Do you think he might did that on purpose? let's say he need to use the cable with it's connector for something else, also the used wires are stronger though 😉😎
Nice idea of using a laptop converter for a spot welder. Suggestions for the future: If you're going to tinker with electronics, buy a soldering iron. When you wrap wires together, get in the habit of wrapping in a right hand direction. That way if you need to use wire nuts, the wrap will already be in the correct direction. Why in the world didn't you just chuck up the carbon rod in the drill instead of twisting/wadding up the sandpaper? Since all you used the rod for was to jam it with the wire in the sparkplug, you could have just used a file to make a flat side on the round rod...much faster. Keep in mind that the spark plug body is insulated from the rod, but not the electrode sticking out the bottom (underneath the curved contact). Your finger was very close to it, and if you happened to touch it and the "ground" clip, you will get a nice "surprise". Cover all of the bottom of the sparkplug with tape. Lastly, if you want to appear to know what you're talking about, the wires inside of a cord are not called "components"; they're just wires. Components are things like resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes, etc.
Suggestion for the future: Don't use wire nuts. Even in homes they are now understood to have been a bad idea. Anywhere else they are the height of stupidity.
He wraps the wire ends together that way because he is left-handed. Not using a soldering iron shows your average DIYer how to do it without solder. I'm sticking up for him!
I’m not sure, but I think the way UA-cam works is that you have to get people to comment on your video and it doesn’t matter if the comments are positive or negative. If that’s the case, then you have achieved your goal and we have fallen in your trap.
I wasted my entire life throwing away used razor blades, when I could have just welded them together. This video has completely changed my life - now I'm going to have all the welded-together razor blades I always dreamed of as a small child. I'm off to the computer shop now, to get the latest Mac Airbook Pro and get chopping away at that power supply. I might even be able to burn some holes in some aluminium foil too! Pure genius.
If You wonder why your car barely accelerates, then using one of it's spark plugs in the project was a bad idea.... We don't need the power supply! - We can solder a connecter to some banana clips, and use our laboratory power supply, when we want to play tetris/pacman -ROFL- 🤣
@@vortexan9804the same! the inner diameter of the rolled sand paper is the same the outer of the coal rod at the point of contact! Just the grip of the drill on the solid bar will be better than on the hollow rounded sand paper!
As an advanced DIY'er I can see that this is good for spot welding headers when rebuilding tool battery packs with the 18650 Li-Ion batteries. As demonstrated, this will also spot weld pieces of sheet metal. COOL!
wow, blown away on the simplicity of this! I made a spot welder out of a stereo amp torroidal power transformer, 2 relays and a capacitor. 2 copper leads onto part and hit the button, .2 second duty cycle and 2 spot welds. Gonna try yours now.
This is based on resistance soldering. there are many videos about it but with the use of a modified /rewired transformer(heavy duty transformer such as microwave transformer), the charcoal rod AKA "Gouging carbon rod" can be ordered online, resistance soldering tool has been used by model railway enthusiasts for years.
@@komolkovathana8568 I would like the ground be a battery core too. And then have 2 spark plugs and pinch the metal between. Get some serious spot welds.
I normally only fool with soldering an existing circuit board i have, if I have gotten robbed again, the capacitor discharged, hopefully shocked the thief. As they yank out either my bass or mid amp. We are 3 vehicles deep into my career by the time I was robbed or an idiot had attempted it so often. I just knew the whole unreleased wiring scheme Ford SVT Lightning still 21 years later is held secret. I am still waiting my turn with the official copy of the diagram book from the forums. One of the times, the shock was so severe, that whichever amp they tried for, it melted the fuses deep into the body of the other amp. I got it out, and had to take it apart to get all the melted fuse taken out. I grew up on a ranch. There are regular generator and gas tanks and tinted helmet to weld nice metal pipe fence. Then there is disaster mode a family member is getting his arm and the fence busted by one of our bulls. Pap gas in a torch is good for things that need a full welding rig, but just "brazing" the metal with it is enough to get the fence to hold, and the heat scares the bull away. It is a good zombie apocalypse skill to have, or weapon to use in a riot. Respect it's power and wear eyewear if you can.. I've used metal parts left by people moving out of my complex to build things with. My brain got stirred up because someone left fully welded stuff by the dumpster today. I keep that tank on my back porch in a toolbox. Don't even think of indoor storage. Most thugs today would think it might be a different brand of butane torch. I don't want it in my garage. Hopefully nobody tests it out or wants to steal it. It gets impressively hot very fast. Your post just reminded me how dangerous physics, electricity, chemistry can be if a person without college education and decent scary labs can be. You know some future people are going to try to build up a DIY eV charging port. Fires will happen. If you are not good at math; please do not do anything with power supplies or transformers. Nobody benefits.
You forgot to say that welding without goggles is highly dangerous. All electric arc welding, even at low power, produces light that can severely damage the eye's retina. So don't try this at home without the proper eye protection and remember; sun glasses won't do the job.
The whole contraption is unsafe as heck. It's for idiots only. This video proves that knowing how to do something is still miles away from knowing _what_ one's doing.
@@bosoerjadi2838 There is a saying in the profession that "Builders know how but Architects know why." It's the reason that Architects can bend the rules but Builders never should. In my opinion, it's a saying that can be adapted to many other specialist industries as well.
@@farrier2708 Perhaps. But knowing _why_ one'd be doing something is also rather removed from knowing _what_ one'd be doing. If I'd take your personifications, a builder may know how, an architect why, but both should know what they're doing.
Good ideas here but a few things I am lost on - a. Why cut the cord when you could have just cut the plug at the end and used the wires as is. b. Why use a spark plug - just as a holder ?🤔🤔. A piece of wood would do the same job. c. Why not use the spark plug electrode itself instead of using a carbon rod? It is already platinum or iridium to withstand sparks. Just a few thoughts to ponder upon ....
For C it may be there's a difference in resistance between the two materials that makes the battery terminal more favorable for this application. Just a guess though.
Because then the project would be much simpler, making for a much, MUCH shorter video!🤨 Never mind if he'd actually told us what the project was: If you were told that you were about to watch a video on how to weld some razor blades & utility knives to each other...well! That would make for REALLY brief viewing, wouldn't it?🤔
I like the ingenuity of making these videos, drag and drag a 1 minute video into 11minutes, basically to see somebody with office hands using tape on electrical wire😢
You can up the UA-cam playback speed, but it only goes up to 2x. You can watch most any video at 1.25x with no problem, unless it involves musical performance.
Probably cause it's thicker wire. Its gonna get real hot the closer you are to the carbon rod end. He's probably saying safer, cause its less like to burn through and short out with the thicker wires.
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You could start the video by explaining what you’re trying to do. Next, describe each one of the tasks you’re doing and why. I hate the videos that use finger pointing and finger tapping.
It was because he wasn't using the laptop supply (most won't do that, they have over-current protection). In the burning videos the graphite rod was actually connected to a high-current supply like a car battery. Having 'extension leads' allowed for the illusion.
This would be great for building up battery packs in power tool battery replacement where you have to spot weld connections from battery to battery to replace the battery pack inside the case.
This is dangerous I was going to weld my cats tails together and the dam thing sparked just when my cat farted and it burned my eyebrows and mustache off.😮😮😮
Yes. It may not be much, but atleast it's real. I'd like to clobber the free energy guy. "Take 4 crayons and wrap wire around them. The break a lightnulb with a magnet and pour hot wax on it all and PRESTO! You made a worthless pile of garbage." 🤣
Wood or plastic would likely burn or melt. Mini-welders get very hot at that end. Ceramic wouldn't burn or melt and is an insulator. It should keep you from getting shocked and prevent you from burning your hand.
Throughout the video it shows you performing various tasks. I don't need you to explain to me why you are stripping the wire, for example, that would be silly. But why, EXACTLY are you using a AA battery, what kinds of specs should one look for in an appropriate power supply, what is with the spark plug exactly? Without any context, what you have here is a demonstration more than a how-to.
How the hell does the spark plug "stabilise the current"???🤪 I could understand it if you used it as a porcelain insulator, so that if the carbon rod got too hot from conducting the current, you still had something to use as a handle that would allow your hand to stay comfortable...🤷
Imagine how useful it will be when you need ruin a spark plug AND a computer power supply, ESPECIALLY when you need to spot weld some utility knife blades immediately thereafter!😮🫠
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Future suggestion… learn how to do a western union splice when you join your wires. It keeps the wires inline and is much stronger and conductive than in your video. It is also easier to wrap electrical tape around.
This is by far the easiest,most affordable way, allowing mechanics both certified and backyard to tack weld things that other welders couldn't do because of the size
@@robm8809 I reckon even you're wrong. It's "should've", not "should have". "Should of" doesn't even sound like "should have", it sounds like "should've". I think it got started by speech to text apps, and thru our failing education system it has actually somehow become quite the norm, especially online. It bugs me too when I see it, but it is what it is. The statement of "should of" doesn't even make any sense, like at all... so I don't get what people think they are saying when they actually type it out and don't have the excuse of it being a speech to text error.
The spark plug has a conductive lead, you pulled it out You could have certainly used the original leaf. Rediculous. You can buy a basic welder that actually welds for $50 and you won't get electrocuted
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Electrocuted? These laptop power supplies normally have under 20 volts.
Fake video! He wasn't using the laptop supply (they won't do that, they have over-current protection). In the burning videos the graphite rod was actually connected to a high-current supply like a car battery. Having 'extension leads' allowed for the illusion.
no sir you are wrong..not ALL laptop power supply have over current protection..i have a lot of different type of chargers they don't have this protection..some have some not..i have an hp 19.8v 9.5 amp a philips a dell ..they don't turn off when shorted
The graphite rod is a resistance that if someone is lucky enough, will limit current enough for the PSU protection circuit to not shut off the output. Better technique would be to reserve it for spot welding, put a resistor in series to limit inrush current to a capacitor bank in series, so you simply wait a few seconds to charge up the capacitor bank, then are discharging it to do the spot weld. No spark plug or battery core required, just low gauge wire and durable/replaceable electrode. A very short piece of 12ga solid core wire as a replaceable tip in a screwed-clamp setup would do nicely if it just needs to be cheap and use scraps lying around anyway.
You are just very wrong, stop thinking you're being fooled, not everything is a conspiracy. He was using a computer power supply, and the reason the power supply protection wasn't tripped is because he has the carbon rod, and that rod has resistance so the power supply doesn't see this as a "short" circuit. Of course you need supply with enough amperage to heat up the tip of the carbon rod to a high enough temperature. He doesn't show the amperage but often it's around 3 Amps or so. You can use any power supply with enough amperage, with a higher voltage you would need less amperage to accomplish this. A 12V PC power supply would probably be good too, they often have around 15 Amps or more on the 12V rails. It's the carbon rod that makes this possible, it gets very hot easily. These are very thin materials, for heavier duty welding you'd probably need much more power.
I watched the whole thing to see if it would lead to something useful. Now I know. I'll never get those 11 minutes back. Even IF the "invention" had a real use, the whole project could have been explained in a 1-minute clip. That power supply will fail in short order. It's not made to supply large surges of current.
The issue I see is how would you connect the battery plate you need to weld to with the alligator clip? The current seems to need to flow from one plate to the other to weld them.
@@memkuk I have a soldering tool with adjustable settings, so I doubt I would ever use something like this. However, someone who works on small hobby projects with thin metal might find this info very useful. I chose to watch this because I like learning about alternative ways of doing things.
no sir you are wrong..not ALL laptop power supply have over current protection..i have a lot of different type of chargers they don't have this protection..some have some not..i have an hp 19.8v 9.5 amp a philips a dell ..they don't turn off when shorted
You failed to realize that his rod was a resistive element limiting current. The design was silly but he didn't pull that out of a battery for no reason.
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Showed this to my wife who's not the brightest bulb in the box and the first thing she said was why didn't he put the metal rod in the drill to sand it? There's some dangerous people out there.
1) It was unnecessary to shorten the wires. 2) You could have put an alligator clip on both ends and the graphite on one while holding the non sparking end with pliers. OR...3) Attach the wire to the end of a copper cored sparkplug, cut off the ground electrode and used that. Any or all of these would have been more sensible than the needlessly overwrought method you have used here.
Seems like a lot of time for spot welding razor blades. And the horror of ruining a good spark plug. Doesn't Harbor Freight sell something like that already for $4.95??
Give this a thought, instead of cutting the end off the power supply, remove the receptacle from the dead laptop and build from there. That way you can just plug the power supply in when you need it and still have an undamaged power supply. Ignore all the unhappy negative people, they will have nothing nice to say about anything.. but there are a few pieces of constructive criticism that are worth reading here. You're doing fine. 👍
Hey 'Fix It Fast'. Here's a suggestion. Get to the point faster. Shouldn't have to listen to 8+ minutes of loud music only to find out it's of no interest to the vast majority of us. Thumbs down.
Some people give good feedback and advice while some are ready to be negative and disrespectful... I hope you continue doing your thing and make sure it's safe for all...
The best part was when you cut the power supply cord short then added wire back to make it longer. Mark Rober better watch out for you.
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That was genius..........not😅😂
I noticed that too, was about to ask the point.
Do you think he might did that on purpose? let's say he need to use the cable with it's connector for something else, also the used wires are stronger though 😉😎
The original wires were the wrong color.🤣
Nice idea of using a laptop converter for a spot welder. Suggestions for the future: If you're going to tinker with electronics, buy a soldering iron. When you wrap wires together, get in the habit of wrapping in a right hand direction. That way if you need to use wire nuts, the wrap will already be in the correct direction. Why in the world didn't you just chuck up the carbon rod in the drill instead of twisting/wadding up the sandpaper? Since all you used the rod for was to jam it with the wire in the sparkplug, you could have just used a file to make a flat side on the round rod...much faster. Keep in mind that the spark plug body is insulated from the rod, but not the electrode sticking out the bottom (underneath the curved contact). Your finger was very close to it, and if you happened to touch it and the "ground" clip, you will get a nice "surprise". Cover all of the bottom of the sparkplug with tape. Lastly, if you want to appear to know what you're talking about, the wires inside of a cord are not called "components"; they're just wires. Components are things like resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes, etc.
Suggestion for the future: Don't use wire nuts. Even in homes they are now understood to have been a bad idea. Anywhere else they are the height of stupidity.
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It is an example. Hard? Idiot.
"Your" finger was very close to become sanded.
He wraps the wire ends together that way because he is left-handed. Not using a soldering iron shows your average DIYer how to do it without solder. I'm sticking up for him!
I’m not sure, but I think the way UA-cam works is that you have to get people to comment on your video and it doesn’t matter if the comments are positive or negative. If that’s the case, then you have achieved your goal and we have fallen in your trap.
I had a feeling that this might be a nonsense project . . . it was.
Saved me 11 mins there…..thnx.
I wasted my entire life throwing away used razor blades, when I could have just welded them together.
This video has completely changed my life - now I'm going to have all the welded-together razor blades I always dreamed of as a small child.
I'm off to the computer shop now, to get the latest Mac Airbook Pro and get chopping away at that power supply.
I might even be able to burn some holes in some aluminium foil too!
Pure genius.
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If You wonder why your car barely accelerates, then using one of it's spark plugs in the project was a bad idea.... We don't need the power supply! - We can solder a connecter to some banana clips, and use our laboratory power supply, when we want to play tetris/pacman -ROFL- 🤣
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You could have built enire steel house. Maybe a cargo ship or even a skyscraper.
wouldn't it be easier to put the coal rod into the drill and hold the sand paper to polish it while it turns?
It would be much slower.....think of surface speed.
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@@vortexan9804the same! the inner diameter of the rolled sand paper is the same the outer of the coal rod at the point of contact! Just the grip of the drill on the solid bar will be better than on the hollow rounded sand paper!
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@@vortexan9804юж эх хотя юж,
As an advanced DIY'er I can see that this is good for spot welding headers when rebuilding tool battery packs with the 18650 Li-Ion batteries. As demonstrated, this will also spot weld pieces of sheet metal. COOL!
Step one cut the wire short. Step two lengthen the shortened wires by adding pieces of different color wires. WTH??
wow, blown away on the simplicity of this! I made a spot welder out of a stereo amp torroidal power transformer, 2 relays and a capacitor. 2 copper leads onto part and hit the button, .2 second duty cycle and 2 spot welds. Gonna try yours now.
This is based on resistance soldering. there are many videos about it but with the use of a modified /rewired transformer(heavy duty transformer such as microwave transformer), the charcoal rod AKA "Gouging carbon rod" can be ordered online, resistance soldering tool has been used by model railway enthusiasts for years.
Spotted Welding, not Soldering ( need filler lead or silver rod.)
@@komolkovathana8568 I would like the ground be a battery core too. And then have 2 spark plugs and pinch the metal between. Get some serious spot welds.
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I normally only fool with soldering an existing circuit board i have, if I have gotten robbed again, the capacitor discharged, hopefully shocked the thief. As they yank out either my bass or mid amp. We are 3 vehicles deep into my career by the time I was robbed or an idiot had attempted it so often. I just knew the whole unreleased wiring scheme Ford SVT Lightning still 21 years later is held secret. I am still waiting my turn with the official copy of the diagram book from the forums. One of the times, the shock was so severe, that whichever amp they tried for, it melted the fuses deep into the body of the other amp. I got it out, and had to take it apart to get all the melted fuse taken out.
I grew up on a ranch. There are regular generator and gas tanks and tinted helmet to weld nice metal pipe fence. Then there is disaster mode a family member is getting his arm and the fence busted by one of our bulls. Pap gas in a torch is good for things that need a full welding rig, but just "brazing" the metal with it is enough to get the fence to hold, and the heat scares the bull away. It is a good zombie apocalypse skill to have, or weapon to use in a riot. Respect it's power and wear eyewear if you can.. I've used metal parts left by people moving out of my complex to build things with. My brain got stirred up because someone left fully welded stuff by the dumpster today. I keep that tank on my back porch in a toolbox. Don't even think of indoor storage.
Most thugs today would think it might be a different brand of butane torch. I don't want it in my garage. Hopefully nobody tests it out or wants to steal it. It gets impressively hot very fast. Your post just reminded me how dangerous physics, electricity, chemistry can be if a person without college education and decent scary labs can be. You know some future people are going to try to build up a DIY eV charging port. Fires will happen. If you are not good at math; please do not do anything with power supplies or transformers. Nobody benefits.
Your dad is gonna be angry when he needs to use his razor knives, change a sparkplug, and recharge his lap top.
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You forgot to say that welding without goggles is highly dangerous.
All electric arc welding, even at low power, produces light that can severely damage the eye's retina.
So don't try this at home without the proper eye protection and remember; sun glasses won't do the job.
The whole contraption is unsafe as heck. It's for idiots only.
This video proves that knowing how to do something is still miles away from knowing _what_ one's doing.
@@bosoerjadi2838 There is a saying in the profession that "Builders know how but Architects know why." It's the reason that Architects can bend the rules but Builders never should.
In my opinion, it's a saying that can be adapted to many other specialist industries as well.
@@farrier2708 Perhaps. But knowing _why_ one'd be doing something is also rather removed from knowing _what_ one'd be doing.
If I'd take your personifications, a builder may know how, an architect why, but both should know what they're doing.
@@bosoerjadi2838 Very true! After forty years in the profession, I've met many that don't. On rare occasions that includes me. 🤫
He is aiming for the next Darwin award. The world is overpopulated.
Good ideas here but a few things I am lost on -
a. Why cut the cord when you could have just cut the plug at the end and used the wires as is.
b. Why use a spark plug - just as a holder ?🤔🤔. A piece of wood would do the same job.
c. Why not use the spark plug electrode itself instead of using a carbon rod? It is already platinum or iridium to withstand sparks.
Just a few thoughts to ponder upon ....
For C it may be there's a difference in resistance between the two materials that makes the battery terminal more favorable for this application. Just a guess though.
Because then the project would be much simpler, making for a much, MUCH shorter video!🤨
Never mind if he'd actually told us what the project was: If you were told that you were about to watch a video on how to weld some razor blades & utility knives to each other...well! That would make for REALLY brief viewing, wouldn't it?🤔
Because will triger de short protecion on de power suply , in this way will make same resistance from carbon rod
I would get rid of the music, too loud and not necessarily.
It’s downright irritating.
u can close down it
At least turn it way down
I agree with you on that 🤔😁👍
I found the complex rhythms and the playful interaction of melody with harmony to be deeply satisfying and uplifting. Bravo, maestro, bravo.
Thank God for fast forward!
🤣🤣🤣 I just jump six steps but after two jumps, i know what he want to show us.
Hahahahahahahah!
I like the ingenuity of making these videos, drag and drag a 1 minute video into 11minutes, basically to see somebody with office hands using tape on electrical wire😢
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I just commented pretty much the same thing. That was painful to watch, and I was just riding the right-arrow key to keep FFing.
You can up the UA-cam playback speed, but it only goes up to 2x. You can watch most any video at 1.25x with no problem, unless it involves musical performance.
When a project is this pointless & stupid, technique is EVERYTHING.🤨
Great idea. Question... why attach two feet of blue and yellow wire when you had 2 feet of wire already there that you cut off?
Initially I wanted to show it differently, but I decided to show how it would be safer
Probably cause it's thicker wire. Its gonna get real hot the closer you are to the carbon rod end. He's probably saying safer, cause its less like to burn through and short out with the thicker wires.
This guy's a real bright spark.
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I gained a lot of knowledge and it was very useful. I will try it out sometime.
Try it out as it goes, it is important to know!
You could start the video by explaining what you’re trying to do. Next, describe each one of the tasks you’re doing and why. I hate the videos that use finger pointing and finger tapping.
I like what you've done., very creative. If someone wants to improve on it they can, that doesn't take away from your great idea. Thank you.
Your information is very helpful. I will try to do that. Thank you for sharing
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why cut it of short and then join a piece on keep it long and have a decent connection.
It was because he wasn't using the laptop supply (most won't do that, they have over-current protection). In the burning videos the graphite rod was actually connected to a high-current supply like a car battery. Having 'extension leads' allowed for the illusion.
@@Shaun.Stephens NO spark plug required.
That’s not even the first question I have about the sensibility of this.
What a cool idea...A small,cheap,homebuilt spot welder! There have been many times I could have used this...
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This would be great for building up battery packs in power tool battery replacement where you have to spot weld connections from battery to battery to replace the battery pack inside the case.
This is dangerous I was going to weld my cats tails together and the dam thing sparked just when my cat farted and it burned my eyebrows and mustache off.😮😮😮
tapeing the wires. Remember to put them in opposite direction and tape the final because if it heats due to high dc volt it will melt and short buddy
Love the little welder. EXCELLENT creative video. You are destined for greatness in UA-cam.
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Yes. It may not be much, but atleast it's real. I'd like to clobber the free energy guy. "Take 4 crayons and wrap wire around them. The break a lightnulb with a magnet and pour hot wax on it all and PRESTO! You made a worthless pile of garbage." 🤣
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OK, Group hug, everybody hug now 😅
I used this method to weld a pack of razor blades together and shaved the fur off my back in one pass!
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The the spark plug is used here just as a holder. A piece of wood or plastic could do the same thing. 😂
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Wood or plastic would likely burn or melt. Mini-welders get very hot at that end. Ceramic wouldn't burn or melt and is an insulator. It should keep you from getting shocked and prevent you from burning your hand.
Right. It is an insulator. I even made a plastic pen and it was perfect
It's true that the longevity of this power supply is excellent, you've turned it into a very smart and creative welding machine.
One of the best videos thanks dude 👍👍
Throughout the video it shows you performing various tasks. I don't need you to explain to me why you are stripping the wire, for example, that would be silly. But why, EXACTLY are you using a AA battery, what kinds of specs should one look for in an appropriate power supply, what is with the spark plug exactly? Without any context, what you have here is a demonstration more than a how-to.
The battery is used because it perfectly conducts current without destroying the rod when heated. The spark plug helps stabilize the current.
How the hell does the spark plug "stabilise the current"???🤪
I could understand it if you used it as a porcelain insulator, so that if the carbon rod got too hot from conducting the current, you still had something to use as a handle that would allow your hand to stay comfortable...🤷
Very useful, next time I need to spot weld razor blades together....
Its for demonstration purposes. This guy seems like an educator to me.
Imagine how useful it will be when you need ruin a spark plug AND a computer power supply, ESPECIALLY when you need to spot weld some utility knife blades immediately thereafter!😮🫠
It was really very nice . I subscribe you because I love really your action .Thank you so much . Please do continue somethings like these . I hope to see such a program. ❤
You are doing well dear friend.
Future suggestion… learn how to do a western union splice when you join your wires. It keeps the wires inline and is much stronger and conductive than in your video. It is also easier to wrap electrical tape around.
Very nice project 😂thank you😮
This is by far the easiest,most affordable way, allowing mechanics both certified and backyard to tack weld things that other welders couldn't do because of the size
You should of kept the psu wire longer and avoid that crappy joint.
It's "should have", not "should of". I agree, though.
@@robm8809 thanks teacher 👍
@@alancamilleri You're welcome. :)
@@robm8809 I reckon even you're wrong. It's "should've", not "should have".
"Should of" doesn't even sound like "should have", it sounds like "should've".
I think it got started by speech to text apps, and thru our failing education system it has actually somehow become quite the norm, especially online.
It bugs me too when I see it, but it is what it is.
The statement of "should of" doesn't even make any sense, like at all... so I don't get what people think they are saying when they actually type it out and don't have the excuse of it being a speech to text error.
@@DonnieBrass "should've" is a shortened form of "should have" so we're both right in a way. :)
Waste of Click Bait.
Good contribution to all, well done.
The spark plug has a conductive lead, you pulled it out
You could have certainly used the original leaf. Rediculous.
You can buy a basic welder that actually welds for $50 and you won't get electrocuted
Electrocuted? These laptop power supplies normally have under 20 volts.
$50 seems like alot of money to spend just to tack-weld a couple of razor blades to each other.😏
Just sayin'...😌
It is very nice, Thank you 😊
Fake video!
He wasn't using the laptop supply (they won't do that, they have over-current protection). In the burning videos the graphite rod was actually connected to a high-current supply like a car battery. Having 'extension leads' allowed for the illusion.
no sir you are wrong..not ALL laptop power supply have over current protection..i have a lot of different type of chargers they don't have this protection..some have some not..i have an hp 19.8v 9.5 amp a philips a dell ..they don't turn off when shorted
The graphite rod is a resistance that if someone is lucky enough, will limit current enough for the PSU protection circuit to not shut off the output.
Better technique would be to reserve it for spot welding, put a resistor in series to limit inrush current to a capacitor bank in series, so you simply wait a few seconds to charge up the capacitor bank, then are discharging it to do the spot weld. No spark plug or battery core required, just low gauge wire and durable/replaceable electrode. A very short piece of 12ga solid core wire as a replaceable tip in a screwed-clamp setup would do nicely if it just needs to be cheap and use scraps lying around anyway.
Ok so build one and film it then put out the debunk video. That's what I expect from anyone who challenges these types of videos.
You are just very wrong, stop thinking you're being fooled, not everything is a conspiracy. He was using a computer power supply, and the reason the power supply protection wasn't tripped is because he has the carbon rod, and that rod has resistance so the power supply doesn't see this as a "short" circuit. Of course you need supply with enough amperage to heat up the tip of the carbon rod to a high enough temperature. He doesn't show the amperage but often it's around 3 Amps or so. You can use any power supply with enough amperage, with a higher voltage you would need less amperage to accomplish this. A 12V PC power supply would probably be good too, they often have around 15 Amps or more on the 12V rails. It's the carbon rod that makes this possible, it gets very hot easily. These are very thin materials, for heavier duty welding you'd probably need much more power.
@@jvon3885yea and hurry up !
😮 That was awsome!
I watched the whole thing to see if it would lead to something useful.
Now I know. I'll never get those 11 minutes back.
Even IF the "invention" had a real use, the whole project could have been explained
in a 1-minute clip. That power supply will fail in short order. It's not made to supply large
surges of current.
I think you are wrong) It still works for us
No, you won't get those 11 minutes back. Ever! Whaddya expect? This is UA-cam!
Now shaddap & stay entertained!🤗
Love it simple ❤
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Congratulations!.. Very good video also!.. Thank you
Excellent micro welder.
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Nice work thanks
If I am not wrong... Is this spot welding?
Yes
Awesome idea. I wonder what thickness can it weld. Thank you very helpful and I learned something new today!🤩🤩🤩
Love the reggae music!!🎵
I cut too much cable and then add more cable that makes video useless.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
You were supposed to repeat the process 3 times. Now go back & watch the video another couple of times!😘
Ok, good but Why You hide wires line after some time . That create suspection.
kaynağı kısa tutuyor uc kıpkırmızı olunca çekiyorlar.ya evi kendilerini yakacaklar ya sigortayı.
how ingenius is this 😀
I wonder if he's ever tried making a "neon" light using a 5 gallon water jug filled with acetylene and oxygen? 😂😂😂
I bet someone will try to now 😶
Great! Congratulations❤❤❤
Could you use this as a spot welder for lithium batteries?
Looks pretty aggressive and hot for Li batteries. I could see this easily burning a hole in an 18650.
@@Patient-9 I was thinking the opposite, too weak to make reliable welds.
Are you sure you don't need a soldering iron?
The issue I see is how would you connect the battery plate you need to weld to with the alligator clip? The current seems to need to flow from one plate to the other to weld them.
Surely you can, the method is also simple
Thanks can you do one for small alluminium please
And one for quarter-inch stainless steel. Thanks!🤗
What a complete waste of time for an impractical tool.
but it is practical
@@JageeAgain But it's not practicable. Dah😅
Its meant to teach how to make something, not to show you how to save money. Some people like learning thus way.
If you have nothing nice to say......
.....Say nothing at all.😎
@MrBigShotFancyPants If it actually works, it would be a very practical solution for spot welding the nickel strips when building battery packs.
Awesome. Thank you for vid!
Why destroy an expensive spark plug when you could have used a bit of wood?
If a $4 spark plug is "expensive", then maybe this project is not right for you.
Use an old one then from your lawn mower or vehicle. Or get a mechanic friend to save one for you.
he might have used a bit of his brain... if he had one. Why do people make stupid videos like this?
@@memkuk I have a soldering tool with adjustable settings, so I doubt I would ever use something like this. However, someone who works on small hobby projects with thin metal might find this info very useful. I chose to watch this because I like learning about alternative ways of doing things.
Good job 👍🌹
What a bullshit. Almost all power supplies of this type have short-circuit protection. Using them in this way will turn off the power supply
Agreed. That's why he used 'extension wires', so he could connect a car battery for the 'welding' shots.
no sir you are wrong..not ALL laptop power supply have over current protection..i have a lot of different type of chargers they don't have this protection..some have some not..i have an hp 19.8v 9.5 amp a philips a dell ..they don't turn off when shorted
You failed to realize that his rod was a resistive element limiting current. The design was silly but he didn't pull that out of a battery for no reason.
Тут використано графітовий стрижень! Це напівпровідник. Ніякого короткого замикання немає.
Таким чином можна паяти мідні дроти в розподільчих коробках.
you are the best , thanks
Только увидел заделку скруток задался вопросом,чему этот самоделкин может научить ⁉️
такие видео не нужно расценивать как конечный продукт, это просто подача идеи. конечно же провода потолще нужно припаять прямо к печатной плате блока.
@@alexandrteplov4445 тем не менее идею нужно подавать в технически верном исполнении
Начальный этап зачистки проводов, взятие графитового стержня из пальчиковой батарейки, использование старой автомобильной свечи, как держатель. Сварка аккумуляторов, сопряжена с трудностям, нет: прижима, регулировки тока и времени разряда, да и сам ИБП работает на перегрузке, глазки надо беречь. Но идея хорошая, если в средствах ограничен.
thanks for the video....that's a great tool trick. : )
Showed this to my wife who's not the brightest bulb in the box and the first thing she said was why didn't he put the metal rod in the drill to sand it? There's some dangerous people out there.
The sandpaper tip had to be deliberate. The ending was the best part. Carry on.
Про остальное промолчу, но зачем оставлять короткий хвостик, чтоб потом его наращивать? Бред...
попробовал дырки в лезвиях прожигает. бестолковая вещица.
@@sokolovskivitali2971 д.д. а как пробовал ? может нужно сократить время контакта ?
@@viktorviktor3624 в БП защита сама сократит. 7 ампер от Acer и штифт от батарейки АА
@@viktorviktor3624 в БП защита от КЗ. может важно какой БП.
@@sokolovskivitali2971 ну скорее всего так и есть .
Glad I read the comments first, saved me wasting my time watching the video.
Interesante video, pero, ¿para que sirve la bujia? ¿solo para aguantar el varilla de carbon de la pila?
No. Too make the interesting video more interesting.🫠
Thx for your amazing Idea, I suggest a video for fixing an old Mac book pro not working because of the original power supply .
Incoming!🤗🌟😎✨😲
For added safety, be sure to stand in water while using this.
It's only ~20 volts and ~ 4 amps.
@frankyveel OK, dirty water! And make sure to have a congenital heart defect, too!🤗
His idea is great, I will do it
It’s perfect for when I want to spot weld the business ends of my utility knives together!
Or you can take the basics he has showed you and step it up. Imagine using a transformer from a microwave. 4 gauge battery cables, and some #4 rebar.
And don't forget to wire that transformer to 600V 3-phase.🥳
That was really cool. How did you record the drums on the sound track? Got a really good sound.
Yeah! I watched the entire video just to enjoy the cool music!🤗😎🤗
1) It was unnecessary to shorten the wires. 2) You could have put an alligator clip on both ends and the graphite on one while holding the non sparking end with pliers. OR...3) Attach the wire to the end of a copper cored sparkplug, cut off the ground electrode and used that. Any or all of these would have been more sensible than the needlessly overwrought method you have used here.
😅 Just made the vid longer , then may be get more pay.
You take the fun out of EVERYTHING, don't you???😡
Very clever
so you butcher a perfectly good spark plug to become a handle for your graphite battery core? that's 11 minutes of my life I'm never getting back.
Fun Video. Cool background tune!!!
I always wanted to be able to weld razor blades together.
🤣
The music is TOTALLY FINE
I'd have preferred some 300bpm Techno instead.🤔🤪
Yes, an ordinary 14v psu will work as a giant metal-melting spot welder if you first cut the wires short and then lengthen them
😮😃👍 Excelente!
Excellent presentation! Love the music in the background! Can you please share the link to the music?
Why this horribly loud music? Leave it out!!!
IMPORTANT improvement. If you have no such spare wires as in 3:03 you can simply use the ones you have just cut.
Seems like a lot of time for spot welding razor blades. And the horror of ruining a good spark plug. Doesn't Harbor Freight sell something like that already for $4.95??
You ever seen the 💩 that's made in China?🤨 You need a safer alternative, as shown here!😌
Give this a thought, instead of cutting the end off the power supply, remove the receptacle from the dead laptop and build from there. That way you can just plug the power supply in when you need it and still have an undamaged power supply. Ignore all the unhappy negative people, they will have nothing nice to say about anything.. but there are a few pieces of constructive criticism that are worth reading here. You're doing fine. 👍
Suggest loose the music and save us from watching cutting and splicing wires, just get to the point.
lose*
bonne vidéo merci de Boisbriand Québec ( GC )
Can,t see that it has the watts to weld much of anything. get another carbon rod hollow out the end and make a carbon arc light!
That creates UV light, which is dangerous
@@alanpatterson2384 So does the sun - get back in your cave!
@@alanpatterson2384 Go and tell Karen.
She will have a word with the manager.
SUPER ,thank jou !!!
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You saved our lives!🤗🤗🤗🤗
Зачем нужна свеча, если без нее можно.... 😮
Трамлеры закончились😂
@@googleYoutibe 😂
Interesting project....But what is the actual function of the sparkplug
You could acctach the carbon rod to almost anything.
Hey 'Fix It Fast'. Here's a suggestion. Get to the point faster. Shouldn't have to listen to 8+ minutes of loud music only to find out it's of no interest to the vast majority of us. Thumbs down.
Some people give good feedback and advice while some are ready to be negative and disrespectful...
I hope you continue doing your thing and make sure it's safe for all...