Electric power tools 36V 200Hz was commonplace in Soviet era factories. It typically operated from a 380V 50 Hz - 36V 200Hz machine converter. The converter consisted of an electric motor and a generator on a common shaft. This allowed for low, safe voltage, galvanic isolation, and the absence of friction parts like coal brushes in the collector motor.
Yes, and it was also mandatory in boiler making "Kesselbau" to ensure safety inside the Metal Boiler so that you weren't shocked by a defective Electric tool.
Yes, an industrial tool made for mass production in a factory. I used to work at a shipyard for a while in the 90' here in Finland and they had some high frequency angle grinders. The induction motor was an advantage in an environment with lots of metal dust as it tended to kill the brushes. The high frequency allows smaller motors and higher rpm than regular mains frequency. They were used with a rotary converter built on a cart.
makes some sense i was trying to figure out why someone would go to the lenghts making such a power tool. so i gues for safety and being able to be used on the exsisting 380v with 36v convert electrical infrastructure but a at 36 volts 4.5 amp (if thats what the 4.5 means) would that not be something like 162w seems kinda weak for an industrial tool but im not an export so idk might have been good for the task it was made for
@@mackebest1995 just for comparison - marking from angle grinder. More new, of course, i think its from 1970x. Diameter of grinding disc - 175 mm 3 phase, 200 Hz, 36 V, current 33.2A, don't know what "S1" means 8500 rpm, power 1600 W standard code/design number (design was approved in 1970) serial number and manufacturing year Do not connect to 50Hz mains! Use only disks certified for speed 80 meters per second
1:34 Hi, lithuanian here. No, not in germany. In a shoe box. You have a spare shoe box and don't throw it away because you can put something in it. Because it's a box. We are very practical people.
austrian here. we also store shoeboxes in our cellars. so its not an eastern thing. maybe we need it later. last year i sent my old gpu to a buyer in a shoebox :D ofc in the oldest shoebox i had :D it was also polstered with random paper, like in this vieo
They don't throw out boxes all over Europe. And in Russia, and in Poland, and in Belarus, and in Ukraine, and in the Czech Republic, and in Slovakia, and many other places, boxes are not thrown away.
This is a replacement for an industrial pneumatic tool. And in the front part there is not a hammer, but a clutch and torque limiter. Therefore, the switch is locked in the on position. The tip of the screwdriver with guides, which is missing here, is pressed against the screw head, the clutch engages, the screw is tightened, and the clutch begins to slip.
This comment should be pinned. That is my thought. Not an impact, but fastener torque limiting. Production tool. Turn it on, jam a bunch of fasteners in and only turn it off when shift done or something goes sideways kind of thing.
i know nothing, but at 18:50 when you realized that it only spins when the bit is pushed in, it reminded me of seeing modern factory videos where they need to screw in 20 different screws on some component and they do it quickly. in those situations, i imagine it's very handy to have the bit stop spinning as soon they pull off, even if the motor is still spinning, so they don't over torque the screw or strip the head as they pull away from it.
I've been working for large scale manufacturing and assembly, modern screw drivers have digital torque setting, when is stops immidiately after required torque is achieved, and won't even let you engage again. That way you can really speed up the manufacturing process
i've been using air powered ones at work. it's quite handy. the air motor only starts when pushing it onto the screw though in that case theres also cordless, electric versions like the bosch go and such
здраствуй! ты мог его запустить и более простым способом! там у тебя на столе лежит трехфазный автомобильный генератор его можно заставить выдавать 200 герц 36вольт! ,а инструмент у тебя греется изза того что частотный преобразователь выдает не чистый синус!
I'm blown away by how helpful the comments are. I now know this thing runs on manually-converted (ie a motor from the mains directly spinning a generator)old soviet 380V 50Hz 3-phase to 36V 200Hz 3-phase, to power clutched electric screwdrivers to a set torque for industrial assembly. Man, the internet is cool
I love Russian. I spent way too much time practicing the pronunciation for how bad I’m sure it was! But it was good enough for google translate to understand lol
@thedoubtfulfechnician8067 You need to start watching some Bud Nixon, his channel is awesome 👌 He does his whole video in English, then Russian. I feel so much smarter after watching his videos it's amazing! 😂 He's all about snow cats, camping, tech. And it's 98% in my back yard: Mt. Hood National Forest, Oregon. ☺️ I live on the side of Mt. Hood, so I love watching his videos; I see places that I recognize, and they bring back good memories, then I see places I don't recognize, and that makes me.want.to go explore them areas. Win/ win. 😊
Incredible, I learned more about electricity in the last 15 mins. than I have in the last 5 years( I am 62 now) and from the comment section your Russian viewers explained why the voltage is what it is. Fascinating, new subscriber.
36 вольт в СССР считалось безопасным напряжением для работ на проводящем полу. 200Гц позволяют уменьшить габариты инструмента и сделать его непригодным для использования дома (в СССР было принято все воровать с работы)
So this was an industrial factory tool. Nowhere else on planet earth you will find 36V 200Hz 3 Phase. In central europe 200V 300Hz 3 Phase used to be a thing but I havent come accross that in the wild at all. Its an obsolete system.
One of the reasons behind it was theft prevention, since everything was "owned by the people", people very often took liberties at reclaiming property :D
@@wojciechbieniek4029 It's common urban legend, but no, high frequency power tools have technical advantages and still produced, for example, Bosch HWS and HGS series of grinders for 130V 200Hz, 72V 200Hz and 200V 300Hz mains.
@@alexcherkaev9383 Not exactly an urban legend.) An old Soviet proverb - "steal every nail from work, you are the owner here, not a guest." They stole "everything that is not nailed to the floor", and very often things that were not needed in everyday life, or required very serious finishing.
High frequency tools were used in the US too. Most likely that took some sort of special bit in an industrial setting instead of the more usual types we think of. The high frequency makes for a nice compact tool for the size and, the other big selling point, makes it useless if stolen so tools walk off the jobsite far less frequently. That might be a form of a clutch moreso than an impact mechanism, so the drive mechanism kicks over when you hit the tightening torque.
Germany and Lithuania are fairly close together and East Germany used to be part of the Soviet Union. I wouldn't be surprised if somebody buying Soviet tools to resell regularly spends time at German estate sales etc.
Technniiccalllyyy East Germany (G/DDR rather than something like the “German Soviet Socialist Republic”) was a Warsaw pact country, not part of the Soviet Union, but yea - lot of mixing of the means to production.
@@fragdude DDR means " Deutsche Demokratische Republik", German democratic republic. Like pretty much every socialist state they called themselves democratic without implementing anything notably democratic, socialism is pretty undemocratic in practice. It wasn't soviet but had close ties with the Soviets which was a rather one sided relationship, it basically entailed that the DDR had to provide stuff for the Soviet Union but not the other way around.
@@relo999 DDR and the USSR had the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance. 40% of DDR exports (paid for) went to the USSR, while the USSR provided DDR with almost free energy in oil and gas. All raw materials for DDR industries were highly subventioned and sent from the USSR. That's hardly a "one-sided relationship" where DDR had to provide "stuff" for the Soviets "but not the other way around". Soviet leadership worked hard to present DDR, Poland and the Baltics as examples of Socialism. DDR Industries, Polish shipbuilding industry, Baltic fishing industry - all subventioned, all 100% non-profitable. Common people in the USSR paid that bill. The notion that a giant like the USSR would drain resources and materials from DDR for half a century and still have a single living person in DDR is ridiculous.
East Germany was never a member of the Soviet Union. They were as much a part of the USSR as west Germany was part of the USA. The DDR was a Warsaw Pact Republic (the USA made NATO, the USSR made the Warsaw Pact)
Since AvE stopped making weekly BOLTR tool reviews there has been a void. I think this fills part of it. But they don't have to be soviet. Everything is good east, west, old, new...
There’s tons of surplus NOS aircraft transformers around that are built to handle higher frequencies. They were used in the early to mid Cold War era to operate radios and other electronics on board. Your motor/generator DIY phase converter is a better idea though. Thanks for the show and tell.
I almost bought a US military version of this tool a few years ago. IIRC it was low voltage DC, extremely high current, super thick power cable designed to plug into mobile generators. Tool was meant to torque town huge wheel lug nuts without error or delay.
I speak a bit of Russian, and the label says ''Electric Screwdriver'' or ''Electric Impact Driver''. It also says ''Do not operate on a 50hz frequency''. It was made in what looks like the year 1968.
Cool! Viewers can watch the work of instruments from the USSR half a century ago, no matter how crap they are! However, half a century later, you will not be able to find instruments from modern Russia because it cannot produce anything better than hundred-year-old Soviet crap!Russia even buys steel for Chinese replicas from China!Even Russia’s tanks and artillery systems are Soviet-style! Modern Russia will leave behind tools with the inscription “made in China!”
One of the interesting things about Soviet made products is the term "plastic" to them almost always refers to "Bakelite". Soviet products very rarely will be found with ABS, PVC, Nylon, etc. Bakelite was used for almost everything from tools, to buttons on garments, to toys.....much of it containing asbestos as a filler. I have a couple old Soviet made 30rd magazines for my WASR-10 (AK-47) that are made of a reddish colored Bakelite with asbestos fibers in it.
Bakelit was pretty common everywhere else till about the 50's. I have an Soviet home computer from '89, the case is ABS but key caps, part of the key switches and even IC sockets are all Bakelite (funnily enough only those not directly accessible to the normal user, those that are are some unidentified blue plastic that looks like a cross between ABS and bakelite). I think it's the only computer system I own (and I have stuff from the early 70's) that even has bakelite in it. It's weird to see relatively modern usecases, like IC sockets and keycaps, made out of bakelite.
For sugestions as to get it running: an esc from a drone motor or some thing of the sort, thzy doe between 20 to 60v 3phase motors witch includes verry high ferquencie for the high speed. As for power supply a power tool battery will get you pretty far. Like 3 car batterys in series will allso do it, less danger of firey explosion when shorted.
Ahh yes. A good old tool! Reminds me of the hair cutter i got from my grandfather, when he was a barber a "couple" moons back. I still use the machine every 14 days. Built like a brick!
Sorry if anyone already mentioned it, but an automotive alternator is a three phase generator. If you remove the diode package it's capable of 120v delta. Spin to desired output frequency, then apply power to the field winding until 36v is achieved
ah the warm memories I have of watching Star Trek Enterprise on pirated discs deep in the Russian outback at my grandma's home... It was one of a bunch of CDs that were at her place when i spend the summer, that's how I started down the trekkie rabbit hole. Never got to Deep Space 9 but heard many good things so hopefully will get around to that.
I was in Ukraine a year ago and got to see a sander from the 70's. It's hard to believe people actually used it for work. It was incredible heavy and bulky
My grandpa had whole collection of various gadgets. Not only chargers, but also compressor, mini tractor and so on. He was very resourcefull. And all of his work prefered utility and durability over look, but at the same time it was simple design.
Soviet tools don't have to be your only videos, just an occasional thing when you find something odd or interesting, of which I am sure there is a plentiful amount.
Powering up sounds like a Star Trek Phaser on Overload! I was waiting for it to explode! THIS Looked like special tool… military OR special use…. Very unusual power requirements!
for years i had an American made (American voltage) clutched screwdriver that looked virtually identical to that thing. It weighed a ton, but it was very effective for rapidly sinking screws into drywall... AS LONG AS YOU DIDN'T MIND SINKING THEM HALFWAY THROUGH, AND STRIPPING THEIR HEADS SO THEY COULD NEVER BE REMOVED AGAIN.
And also one of the biggest reasons of running on such a strange voltage and frequency - such things was not also widely used on construction sites, but in workshops packed with fellow inmates. So, low voltage does prevent the electrocution hazard, and high frequency reduces the weight of converting equipment, as well as preventing it to steal from construction sites.
You've got to love those grip scales. "Tovarich! I have made to look like pistol of western bovine young man. Please do not tell political officer.. Here, two bottle aerospace refrigerant for no talk."
/phone rings/ "Hey Kolya! Last night, did you drink beer?" "I did." "And did you drink vodka?" "I did." "And did you drink whisky?" "I did." "And did you drink rocket fuel?" "I did." "And this morning. Did you shit?" "I did not." "DON'T! I'm calling you from Tokyo!"
That bullet hat me nervous at first but i had a feeling it had to be a dummy or something. Still, that clip is perfect for an edit where you just put in an explosion with shaky cam.
I have an old east german hand driver (like a yankee screwdriver) and it has a similar bit recepticle: Its a round shaft, with a flat tang on it. I got an old holder for regular hex bits, that had a similar tang, was actually made by Fein, and filed it to shape
Problem you are having is that your transformers are rated for 50 or 60 hz. once you go for 200hz they start "feeling unwell" because of losing inductivity. At those times you had special 200hz transformers, you could run those after your vfd. Or find some brushless motor controler that you could control with arduino or something to get 200hz and 36v output.
The drop in quality for the newer drill was owing to the immense resources the Soviet Union poured into maintaining Brezhnev's magnificent eyebrows, it was an insane economic drain but the results speak for themselves
Probably made for a factory work station, where a worker is just banging in screw after screw. And it seems the mechanism is a torque limiter so the worker won't overtighten the screws on the Volga or whatever it might be
At 32:43 great job getting it working. I'll bet it spun up slowly in the real application as well, that is why the locking power switch and a press to engage bit clutch. Glorious Soviet Technology! So much power... it nearly made that bolt tight! But it may have been for screws only.
Honestly it's just super interesting seeing a build that's so unique and different from what we'd see in the west. Personally I love all weird/unique tools, just not interesting seeing the 36th drill being torn down unless someone really knows their stuff and can point out engineering specifics.
You already have a low voltage, three phase power generator to the left of your bench. It is called and "a l t e r n a t o r". Remove diode bridge and connect phases to your tool. Spin it to your taste to get 200 Hz.
the choice to include star trek enterprise season 4 in that bit is a quirky one, and is such a remote reference, because i've found many a trekky don't even know much about STE. Hats off, it was my favourite series when I was.... in middle school. oh god. yeaa it's definitely "an series"
you have a new follower for life. the bullet was an excellent touch that reminded me of some skit out of loony toons with the Wiley coyote! thanks for that great laugh sir. very fun video ill never forget
Been learning Russian for about a year and a half now, and now I know электрошуруповерт (pronounced elektro-shuru-povert) means "electric screwdriver," so thanks for that.
Drywall, the impact on the anvil used as a torque limiter that knocks you off the screw, but we didn’t have drywall back then. But we did do wood on walls inside some ships and submarines
You're the purist making your life difficult! I just wanna see it run. (I swap about every part of every tool I own as I go, if it's the original housing and "feel" it's close enough). It is cool to see such an old strange thing run though. I've seen things like it in a ancient shed of a family member before. Need to ask to see what they have in there as lots of it is weird and last I was in there I was a kid and couldn't appreciate it properly.
Ahh the good ol universal mystery greese. I live in the former eastern block and that exact greese is in every house and garage here, and it is used for everything from squeaky hinges to old motorcykles bearings. Also this looks a lot like a drywall screwdriwer, doubtful it is one though.
Glad comrade you found the correct socialist Proletariat way to accomplish Socialist truth in Soviet superiority! The first capitalist bourgeois pig video was a good try but glorious CCCP devices need pure Socialist Red Power Supply!!
I think that the easiest way to test that tool would be to connect it in parallel to a suitable brushless motor such as an electric bike or powerful cordless tool. The built in inverter control probably need the original motor connected but will probably work with this in parallel. An ECU from a RC toy could also work.
You could probably power it using a 12 cell lipo (or 36v power supply) and a brushless speed controller. Probably. Also i havent finished the video yet lol
Damp environments?? Were soviet factories falling apart with water and melting snow going everywhere? Or were the factory workers just tripping and spilling vodka all over their tools?
Love the soviet tools but dont feel obligated to do more if you dont want to. Mt favorite part about this channel is how you just show us whatever you feel like. :3 (its 3am and im sleepy so if this intelligible sorry)
I found you through this video, liked and subscribed based on your intro. I like all kinds of things and a view of the workbench of others is one of the things.
You should do a few videos of soviet cameras, soviet tape players and audio stuff, and other weird but useful soviet shit. doesn't have to be the only thing you review
Electric power tools 36V 200Hz was commonplace in Soviet era factories. It typically operated from a 380V 50 Hz - 36V 200Hz machine converter. The converter consisted of an electric motor and a generator on a common shaft. This allowed for low, safe voltage, galvanic isolation, and the absence of friction parts like coal brushes in the collector motor.
Yes, and it was also mandatory in boiler making "Kesselbau" to ensure safety inside the Metal Boiler so that you weren't shocked by a defective Electric tool.
Yes, an industrial tool made for mass production in a factory. I used to work at a shipyard for a while in the 90' here in Finland and they had some high frequency angle grinders. The induction motor was an advantage in an environment with lots of metal dust as it tended to kill the brushes. The high frequency allows smaller motors and higher rpm than regular mains frequency. They were used with a rotary converter built on a cart.
makes some sense i was trying to figure out why someone would go to the lenghts making such a power tool. so i gues for safety and being able to be used on the exsisting 380v with 36v convert electrical infrastructure but a at 36 volts 4.5 amp (if thats what the 4.5 means) would that not be something like 162w seems kinda weak for an industrial tool but im not an export so idk might have been good for the task it was made for
Motor converter typically used with such tools
@@mackebest1995 just for comparison - marking from angle grinder. More new, of course, i think its from 1970x.
Diameter of grinding disc - 175 mm
3 phase, 200 Hz, 36 V, current 33.2A, don't know what "S1" means
8500 rpm, power 1600 W
standard code/design number (design was approved in 1970)
serial number and manufacturing year
Do not connect to 50Hz mains!
Use only disks certified for speed 80 meters per second
Looking forward to more soviet tool reviews from the #1 soviet review channel on the tube.
1:34 Hi, lithuanian here. No, not in germany. In a shoe box. You have a spare shoe box and don't throw it away because you can put something in it. Because it's a box. We are very practical people.
austrian here. we also store shoeboxes in our cellars. so its not an eastern thing. maybe we need it later. last year i sent my old gpu to a buyer in a shoebox :D ofc in the oldest shoebox i had :D
it was also polstered with random paper, like in this vieo
They don't throw out boxes all over Europe. And in Russia, and in Poland, and in Belarus, and in Ukraine, and in the Czech Republic, and in Slovakia, and many other places, boxes are not thrown away.
US here - we also have a stack of old boxes under the basement stairs. So maybe it's a generational thing? (I'm old 🙂)
You have to when you're poor as dirt.
@@freedomofspeech2867
You people are too used to trowing stuff away, no wonder why NY, LA and Chicago look like wastelands.
This is a replacement for an industrial pneumatic tool. And in the front part there is not a hammer, but a clutch and torque limiter. Therefore, the switch is locked in the on position. The tip of the screwdriver with guides, which is missing here, is pressed against the screw head, the clutch engages, the screw is tightened, and the clutch begins to slip.
This comment should be pinned. That is my thought. Not an impact, but fastener torque limiting. Production tool. Turn it on, jam a bunch of fasteners in and only turn it off when shift done or something goes sideways kind of thing.
i know nothing, but at 18:50 when you realized that it only spins when the bit is pushed in, it reminded me of seeing modern factory videos where they need to screw in 20 different screws on some component and they do it quickly. in those situations, i imagine it's very handy to have the bit stop spinning as soon they pull off, even if the motor is still spinning, so they don't over torque the screw or strip the head as they pull away from it.
I have an old Milwaukee version of this that they call a "screw shooter" for running in drywall screws.
I've been working for large scale manufacturing and assembly, modern screw drivers have digital torque setting, when is stops immidiately after required torque is achieved, and won't even let you engage again. That way you can really speed up the manufacturing process
i've been using air powered ones at work. it's quite handy.
the air motor only starts when pushing it onto the screw though in that case
theres also cordless, electric versions like the bosch go and such
This is 100% intended for a factory, spinning up, running in 15 screws in a row, and only really being engaged when pushed in.
здраствуй! ты мог его запустить и более простым способом! там у тебя на столе лежит трехфазный автомобильный генератор его можно заставить выдавать 200 герц 36вольт! ,а инструмент у тебя греется изза того что частотный преобразователь выдает не чистый синус!
I chose my wife the traditional way, through a combination of alcohol and poor judgment.
& domestic violence
@oljackie35 haha like beating her??
😅
@@oljackie35 equal rights
And lefts
As Russian I like that you worked drunk. It is exactly how the tool was designed, built, and used.
u are not russian. otherwise u hate yourself
Пайка газом, клёпка взрывом, сборка трезвым. (Цы)
Ты не русский, ты западный шпион
Если ты так думаешь, возможно, что стоит обратиться к наркологу.
@@sadstupidclown думаешь нарколог на работе трезвый сидит?
I'm blown away by how helpful the comments are. I now know this thing runs on manually-converted (ie a motor from the mains directly spinning a generator)old soviet 380V 50Hz 3-phase to 36V 200Hz 3-phase, to power clutched electric screwdrivers to a set torque for industrial assembly.
Man, the internet is cool
That was awesome. As a Russian I appreciate the random Russian words you've learned, and the pronunciation isn't half bad!
I love Russian. I spent way too much time practicing the pronunciation for how bad I’m sure it was! But it was good enough for google translate to understand lol
@@thedoubtfultechnician8067 google translate connecting people☝😲
@@thedoubtfultechnician8067nah man, the pronunciation was quite good!
@thedoubtfulfechnician8067
You need to start watching some Bud Nixon, his channel is awesome 👌
He does his whole video in English, then Russian. I feel so much smarter after watching his videos it's amazing! 😂
He's all about snow cats, camping, tech. And it's 98% in my back yard: Mt. Hood National Forest, Oregon. ☺️ I live on the side of Mt. Hood, so I love watching his videos; I see places that I recognize, and they bring back good memories, then I see places I don't recognize, and that makes me.want.to go explore them areas. Win/ win. 😊
Вот откуда вы берётесь, русские со знанием английского на рандомных видео?
Incredible, I learned more about electricity in the last 15 mins. than I have in the last 5 years( I am 62 now) and from the comment section your Russian viewers explained why the voltage is what it is. Fascinating, new subscriber.
The symmetric plug means you could swap two phases by flipping the plug over thus reversing the direction!
36 вольт в СССР считалось безопасным напряжением для работ на проводящем полу. 200Гц позволяют уменьшить габариты инструмента и сделать его непригодным для использования дома (в СССР было принято все воровать с работы)
200Hz alone solves problem of the the theft just fine. And high frequency is needed for weight reduction.
ничего, что трансформатор тоже можно вынести? а уж наши кулибины адаптируют его под 220
@@TruePiturdтам были инверторы в виде двигателя на ~380х3фазы на валу которого был генератор на 200Гц. Вой от тех машин стоял страшный.
@@TruePiturdи вес у этих инверторов я бы сказал очень приличный. Вынос возможен только с подгоном крана.
HELL YEAH MORE SOVIET STUFF
I watched that drill video, and then binged the rest of your channel haha
Same man
same
Me three. 😅
same
Hell yeah +1
Your unboxing techniques always leave me on edge...
So this was an industrial factory tool. Nowhere else on planet earth you will find 36V 200Hz 3 Phase.
In central europe 200V 300Hz 3 Phase used to be a thing but I havent come accross that in the wild at all. Its an obsolete system.
One of the reasons behind it was theft prevention, since everything was "owned by the people", people very often took liberties at reclaiming property :D
I imagine listening to transformers hum at a sharp D4 got annoying
@@wojciechbieniek4029 It's common urban legend, but no, high frequency power tools have technical advantages and still produced, for example, Bosch HWS and HGS series of grinders for 130V 200Hz, 72V 200Hz and 200V 300Hz mains.
@@alexcherkaev9383 Not exactly an urban legend.) An old Soviet proverb - "steal every nail from work, you are the owner here, not a guest." They stole "everything that is not nailed to the floor", and very often things that were not needed in everyday life, or required very serious finishing.
Or airplane
High frequency tools were used in the US too. Most likely that took some sort of special bit in an industrial setting instead of the more usual types we think of. The high frequency makes for a nice compact tool for the size and, the other big selling point, makes it useless if stolen so tools walk off the jobsite far less frequently. That might be a form of a clutch moreso than an impact mechanism, so the drive mechanism kicks over when you hit the tightening torque.
That alternator you have there will happily put out 36v 3 phase .....
It was sitting right there from the very beginning of the video, just screaming "I'm a 3 phase low voltage power supply!!!!"
@@1djbecker me too! I thought he was just fucking with me?
cheers!
Every once in a while, an old dog gets one last day in the sun. Thank you, it's good to see that old dog run.
Germany and Lithuania are fairly close together and East Germany used to be part of the Soviet Union. I wouldn't be surprised if somebody buying Soviet tools to resell regularly spends time at German estate sales etc.
Technniiccalllyyy East Germany (G/DDR rather than something like the “German Soviet Socialist Republic”) was a Warsaw pact country, not part of the Soviet Union, but yea - lot of mixing of the means to production.
@@fragdude DDR means " Deutsche Demokratische Republik", German democratic republic. Like pretty much every socialist state they called themselves democratic without implementing anything notably democratic, socialism is pretty undemocratic in practice.
It wasn't soviet but had close ties with the Soviets which was a rather one sided relationship, it basically entailed that the DDR had to provide stuff for the Soviet Union but not the other way around.
@@relo999 DDR and the USSR had the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance. 40% of DDR exports (paid for) went to the USSR, while the USSR provided DDR with almost free energy in oil and gas. All raw materials for DDR industries were highly subventioned and sent from the USSR. That's hardly a "one-sided relationship" where DDR had to provide "stuff" for the Soviets "but not the other way around".
Soviet leadership worked hard to present DDR, Poland and the Baltics as examples of Socialism. DDR Industries, Polish shipbuilding industry, Baltic fishing industry - all subventioned, all 100% non-profitable. Common people in the USSR paid that bill.
The notion that a giant like the USSR would drain resources and materials from DDR for half a century and still have a single living person in DDR is ridiculous.
East Germany was never a member of the Soviet Union. They were as much a part of the USSR as west Germany was part of the USA. The DDR was a Warsaw Pact Republic (the USA made NATO, the USSR made the Warsaw Pact)
@@keeKeeConnolly Yeah lots of Warsaw Pact countries were never 'part' of the Soviet Union.
" I'm not a Soviet tool review guy. Oww let me review another Soviet too."
Since AvE stopped making weekly BOLTR tool reviews there has been a void. I think this fills part of it. But they don't have to be soviet. Everything is good east, west, old, new...
There’s tons of surplus NOS aircraft transformers around that are built to handle higher frequencies. They were used in the early to mid Cold War era to operate radios and other electronics on board.
Your motor/generator DIY phase converter is a better idea though. Thanks for the show and tell.
I almost bought a US military version of this tool a few years ago. IIRC it was low voltage DC, extremely high current, super thick power cable designed to plug into mobile generators. Tool was meant to torque town huge wheel lug nuts without error or delay.
The Torque Test Channel did a review on a US military track tool. The Army's Fascinating M1 ABRAMS Impact Wrench
Congratulations on your breakout role as 'Former Soviet Union Tool Review Guy'. I look forward to more episodes.
I speak a bit of Russian, and the label says ''Electric Screwdriver'' or ''Electric Impact Driver''. It also says ''Do not operate on a 50hz frequency''. It was made in what looks like the year 1968.
A russian here, it says nothing about impact driver, just electric screwdriver.
Cool! Viewers can watch the work of instruments from the USSR half a century ago, no matter how crap they are! However, half a century later, you will not be able to find instruments from modern Russia because it cannot produce anything better than hundred-year-old Soviet crap!Russia even buys steel for Chinese replicas from China!Even Russia’s tanks and artillery systems are Soviet-style! Modern Russia will leave behind tools with the inscription “made in China!”
One of the interesting things about Soviet made products is the term "plastic" to them almost always refers to "Bakelite". Soviet products very rarely will be found with ABS, PVC, Nylon, etc. Bakelite was used for almost everything from tools, to buttons on garments, to toys.....much of it containing asbestos as a filler. I have a couple old Soviet made 30rd magazines for my WASR-10 (AK-47) that are made of a reddish colored Bakelite with asbestos fibers in it.
And also a nitrocellulose. Many soviet toys were made of it, so kids used it to make a homemade rocket fuel
Blyatkelite
Bakelit was pretty common everywhere else till about the 50's. I have an Soviet home computer from '89, the case is ABS but key caps, part of the key switches and even IC sockets are all Bakelite (funnily enough only those not directly accessible to the normal user, those that are are some unidentified blue plastic that looks like a cross between ABS and bakelite).
I think it's the only computer system I own (and I have stuff from the early 70's) that even has bakelite in it. It's weird to see relatively modern usecases, like IC sockets and keycaps, made out of bakelite.
That is so incredibly awful
I’ve no idea why YT recommended me this vid but it was one of the coolest vids I’ve ever seen
For sugestions as to get it running: an esc from a drone motor or some thing of the sort, thzy doe between 20 to 60v 3phase motors witch includes verry high ferquencie for the high speed. As for power supply a power tool battery will get you pretty far. Like 3 car batterys in series will allso do it, less danger of firey explosion when shorted.
It's a cross between AVE Vice Grip Garage Zip Ties And Bias Plys, and the doubtful techniton! Great work sir!
Ahh yes. A good old tool! Reminds me of the hair cutter i got from my grandfather, when he was a barber a "couple" moons back. I still use the machine every 14 days. Built like a brick!
Sorry if anyone already mentioned it, but an automotive alternator is a three phase generator. If you remove the diode package it's capable of 120v delta. Spin to desired output frequency, then apply power to the field winding until 36v is achieved
ah the warm memories I have of watching Star Trek Enterprise on pirated discs deep in the Russian outback at my grandma's home... It was one of a bunch of CDs that were at her place when i spend the summer, that's how I started down the trekkie rabbit hole. Never got to Deep Space 9 but heard many good things so hopefully will get around to that.
Never watched DS9, What? You have not experienced life yet, do you know they filmed seven seasons?
Damn, that stick to it attitude earned you my heartfelt gratitude and a subscription! You've got more patience than I would ever have. Kudos!
Sellout. Keep up the great work. 💪
I was in Ukraine a year ago and got to see a sander from the 70's. It's hard to believe people actually used it for work. It was incredible heavy and bulky
ушм с весом 12 килограмм, кайф. Сейчас многие сверлильные станки слабее советской ручной 3 фазной дрели.
Yeah but they still work without a problem, folks still use 50 year old car battery chargers cause there's like three parts inside
My grandpa had whole collection of various gadgets. Not only chargers, but also compressor, mini tractor and so on. He was very resourcefull. And all of his work prefered utility and durability over look, but at the same time it was simple design.
Soviet tools don't have to be your only videos, just an occasional thing when you find something odd or interesting, of which I am sure there is a plentiful amount.
Powering up sounds like a Star Trek Phaser on Overload! I was waiting for it to explode!
THIS Looked like special tool… military OR special use…. Very unusual power requirements!
05:40 I hail a fellow Enterprise fan, and I welcome such praise and recognition for the show!
Dude, ur relentless. Freaking awsome
for years i had an American made (American voltage) clutched screwdriver that looked virtually identical to that thing. It weighed a ton, but it was very effective for rapidly sinking screws into drywall... AS LONG AS YOU DIDN'T MIND SINKING THEM HALFWAY THROUGH, AND STRIPPING THEIR HEADS SO THEY COULD NEVER BE REMOVED AGAIN.
I eventually ended up disassembling it out of curiosity, and the clutch mechanism looked pretty similar to the one in this video as well.
And also one of the biggest reasons of running on such a strange voltage and frequency - such things was not also widely used on construction sites, but in workshops packed with fellow inmates. So, low voltage does prevent the electrocution hazard, and high frequency reduces the weight of converting equipment, as well as preventing it to steal from construction sites.
You've got to love those grip scales. "Tovarich! I have made to look like pistol of western bovine young man. Please do not tell political officer.. Here, two bottle aerospace refrigerant for no talk."
Most under rated comment yet! 😂👌
/phone rings/
"Hey Kolya! Last night, did you drink beer?"
"I did."
"And did you drink vodka?"
"I did."
"And did you drink whisky?"
"I did."
"And did you drink rocket fuel?"
"I did."
"And this morning. Did you shit?"
"I did not."
"DON'T! I'm calling you from Tokyo!"
It's nice to see an actual metal gear that's solid and machined, not sintered metal shit in tools i repair
metal gear that's solid? say that again?
Awesome the soviet tool guy put out a new video!!
A simple and cheap way to get 3 phase low voltage is take it from a car alternator. The diodes convert 3 phase into DC.
That bullet hat me nervous at first but i had a feeling it had to be a dummy or something.
Still, that clip is perfect for an edit where you just put in an explosion with shaky cam.
Thank you for explaining three-phase! Genuinely appreciate the teaching moment in the cool Soviet-punk raygun review!
The power supply is so getho i love it appreciate the commitment to getting it going
TDT and TOT on the same day!!!!! I completely forgot about the 60hrs I worked this week and realized, life is good.
I have an old east german hand driver (like a yankee screwdriver) and it has a similar bit recepticle: Its a round shaft, with a flat tang on it.
I got an old holder for regular hex bits, that had a similar tang, was actually made by Fein, and filed it to shape
Problem you are having is that your transformers are rated for 50 or 60 hz. once you go for 200hz they start "feeling unwell" because of losing inductivity. At those times you had special 200hz transformers, you could run those after your vfd.
Or find some brushless motor controler that you could control with arduino or something to get 200hz and 36v output.
Where's my hammer?
Proceeds to use the handle of his screwdriver.
That, sir, just earned you a LIKE, a SUB, and a BELL. 🤑
Finding this channel a few months ago was game changing. Love the stuff and keep up the insane work
Same!
The drop in quality for the newer drill was owing to the immense resources the Soviet Union poured into maintaining Brezhnev's magnificent eyebrows, it was an insane economic drain but the results speak for themselves
Probably made for a factory work station, where a worker is just banging in screw after screw. And it seems the mechanism is a torque limiter so the worker won't overtighten the screws on the Volga or whatever it might be
At 32:43 great job getting it working. I'll bet it spun up slowly in the real application as well, that is why the locking power switch and a press to engage bit clutch.
Glorious Soviet Technology! So much power... it nearly made that bolt tight! But it may have been for screws only.
Honestly it's just super interesting seeing a build that's so unique and different from what we'd see in the west. Personally I love all weird/unique tools, just not interesting seeing the 36th drill being torn down unless someone really knows their stuff and can point out engineering specifics.
I do love the wide variety of topics on your videos as I am also a jack of all trades and a master of nothing.
You already have a low voltage, three phase power generator to the left of your bench. It is called and "a l t e r n a t o r". Remove diode bridge and connect phases to your tool. Spin it to your taste to get 200 Hz.
I love seeing you pick a part stuff, it doesn't matter where it is from
I was really waiting for the made in Germany tool taking apart a soviet drill joke.
the choice to include star trek enterprise season 4 in that bit is a quirky one, and is such a remote reference, because i've found many a trekky don't even know much about STE. Hats off, it was my favourite series when I was....
in middle school. oh god.
yeaa it's definitely "an series"
You're literally just another styropyro and I love it
Thanks for going through hell and back to make us this video.
Just found my new favorite RUclips channel. Kinda getting classic Canadian ave uncle bumblefck vibes
That hand grip is awesome for a tool. It looks like a revolver handle.
Brushless RC motor controller ….. maybe?
i belive those need motors with permanent magnets to work, since they use the back emf to sense rotation, that would be cool tho
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Either run it in parallel with a permanent magnet motor or reprogram the controller.
@@andrzejkalinowski7694 they can, but most bldc controllers use hall effect sensors
you have a new follower for life. the bullet was an excellent touch that reminded me of some skit out of loony toons with the Wiley coyote! thanks for that great laugh sir. very fun video ill never forget
..i did not know "Guy in a shed with a thing" was a genre i liked but, here we are..
Been learning Russian for about a year and a half now, and now I know электрошуруповерт (pronounced elektro-shuru-povert) means "electric screwdriver," so thanks for that.
I love the fact it's a brushless motor
I was really hoping it would be a 7.62mm tool, just to continue the meme of every soviet gun being chambered in 7.62mm
What? This highly enjoyable Channel is not about soviet tools? Your attitute would fit it quite well ;)
Drywall, the impact on the anvil used as a torque limiter that knocks you off the screw, but we didn’t have drywall back then. But we did do wood on walls inside some ships and submarines
You and AVE need to do something together lmao.
He kinda went AWOL
@@thedoubtfultechnician8067 I know man we need more BOLTRs from both of you!
Mate, please keep making these kinds of videos, absolutely love them. PS, see James May the Reassembler for a similar and interesting watch.
“Why use a black sharpie to mark a black part? Good question, because ive been drinkin” man i love this guy, im subscribing for that one
"shots fired" was my in.
That high pitched sound reminds me Sega Genesis
You're the purist making your life difficult! I just wanna see it run. (I swap about every part of every tool I own as I go, if it's the original housing and "feel" it's close enough). It is cool to see such an old strange thing run though. I've seen things like it in a ancient shed of a family member before. Need to ask to see what they have in there as lots of it is weird and last I was in there I was a kid and couldn't appreciate it properly.
Ahh the good ol universal mystery greese.
I live in the former eastern block and that exact greese is in every house and garage here, and it is used for everything from squeaky hinges to old motorcykles bearings.
Also this looks a lot like a drywall screwdriwer, doubtful it is one though.
awesome that it sounds like a vacuum and a capacitor charging bank and a jet engine at the same time!
Glad comrade you found the correct socialist Proletariat way to accomplish Socialist truth in Soviet superiority! The first capitalist bourgeois pig video was a good try but glorious CCCP devices need pure Socialist Red Power Supply!!
I think that the easiest way to test that tool would be to connect it in parallel to a suitable brushless motor such as an electric bike or powerful cordless tool.
The built in inverter control probably need the original motor connected but will probably work with this in parallel.
An ECU from a RC toy could also work.
You didn't let me down on this video. I fully enjoyed it.
Cheers from Lithuania. It's the other way around - all stuff from Germany ends up here. Because it's quality, and it's cheap.
Btw, since name plate is in pretty neat order it seems thst it was indeed never used. And it is ondeed pro (or more like "industry" grade).
This would be cool to see on the torque test channel too if it's an impact gun, they may have the equipment to run the thing too
I immediately thought of them too.
You could probably power it using a 12 cell lipo (or 36v power supply) and a brushless speed controller. Probably. Also i havent finished the video yet lol
The higher frequency allows for faster brushless motors and also allows to make them smaller.
The low voltage is for safety in damp environments.
Your best bet is a modern BLDC driver. Maybe an E-bike driver that can be used at 200hz?
Damp environments?? Were soviet factories falling apart with water and melting snow going everywhere? Or were the factory workers just tripping and spilling vodka all over their tools?
@@spec_opsgaming both
This takes screw gun to a whole new level
Enterprise was definatley underated!
Loved the intro, it did make me chuckle
This was....gorgeous.
I'm peer pressuring you because I'm subscribing lol
Love the soviet tools but dont feel obligated to do more if you dont want to. Mt favorite part about this channel is how you just show us whatever you feel like. :3 (its 3am and im sleepy so if this intelligible sorry)
I found you through this video, liked and subscribed based on your intro. I like all kinds of things and a view of the workbench of others is one of the things.
Man, so true on the Fiero GT and Star Trek
Sweet. Another video from the Soviet Union Tool Guy!
You should do a few videos of soviet cameras, soviet tape players and audio stuff, and other weird but useful soviet shit. doesn't have to be the only thing you review
Purist here, do it right the first time