenser to lose charge varied from machine to machine. The initial charge was made by turning the handle until the lamp flashed, but if you left the handle in, a couple of turns would usually flash the neon even after a delay. Removing the handle killed the charge. The normal procedure was for the Officer IC to remove all the handles from the carrying box and keep them in his pocket. The handle was only put in the exploder after the lines had been connected and removed after the shot was fired. It was replaced in UK service by the Shrike 4 line battery exploder in the 1980s.
They should have had the bleeder resistor out of circuit and put into the circuit by the push buttons to insert the wire. So you push the button in to be able to feed the line wire into, and that very act bleeds off the cap. Though I suppose it's possible it might not bleed the cap fast enough and you could still end up with an unintended firing.
They did take the bleeder resistor out. It was disconnected when the generator handle is inserted (see the notes Re: K3, K4 and K5 on the schematic about 0:33). The effect was the bleeder was connected while the generator handle was removed for storage, but disconnected when you were trying the charge the capacitor by, you guessed it, cranking the generator.
Should be the “Tchaikovsky” exploder. The big bang when the charge goes off stands in for the cannons in the 1812 Overture. (OK, kind of lame. But comments help the algorithm.)
Because of the blinker circuit, the bleed resistor is redundant since the blinker circuit has a path to ground. They could've removed the bleed capacitor from the bleeder circuit OR the main bleeder resistor and still retain the safety feature.
Umm no. The resistances in the blinker circuit are about 1000 times greater than the resistance of the bleeder. The purpose of the bleeder was to make the capacitor safe quickly, something the blinker circuit could not do.
There are teleprompters meant for use with a tablet or similar display device and SLRs or small and medium video cameras. I can offer some suggestions if you like.
I saw sappers use something like this during military exercises. However, they only fired smoke candles electrically, which were supposed to pretend to be real explosives, so maybe it wasn't very spectacular. But in this way various ways of connecting electrical circuits are tested in practice. The question was: if using the X connection, would it work at Y distances?
@@CanadianMacGyver Ah, Canadian. From Quebec or nearby? That explains the indefinably slight accent, which isn't a North American one I'm familiar with. It also explains your perfect (to my ears) French pronunciation. (Your last name is also a clue, lol.) You also pronounced what sounds like a German word in this video in what sounds like a correct pronunciation. Are you multi-lingual?
It’s hard to believe that these videos are basically unscripted because the monologue is articulate, coherent, and very engaging. The man would make for an exceptional professor or other high level educator.
You know you are on the smart side of RUclips when a short is 6 minutes long.
yes
If you think a short is anything less than 6 minutes long then you know the TicTocker has done work on your Tock Ticker.
I can’t think of any other channel that has ever issued a correction over basically a minor verbal typo. And thanks to those sharing their almost lost knowledge too 🙂
Crazy it took the RUclips algorithm this long to show me your channel. I don’t think I was ever recommended one of your videos until yesterday.
This channel is the best thing since Fun With Flags.
Wow i am impressed that you're not using a teleprompter. There is a lot of detail to get right from memory, even if you have notes to check before each shot.
Yes, i am impressed by this too, Gilles needs HUGE numbers of subscribers
I’m just happy that your integrity gave us a chance to geek out a bit more on a cool device.
Congratulations on finally seeing the subscriber growth you’ve long deserved.
Toujours aussi intéressant. Vous faites preuve d'une honnêteté intellectuelle hors du commun. Merci pour tout monsieur Messier
My french is rusty but i agree with you
Your accuracy without the use of a teleprompter is better than that of a lot of RUclipsrs. Sometimes one can tell they're misreading their own script, fumbling and getting words wrong. Scott Manley doesn't use a teleprompter and mostly does his videos like you do but sometimes has a few notes. We can see him glance down occasionally. This is most apparent in his weekly news roundup, and that's very understandable.
I took me a while to "cotton" to your style. I love everything about your channel and your delivery. Thanks!
I knew you were doing it by memory! Or at least I had a suspicion. I was like, is this guy a historian or what? Or does he just love collecting historical objects, or both? Either way, I ❤ your videos so please keeping making more plus I have a lot to catch up on still.
I am somewhat surprised that I have only found this channel recently. It is kind of like a combination of Technology Connections and Forgotten Weapons.
I really liked the rifle grenade video! I was surprised to find out that a tennis ball fit perfectly in the cup and the fact that it wasn’t comment on haha. Meanwhile, I am also really curious how far the ones that immediately shot out of view forever actually went. Was making the blanks by removing the bullet from real cartridges the reason it was so energetic? Were the blanks actually made and used for the purpose weaker? (Less grains I guess).
Anyways, love the channel. Massively underrated, and I’m sure the views will start pouring in soon!
I never found those grenades, so I have no idea how far they went! XD. As for the official launching blanks, they were indeed lower-powered (and used slower-burning powder) so as not to over stress the barrel when launching heavy grenades. I was only able to get away with homemade blanks because I was launching lightweight tennis balls.
Yes.
Really enjoyed that, you are a natural communicator sir!
Thank you for correcting that.
The collaboration between everyone truly establishes that two heads, are better than one!!
you go after the devil in the details and you do it without a teleprompter WOW
Wow! I didn't know you don't use a teleprompter. It puts your videos in a whole new light.
Another amazingly informative and intriguing presentation! Well done, Msr Messier
I've always wondered what's inside a Beethoven having used one every day for years in mining - now I know. Winding it up at the end of the shift was the most satisfying sound. When pressing the button it was always recommended to use an insulated item like a pen or stick else you could get a zap. I never did, but I wasn't interested in finding out either. Great vid going down the rabbits hole for the curious mind. Keep it up!
the name of the neon "flasher" circuit is called a RELAXATION OSCILLATOR :)
This was a great video, very interesting to see.
But there is one thing that needs to be clarified. The text at the bottom of the diagram at 0:36 says that *when the generator handle is removed*, the switches K3 and K4 close and the firing capacitor is discharged through the bleed resistor. Once the handle is out, the capacitor discharges practically instantly, with the RC time constant of 0.034 seconds for the component values shown in the schematics. This is an important safety feature. Indeed, the operating manual emphasizes to always remove the handle while making connections to prevent accidental firing. This is the point of the shunting resistor and the K3 and K4 switches. With the handle in, the resistor is not connected, and plays no role in the operation of the circuit.
+1 to admitting and correcting mistakes!
5:45 thanks for the clarification
The label says that the discharge resistor is disconnected when the generator handle is inserted so you don't have a sort window to fire as the capacitor only gets discharged only when the handle is removed.
0:33 Lower-left of the schematic plate: _K3 & K4 ARE OPENED BY THE INSERTION OF THE GENERATOR HANDLE_
The bleed resistor across the main capacitor is disconnected when the crank handle is in place.
The model that I used had a sprung winder crank, push in and hold in and turn to charge, release the crank handle and the capacitor would be discharged. A subtle way to make certain that the machine sat there with an empty capacitor and had to be held in the armed position.
I used a Mk3 for many years. It was referred to by UK Military as an Exploder Dynamo Condenser (EDC). The time taken for the condenser to lose charge varied from machine to machine. The initial charge was made by turning the handle until the lamp flashed, but if you left the handle in, a couple of turns would usually flash the neon even after a delay. Removing the handle killed the charge. The normal procedure was for the Officer IC to remove all the handles from the carrying box and keep them in his pocket. The handle was only put in the exploder after the lines had been connected and removed after the shot was fired. It was replaced in UK service by the Shrike 4 line battery exploder in the 1980s.
Great video, Gilles...👍
Thank you
Great video brother, your a legend
They should have had the bleeder resistor out of circuit and put into the circuit by the push buttons to insert the wire. So you push the button in to be able to feed the line wire into, and that very act bleeds off the cap. Though I suppose it's possible it might not bleed the cap fast enough and you could still end up with an unintended firing.
They did take the bleeder resistor out. It was disconnected when the generator handle is inserted (see the notes Re: K3, K4 and K5 on the schematic about 0:33). The effect was the bleeder was connected while the generator handle was removed for storage, but disconnected when you were trying the charge the capacitor by, you guessed it, cranking the generator.
That’s actually a pretty clever way to get the neon to flash.
Great channel. Small comment, light reflecting in your glasses can be distracting. Keep up the good work.
Thank you…
Keep up the great work!
Should be the “Tchaikovsky” exploder. The big bang when the charge goes off stands in for the cannons in the 1812 Overture.
(OK, kind of lame. But comments help the algorithm.)
Because of the blinker circuit, the bleed resistor is redundant since the blinker circuit has a path to ground. They could've removed the bleed capacitor from the bleeder circuit OR the main bleeder resistor and still retain the safety feature.
Umm no. The resistances in the blinker circuit are about 1000 times greater than the resistance of the bleeder. The purpose of the bleeder was to make the capacitor safe quickly, something the blinker circuit could not do.
You should have used Beethoven as the intro music.
What was the snippet? Tschaikowsky? Korsakoff?
How do you open the Beethoven shot exploder?
Mine need some attention
There are teleprompters meant for use with a tablet or similar display device and SLRs or small and medium video cameras. I can offer some suggestions if you like.
who else came here expecting to learn more about the device bugs bunny avoided to explode the piano when playing “those endearing charms”?
Wow no teleprompter
Gilles, what can we do to get you more subscribers sir
I also like him, but maybe that's too much love
I saw sappers use something like this during military exercises. However, they only fired smoke candles electrically, which were supposed to pretend to be real explosives, so maybe it wasn't very spectacular. But in this way various ways of connecting electrical circuits are tested in practice. The question was: if using the X connection, would it work at Y distances?
1:57 "This is then stored in the main capacitor until it reaches-- Now another interesting thing" -- until it reaches what?? 😻
1500 Volts. Sorry about that; that was an accidental glitch from when I corrected the schematic in the video.
@@CanadianMacGyver Aha, thank you! 😻
By the way, I'm curious: Your name is spelled "Gilles", but it sounds like you say "Jeanne" or "Gène"?
The g is soft and e and the s are silent, so it's pronounced like "zhill"
@@CanadianMacGyver Right, but that doesn't explain why the L sounds like an N?
I like your old glasses; when you wear them you look like a wise old owl.
Also you wouldn't want a charged up detonator sitting around to be hooked up and go off upon connection of the device 😂
I like you. You are Technology Connections tier without a fetish for EVs or Government controlled thermostats.
Untill it reaches what?
2:00 you cut something off here
Why the reupload?
I accidentally left out a rectifier on one of the schematics.
@@CanadianMacGyver So you're saying you rectified your error?
*rimshot*
Well played.
@@CanadianMacGyver There also seems to be an editing glitch just past 1:58
@@CanadianMacGyver Ah, Canadian. From Quebec or nearby? That explains the indefinably slight accent, which isn't a North American one I'm familiar with. It also explains your perfect (to my ears) French pronunciation. (Your last name is also a clue, lol.) You also pronounced what sounds like a German word in this video in what sounds like a correct pronunciation. Are you multi-lingual?
I drive a ford exploder