Listen You can lower the voltage and make it a lot safer too. On the hot side lead wire it thru a 40-60 watt light bulb like solder one side of the hot to the center of bulb and the other to the side of the bulb creating a resistor lowering the voltage and amps. every time a bug zapps the bulb will light though... You dont need this much power to zap a bug but you sure need more than the over the counter ones.
Thanks for sharing Paul. just a suggestion, i would replace the breaker to a Ground fault on the circuit your using in that room. keep up the good work. Im subscribed so keep em coming. Peace be with you my brother.
Dude, your fregin cool as shit! Im about to build one, right now, tonight. I'm putting the flaming horseshoe pit on hold... I got some microwave transformers in the garage somewhere, hopefully they will do the trick. Stay crazy my friend, 'ef the haters...
That transformer can put a series hurting on you thanks for sharing though I’m about to build one over a high intake fan I hate mosquitoes but if I get zapped a few times while I’m billing it so be it
I can't believe I've been searching all day and... this is the first one that isn't a modified flyswatter. I assume i can just hook a transformer to a power source then use two metal wiring meshes with proper spacers/insulators... but sheesh this should be introduction to electricity stuff but wow is hard to find.
d74g0n, Agreed, this is my second attempt to search for a practical home build bug zapper. After seeing you comment I am going to disregard the things I have viewed and attempt to build something using my knowledge only. If i succeed, it will be my first RUclips video upload. I will attempt to send you a message when completed if you like.
Haven't burnt anything in the house, when high voltage AC is handled correctly there's usually nothing to worry about or fear. But interestingly the buys the get killed during the night get zapped so hard it semi cooks them and during the day the yellow jackets can smell the cooked buys and try to fly into the cages to get them and in turn they get zapped! Love that!
Ok, thank you for the info. Im having a huge problem with paper wasp around my pond. Any idea if I could insulate two sheets of chicken wire with wooden frames to burn them to a crisp as they come to get water?
if you can get a good separation of the 2 high voltage wires to where they cant arch to each other or something connected to ground and control the voltage input with a variac transformer then it can be much more safe to use. Like I said in the beginning of this video "This will be a crude example" and thats why this looks very unsafe to use but build and put together correctly can be very effective and fun to watch late....
just the transformer plugged into an 120 outlet power strip. The cage mesh is birdcage mesh and 2 wires for the high voltage output connecting one to each cage but keeping them apart too. The tricky part is connecting the inner cage and not having the outer cage spark to the wire going to the inner cage. Parts are outer mesh I think is 2x2 feet the inner is around 2x1.5 foot about, the Webster ignition transformer, and 2 spare wires to connect the transformer to the cages and plug the transformer in to 120 outlet. Thats it very basic
i cannot say I'm only familiar with the one i have and yes it still works. In fact i took its primary coils input voltage up to 240 volts plus using my auto transformer connected to a 120 to 240 step up transformer in turn was connected to my Webster Ignition transformer and didn't damage any of the wire. It wasnt at that voltage level for very long just a few seconds. My advice is to get one that has large/protected output electrodes for the high voltage 2nd coil. mine has that as shown in my video. I did show what transformer i have in the video.
Why don't you take it apart, & start from scratch, & show step by step how to build it ,& give in detail, what you used ,& how to connect both cages together just like the store bought ones, the outer cage if I'm not mistaking doesn't shock someone, it's just the inside cage, so how would you connect the cages , & what would you use to do this so there's no electrical connection, & how to mount the transformer on top, with a cover to protect it from the elements, so's not to short circuit it
I guess I'm a little late in responding to this comment but I guess I could make another more detailed video on how to make one of these.... I'll consider doing it sometime soon in the future for ya....
remember your high school physics yall, V = IR ... P = VI and so forth ... Electroboom has great teachings on those equations, plus he is hilarious ... thanks for the video, im gonna go kill some 'skeeters
This is a crude instruction video as to the basic way the bug zapper works that I made a video of prior to this one. Its not a blueprint on how to make a perfectly good/safe 10kv bug zapper and this is why I state in this video that I am not responsible for anyone who hurts or damages themselves or someone else by influence from this video. This is a the basic way as to how a high voltage bug zapper works. Not a build your own perfectly safe bug zapper only how to wire the cages so people can understand how the wiring goes to get it to operate. As for their own safety they will need to provide that to whatever they want to construct on their own. This video just provides how to wire it this was not intended to be a perfectly safe way to construct a bug zapper only to clearly show how one is hooked up to operate...... So like the person that made this comment Do NOT build a zapper in this fashion find a safer way to build it.
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That jacobs ladder effect is badass.
Then you open up a worm hole to a new dimension, hehe. Love it.
What a death trap!!! A proper fire hazard too.
idk man, 10kV would be awfully satisfying to watch when a bug flies into it but is it overkill?
Wow.. its not a bug zapper anymore.. its mutaned to human zapper now. =)
Awesome Paul ! Very cool explanation. Best Regards.
Listen You can lower the voltage and make it a lot safer too. On the hot side lead wire it thru a 40-60 watt light bulb like solder one side of the hot to the center of bulb and the other to the side of the bulb creating a resistor lowering the voltage and amps. every time a bug zapps the bulb will light though... You dont need this much power to zap a bug but you sure need more than the over the counter ones.
I Started using an auto transformer on a bigger and taller cage I made after I made this video....
ruclips.net/video/LwQoQ5hTZWk/видео.html
You can use a G10 fiberglass board to mount your chicken wire to. You can also use phenolic board
Thanks for sharing Paul. just a suggestion, i would replace the breaker to a Ground fault on the circuit your using in that room. keep up the good work. Im subscribed so keep em coming.
Peace be with you my brother.
Dude, your fregin cool as shit! Im about to build one, right now, tonight. I'm putting the flaming horseshoe pit on hold... I got some microwave transformers in the garage somewhere, hopefully they will do the trick. Stay crazy my friend, 'ef the haters...
That transformer can put a series hurting on you thanks for sharing though I’m about to build one over a high intake fan I hate mosquitoes but if I get zapped a few times while I’m billing it so be it
"Any transformer will work".will be played for the court..fracking without wood
IF YA PUT SOME PEANUT BUTTER ON THE INSIDE CAGE YOU CAN HAVE FRIED SQUIRREL FOR LUNCH
I've been hit by a transformer like that. 10KV stings. Those come out of oil-fired furnaces.
This is awesome
I can't believe I've been searching all day and... this is the first one that isn't a modified flyswatter. I assume i can just hook a transformer to a power source then use two metal wiring meshes with proper spacers/insulators... but sheesh this should be introduction to electricity stuff but wow is hard to find.
d74g0n, Agreed, this is my second attempt to search for a practical home build bug zapper. After seeing you comment I am going to disregard the things I have viewed and attempt to build something using my knowledge only. If i succeed, it will be my first RUclips video upload. I will attempt to send you a message when completed if you like.
Dude this is awesome. Just wondering how long after you made this before you burned your house down lol.
Haven't burnt anything in the house, when high voltage AC is handled correctly there's usually nothing to worry about or fear. But interestingly the buys the get killed during the night get zapped so hard it semi cooks them and during the day the yellow jackets can smell the cooked buys and try to fly into the cages to get them and in turn they get zapped! Love that!
The Roof ! The Roof ! I mean, The Table ! The Table ! The Tables on FIRE !
Where can you find a fine metal mesh and a coarse metal mesh like this?
Love it!
Ok, thank you for the info. Im having a huge problem with paper wasp around my pond. Any idea if I could insulate two sheets of chicken wire with wooden frames to burn them to a crisp as they come to get water?
yes chicken wire would work with wooden frames as long as the wire mesh isn't making contact to the ground and they are properly spaced apart...
Yeah holy crap man. I was thinking of doing this but now I'm not too sure..
Lol
if you can get a good separation of the 2 high voltage wires to where they cant arch to each other or something connected to ground and control the voltage input with a variac transformer then it can be much more safe to use. Like I said in the beginning of this video "This will be a crude example" and thats why this looks very unsafe to use but build and put together correctly can be very effective and fun to watch late....
Have you ever use mosfet?
What parts are ya useing
just the transformer plugged into an 120 outlet power strip. The cage mesh is birdcage mesh and 2 wires for the high voltage output connecting one to each cage but keeping them apart too. The tricky part is connecting the inner cage and not having the outer cage spark to the wire going to the inner cage. Parts are outer mesh I think is 2x2 feet the inner is around 2x1.5 foot about, the Webster ignition transformer, and 2 spare wires to connect the transformer to the cages and plug the transformer in to 120 outlet. Thats it very basic
what are you using for the spark
transformer
Ignition transformer
Paul Z Are there ignition transformers more robust than others? Is yours still working?
i cannot say I'm only familiar with the one i have and yes it still works. In fact i took its primary coils input voltage up to 240 volts plus using my auto transformer connected to a 120 to 240 step up transformer in turn was connected to my Webster Ignition transformer and didn't damage any of the wire. It wasnt at that voltage level for very long just a few seconds. My advice is to get one that has large/protected output electrodes for the high voltage 2nd coil. mine has that as shown in my video. I did show what transformer i have in the video.
True what parts
Are you asking what parts I used?
I wonder about tv transformer
it can kill a mice i think
Has anyone here built a bug zapper of there own yet?
I’m about to here shortly haha ... that’s why I’m searching videos on what transformer I need and do I need any kind of capacitor ... haha
_their_ own
Yes, I have built multiple bug zappers, especially for wasps.
Have a cage inside the cage of the bigger cage that's on the cage😬
Why don't you take it apart, & start from scratch, & show step by step how to build it ,& give in detail, what you used ,& how to connect both cages together just like the store bought ones, the outer cage if I'm not mistaking doesn't shock someone, it's just the inside cage, so how would you connect the cages , & what would you use to do this so there's no electrical connection, & how to mount the transformer on top, with a cover to protect it from the elements, so's not to short circuit it
I guess I'm a little late in responding to this comment but I guess I could make another more detailed video on how to make one of these.... I'll consider doing it sometime soon in the future for ya....
A little
10kv dang lol
remember your high school physics yall, V = IR ... P = VI and so forth ... Electroboom has great teachings on those equations, plus he is hilarious ... thanks for the video, im gonna go kill some 'skeeters
It would have been a very nice video. --> If you start from beginning and go step by step to the end.
Get some sheetrock putty first.
There's no way to cut the power immediately.
You mess with those primaries you are dead.
Find a safer method than what this guy shows.
This is a crude instruction video as to the basic way the bug zapper works that I made a video of prior to this one. Its not a blueprint on how to make a perfectly good/safe 10kv bug zapper and this is why I state in this video that I am not responsible for anyone who hurts or damages themselves or someone else by influence from this video. This is a the basic way as to how a high voltage bug zapper works. Not a build your own perfectly safe bug zapper only how to wire the cages so people can understand how the wiring goes to get it to operate. As for their own safety they will need to provide that to whatever they want to construct on their own. This video just provides how to wire it this was not intended to be a perfectly safe way to construct a bug zapper only to clearly show how one is hooked up to operate...... So like the person that made this comment Do NOT build a zapper in this fashion find a safer way to build it.
10kv dang lol