High Voltage kit build
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- By unanimous decision among my Patreon supporters, today I am building this high voltage "spark igniter".
Surprisingly,there isn't a lot of information that I can find about it online (at least not using the English language search terms that I could think of). Which means, of course, I had to reverse engineer it.
Here's where I got this kit: www.ebay.ca/itm...
But they are available in all the usual places that sell cheap Chinese electronics.
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As with all of my videos, this isn't the only way to do it.
It's probably not the best way to do it.
But it's how I do it.
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/ pileofstuff
I think if I had one of these I'd make mini one of those Jacob's Ladder things that was a prop in so many 60's sci-fi and horror movies!
In fact its quite a tempting idea.....
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I (had) that. Burned through the one secondary lead into the core approx 3 seconds in the first run
gracias por la clase
I've got same thing recently and it was fun for 5 min.
Looks like this thing need 4+ Amp to work as designed, so I risk and use LiPo cell for this, survived Ok for short burst.And this is thing designed for - work from a battery.
Strong arc, "fun"/horror of operating high voltages.. Now it's on the back of the box "Maybe never again".
I tried it off camera with a LiPo from an old phone, and it produced a similar arc length to the 3 volt bench power supply, but not for very long.
If I was going to use this as a portable device I'd want to put it in a case. The transistor and resistor really do get hot after a short time.
But, I agree, I don';t think I'll get a lot of practical use out of this thing.
But it was fun to tinker with. That's enough "value for money" for me.
You need to Electroboom it, if your hair isn't standing on end then the current isn't high enough, keep broadcasting!!!
interesting if next time you made and mod this taser, high 60-150 000volt and arc have 30-60 cm long.
is that dremel d-vise as stable as it looks?
Yeah, it is. even atthe wonky angle I have the top part set at, it stays solid.
If you orient it correctly, you can even get the jaws at 90 degrees to the table and it won't fall over.
26:20 But the collector has no high voltage ;) Only the secondary does :)
That was my paranoia talking.
I've been bit by HV too many times and it's made me a bit skittish.
You've got a frequency of 30k... You've got a voltage of 30k... I wonder if that's just a coincidence, or if thats a result of its design, or..??
By the way, the voltage appears to be right around 30k, going frame by fram, the arc stopped right around 10mm.
My distance versus voltage suggestion was based on several generalizations and assumptions.
I got one of these things, and plan to put it in a case and take on picnics to start fires. But mine came without the 33O resister. I had a 77...will that make a difference? I also have a 15Ohm, but it's pink and even larger than the 33 is supposed to be.
The slightly higher series resistance on the base of the transistor will probably not make a huge difference in this application. The transistor should still be in or near saturation, so the collector current shouldn't be reduced significantly.
thanks for the reply. I actually had ordered 2 of them, so I assembled both, one with the 77 and one with the 33 as supplied. Both work, but the 77 doesn't have near the arc as the 33.
I guess that extra bit of resistance does reduce the base (and therfore collector) current more than i thought.
I figured it would have to be more of a change to matter.
Very interesting as I find your channel most always is. Question is, what would something such as this project be used for for?
My interest in electronics, especially what you were doing was very high sixty some years ago but soon found that being colorblind put a limit onto what I could do, eliminating me from this field entirely. However, I do enjoy watching and trying to make sense of what you demonstrate.
Still my thoughts are blank as I didn't catch on to what this build would be useful for.
This is not useful for anything, "just for fun". But, if you think about it, it's quickly transformed to some device prohibited to own generally everywhere (starts with "s", end with "hocker").If someone irresponsible adds several Li-po cells in parallel, add some kind of case, add 1 more button to power up the thing and move "on" button to safer location, you will get a very BAD thing to own.(same as if you in Canada, and combine together 3 items - piece of chain, and 2 wooden stick. In separate - nothing, together - prohibited weapon)
Some sellers suggest that this thing is intended to be used for lighting fires (though they're less clear on what exactly - maybe smokes, maybe a gas barbecue..)
I'm also colour-blind (red-green), and resistors (and multi-pair wire) has always been a struggle.
It does slow me down, but my multimeter and one of those ancient Radio Shack resistor colour wheel things helped a lot for many years. These days I use a few apps on my phone.
The important thing for me is to recognise that I can't trust colours and that I have to find another way.
pileofstuff I have learned to overcome and adapt being colorblind but it did keep me from two major career fields, electronics and US Marine Pilot.
I LOVE your Monday Mail calls. Great job.
I like wind proof, refillable, lighters so I am considering getting one of these to replace the piezo 'clicker' that always fails after a few months.
Would have been very useful to know about this a year-ish ago, as well, as my fathers gas fireplace stopped working due to the piezo igniter failing. Took him a while to find a replacement.
Nice. I was expecting a more taser like experience :-)
Will it light up a CFL bulb if placed nearby?
Hmmm... I'll have to see if I still have any.
I think that is the same as the circuit I got off The Signal Path's Xenon flash vid, except it's a higher voltage.
forum.fritzing.org/t/xenon-timing-light/5861
That is very similar. The only significant difference I see is the centre tap is on the other side of the transformer.
Looks like they are using the HV circuit to charge a big capacitor, then dump it all at once thru the trigger transformer to give a quick voltage spike to the xenon tube.
I suspect bug zappers and other similar things also use a similar circuit.
Opps.
Hot dog to test damage potential
and if you made arduino motorbike 1 cylinder sparg plug ignition. elektric not need bike old school coil.
You certainly don't believe in cleaning your solder-tip,,,do you.
I cleaned it when it needed it...