I made this recently and it works perfectly, It runs through my hallway, and my upstairs landing by aiming a mirror up to the roof on the 1st floor which bounces it back down to waist level. It works great!
I would like to make this, i got all the parts, but cant seem to work out the skymatic because its new to me can you help me with a more detail or even a photo of the cuircuit please. Thanks jay
This is probably the best video I've ever seen from Kipkay. Practical application, easy to set up, high usage, and effective. only problem or question i have would be in regard to the alarm having an on/off switch and if the alarm will continue to sound even if the laser is no longer interrupted. So does it only make a noise during the break in the laser?
You underestimate people. He explains it step by step! As far as the circuit, there are only 4 components, and he even provided a schematic. Maybe you are suggesting that you don't understand it? If so, I am glad to help explain! To be honest, this is quite a bit simpler than his hacked-together garage door sensors (though perhaps inferior, since the laser uses visible light. 🤨)
I can’t help but smirk every-time I hear the word laser. It reminds me of the Duke game where Coach K. got on the mic and asked the cameron crazies to stop shining laser pointers in the other team’s eyes.
What happens when a pet knocks down the mirrors, or a housefly lands on the laser or something? What happens if the power is cut to your house and your asleep? The laser system could benefit from a battery, and a second alarm to indicate the power going out. (Hopefully you don't get power outages often enough at night, to wake you up constantly.) I think you should use something a bit sturdier to hold the mirrors, too, like rubber cement, or something similar. Laser tripwires seem really problematic to use, but I guess you get what you pay for in this case; twenty dollars doesn't buy a great security system, but it's something, and probably fun to make.
You could also use an ultrasonic and an arduino. when it starts it could store the value of the ultrasonic and continue retrieving. If the value changes, something has moved.
I made a LASER alarm in my spare time, but there are some differences. First off, I used 2 nor gates to make a latching, 2 input switch. Instead of an alarm, I currently have a green LED meaning the beam is armed and unbroken, and a red LED for when the beam is broken, along with a reset switch. When the beam is broken, the green LED turns off and the red LED (a piezo could easily be installed) stays on until the reset button is pressed.
I made this thing at home, but the transistor dont work, so i bought a new transistor, that cost 4$ , after soldering and put this together, i ended up with a non working laser security that cost 38$ ! Thanks Kipkay !
what should be do to make this circuit work to make auto light home detection when some one throw the laser torn off or on with out stop the light any idea cayz ?!
Not unless you stick mirrors all over your house so that it connects into your room. The photo cell in the alarm box is what causes the alarm to go off when the beam is broken.
@LightningDragon1999 Yeah but the laser is on mains and the receiver is battery powered, so a powercut means the receiver is still on ,but no laser so it will go off.
You could just use a timer relais with a reset button. Once the beam is broken it will trigger te relais and it doen't matter if the beam reconnects. Your buzzer will beep unless you press the reset button.
Thanks. I adapted your idea to count persons who pass (...yes, sometimes statistics are welcomed) . Lasers, mirrors, photocell and a pocket calculator. How was done ? Same, till pocket calculator where I opened the calculator and solder 2 wires on the keypad " = " . I press "1" and "+" on the calculator and then those 2 wires go to photo cell that "press" the "=" heypad . :) Cheers .
@vishnu617 I guess that yes, but plain light 1. Isn't very precise, would be kinda tough to direct the light directly on the photocell 2. Well, the system might always fake alarm since the the system might have trouble differentiating the light beam from ambient light. Kind of tough for me to explain, but well, in other terms, it's a bad idea. Using a mirror is not very discrete. I would have preferred beaming the laser directly on the photocell, on another module.
Hmm, I think we should buy 2 of these switches, as the alarm could go crazy and don't stop until the battery depletes itself. Minor fail, but still a very nice project.
You need industrial grade mirror to bounce the mirror back and forth without having the laser becoming less and less focus and those mirrors are expensive.
Hi Kipkay, my 7 year-old son is a fan of yours. He uses my account for watching your videos. This is his comment: can you make the laser and receiver box portable?
as soon as the beam reconnects, wont the alarm turn off again? and if so what would it take to make the alarm sound continuously until it was reset or disarmed?
this looks really nice but you also have to consider the fact that the burglar can just take the device off and point it in another direction best alarms are those that are not visible
People all the time ask me where do I get the materials to build my projects and for some people the materials are too expensive.Well did you know you can get the complete kit from my site
hey I made it BUT the circuit is a bit different I used these stuff- a 270K Resistor, a 12K resistor, a 0.2MDF Capacitor, a speaker, a BC148 transistor, a BELL 188 transistor, 2 X 1.5 batteries and holder and an LDR(Light dependent Diode). AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW IT WORKED!
@MegaHowdoudo He forgot to include a switch for the photo cell box. You'll have to install your own switch, or if you run it off a wall-wart, just unplug it.
this seems like a great security system if you're too cheap (or too poor) to buy protection by a security company. now hook this up to your alarm clock.
WOW i would never be able to do any of this stuff because i cant sodder(or howerver you spell it) nor do i have the equipment or money to get it but that stuff is awesome
can you fix the schematic for the siren you have three wires for the battery and the variable resistor is the one side connected to the negative of the battery?
an, in the next videos can you put the components on the video description? Im spanish, i know some english but i dont understand the components, the capacity of the condensators, the resistors...
How about a mod to this for training cats? I'm looking for an alarm that would warn my cats to stay off the mantel (my wife's glass vase) or the stove (chance of fire, etc.) Any way to add a quick, automatic "siren off" switch after an alarm of one or two seconds?
OMG lol! The first 5 seconds of this video, and the first 5 seconds of his Guard Dog Buglar Alarm contradict each other!! It's almost as bad as Mitt Romney, but not quite... keep up the hacks kipkay.
Can someone check me on this? I think the schematic works like this: The transistor works as a gate, there's a default resistance on the base from the 5k pot, and the photocell creates less resistance when it's light and vice versa. So when there's concentrated light, the photocell is at the lowest resistance, and the base of the transistor lets current through. If that's the case, current goes through the transistor, else it goes through the siren. Can someone tell me if that's right? Thanks.
Gonna fill my house with these and leave a smoke generator on. Play mission impossible every night.
Ok now that would be awesome hahaha
lol
I made this recently and it works perfectly, It runs through my hallway, and my upstairs landing by aiming a mirror up to the roof on the 1st floor which bounces it back down to waist level. It works great!
surviveasl I followed the video and it worked fine... Can you not follow simple instructions?
I would like to make this, i got all the parts, but cant seem to work out the skymatic because its new to me can you help me with a more detail or even a photo of the cuircuit please. Thanks jay
jay osborne carter I'll try and draw up a simpler version for you
It's ok now worked it out, and it's working fine it's almost identical to the one in the vidio, im well chuffed..
Can you please send me the circuit board drawing ?
it look odd that the base of the transistor is getting 9V directly without any resistor.
thanks
Ok! All finished! Now, how do I get to my bed?
+xx ModdedKing xx Switch the Laser off.
Ninja moves
Very Carefully.
He said every 14 seconds in the United States a burglary occurs so by the time he was going over the parts list a burglary occurred somewhere
This is probably the best video I've ever seen from Kipkay. Practical application, easy to set up, high usage, and effective. only problem or question i have would be in regard to the alarm having an on/off switch and if the alarm will continue to sound even if the laser is no longer interrupted. So does it only make a noise during the break in the laser?
Instead of a siren you can wire it to a servo to pull the trigger on a machine gun, ooh yea.
+Stan Williams And then, surprise visit by your grandma, what a fun evening.
Grandma and Grandpa are visiting!
*2 hours later*
Shit, forgot to disable it.
I think that half of his subs dont know what the heck he is tslking about. Just to see the product
You underestimate people. He explains it step by step! As far as the circuit, there are only 4 components, and he even provided a schematic. Maybe you are suggesting that you don't understand it? If so, I am glad to help explain! To be honest, this is quite a bit simpler than his hacked-together garage door sensors (though perhaps inferior, since the laser uses visible light. 🤨)
"And once that beam is broken..."
R.I.P. in peace headphone user
I liked that timpani drum music that you played while you were switching on the laser highlighting that part
this cost $20
or you can buy a security alarm from a professional company........
"For under $20."
+John Doe won't be so fun when your project gone wrong and you get robbed 🚵🏻🚵🏻🚵🏻🚵🏻
we are not made of money you know!
I can’t help but smirk every-time I hear the word laser. It reminds me of the Duke game where Coach K. got on the mic and asked the cameron crazies to stop shining laser pointers in the other team’s eyes.
I wish I could buy one of these for my room my cousins sneak in there
I'm afraid it would start a fire while I'm not home if I didn't do it right.
The lazer is taking in 3.3 volts of energy, so it most likely will not burn down your house.
Brandon Lee "3.3 Volts of energy" that hurts
I love how kipkay is so damn smart, yet he's not some teenage computer geek.
WE LOVE KIPKAY!!!!!!!!!!!!
What happens when a pet knocks down the mirrors, or a housefly lands on the laser or something? What happens if the power is cut to your house and your asleep? The laser system could benefit from a battery, and a second alarm to indicate the power going out. (Hopefully you don't get power outages often enough at night, to wake you up constantly.) I think you should use something a bit sturdier to hold the mirrors, too, like rubber cement, or something similar. Laser tripwires seem really problematic to use, but I guess you get what you pay for in this case; twenty dollars doesn't buy a great security system, but it's something, and probably fun to make.
All Finished All set up. Now i gotta go up the ladder to gain access to my bed. ty.
+Commenter that was really, really funny. thx for the laff.
And once your beam is broken.....nothing! LOL
@gotmegud what you will need:
1. 2 small project boxes
2. 1 1000uF 35v Capacitor
3. 1 5K Variable Resistor
4. Photocell
5. IC Board
6. 9v battery and clip
7. 1 N3904 Transistor
8. Toggle switch
9. Small mirrors
10. HandiTak
11. 12v DC Piezo Siren - 102dB
12. Aixiz 650nm 5mw 12X30mm laser
13. Aixiz 3.2v AC Adapter
How dare you people dislike this legend
You could also use an ultrasonic and an arduino.
when it starts it could store the value of the ultrasonic and continue retrieving. If the value changes, something has moved.
I made a LASER alarm in my spare time, but there are some differences. First off, I used 2 nor gates to make a latching, 2 input switch. Instead of an alarm, I currently have a green LED meaning the beam is armed and unbroken, and a red LED for when the beam is broken, along with a reset switch. When the beam is broken, the green LED turns off and the red LED (a piezo could easily be installed) stays on until the reset button is pressed.
I made this thing at home, but the transistor dont work, so i bought a new transistor,
that cost 4$ , after soldering and put this together, i ended up with a non working laser security that cost 38$ ! Thanks Kipkay !
I can't do anything on these videos yet i enjoy watching them.
If it weren't for KipKay, my house may have been robbed to nothing in the middle of the night. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!
Except during the Guard Dog Door Bell alarm video, then most burglaries occur during the day....hehehe
what should be do to make this circuit work to make auto light home detection when some one throw the laser torn off or on with out stop the light
any idea cayz ?!
Hey can you please tell me all the part that you need for this project?
am i the only one who was totally ready to do this and then from 0:10 to 0:26 i was just like "....oooooo shiny scientific laser stuff!"
I NEVER GET THUMBS UP!!!!!!! BUT JUST ONE THAT WAS FROM A DREAM!!!
I love the way cats come in no where xD
Not unless you stick mirrors all over your house so that it connects into your room. The photo cell in the alarm box is what causes the alarm to go off when the beam is broken.
Kipkay your the best video maker ever man
kipkay is the most awsome person i know and he creative
Wow! That is the best Leatherman that I have seen. How do I score one of those?
@LightningDragon1999 Yeah but the laser is on mains and the receiver is battery powered, so a powercut means the receiver is still on ,but no laser so it will go off.
You could also add the key power switch to prevent it from being turned off without you.
You could just use a timer relais with a reset button. Once the beam is broken it will trigger te relais and it doen't matter if the beam reconnects. Your buzzer will beep unless you press the reset button.
anyGood idea but , are you kidding , it's COOOOOOOOL ... how did you invent that !!
Thanks. I adapted your idea to count persons who pass (...yes, sometimes statistics are welcomed) . Lasers, mirrors, photocell and a pocket calculator. How was done ? Same, till pocket calculator where I opened the calculator and solder 2 wires on the keypad " = " . I press "1" and "+" on the calculator and then those 2 wires go to photo cell that "press" the "=" heypad . :) Cheers .
i never going to rob kipkay because im pretty sure he has more than just a little siren going off you decide to mess with him xD
Once you break the beam does it stop or does it just keep on going?
Whenever you break the beam, it goes off until the beam is "restored".
@239ale Incorrect. In almost all states, use of equal or GREATER force is authorized against someone inside your own home. =D
really gud! was amazed at the simplicity of it.
A flying moth will trip the laser alarm. You need an intelligent detector.
"And once the beam is broken....and that's how to protect your home" Uhmm, the siren didn't go off when the beam was broken xD
THATS COOL!!!
unfortunately i have no idea about what you said on setting it up.
kipkays videos are awsome
very very very useful, thank you kipkay..
Do you have to shut this off to get the siren to go off or does it go off on its own
@vishnu617 I guess that yes, but plain light 1. Isn't very precise, would be kinda tough to direct the light directly on the photocell 2. Well, the system might always fake alarm since the the system might have trouble differentiating the light beam from ambient light.
Kind of tough for me to explain, but well, in other terms, it's a bad idea.
Using a mirror is not very discrete. I would have preferred beaming the laser directly on the photocell, on another module.
Could you make one that sets off a silent alarm? like, flashing lights at a specific location??
U r amazing. Can u make it so a person with less experience can do it?
That will stop grandma from sleepwalking :)
I love Ur original videos there the best
from where can i get all of the components?
Hmm, I think we should buy 2 of these switches, as the alarm could go crazy and don't stop until the battery depletes itself. Minor fail, but still a very nice project.
You need industrial grade mirror to bounce the mirror back and forth without having the laser becoming less and less focus and those mirrors are expensive.
Hi Kipkay, my 7 year-old son is a fan of yours. He uses my account for watching your videos. This is his comment: can you make the laser and receiver box portable?
Well, I'm not kipkay but here's my advice, Instead of making the power supply go to the power cord, just wire it to some batteries instead.
Dude, thanks to u, i may just have safed my house from a burglary, thanks so much, nice videos!! I owe u so much ;D
as soon as the beam reconnects, wont the alarm turn off again? and if so what would it take to make the alarm sound continuously until it was reset or disarmed?
this looks really nice but you also have to consider the fact that the burglar can just take the device off and point it in another direction best alarms are those that are not visible
yes make the sires wires long enough to run to where you want it to go off.
You can put a switch after the + or the - coming from the 9volts battery
People all the time ask me where do I get the materials to build my projects and for some people the materials are too expensive.Well did you know you can get the complete kit from my site
title shouldve been "man figures out bank vaults biggest secrets"
Is there a way to use this platform in reverse? What I mean is the siren sounds when the laser hits LDR and doesn't when the laser is interrupted.
can the adaptor be replaced with another energy source? like something that wouldn't need to be plugged to an outlet? :O
Your security system: Laser system
My security system: M9 pistol with suppressor...
@Epidemechanical hes right they are mostly done in the day
Thumbs up if he should make a business with kits for all these experiments!
i got a few qustion
1) didnt you forget the siren in the listing,
2) that blue thing that looks like a battery, what is it
Your vids are awesome! My favorite vid was that Halloween smoke generator thing. happy Hollidays!
does the two legs of the resistor need to be shorted ?
hey I made it BUT the circuit is a bit different
I used these stuff-
a 270K Resistor, a 12K resistor, a 0.2MDF Capacitor, a speaker, a BC148 transistor, a BELL 188 transistor, 2 X 1.5 batteries and holder and an LDR(Light dependent Diode).
AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW IT WORKED!
@MegaHowdoudo He forgot to include a switch for the photo cell box. You'll have to install your own switch, or if you run it off a wall-wart, just unplug it.
Use a screw with a large dab of hot glue to mount the mirrors SECURELY on the wall to minimize false alarms.
this seems like a great security system if you're too cheap (or too poor) to buy protection by a security company. now hook this up to your alarm clock.
can you show a vid that has the box battery powered and a wireless speaker located more near you?
epic cat in the video makes epic cameos
That's an awesome alarm.
WOW
i would never be able to do any of this stuff because i cant sodder(or howerver you spell it) nor do i have the equipment or money to get it
but that stuff is awesome
Imagine what protection systems you can find at kipkay's house :P
KipKay is a superhero and all... too bad I'm too lazy to build anything he makes.
This guy is a genius
@forrestfire1012 nope, not ebay, amazon, craigslist, or google!
can you make a silent laser alarm. like when they hit the laser instead of a speaker making beeping noise. maybe a light turning on and off.
can you fix the schematic for the siren you have three wires for the battery and the variable resistor is the one side connected to the negative of the battery?
That would work pretty well except for the fact that you can't set it up without something see infrared with.
Well we have a security system already soooooo........ I STILL WANNA BUILD THIS WAAAAAAAAA
an, in the next videos can you put the components on the video description? Im spanish, i know some english but i dont understand the components, the capacity of the condensators, the resistors...
How about a mod to this for training cats? I'm looking for an alarm that would warn my cats to stay off the mantel (my wife's glass vase) or the stove (chance of fire, etc.)
Any way to add a quick, automatic "siren off" switch after an alarm of one or two seconds?
Hi there! I would like to know something. When you cut the laser beam, how long does the siren beap? Do you have to turn it off manualy?
With siren , it would be more effective when connected with electric pulse machine used for farmlands
OMG lol! The first 5 seconds of this video, and the first 5 seconds of his Guard Dog Buglar Alarm contradict each other!! It's almost as bad as Mitt Romney, but not quite... keep up the hacks kipkay.
@SuperMansueto98 no he said in the video that the only reason why you can see it is because that he used smoke (or something.)
" A burglary takes place in the US every 14 seconds" Well we just figured out how Kipkay got all these parts for under 20$
nice invention!!!!!!!
I like all you videos
Can someone check me on this? I think the schematic works like this: The transistor works as a gate, there's a default resistance on the base from the 5k pot, and the photocell creates less resistance when it's light and vice versa. So when there's concentrated light, the photocell is at the lowest resistance, and the base of the transistor lets current through. If that's the case, current goes through the transistor, else it goes through the siren. Can someone tell me if that's right? Thanks.