I can absolutely appreciate the fact that instead of saying "Don't try this at home" he said "Take you time, double check, be safe etc...." That might resonate with somebody that was definitely going to do this at home.
Flames + humming electricity + crackling loads + electrical education = CLASSIC PHOTONINDUCTION The completely overloaded car stuffed with electrical gold was a total bonus.
I've been watching you since the beginning. I never thought your videos could get better. But now you're taking the time to explain stuff to us and I for one, absolutely love it. It's fascinating stuff for someone with basic electrical knowledge like me. So glad you're back on UA-cam mate, you have so much to share with us lucky viewers.
@@coryz.872 would you like him to explain everything step by step? He expects that if someone has this type of equipment sitting around then they should have at least an intermediate knowledge of how to use it. If not, you shouldn't attempt it. If it requires further explanation than a wiring diagram then you don't know what you're doing.
@@Photonicinduction Don’t remember ever seeing one so apologies if you have done one. Would love to see a video where you give a little about your electrical background/experience. Clearly weren’t your typical domestic sparky 😂
I really love how your style remains genuine and candid. Lots of youtubers these days are all obnoxious and tacky with their content, meanwhile your channel has a pleasant "old web" feel to it. Really do love your work.
had to watch that section several times till I saw it then I was like holy s**t yes when the fun is spoiled by an overzealous smoke detector while fire safety is important these little bastards can't handle even the shortest gouts of 3ft(1m) butane flames I WANT FLAMES NOT SCREACHES
That special aroma. When you're having too much fun juicing up some electrical part and the room fills with the odor of burnt lacquer. Oh yah.. I call it the (Oh SHIT!) smell. Because you're quickly yelling "Oh SHIT!!" when you're bumping your favorite tunes at 3/4th volume and you suddenly start whiffing that odor in the room. Bye bye speaker...lol
Dude you would be a hell of a EE Professor. This type of stuff would really hook young people and you also have the knowledge to show them the technical side of things once they pick their jaws off the floor from seeing foot long burning arcs.
This guy is like the secret treasure of youtube highly educational content , respect from fellow edutainers , and a small viewer base with very high engagement . This guy has it all!
This mans Knowledge is incredible. Love how he just lights 1-2ft arc is the office, casual as anything. That's a sign of knowing what one is doing and being comfortable with it. Thanks for the NON safety warning. If there is one thing that chits me to tears it's the endless safety harping as if the vid is the first one ever watched and the warning will make all the difference to what anyone does. Great vid yet again mate!
My teacher would just throw some 3rd order differential complex equation sets at us. Sprinkled with some crazy Laplacians. And sit there on his char for an hour in complete silence waiting for an answer.
Imagine the renovation to repaint this room, in ten years, when he takes all the decorations off the walls and discovers everything has left behind a silhouette from the repetitive arc flash.
He doesn’t seem too precious about his seats or interior trim either! Andy, I’ve got a 10kVA 3phase 415 to 50V tranny I salvaged years ago as I’m a massive magpie. Will a ballast allow me to safely step up with mains going in the 50V windings?
@@JamesUKE92 You could put mains on the 50V with an appropriate ballast without saturating the core, but you'd have to watch you don't exceed the breakdown voltage of the insulation on the primary (I'm guessing if it's 415V you're in a country with 220-240V single phase). You could also play about with different series/parallel combinations, including connecting primary and secondary as an autotransformer.
I did some emergency IT stunt with National Grid in the past, and at one point I was able to tell you about every little bit of kit that goes into any of the grid elements, this brings me back xD Fortunately (?) I have managed to wipe it all off my mind, even with quite short list of things that can be installed (and monitored), the number of combinations installed in various places is astronomical xD
@@Photonicinduction you don’t turn your neck. It’s as if it’s a single unit that is pinned at the top and bottom. If you watch in the video you turn by moving your whole body and torso but never your neck.
Randomly found your channel being recommended on my Home page. I'm not going to lie, I don't know very much about what is going on here, but this is the type of stuff I love, and I'm willing to learn! Thank you algorithm gods
sadly too much arc not enough corona discharge to make ozone you need a cold fan of tiny little sparks most easily created around 3kv using a ceramic or glass layer between lots of nox gases though
See , because some people want to ruin your fun - microwaves do , i do not advise you to buy few of them , use a screwdriver and use the transformers - that would be dangerous , however i am saying that if you have microwave or few they have transformers
Man I really love the way you talk to your audience. You talk to us as if we’re there standing beside you. Too many other UA-cam channels treat their audience like numbers on a screen, but you manage to bridge that gap and I really feel like you’re talking directly to me. Love you and your channel man. Can’t wait to see what’s next.
Such a lucid exposition deserves a better understanding than I can offer, but I just love listening to people who clearly know their subject back to front, and a presentation devoid of bombast .
There is no way to explain how happy we are to have you back. We missed you so much bro. However we understand why you were gone and are proud of you for what you accomplished during your absence. Photon is back!
I remember once years ago when he was playing with the high current transformer, his mate noticed the lights were going dim in the entire street ahahaha
Dude I just found your channel recently but I absolutely love your videos! I'm American and to be honest, your outstanding accent is one of the things I love most about watching. "Cheers"!
I used to blow up electrolytic capacitors long ago... (the tiny 1uF 10-50V ones). I did that a couple times while my friend was over. He HATED that because it would scare the shit out of him. lol. Never knew when it was going to go BANG! Or if it just decided to be a smoke show. I was too chickenshit to try that with anything larger. The tiny ones already went off like a big firecracker. 😬😄
I’ve got to say you are totally and utterly off your trolley and I think your fantastic and what you do and your attitude towards your hobby and work So please keep the videos coming look forward to seeing the big pops LOL stay safe my friend
I don't remember how I got to this channel years ago, but I'm glad I subscribed, and remained subscribed through the four year drought. May your return to UA-cam be prosperous & may your content "illuminate" the lives of millions.
I've always wondered how does he pull that much juice through his hookup to the mains?? Or does feed into a bank of huge capacitors first then out of capacitors to transformers?
@@DanielandStuff7 100A or 150A 3phase is not uncommon here in europe, so you basically have 230V*100A*3 = 69kW of usable power, as the fuses are "slow / medium blow" you can easily spike them to 500A for short amounts of time and get in the range of half a MW for 2-3 seconds or so. If you have flow through water heaters, they are in the range of 20-35kW typically, if you have multiple of these in a house, you need that 100A/150A per phase.
You have the found the recipe for what I consider a one of a kind UA-cam channel. Based not only on the subject of your content but the way in which you create it and package it for all to enjoy. I have never once felt the urge to skip a single second of any video you have made for me (the viewer). I appreciate every second of every video you have made for me. If I was made to wait 10 years for another video of yours I would most definitely be waiting in anticipation. I have to say it was worth the wait and when I saw the "what happened to photonic" video notification I felt a small hole inside me begin to close. HE IS BACK. Thanks for being you and doing what you do. I can't say enough about how a 10 20 30 minute video of yours captures my complete attention from intro to outro. From 00:00:01 all the way to the "replay this video" button comes on screen.. Edit.. however, rewinding a portion to play back, I have done countless times. Enough to make a 10 minute video take 45 minutes to watch.
That oversaturation thing feels like water in the cooking pan. As long as you've got moisture left temps are keeping steady and it's fine. But when all the moisture's gone temperature quickly spikes up. Here it's the core soaking up the power but when the core is saturated, there's nothing to "ballast" the current at reasonable level so they shoot up and fry the coils
Been watching you for a long time, sir. You soar to heights I could only dream. I do appreciate your taking time to show and explain things, I wasn't aware you can run 3ph on single with some modifications. As for my stuff, mostly small time. I bought an old modestly sized 3-phase PSU for powering arc lamps of NdYAG lasers, but mostly it was to trace and reverse engineer. I suppose I could be bothered to try out making a rotary phase converter from 3 to 1. Problem is I would still need an outlet capable of delivering sufficient power to a device run on 208Vac delta @ 30A. I estimate since the output is 150VDC adjustable and that the solid state medium is ~1% efficient, it could probably continuously power a laser to around 25W output. You can get CO2 lasers to produce comparable optical output on, in some cases, 120VAC outlets. So from an economy standpoint, the solid state laser doesn't make quite as much sense. But it's still a case with its worth I suppose.
Do you have plans for combining a huge transformer with a mercury arc rectifier for a high dc voltage experiment? Blue glow in one corner, white arcing in the other...
That first contact with the transformer made almost the exact same sound as the feedback in the beginning of the Beatles' song I Feel Fine. This is a truly awesome video, I've always loved ya, photonic. And you're still here. That means the world is still a place worth existing in. You sir, are a true saint. An I don't mean being a saint by being a goody two shoes. I mean a saint as in a truly inspirational man. Totally
I've been testing transformers for a year for Larson Electronics. Just left there in April. So ALL of this information is extremely interesting! I love this.
The insulation of that ground stick used to draw those arcs is so very important to safety. Maybe a little video about insulation resistance testing or even polarization index could be in order? As you well know, in high voltage it's easy for the conductors to conduct, what one must be careful of is making sure the insulators are truly doing their job of insulating.
If you look up any references for electrical work or electronics, you should start catching on. Sam Goldwasser's repair FAQ is another excellent resource. This deals with electronic repair but there's still lots of interesting things to read. Also, seems like stuff is everywhere on the net these days, especially wiki. I'm a hobbyist myself but I'll try to answer you as best I can.
Best video ever! Out walking the dog and went by someone’s house that just started barbecuing when you started the arc testing. Was like how do I smell that!
I don't even know much about electricity but your videos are just awesome. Entertaining and informative glad to see you're active again and keep up the great work.
@@oliverpuczyk2 Simply adding a cap won't increase the 50Hz frequency, just drive up the current and voltage drawn under arc conditions with resonance = the arc keeps growing and drawing more and more current the longer it gets until it breaks or until the breaker pops. Not sure what the inductance his ballast is but assuming it's set to limit current to 63A on the primary with 7200V secondary that's about 11H. Pair that with a cap that resonates with that at 50Hz = 0.9uF = a few cheap microwave caps in series/parallel can do it (assuming 2500v/1uF ea 10s9p). You don't want to keep a dry transformer arcing constanty beyond it's rating for minutes at a time, it will indeed overheat, but an oil-filled pole transformer can handle 5x their rating for a few minutes if you let them cool off in between runs. With all that thermal mass that takes several hours.
I can absolutely appreciate the fact that instead of saying "Don't try this at home" he said "Take you time, double check, be safe etc...." That might resonate with somebody that was definitely going to do this at home.
Honesty is the best policy :)
That's what I was thinking. Made me smile when he said that.
Flames + humming electricity + crackling loads + electrical education = CLASSIC PHOTONINDUCTION
The completely overloaded car stuffed with electrical gold was a total bonus.
I've been watching you since the beginning. I never thought your videos could get better. But now you're taking the time to explain stuff to us and I for one, absolutely love it. It's fascinating stuff for someone with basic electrical knowledge like me. So glad you're back on UA-cam mate, you have so much to share with us lucky viewers.
It's an honor to have viewers like you thank you.
It's as if we have graduated to the nest level :)
@@coryz.872 would you like him to explain everything step by step? He expects that if someone has this type of equipment sitting around then they should have at least an intermediate knowledge of how to use it. If not, you shouldn't attempt it. If it requires further explanation than a wiring diagram then you don't know what you're doing.
@@Photonicinduction Don’t remember ever seeing one so apologies if you have done one. Would love to see a video where you give a little about your electrical background/experience. Clearly weren’t your typical domestic sparky 😂
@@coryz.872 He explained about using the 3 phase transformer coils in series and using one as a ballast.
I really love how your style remains genuine and candid. Lots of youtubers these days are all obnoxious and tacky with their content, meanwhile your channel has a pleasant "old web" feel to it. Really do love your work.
This guy is a treasure trove of electrical knowledge much more useful than my university professors.
i agree, love your comment
This guy and electro boom are channels I hope remain as electrical gods for the rest of time. So much sheer knowledge in such a dangerous subject!
@@coryz.872 We get it; Mommy doesn't give you enough attention at home so you attack people giving anyone besides yourself praise... Get a life.
@@coryz.872 Hey, you should totally say this on like every comment, maybe then people will notice you!
University professors are good with derivation and manipulation of equations only. Practical stuffs, not so much.
I really like what you’re doing with your channel! 👍👍
"Have fun, but be safe." -- Wise words.
Curiosity first, Safety second! Lol
Don't be an idiot basically.
...and you might live as long as me, maybe even longer :)))))
Or have safe, but be fun. 🤣
I’ve never heard him say never try this at home just be safe 😂
I like the fire alarm disappearance around 12:00 -12:06
🤣🤣
LOLZ
had to watch that section several times till I saw it then I was like holy s**t yes when the fun is spoiled by an overzealous smoke detector
while fire safety is important these little bastards can't handle even the shortest gouts of 3ft(1m) butane flames
I WANT FLAMES NOT SCREACHES
smoke alarm*
Nice catch.. I bet your pretty hardcore in those "find 5 differences" compare pictures
I love transformers, humming away, getting warm, and giving off their special aroma.
Homemade lighting, just like Nanna used to make.
I don't think the ozone is too good for the lungs 🫁 🤡
Prod the angry pixies and let the magic smoke flow!
@Raoul Duke 😘
That special aroma. When you're having too much fun juicing up some electrical part and the room fills with the odor of burnt lacquer.
Oh yah.. I call it the (Oh SHIT!) smell. Because you're quickly yelling "Oh SHIT!!" when you're bumping your favorite tunes at 3/4th volume and you suddenly start whiffing that odor in the room. Bye bye speaker...lol
Dude you would be a hell of a EE Professor. This type of stuff would really hook young people and you also have the knowledge to show them the technical side of things once they pick their jaws off the floor from seeing foot long burning arcs.
Office hours: Tuesdays, 3pm to "fuck it, let's off to the pub then up the apples to blow some shit up, boys"
This guy is like the secret treasure of youtube highly educational content , respect from fellow edutainers , and a small viewer base with very high engagement . This guy has it all!
I will be donating a stack of cash to you guys as soon as I launch my new company. I want you to keep teaching!
Much Love from Canada
That old intro is pure dope still, please never replace 😌
This mans Knowledge is incredible. Love how he just lights 1-2ft arc is the office, casual as anything. That's a sign of knowing what one is doing and being comfortable with it. Thanks for the NON safety warning. If there is one thing that chits me to tears it's the endless safety harping as if the vid is the first one ever watched and the warning will make all the difference to what anyone does. Great vid yet again mate!
This is how my university teachers should've taught us how to calculate the maximum power out of a transformer
My teacher would just throw some 3rd order differential complex equation sets at us. Sprinkled with some crazy Laplacians. And sit there on his char for an hour in complete silence waiting for an answer.
@@pvc988 ah, the good old laplacians, how can I forget them? Oh yes, I've never used them after the university, that's why lol
Mine told me to grab the electrodes and hold on tight.
@@pvc988 I can relate this during my electronic career....
@@coryz.872 I don't remember learning about current limiting ballasts at university, so I sure learnt something!
Imagine the renovation to repaint this room, in ten years, when he takes all the decorations off the walls and discovers everything has left behind a silhouette from the repetitive arc flash.
Lmao ! yeh his attic will look like Chenobyl :)
If he keeps doing it without wearing protection, his eyes might be damaged enough he can't even see the different shades of paint...
Best buds casually trading industrial grade electrical equipment
As you do.
He's a good chap, I gave him one of mine.
He doesn’t seem too precious about his seats or interior trim either! Andy, I’ve got a 10kVA 3phase 415 to 50V tranny I salvaged years ago as I’m a massive magpie. Will a ballast allow me to safely step up with mains going in the 50V windings?
@@Photonicinduction aad to see one go, but itl be in good hands
@@JamesUKE92 You could put mains on the 50V with an appropriate ballast without saturating the core, but you'd have to watch you don't exceed the breakdown voltage of the insulation on the primary (I'm guessing if it's 415V you're in a country with 220-240V single phase). You could also play about with different series/parallel combinations, including connecting primary and secondary as an autotransformer.
I did some emergency IT stunt with National Grid in the past, and at one point I was able to tell you about every little bit of kit that goes into any of the grid elements, this brings me back xD
Fortunately (?) I have managed to wipe it all off my mind, even with quite short list of things that can be installed (and monitored), the number of combinations installed in various places is astronomical xD
Photon. The man who never uses his neck. The myth. The legend.
This can't be unseen. Lol
2 right m8
As much as I try I don't get it, care to explain that one?
@@Photonicinduction allegedly photon never changes the direction of his head relative to his body
@@Photonicinduction you don’t turn your neck. It’s as if it’s a single unit that is pinned at the top and bottom. If you watch in the video you turn by moving your whole body and torso but never your neck.
Here to to keep you in the algorithm. Top ten best you tubers all time miss ya bud.
That's a car being used as a pickup truck. LOL
Lol I was thinking the same thing, he really needs his own truck, forklift, and skylift to build the really big things that go boom rather than pop.
station wagon ... overloaded!
Yes , it's very dangerous to put heavy load in the back seat because in case of accident they will smash the driver.
@@fvckyoutubescensorshipandt2718 He better spend his money on buying a power plant in the UK to do more experiments. 😅
@@electronics-by-practice you don't listen then. it was screwed to the floor.
Randomly found your channel being recommended on my Home page. I'm not going to lie, I don't know very much about what is going on here, but this is the type of stuff I love, and I'm willing to learn! Thank you algorithm gods
Welcome back to UA-cam, King.
This guy could be a very good teacher. At least the damn kids would listen for once, the way he tells and shows it. Well done sir.
I’m so happy to see him uploading more frequently also i love the Intro :)
This experiment single handedly restored the ozone layer
sadly too much arc not enough corona discharge
to make ozone you need a cold fan of tiny little sparks most easily created around 3kv using a ceramic or glass layer between
lots of nox gases though
I don't have a transformer to maximize, but I'm watching anyway.
yes you do, every home appliance has a transformer inside it :)
@@dumdum7786 Incorrect. most have resistive droppers or switchmode power supplies.
See , because some people want to ruin your fun - microwaves do , i do not advise you to buy few of them , use a screwdriver and use the transformers - that would be dangerous , however i am saying that if you have microwave or few they have transformers
I have several microwave transformer from old microwaves.
@@WELLINGTON20 I mean larger appliances, like tvs and what not. plus, switchmode power supplies have transformers in them.
Man I really love the way you talk to your audience. You talk to us as if we’re there standing beside you. Too many other UA-cam channels treat their audience like numbers on a screen, but you manage to bridge that gap and I really feel like you’re talking directly to me.
Love you and your channel man. Can’t wait to see what’s next.
This is becoming 1 of my favourite channels.
Same here lol
It's always been one of my favs, from the very beginning.
Same
Man I watched you all night through high school and now I see you're active again. Welcome back!! Excited to watch all your crazy ideas hehe
This makes 2021 better
So much better.
Very true
Such a lucid exposition deserves a better understanding than I can offer, but I just love listening to people who clearly know their subject back to front, and a presentation devoid of bombast .
I love that the legend is back
There just ain't no-one to touch him is there :)
There is no way to explain how happy we are to have you back. We missed you so much bro. However we understand why you were gone and are proud of you for what you accomplished during your absence. Photon is back!
neighbors be like, "the power is dipping again, Photon must be back it again"
When the lights flicker, they know. WHO DID IT. :-D
I remember once years ago when he was playing with the high current transformer, his mate noticed the lights were going dim in the entire street ahahaha
@@nicwilson89 I remember that one well!
Bert, the telly's going funny again!
@@nicwilson89 Too Much Current + Electric Meter Pops
Photonic-Dundee: "That's not a Tesla Coil...now that's a Tesla Coil!"
Loving the new content mate, the sounds out of that were magical!! And those arcs were enormous!!!
What I liked: Entertaining, Explaining how and why things work the way they do, massive arks
So great to have you back mate.
Must be a lot of ozone in there 😂
Ozone is toxic!
@@Adamisgood24 - No odors after its aired out!
Its now clean room! :), uv-c and ozone...
@@negumanezer was afraid he was staring right at uv :'(
Not ozone... Nitrogen oxides...
Dude I just found your channel recently but I absolutely love your videos! I'm American and to be honest, your outstanding accent is one of the things I love most about watching. "Cheers"!
I've only really messed with flyback transformers, and puny little ion generators. Blowing up capacitors at 17, was a highlight!
I used to blow up electrolytic capacitors long ago... (the tiny 1uF 10-50V ones). I did that a couple times while my friend was over. He HATED that because it would scare the shit out of him. lol. Never knew when it was going to go BANG! Or if it just decided to be a smoke show.
I was too chickenshit to try that with anything larger. The tiny ones already went off like a big firecracker. 😬😄
I’m just starting to play with flyback now. Fun and spicy little buggers ain’t they! Any tips? My goal is max arc length.
i love that his wife is in the background enjoying the light show
Where?
She seemed a little unsure about it "Wow, that was...nice" :)
it's a privilege to witness this sort of madness, thank you
We used to watch your videos in school and that was 6 years ago and I can say your videos taught me more than what the teacher has. Thanks 🙏
Shows up to work the next day with a sunburn "Spend time at the beach?" "Nope, stayed in all day, why do you ask?"
Yes ahahaha:)
In class, we were shown a picture of a lineman that seriously burned his face by pulling a fuse in the wrong circuit state.
This is the best youtube channel i've found in years. Love every video! Thanks for uploading man! Top lad!
I’ve got to say you are totally and utterly off your trolley and I think your fantastic and what you do and your attitude towards your hobby and work So please keep the videos coming look forward to seeing the big pops LOL stay safe my friend
It's great to have you back! More importantly it's good to see you happy and in a good place!
Based on title alone, I gave this a thumbs up before the first 10 seconds played.
windows movie maker style early 2000s editing on youtube videos in 2021 makes me so fkin happy lol. good to see you back after so long
You really really really need to colab with the slomo guys, love to see these amazing arcs in like 200k FPS lol
Start blowing up their twitter and comment sections! GO!
I don't remember how I got to this channel years ago, but I'm glad I subscribed, and remained subscribed through the four year drought.
May your return to UA-cam be prosperous & may your content "illuminate" the lives of millions.
I can see photon giving some of the most fascinating lectures as a university professor.
This man is a true educator.
Either way, this guy is a masterful electrical engineer and electrician. He is the Guru of these experiments.
Imagine being his neighbors and seeing this through the window
Whilst all the street lights flicker lol
I feel REALLY bad for neighbors to be honest. lol
It would be bloody awesome 🌩
You like looking in the windows of your neighbors? Not creepy at all
I'm sure all his neighbours are used to his antics by now. I feel more sorry for Colin Furze's neighbours. :-D
Thank you for coming back!!! I can't stop watching!!!! We've missed you!!
"Transformer not even warm" - however the mains fuse was smoking!!
"However, the neighbourhood was blinking"
I've always wondered how does he pull that much juice through his hookup to the mains?? Or does feed into a bank of huge capacitors first then out of capacitors to transformers?
@@User78347 also wondering
@@User78347 He has over 20kw of power service, that red 100A cable carries his entire house's electrical capacity
@@DanielandStuff7 100A or 150A 3phase is not uncommon here in europe, so you basically have 230V*100A*3 = 69kW of usable power, as the fuses are "slow / medium blow" you can easily spike them to 500A for short amounts of time and get in the range of half a MW for 2-3 seconds or so.
If you have flow through water heaters, they are in the range of 20-35kW typically, if you have multiple of these in a house, you need that 100A/150A per phase.
Superb Video.. ... Looking forwards to more! Enjoying the technical info, can never get enough of that
You have the found the recipe for what I consider a one of a kind UA-cam channel. Based not only on the subject of your content but the way in which you create it and package it for all to enjoy. I have never once felt the urge to skip a single second of any video you have made for me (the viewer). I appreciate every second of every video you have made for me. If I was made to wait 10 years for another video of yours I would most definitely be waiting in anticipation. I have to say it was worth the wait and when I saw the "what happened to photonic" video notification I felt a small hole inside me begin to close. HE IS BACK. Thanks for being you and doing what you do. I can't say enough about how a 10 20 30 minute video of yours captures my complete attention from intro to outro. From 00:00:01 all the way to the "replay this video" button comes on screen..
Edit.. however, rewinding a portion to play back, I have done countless times. Enough to make a 10 minute video take 45 minutes to watch.
I feel like I’m stepping into my childhood when watching these new videos. So happy you’re back! Thank you!
Now there's a lad who needs a van if ever I saw one.
And a forklift.
And a crane!
And hell, a barn to store it all in.
And me, to help him muck about with it all and have hours of mad fun lol.
So good to see you back boss. Keep up the excellent work!
That oversaturation thing feels like water in the cooking pan. As long as you've got moisture left temps are keeping steady and it's fine. But when all the moisture's gone temperature quickly spikes up.
Here it's the core soaking up the power but when the core is saturated, there's nothing to "ballast" the current at reasonable level so they shoot up and fry the coils
Thank you for coming back, as an electrician this is my favorite channel on youtube.
I love how he hasn’t changed the intro song! Hopefully it’ll stay forever!
You are a true class act. So glad you are back to making videos!
Been watching you for a long time, sir. You soar to heights I could only dream. I do appreciate your taking time to show and explain things, I wasn't aware you can run 3ph on single with some modifications.
As for my stuff, mostly small time.
I bought an old modestly sized 3-phase PSU for powering arc lamps of NdYAG lasers, but mostly it was to trace and reverse engineer.
I suppose I could be bothered to try out making a rotary phase converter from 3 to 1. Problem is I would still need an outlet capable of delivering sufficient power to a device run on 208Vac delta @ 30A. I estimate since the output is 150VDC adjustable and that the solid state medium is ~1% efficient, it could probably continuously power a laser to around 25W output.
You can get CO2 lasers to produce comparable optical output on, in some cases, 120VAC outlets. So from an economy standpoint, the solid state laser doesn't make quite as much sense. But it's still a case with its worth I suppose.
The outro was really wholesome. I'm glad you are taking the channel your own direction and not following what everyone else says.
Do you have plans for combining a huge transformer with a mercury arc rectifier for a high dc voltage experiment? Blue glow in one corner, white arcing in the other...
That would be electrifying.
ahh yes we must have such as we have never seen before
That first contact with the transformer made almost the exact same sound as the feedback in the beginning of the Beatles' song I Feel Fine. This is a truly awesome video, I've always loved ya, photonic. And you're still here. That means the world is still a place worth existing in. You sir, are a true saint. An I don't mean being a saint by being a goody two shoes. I mean a saint as in a truly inspirational man.
Totally
"Got transformers everywhere"
Sir, would you like some HOUSE with that collection of electrical equipment?
Not unless it comes with more electrical equipment!
I've been testing transformers for a year for Larson Electronics. Just left there in April. So ALL of this information is extremely interesting! I love this.
It is interesting hearing the slightly different pitch of an arc like this with 50Hz power vs the 60Hz I am used to in the states.
Can u do like 20hz?
@@rootz420 You could, with a big enough VFD.
I love your vids, please keep going. We all enjoy your presence on UA-cam.
6:55 those plants are getting their daily dose of light
Man this is serious! I love it. Im a sparky and seeing and learning from your channel is worth more than college / uni itself
Just remember people spend tons of money to have their cars look like that lol
If you're smart, you just knock out the coils and sell them. Than you'll make a profit
Tons of money? Just get an angle grinder. It's cost effective but with dramatic handling🤣
@FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation air suspension, hydraulic suspension. Coil overs, springs. Or an angle grinder for chopping springs lol
@@Paxmax
I just appreciate the effort you put in to write out that British accent phonetically.
@FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation "Stance"
Your videos are greatly appreciated by all of us - they educate and entertain to the max...
The insulation of that ground stick used to draw those arcs is so very important to safety. Maybe a little video about insulation resistance testing or even polarization index could be in order? As you well know, in high voltage it's easy for the conductors to conduct, what one must be careful of is making sure the insulators are truly doing their job of insulating.
He has done it - look for the screwdriver video.
Another great video!! I'm so glad your back at UA-cam! And it's really good to see you looking so happy!
Can barely understand the terminology
Still interesting AF
I dont even know what im watching but its cool
keep watching. Look the words up. Eventually it will sink in.
Let's just say the kind of cheech his gear's putting out will make you ded multiple times over if you're not careful.
If you look up any references for electrical work or electronics, you should start catching on. Sam Goldwasser's repair FAQ is another excellent resource. This deals with electronic repair but there's still lots of interesting things to read.
Also, seems like stuff is everywhere on the net these days, especially wiki.
I'm a hobbyist myself but I'll try to answer you as best I can.
Something marvelous about the sound of arcing electrons in the morning. Thank you for this, sir!
1:21 i like the way he toke more care to belt on his transformer instead of protecting the seats
Don't be gentle - it's a rental. 🤣
We need an episode explaining where all your knowledge and skill come's from,thank you for the fantastic content.
I came back for the intro.
Glad you started explaining what we are actually seeing now. The circuit diagrams help too. Good job.
Yes! The engineer mindset! MORE POWER!!!
Best video ever! Out walking the dog and went by someone’s house that just started barbecuing when you started the arc testing. Was like how do I smell that!
You could show all the modification and restoration you do.
Maybe a time laps video? Would be awesome!
its alive ALIVE ,nice work glad your back
Maximum, what a beautiful word.
About the only channel putting out quality videos during COVID lockdown.
I was about to say "that's a guy with no smoke detector" and then I see a smoke detector on the wall around 11:15.
I don't even know much about electricity but your videos are just awesome. Entertaining and informative glad to see you're active again and keep up the great work.
Idk if you're a genius or I'm a moron, maybe both. But I enjoy watching this magic lol.
I love the fact that he actually ran screws into the floor of his car 🤣👌 you got a real good buddy there!! Great vidjayo as always photon!!
Hey matey is the older geezer still about. He was a right laff.
I wondered the same thing, didnt seem much older than photon though from what I remember 🤗
Is his name Craig maybe?
where did he go?
He's dead, died from an overdose of electrons.
@@ChurchOfThought I rather thought he’s a young lad...
So glad to see you making videos again Andy. You are the high point of my You Tube browsing! Cheers mate!!
12:10 With a resonant cap in series with the ballast you can prob stretch that out to 3-4 meters.
Wouldnt increasing the frequency on a transformer that size increase heating pretty severely?
@@oliverpuczyk2 Simply adding a cap won't increase the 50Hz frequency, just drive up the current and voltage drawn under arc conditions with resonance = the arc keeps growing and drawing more and more current the longer it gets until it breaks or until the breaker pops. Not sure what the inductance his ballast is but assuming it's set to limit current to 63A on the primary with 7200V secondary that's about 11H. Pair that with a cap that resonates with that at 50Hz = 0.9uF = a few cheap microwave caps in series/parallel can do it (assuming 2500v/1uF ea 10s9p). You don't want to keep a dry transformer arcing constanty beyond it's rating for minutes at a time, it will indeed overheat, but an oil-filled pole transformer can handle 5x their rating for a few minutes if you let them cool off in between runs. With all that thermal mass that takes several hours.