How a Fluorescent Lamp Turns On

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  • Опубликовано: 21 ноя 2024

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  • @alfaskripz
    @alfaskripz 3 года назад +945

    He knows how a fluorescent tube works, his way of teaching is the best way anyone could teach and that is through trial and error. He shows you how a person starting from scratch would think, and how you'd slowly start piecing the clues together. He shows you what you would/could do wrong and how he does it first so you don't make that mistake too. This is the best form of teaching and I can assure you he's the best in the field when it comes to make educational content entertaining as well. Cheers Mehdi

    • @thething6936
      @thething6936 2 года назад +14

      the world definitely needs more teachers like him

    • @Sniperboy5551
      @Sniperboy5551 2 года назад +12

      Exactly, even as someone who has only a rudimentary understanding of electrical engineering, I can see just how brilliant Mehdi’s style of teaching is.

    • @mohamedsakka2338
      @mohamedsakka2338 2 года назад +7

      i was like bruh i am 16 and i know that this lamp needs a starter is he ok? then when you said this i think that i dont deserve a good teacher

    • @naveed4332
      @naveed4332 Год назад +4

      @@mohamedsakka2338 he is an electrical engineer

    • @leop3009
      @leop3009 Год назад +1

      I did what he did initially... When i was curious at 12 YO😂

  • @drshamimmohammed615
    @drshamimmohammed615 5 лет назад +5512

    National Geographic: Here we have a wild Mehdi in his habitat trying to turn on a light. A smart creature indeed.

    • @miniwolffi3364
      @miniwolffi3364 5 лет назад +119

      RendezvousDart GD Mehdi: SH*T F*CK AaAaAaA@aAAaAaaAGgGGgGgGgGhHhHhhHhHh
      Mehdi: *explains why he got shocked* *does it again* F*CK YOU LITTLE B-

    • @zuten88
      @zuten88 5 лет назад +112

      Haha...He clearly is a genius pretending like he knows nothing.. He at least has a degree in electrical and tons of passion in it..

    • @WintersMinion
      @WintersMinion 5 лет назад +81

      When he talked about primitive technology how to start a light towards the end I got an image of him as a caveman trying to rub two fluorescent lights together in order to start a fire.

    • @notaweeb4177
      @notaweeb4177 5 лет назад +29

      Haha, subtitles are funny

    • @limedashseven
      @limedashseven 5 лет назад +3

      should i like at 469 likes?

  • @Aurelleah
    @Aurelleah 6 лет назад +4756

    "This is very dangerous never try this, just watch"
    *smiles like a kid in a candy store*

    • @darthvaper5105
      @darthvaper5105 6 лет назад +75

      Aurelleah he has to know we try this stuff. Lol. Best ever. This guy got me playing with 3000v at my house

    • @tyttuut
      @tyttuut 6 лет назад +69

      Or a kid in a gun shop.

    • @JustinKoenigSilica
      @JustinKoenigSilica 6 лет назад +32

      difference between him and you, he's an electrical engineer and he knows what he's doing. you, I assume, are not.

    • @Aurelleah
      @Aurelleah 6 лет назад +35

      Mechanical Engineering technician, we do our fare share of electrical in industrial applications. But the comment I posted had nothing to do with the level of experience he has or the level experience you don't have. It was just pointing out how funny that scene was

    • @rosen4940
      @rosen4940 6 лет назад

      **facepalm**

  • @rshvkkt91
    @rshvkkt91 3 года назад +50

    What a wonderful way to explain how a tubelight works. A great teacher indeed❤️

  • @ultravidz
    @ultravidz 7 лет назад +427

    This is the best way to learn. It’s often more important to understand what DOESN’T work (and why) than only understanding what DOES work. This applies to everything, especially in learning STEM.

    • @allsparkwars2644
      @allsparkwars2644 7 лет назад +4

      AlphaOmega also a good way to get hurt

    • @ultravidz
      @ultravidz 7 лет назад +5

      allsparkwars2 True I should have said it’s the best way to teach*

    • @yuh8432
      @yuh8432 6 лет назад

      yeah i agree with you. as a STEM student understanding is better than knowing. i think

    • @jnevercast
      @jnevercast 6 лет назад

      Mehdi learnt a dozen ways to not make a lightbulb :D

    • @shanemccullough4380
      @shanemccullough4380 6 лет назад +1

      Lol

  • @gummel82
    @gummel82 6 лет назад +2065

    I love how he acts absolutely clueless.. i bet he knows exactly how it actually works

    • @mastershifu2065
      @mastershifu2065 6 лет назад +365

      Gummel that's exactly what makes it so fun lmao
      He tried to substitute the ballast because he "didn't have one" and then pulls it out lmaoooo

    • @stephenwilson8150
      @stephenwilson8150 6 лет назад +59

      Curses!... Your profile picture...
      but yes, I'm sure he knows what he's talking about :)

    • @missingno2401
      @missingno2401 6 лет назад +5

      Stephen Wilson profile picture fits well

    • @kylehewitt7
      @kylehewitt7 6 лет назад +34

      Man fuck you, I blew on my screen to rid of the hair that I thought was there 😂😂

    • @Wolf-yh2cd
      @Wolf-yh2cd 6 лет назад +3

      @@kylehewitt7 Hahahahahahaha me too 😂😂😂😂

  • @unlokia
    @unlokia 6 лет назад +499

    You have a natural gift for comedy, God bless you! 😀

    • @gamerboy8850
      @gamerboy8850 6 лет назад +16

      Don't you see it he is the god of electricity god of thunder thunder from down under

    • @larscp
      @larscp 6 лет назад +3

      Jesus love you

    • @satyrrider828
      @satyrrider828 6 лет назад +4

      @@gamerboy8850 0:48 God is a strong word🤣

    • @Danidanijr
      @Danidanijr 5 лет назад +2

      fuck off

  • @imcssuresh6939
    @imcssuresh6939 4 года назад +146

    9:01 time is 2.30
    9:03 time is 4.00 You work really hard sir. Respect your hardwork👍

  • @kalashsarode
    @kalashsarode 6 лет назад +674

    This channel is all about good knowledge and bad accidents.. XD

  • @jaydas07
    @jaydas07 5 лет назад +863

    He took exact 1.25 hrs to successfully turn on the lamp. (8:28 to 9:05).
    Look at the clock behind him to get a perfect preference.

  • @ElectroBOOM
    @ElectroBOOM  7 лет назад +236

    Hi all! Don't forget to sub to ElectroBOOM subreddit www.reddit.com/r/electroboom
    And have great holidays , and happy new year afterwards!

    • @rohitrikhi
      @rohitrikhi 7 лет назад

      ElectroBOOM hi man am ur big fan

    • @arvindabharat8862
      @arvindabharat8862 7 лет назад

      ElectroBOOM when I did an electric project in school, we used glow starters which are filed with helium

    • @terryc9003
      @terryc9003 7 лет назад

      ElectroBOOM happy holidays to you and the family, And to all the viewers

    • @joshuacomparan9090
      @joshuacomparan9090 7 лет назад

      ElectroBOOM My balls itch

    • @premkanth9408
      @premkanth9408 7 лет назад

      I wish i had a professor like u

  • @xxstepsxx4227
    @xxstepsxx4227 Год назад +12

    Love how u make it fun while teaching, not like other channels that explain shit like we 3 years old, keep it up, ur awesome

  • @stuartkeating6508
    @stuartkeating6508 7 лет назад +489

    Put me on the RODE to success!! Oh shit! Wrong video

  • @johncar11
    @johncar11 7 лет назад +84

    First video as a Patron, excited!

    • @cokefridger
      @cokefridger 7 лет назад +3

      Jea. It's really worth the money ^^ A couple bucks for helping and early acess

  • @Lanzottv
    @Lanzottv 6 лет назад +181

    Wow he did that in like 5hours-ish(without editing time).
    I know know its hard but his dedication to make this video is there. Unlike other channels.

    • @mauricekim7800
      @mauricekim7800 6 лет назад +8

      Probably because there's a clock right behind Mehdi

  • @gamefan6142
    @gamefan6142 3 года назад +14

    Thanks Mehdi.
    I was a fan of yours since my first year in trade school (electronics repair).
    Now I work as a serviceman for a company and I know how CFLs work thanks to this video alone and it helps me every day for the past month.

  • @Tom-ke9bl
    @Tom-ke9bl 6 лет назад +203

    Anyone notice English sub at 8:42?
    Nation Geographic: And here, we have a wild Mehdi in his natural habitat trying to light a lamp. A very smart creature indeed.

  • @henning1910
    @henning1910 7 лет назад +307

    We miss electro cute, it was refreshing to sometimes see some competence 😜😂

  • @ohh9979
    @ohh9979 7 лет назад +194

    wow it took you 1 & half hour to turn On the lamp.
    See the clock in background at 8:30 & at 9:05

    • @Dorraj
      @Dorraj 6 лет назад +25

      He prolly had to walk away at some point and come back later. He has a life ya know...

    • @nethacker91
      @nethacker91 6 лет назад +27

      Yup, and he's a professional. It would probably have taken me 1 and half years to turn it on.

    • @chandru9133
      @chandru9133 6 лет назад +3

      Exactly I came here to comment that but you already did it.👍

    • @JamilKhan-hk1wl
      @JamilKhan-hk1wl 6 лет назад +1

      Leon Weigel 8:30 and 9:05 is the video time, i think you are the idiot here

    • @qwertyuiop976431
      @qwertyuiop976431 6 лет назад

      PhoenixNoor be dead of 7million volts, blast, mercury cancer before that

  • @jonforbes9869
    @jonforbes9869 4 года назад +234

    6:48 when it’s midnight and I’m hungry for cheese...

  • @aanarchyy7310
    @aanarchyy7310 6 лет назад +422

    "This is very dangerous, never try this"
    *Grins like mad man*

  • @vexari_
    @vexari_ 5 лет назад +760

    At 8:43 turn on English captions
    National Geographic: And here, we have a wild Mehdi in his natural habitat trying to light a lamp. A very smart creature indeed

    • @tachyon6403
      @tachyon6403 5 лет назад +6

      LOL

    • @solo_steve
      @solo_steve 5 лет назад +3

      Wtf

    • @jblmascot2101
      @jblmascot2101 5 лет назад

      Lol

    • @leplayz4499
      @leplayz4499 5 лет назад +3

      Stolen

    • @thelegendss9919
      @thelegendss9919 5 лет назад +18

      @@leplayz4499 tf man ? , He is telling you to turn on the captions ant that point , and caption actually writes that(it was written by mehdi)

  • @Fiskelord
    @Fiskelord 7 лет назад +219

    "It even has the circuit drawn on the label, see?"
    No, Mehdi, we dont see it
    But i like the video, you explaining these everyday electronics is actually pretty entertaining to watch

    • @Arcanattg
      @Arcanattg 7 лет назад +5

      It's even more entertaining when something blows up :)

    • @user-tt6ct4ii8t
      @user-tt6ct4ii8t 7 лет назад +2

      BOOM!

    • @RayDrouillard
      @RayDrouillard 7 лет назад +6

      We didn't see the circuit because it was out of focus. AvE has a technique for getting the camera to focus close. He says the magic words, "Focus you f---!"

    • @JustinDrentlaw
      @JustinDrentlaw 7 лет назад

      Ray Drouillard +1 internet points for AvE mention 👍

  • @brianho6625
    @brianho6625 5 лет назад +20

    You save me time for reading 28 pages in wiki for Florescent lamp topic and learning the principle in just 10 minutes. Thank for you great works (also very entertainment too)

  • @volo870
    @volo870 5 лет назад +292

    Actually in Soviet Union my granddad DID make Christmas lights using fluorescent lamp starter as a blinker.
    It worked perfectly.

    • @fishyc43sar
      @fishyc43sar 3 года назад +1

      Are you sure he didn't use vodka in the circuit?

    • @wiktorszymczak4760
      @wiktorszymczak4760 3 года назад +7

      Despite the fact that you need only one singular blinking light bulb to make all of them blink. Instead of just borrowing a singular blinking lightbulb from family/friends/neighbors your granddad decided to create fire hazard. Admirable

    • @volo870
      @volo870 3 года назад +8

      @@wiktorszymczak4760 I cannot think of any risks of using a factory-made incandescent light ballast.
      Did they make special blinking lights in the 70s? Were those reliable?

    • @wiktorszymczak4760
      @wiktorszymczak4760 3 года назад

      @@volo870 ruclips.net/video/PBFPJ3_6ZWs/видео.html technology connections made this video about both types of blinking lights

  • @darius2640
    @darius2640 7 лет назад +2846

    when you try to start the light it looks like cave man trying to start a fire

    • @ToTheGAMES
      @ToTheGAMES 7 лет назад +207

      That's the joke.

    • @peepopalaber
      @peepopalaber 7 лет назад +70

      hey captain obvious.

    • @djmindroler69
      @djmindroler69 7 лет назад +7

      darius2640 maybe Mehdi looks like a cave man maybe he faillissement always thé experiment at first try but he knows this stuff he just need to focus + when he fails he makes me laughing sorry Mehdi but that's me don't think i hate you in fact i like you you do stuff i wanna try and now i don't have to couse you do it so thanks

    • @mmdirtyworkz
      @mmdirtyworkz 7 лет назад +2

      Mindroler, roll your mind :D

    • @yanlin4206
      @yanlin4206 7 лет назад +1

      That is exactly what I was thinking

  • @BrunoPOWEEER
    @BrunoPOWEEER 7 лет назад +300

    9:07 my new favourite song!!!

    • @MrHaxwaffles
      @MrHaxwaffles 7 лет назад +22

      That song actually has a name: Yello - Oh Yeah

    • @taubenkonig7368
      @taubenkonig7368 7 лет назад +3

      Turn around flo rida?

    • @theredhawk1337
      @theredhawk1337 7 лет назад +5

      Can someone make that into like a mp3 file so i can have that as my message tone on my phone?

    • @thiagofirmo2389
      @thiagofirmo2389 6 лет назад +2

      Save Ferris

    • @leakycheese
      @leakycheese 6 лет назад +1

      Oh yeah!

  • @bearb1asting
    @bearb1asting 5 лет назад +9

    8:07, best line I've heard in a LOOOOONG time!

  • @x0cx102
    @x0cx102 6 лет назад +216

    also look at subtitles at 8:42

  • @mdog9677
    @mdog9677 5 лет назад +185

    *Weird Mehdi celebratory noises*
    9:09

    • @ckyliu
      @ckyliu 4 года назад +9

      It's actually from a song by Yello called Oh Yeah, go search RUclips for the video in sure many drugs were involved 🤣

    • @rennegaddefoxxe
      @rennegaddefoxxe 4 года назад +2

      @@ckyliu considering the video stars his daughter and he's talking about the sun the moon beautiful even more beautiful oh oh oh yeah? I hope that was drugs.

    • @bearwastaken6579
      @bearwastaken6579 3 года назад

      electroboom gets boomed by a creeper! OMG ruclips.net/video/CT16rF8ltfo/видео.html

    • @owoo6
      @owoo6 2 года назад +1

      Bam bam Chik Chik ahhhhhh

    • @danek_hren
      @danek_hren Год назад

      9:06

  • @Muzkaw
    @Muzkaw 7 лет назад +250

    Sick audio quality ;-)

    • @Smico85
      @Smico85 7 лет назад +3

      Still trying to get used to this

    • @sumitkc2727
      @sumitkc2727 7 лет назад

      it is best 😬

    • @hushedupmakiki
      @hushedupmakiki 7 лет назад +6

      I'm goner miss the screaming Mehdi :( we need MORE SIGNAL to noise.

    • @denniswoycheshen
      @denniswoycheshen 7 лет назад

      SnR is way too low...

    • @ECGProductions092
      @ECGProductions092 7 лет назад +3

      His voice is so much smoother on my ears

  • @emptysora_
    @emptysora_ 4 года назад +2

    Honestly, the best thing I’ve done all month is finding this channel. Educational. Hilarious. Awesome.
    I’ve been binging all day, lol.

  •  7 лет назад +35

    Happy holidays to you and your daughter too!

    •  7 лет назад +7

      And the rest of your family, but I never saw them. Your daughter rocks!

    • @ElectroBOOM
      @ElectroBOOM  7 лет назад +7

      Thank you!

  • @louistournas120
    @louistournas120 5 лет назад +62

    The purpose of the filaments at the end is not to vaporize the mercury. The Hg is already in gaseous form. The pressure inside is pretty low. You can immediatly turn the tube on by using a tesla coil like you did or putting it in a microwave oven. You can also use a neon transformer (15 kV).
    The purpose of the filaments is to lower the voltage requirement across the bulb by using THERMOIONIC emission effect which means that when you heat a metal, it kicks off electrons. The filaments are coated with a material that emits a lot of electrons. I think it is ThO2 (A white powder).
    The voltage requirement across the tube is something like 93 V for a 40 W bulb once the tube is on. The startup voltage is 400 to 600 V.
    PS: keep in mind that the tube contains Hg. Don't throw them in the garbage.

    • @theterribleanimator1793
      @theterribleanimator1793 5 лет назад +4

      Thorium and mercury. My kind of technology!

    • @XeroZVash
      @XeroZVash 5 лет назад +2

      Bru, he know it already he just acting dumb to teach us haha

    • @brennanherring9059
      @brennanherring9059 4 года назад +2

      I thought that was thallium at first. Not that thorium is much safer.

    • @louistournas120
      @louistournas120 4 года назад +2

      @Heads Mess
      It pollutes the environment. The amount of Hg in the atmosphere keeps going up, although it is a very small amount. Once you lose it to the atmosphere, there is no easy way to get it back. From what I hear, each tube, which is about 2 m long, contains about 15 to 20 mg. Breaking 680 to 906 tubes gives you 1 cm3 of liquid Hg.
      //Edit: PharmaGiles is correct. My math is off. It isn't 50 to 70 tubes but more like 680 to 906 tubes.

    • @orangecookie3132
      @orangecookie3132 4 года назад +1

      @@louistournas120 when I work in hardware store we through 1000 in the garbage

  • @arisb2586
    @arisb2586 7 лет назад +21

    Happy holidays! Man I can't stop noticing the noise from your microphone since your last two videos. Good thing you got your lavalier mic

  • @endwayphysicist
    @endwayphysicist 3 года назад +11

    An experienced engineer learning with us, teaching how our curiosity can head us to success

  • @xaralamposgalea6958
    @xaralamposgalea6958 6 лет назад +69

    BEST RUclipsR EVER

  • @8o8inSquares
    @8o8inSquares 7 лет назад +94

    I loved it, well done! Also the audio is a lot better! I am proud

  • @chocolit5653
    @chocolit5653 7 лет назад +331

    I was actually waiting for the lamp to explode

    • @hideovt6263
      @hideovt6263 6 лет назад +1

      me too

    • @silverwolf1270
      @silverwolf1270 6 лет назад +5

      I love how he blocks his face when he pressed on

    • @frosty3083
      @frosty3083 6 лет назад +1

      THED3CIB3L me too xD

    • @yomama4410
      @yomama4410 6 лет назад

      THED3CIB3L same here

    • @Shhmores
      @Shhmores 6 лет назад +1

      if it did, he'd probably die from mercury poisoning

  • @bobbyhill4118
    @bobbyhill4118 5 лет назад +12

    I’ve been watching this dude for like two days now, and now I’m interested in learning about electricity and how I can harness its absolute power.

  • @TomitoPEPSI
    @TomitoPEPSI 5 лет назад +322

    "I'm gonna carefully touch the other side of the..."
    *a little explosion*
    Fu- *beep* Sh- *beep*
    0:55

  • @KhalTarabien
    @KhalTarabien 5 лет назад +61

    -Hey you want cheese ?
    -want wat ?
    -6:47
    -LOL

  • @Xjaje
    @Xjaje 5 лет назад +10

    (subtitles) 8:47 - National Geographic: And here, we have a wild Mehdi in his natural habitat trying to light a lamp. A very smart creature indeed. LOL

  • @williambowling791
    @williambowling791 3 года назад +2

    His ability to pull what he needs from under the table is great! Never a bad video!

  • @deluxeassortment
    @deluxeassortment 7 лет назад +33

    I fucking love this guy

    • @richcampoverde
      @richcampoverde 6 лет назад +1

      Brett you cowardly cobra! You eel in snakes clothing

  • @Newt2799
    @Newt2799 7 лет назад +10

    Liking the new audio quality.

  • @wotfan6373
    @wotfan6373 6 лет назад +235

    *JIJIZZJIZZJIZZJIZZ*
    HEAR IT 6:47

    • @beomi2127
      @beomi2127 5 лет назад +11

      And his eyebrows also JIZZs

    • @BrettonFerguson
      @BrettonFerguson 5 лет назад +2

      That's the sound it makes when you excite the mercury vapor and the lamp gets turned on.
      @2:42
      Yes he does this in all of his videos. I'm pretty sure it is intentional.

  • @RaccoonHenry
    @RaccoonHenry Год назад

    I've replaced fluorescents in my building, and did some research beforehand just to not screw up, but never actually understood how they worked! this was actually very clear!

  • @WacKEDmaN
    @WacKEDmaN 7 лет назад +11

    Merry Christmas to you too Mehdi :)

  • @thenotflatearth2714
    @thenotflatearth2714 7 лет назад +721

    For some reason I really doubt that you already know how these things work

    • @ElectroBOOM
      @ElectroBOOM  7 лет назад +461

      But really, does anyone truly know?!

    • @abalosdin6568
      @abalosdin6568 7 лет назад +128

      hes an electrical engineer ofc he knows xd

    • @claaaaams
      @claaaaams 7 лет назад +224

      Yeah but he's making a narrative for dum dums like us to follow along.

    • @abalosdin6568
      @abalosdin6568 7 лет назад +4

      hahhaha

    • @herosstratos
      @herosstratos 7 лет назад +6

      ElectroBOOM
      I know that I know nothing.

  • @TheRealDars
    @TheRealDars 7 лет назад +70

    Nice Reference, Primitive Technology.

  • @fredandrade4676
    @fredandrade4676 4 года назад +4

    Not just a good electrician And a good teacher but also a good entertainer, good job!

  • @beedslolkuntus2070
    @beedslolkuntus2070 5 лет назад +8

    It’s so satisfying when a tube light blinks blinks
    And then the corners or the end gets so yellow and turns on

  • @supernova6177
    @supernova6177 6 лет назад +258

    "Even has the circuit printed on the label, see"
    Nope.

  • @funnyman929
    @funnyman929 4 года назад +1

    Is it me or anyone else observed the clock behind mehdi too. It’s took him 5 hours to make this video and he compressed it to 10 min for us. This is fabulous hard work mehdi. Hope that you keep the good work up.

  • @DavidWatt
    @DavidWatt 7 лет назад +12

    That "like in scary movies" comment gave me a good chuckle! So true, and incredibly accurate!

  • @stanleydenning
    @stanleydenning 5 лет назад +9

    I can't believe it's been a year since I first watched this episode. And I still admire your teaching technique. It's like, " let's discover this thing together." Brilliant. You keep teaching and I'll keep watching. Prommis. The only important thing you left out was the inventor. A man I respect and honor. Nikola Tesla.

    • @KarldorisLambley
      @KarldorisLambley 10 месяцев назад

      actually it was invented by a German called Edmund Germer. you dont respect Tesla enough to learn what he actually did!

  • @MohammadSherif
    @MohammadSherif 5 лет назад +35

    8:42 turn on the captions in English

  • @tj_enju
    @tj_enju 2 года назад +1

    I still used these in three of the rooms at home, I just love the "color temperature", also I find that the light get around and behind everything especially in the kitchen... LEDs are super bright in your eyes but still leave dark places in the room like behind chairs or under tables.

  • @Tigerman1138
    @Tigerman1138 7 лет назад +158

    Love how your idea light bulb is a fluorescent bulb, then a CFL.

    • @Chuckiele
      @Chuckiele 7 лет назад +1

      yeah

    • @ออมคุง-ป9ล
      @ออมคุง-ป9ล 6 лет назад

      ^?^

    • @CUBETechie
      @CUBETechie 6 лет назад

      Tigerman1138 what is the difference between this two lamps

    • @Chuckiele
      @Chuckiele 6 лет назад +1

      CFLs operate the same way as flourescent tubes but most of them have the ballast and starter as electronics directly integrated and can be put into a normal Edison screw socket to replace an incandescent light bulb.

  • @blackmagic7976
    @blackmagic7976 6 лет назад +7

    8:06 "Say hello to my little auto transformer" *as he struggles to pick it up*

  • @iceman168
    @iceman168 6 лет назад +5

    I have never been so interested in electronics, thanks man you have opened my eyes to the wonders of electricity. You are a very brave man for me playing with dangerous electricity like a kid. Keep up the good work!

  • @christianmcclanahan7048
    @christianmcclanahan7048 4 года назад +1

    I love these captions.

  • @navidf640
    @navidf640 5 лет назад +4

    that smile when you said "never try, just watch :D"... you are amazing. merci for all you effort ;)

  • @The144Kth
    @The144Kth 5 лет назад +4

    I have always enjoyed tech shows, but I never knew they could be this enjoyable: there goes my resolve not to stay up late on RUclips!

  • @kalblades
    @kalblades 4 года назад +10

    9:03 best part of the video! Lol

    • @pza9639
      @pza9639 3 года назад

      Don’t think most people got the reference. Made me laugh really loud 🤣😂🤣

  • @smoothcortex
    @smoothcortex 3 года назад +1

    This should be archived as one of the greatest RUclips moments.

  • @theBaka9
    @theBaka9 5 лет назад +16

    2:42 just like this, you rub it and it turns on.

  • @monsieurfungusiii6314
    @monsieurfungusiii6314 4 года назад +13

    Mehdi- *Breathes*
    Random breaker- *Explodes*
    Mehdi- *Bleeping intensifies*

  • @2580anonymous
    @2580anonymous 6 лет назад +5

    hey man, awesome videos. ive been subscribed for a while. even though i have no knowledge on electrical engineering, you keep mem inspired on the subject. youre a great mentor and i hope you keep doing what youre doing and inspire others. cheers!

  • @MarlanaS
    @MarlanaS Год назад

    I'm an electrical engineer and design UV curing equipment, we have to do something similar sometimes when we work with gallium or iron doped lamps. We mainly use electronic drivers now but occasionally we'll get a stubborn lamp that doesn't want to start so we'll use the driver to put a high voltage over the lamp and then hit it with a Tesla coil to kick it on. It's pretty cool.

  • @evilferris
    @evilferris 7 лет назад +115

    I don’t know about the bulb but 2:42 turned me on.

    • @deluxeassortment
      @deluxeassortment 7 лет назад +17

      evilferris how about 6:47
      J-jizz jizz jizz

    • @W.Arc.
      @W.Arc. 7 лет назад +3

      too much the porn

  • @masonjaykrampitz6594
    @masonjaykrampitz6594 4 года назад +7

    My favorite part about this channel is the clock in the background, he spent 30 minutes trying to start a light

  • @renzevenir4853
    @renzevenir4853 7 лет назад +98

    Bigclive already covered this subject a while ago, both have their own different style which I like ;-)

    • @kamiyoshida5524
      @kamiyoshida5524 7 лет назад +1

      IRFZ44 hi transistor

    • @XxPlayMakerxX131
      @XxPlayMakerxX131 7 лет назад

      IRFZ44
      A knew channel to watch thank you

    • @LesKing72
      @LesKing72 7 лет назад +4

      Big Clive also gave the Jacob's Ladder lesson and said not to use a microwave transformer

    • @RossMitchellsProfile
      @RossMitchellsProfile 7 лет назад

      Les King he also did the high voltage wood burning art thing but said that it was much safer to do with a neon sign transformer as it was current limited.

    • @teslakovalaborator
      @teslakovalaborator 7 лет назад +3

      Gimme da 1500 pieces of you.

  • @Lampe2020
    @Lampe2020 2 года назад +1

    6:33 I've also experienced fluorescent tubes that start to humm and glow red at both ends but don't acually start.
    And others that start with a few plasma pops, like "Plink, plink-plink-plink, plink!".
    And even others that start with a red glow on both ends that grows brighter slowly connecting to the middle, then releasing a bright flash with a "Plink!" and going dark again, with now both ends glowing red again and a wave of plasma silently expanding from the live side to the neutral side. When that completes it actually stays on.

  • @kitaryakysubae3156
    @kitaryakysubae3156 6 лет назад +455

    So that's why sometimes florescent tubes only seem to be glowing from one end.

    • @thegeokiller1529
      @thegeokiller1529 6 лет назад +19

      Kitarya Kysubae Furry

    • @thenationofjemplastan1387
      @thenationofjemplastan1387 6 лет назад +3

      Thegeokiller 15 so what they could be a furry if you want

    • @missingno2401
      @missingno2401 6 лет назад +1

      That's a weird fetish

    • @missingno2401
      @missingno2401 6 лет назад +7

      But aren't all fetishes weird

    • @Tark0wo
      @Tark0wo 6 лет назад +5

      I feel bad for you, everyone is paying attention to your profile pic.

  • @fazilkhan6907
    @fazilkhan6907 4 года назад +5

    3:25 it's
    Fool me once,shame on you
    Fool me twice , can't put the blame on you
    Fool me 3 times , fuck the Peace sign , load the chopper let it rain on you .
    Song: J cole - no role modelz

  • @mats_bats
    @mats_bats 5 лет назад +56

    2:42 I think that my thoughts are very ambiguous

    • @lPlanetarizado
      @lPlanetarizado 4 года назад +2

      yeah what the fuck- i think he did it on purpose

    • @huyphamuc6372
      @huyphamuc6372 4 года назад

      you will never be at heaven

    • @proxyhx2075
      @proxyhx2075 4 года назад

      That's cuz U have little pp

    • @jakelumen499
      @jakelumen499 4 года назад

      @@proxyhx2075 i also have little pp

    • @shayanmoosavi9139
      @shayanmoosavi9139 3 года назад

      @@huyphamuc6372 you can't go somewhere that doesn't exist :)

  • @user-iz7mq6cp6x
    @user-iz7mq6cp6x 4 года назад

    I'm not even an electrician, nor studying electronics. Absolutely none of this will benefit my job in the future, yet i find this channel very entertaining and captivating.

  • @panickinglynx
    @panickinglynx 6 лет назад +19

    Could you make a video on how plasma lighters work?

    • @thetrashchannel1217
      @thetrashchannel1217 6 лет назад +1

      ItsJosh I guess it's just a small stun gun

    • @panickinglynx
      @panickinglynx 6 лет назад

      Karlas Dapkevičius Are you sure? I mean it is a way smaller form factor and way higher frequency

    • @thetrashchannel1217
      @thetrashchannel1217 6 лет назад +1

      ItsJosh well I'm not sure, this is just a guess. Of course it's smaller than an actual stun gun, because it's not ment to do its purpuse. The voltage of arcs should be rather small since the gap between electrodes is small, but frequeny is higher in order to get more arcs in the same amount of time and that way light up cigarete (or anything else) faster. So maybe a correct way to say it is plasma lighters are small arc generators. And because of that they don't need big transformers to get high voltages that a stun gun need, making them small in size and frequeny can be rised even in a small microchip. That's my guess.
      Now I'm also interested how do they actually work :)

    • @panickinglynx
      @panickinglynx 6 лет назад +2

      Karlas Dapkevičius And that's why I want a video on that topic

  •  7 лет назад +37

    ''i dont have a balast or a starter
    i need an inductor'' -Electroboom2k17

  • @JJCUBER
    @JJCUBER 6 лет назад +40

    WAIT is this why lunch and classroom lights flicker when turning on?!!?! From the starter thing?

    • @SirMo
      @SirMo 6 лет назад +2

      yes

    • @ΑΡΗΣΚΟΡΝΑΡΑΚΗΣ
      @ΑΡΗΣΚΟΡΝΑΡΑΚΗΣ 6 лет назад +6

      JJCUBER also then these things get old they start to blink, and at the end, only the edge electrodes are glowing

    • @7towers777
      @7towers777 5 лет назад

      @@ΑΡΗΣΚΟΡΝΑΡΑΚΗΣ Having the most annoying strobe light quality , its torture for me..

    • @ryanpierson220
      @ryanpierson220 5 лет назад

      yes these lights are called ( Preheat ) thay used a magnetic ballast and a starter that hase a bymatalic switch in a glass capsol that is fild with argon or neon, the argon glows a pail blue and the neon glows red, the gas in side the starter helps heat up the switch and thay bend witch thay will tuch echother and start the lamp. some times it will take one'c or two's to start butif the starter is older it will blenk a bit more

  • @spidafly537
    @spidafly537 3 года назад

    Closed captions on this are hilarious XD Love your channel, been watching for years.

  • @codenamenhx3718
    @codenamenhx3718 5 лет назад +10

    3:08 SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND

  • @sharukm2283
    @sharukm2283 5 лет назад +5

    You are really great sir.I watch all ur videos.really nice and thankyou😊

  • @fatty_pappy3956
    @fatty_pappy3956 6 лет назад +57

    6:21
    Look at his face

    • @silverwolf1270
      @silverwolf1270 6 лет назад +1

      Cheeseburger Fox I wanted to see if anyone else noticed, thank you

    • @08alende
      @08alende 6 лет назад

      Looked like Adriano Celentatno

  • @henrystemme8009
    @henrystemme8009 2 года назад +1

    That slightly outraged wtf after the thing didn’t work at 1:08 is pure gold

  • @scottydirkers7855
    @scottydirkers7855 6 лет назад +42

    How is this guy still alive.

    • @komasdfg
      @komasdfg 6 лет назад +9

      he knows exactly what to do and what not to do. he aint stupid.

    • @FarrelRvno
      @FarrelRvno 6 лет назад +2

      He's immortal

    • @jasongronwald8186
      @jasongronwald8186 6 лет назад

      clueless

  • @anonymouspooper7638
    @anonymouspooper7638 5 лет назад +4

    This is the science:
    When electricity is passed heating coils become hot and emit electrons thorium oxide is coated on the coils for increasing electron emission efficiency the inside of the lamp is coated with fluorescent material that also gives white colour to the lamp so the ionized atoms collide with molecules of mercury vapour and forms ultra violet rays these rays are absorbed by the fluorescent material and remitted as visible light.

  • @electriceng8052
    @electriceng8052 6 лет назад +4

    Hi ElectroBoob
    You explained fluorescent lamp very good ( that's how it works) 6:04 minutes
    And for that will give like & subscribe
    Thumbs up

    • @owoo6
      @owoo6 2 года назад +1

      uh what? electroboob?

  • @bc2595
    @bc2595 3 года назад

    Happy holidays and please keep educating all with your clever thought process my friend.

  • @zUltra3D
    @zUltra3D 5 лет назад +32

    3:10 "My little friend almost killed me"
    *What a friend...*
    "...almost killed me once"
    You can't kill something 2 times

  • @randomyt666
    @randomyt666 3 года назад +3

    I love the grinding noise and the flashing from fluoro batons and circles. We had them ripped out and replaced with LEDs, but I rather a fluorescent or filament globe to an LED. We have 4 batons under the house, the only ones remaining. I love the starting.

  • @FasterThanJesus666
    @FasterThanJesus666 7 лет назад +92

    Everyone go to 2:43 play for 3 seconds then go to 6:48
    Hehehe
    My mind is too dirty

  • @alylu-to-esutej
    @alylu-to-esutej 3 года назад

    I had a bad extension cable arc at me and I think watching your videos contributed to my quick reaction time

  • @jondobon402
    @jondobon402 5 лет назад +27

    0:47 look at the bottom left

    • @rennegaddefoxxe
      @rennegaddefoxxe 4 года назад

      WHAT IS THAT?!

    • @GhostDrops1
      @GhostDrops1 4 года назад +1

      @@rennegaddefoxxe a ghost

    • @rennegaddefoxxe
      @rennegaddefoxxe 4 года назад

      @@GhostDrops1 the ghost of electrocutions past, electrocutions present, or electrocutions future?

  • @ethzero
    @ethzero 5 лет назад +31

    Best. Caption. Evar. 6:48
    "*JIJIZZJIZZJIZZJIZZ*"

  • @firstsurname8931
    @firstsurname8931 7 лет назад +19

    6:31 his face

  • @abdulseaforth6930
    @abdulseaforth6930 4 года назад +1

    Very clever indeed: Each act showed the necessity of each component in order for the lamp to start and to remain illuminated.