Please do not repeat what i've shown here. Holding both wires, in both hands, is not smart, nor, is it the safest. Should insulation on one of the wires fail, high voltage current would flow directly across your chest, potentially leading to serious injury / worse. Always use the one hand rule, at all times. That means one hand in your pocket when any device is on. Period. Thanks!
This is something you should be saying at the start of all of your videos... not in the comment section as an afterthought. Be responsible. God only knows the consequences of not doing this and weight of all the negative karma you are creating for yourself by not being that responsible. I'm just saying... please keep this in mind. God bless you brother. Remember having a UA-cam channel gives you great power to influence others either positively or negatively. Remember what Stan Lee taught us all through Spider-Man's origin story: "With great power comes great responsibility."
Great video and channel. I been wondering this for a while and didn’t get any results online. But I stumbled upon your video and finally understand. Thank you
Great video. I have done some high voltage projects myself, and had noticed that the arcs look different with different current and frequency. Thanks for the explanation. :-)
Jay, excellent video! I would like to see an experiment on the most efficient way to use plasma to heat air. For example; a heat exchanger with plasma to quickly heat up a small room. Thank you!
Dear Jay Tks 4 ur informative & great training, but as an old Mech Eng who got interested in energy , Tesla coil and sparks, arcs lately May u explain how u measure amperage of your sparks and arcs? Ir in fact how do u make ur specific amper spark or ark?
Plasma Channel ,, that will be a great help to students like us who has a great interest in electrical and electronics but couldn't get a nice collage and teacher
If you want an ultra bright arc, try 25 ish volts at 120 amps AKA a TIG welding arc. Its so bright you cant even look at it and its so hot it melts metal.
excellent video!! I'm curious to know how that spark plug works, minute 3:22 since I'm trying to find out how the famous PDCE lightning rods work, do you have any information about it? I mean, it is said that those lightning rods launch an ascending leader to intercept the lightning, it seems like an act of magic because no manufacturer explains how this is achieved, do you know something about it?
Ohhh, establishing a plasma channel, I suddenly realize those horrifying electric death beams military boats are experimenting with use IR lasers to establish the path, then switch to an extremely high power current. Essentially creating a lightning laser- fascinating aNd terrifying!
I see some UA-camrs play with high voltage using single insulated wires,probably for 500-750V which is scary.I wrapped 750V wires in 4 layers of electrical tape but only use it up to 2kV.Even at high frequencies at 5kV at which I tested it makes very little corona discharge which means very well insulated and can deifetely handle 2kV at 50Hz.
Holding the wires in each hand like at 0:33 is extremely dangerous because if for what ever reason, the insulation fails, the electricity will have a direct path through your heart. It is much safer to use a chicken stick because then only one hand would be touching the wire and the electricity would be able to go across your heart unless you are grounded.
At what voltage does electricity arc: 327V: This is 327V in air at standard atmospheric pressure at a distance of 7.5 µm. The composition of the gas determines both the minimal arc voltage and the distance at which it occurs. For argon, the minimal arc voltage is 137 V at a larger 12 µm. 5 mA is accepted as maximum harmless current (www.highvoltageconnection.com/articles/ElectricShockQuestions.htm).
5mA is quite low for conduction across the chest. Any human without a pacemaker can stand far more than 5mA, sustained over the chest. I personally have no problem with a constant supply of 15mA. I DONT encourage anyone reading this to to that. Just giving perspective.
yup. like you do in this video, you show to us what plasma will look like in different current at 1:06. I hope you give us plasma with low voltage until the biggest you can achieve. thx for the answer
how can i increase the current??, i had built a tesla coil and voltage multiplyer, with reallly high voltages around 800,000 volts to 950,000 volts, but i dont have any clue about any circuit that can increase the current... the only thing that i know is that the more the voltage the more the current or lowering the resistance through the ohm's law... but my both circuits run in max volt and i want to sustain that but also increase the current. Can you provide me with any idea with amplifying the current (amps) in a circuit or any thing. i was thinking to buy a thick wire to allow the current to move even more freely in which i determined the increase in the amps, but if there is another way, i am glad and i want to hear it. THANKS (by the way, thanks for the work you put in this videos. i appriciate it and had learnt so much because of you, continue with the great Job you have
Microwave transformers actually output about 2 Amps in short circuit.So that harc was more than 500mA.It would be nice to measure with a milliammeter how current decreases as you pull the arc longer.
Hey man, I just finished watching all your videos and subscribed to your channel! Most of the stuff in the videos I was already familiar with but the "water bridge" experiment was really cool and something I've never seen before. You've got some great content and I definitely think your channel could become big. You don't have a ton of vids yet but there's been a noticeable improvement in quality from your first one until now (in terms of lighting, audio, etc). Can I ask, what is your background (do you have a degree in electrical engineering, physics, etc?) Some constructive criticism: 1) Personally I like the short, sweet, and to the point style of your content. But there are some things which I would like to see a little more in depth explanation. For example, why does the higher frequency make the arc harder to break? 2) I still think there could be some minor audio improvements. I see that you are now using a lav mic, which helps a lot, but the overall volume level still varies throughout the video (between the intro music, speech, and different clips/voice overs). There are also things like the "pop" at 3:34 in this vid. Like I said these are minor issues, but also easy to fix. I don't know how familiar you are with audio, or what you use to make your videos, but most audio & video programs today have built in tools like normalization, compression, and ducking which greatly improve the audio quality of speech/voice overs. Let me know if you have any questions regarding audio related stuff or how to use these tools. Other than that, keep up the great work! I look forward to watching more of your videos!
+Brandon Doherty I am honored you enjoy my channel. Thank you for the in depth pointers on audio and content depth- I have been struggling with mastering audio for some time. The trick is that I cannot speak and record too loudly, or I receive an echo. Also, depending on which angle im speaking at, my filming room reflects different echo at different levels. This all couples together to give me some nasty audio sometimes, and I try real hard to fix in post. I honestly should just pad the walls with sound absorbing foam. However that is pricey. I hope to keep improving this channel, and your input is greatly appreciated. If any of our videos are share worthy, the biggest compliment is sharing a video or two!
Yep room sound can be a big problem sometimes. Acoustic foam is one way to fix this and there are other tricks you can use as well. But like I said these are minor issues that can be improved over time. Do you record the audio directly to your camera, or do you record it separately? And do you use another mic besides the lav?
+Brandon Doherty I record sound directly to fcpx on my computer, then upload video to fcpx and sync sound with video. I just acquired a wireless lav (you can see it for a split second in the new episode when I walk into frame talking about sparks) ... And the quality is much better on that Mike.
+Brandon Doherty I forgot to answer a question. My apologies. I have a minor in physics, and bs in biology. Most of my knowledge comes from physics courses and one electronics course I took, but also I have been a maker and experimenter since... 6th grade. I got into high voltage in 11th grade and never went back to normal electricity!
No problem! As far as the room sound goes, using an expander or noise gate can help. Also, an external preamp or interface for your computer can help as well. And if you are ever looking at getting a different mic, consider with a hypercardioid polar pattern (this just means it picks up the most sound directly in front of it and rejects sound from the sides). And that's great! I just recently graduated with a degree in music business / production, but I have always loved science & experimenting since I was a kid. A lot of electricity & physics related stuff I have learned on my own through reading and videos like this, although I did get a little of it in high school. Ironically the audio engineering classes I took actually helped me understand electricity as well since you're dealing with a lot of the same concepts (ie. frequency, phase, voltage, resistance, etc). I've even delved into high voltage a bit (if you consider 500V high enough lol) when talking about tube amplifiers. I have a video on my channel explaining how they work, if you'd like to check it out!
i've once been inside of a 3 phase, 24kV 640A input transformer station, (15.1MW!) and these are realy common here where I live, like, you can find them almost at every second corner, so I wondered, what kind of an arc would shorting 24kV 640A supply produce(if there weren't any fuses in the way to stop you)? I mean, I know it would be extremly big, bright, and you'd probably be able to strech it a few metres at least, but just what are the "specifications"? (and that's assuming that you are able to withstand the heat and brightness so you don't die in like 2 seconds!)
+Brian Bell I have broken some very accurate digital scales- on our ionic thrust episode. I wanted to measure thrust, in grams. They..... Said NO to ionic wind. Now don't turn on. Besides those, I blow my breaker every once in a while but that it.
i'm very confused, what power source did you use to get that million volt or so arc but yet still a whopping 10 AMPS? did you have to use multiphase AC power, or multiple plugins?
So, that 10amp pulse is a duration of milliseconds at most. it is 400,000 volts at 10, however Overall power is a pulse containing less than 40 watts / joules of energy
The way I look at things... voltage is how bad the electrons want to jump, current is how many jump at once. More current, more plasma. More voltage, more distance.
But isn't that due to the lower resistance of ionized air compared to nonionized air. For instance a Jacobs ladder stretches an arc well past it initial breakdown length. Because hot, ionized air rises up into a progressively wider spark gap. When it extinguished the arc restarts at the narrowest gap.
Hm. I’ve seen this before. It may just be the perfect current to do this phenomenon. Just got enough that the air around the spark ignites. The spark itself being purple
God blessed you indeed. I hope you don't take His gift for granted and remember to thank Him for your life and all of your many blessings. If not, please take this as a reminder to remember from whence your blessings come, and to seek first the kingdom of God in your life and all else shall be added unto you. Be well, brother.
hello sir can you please make a video on a "power supply" via single PS the different current voltage and also frequency can be drown or we can regulate voltage current frequency ,
Can you do a video showing a tesla coil with a non-spherical topload all in a vacuum using high frequency and high voltage? A diamond topload should be interesting!
Holy hell! How did you manage to catch sparks from voltage multiplier with your hand and not die? Is your VM grounded? Never saw anyone doing that on the internet; it just happens that I myself have 150kv VM, and I would try to catch those sparks if I'd know a little bit more about their possible (non-?)lethality; answer pls
+alcatel995channel haha, honored you enjoyed! I designed my voltage multiplier to output only 100ma at maximum. While 100ma is lethal, it is delivered in under 1ms, meaning all that happens is a quick contraction of muscle. Also, I do ground the bottom of the multiplier, and ground my right foot (loosely). This causes all current to fly from right arm, down right abdominals, and into right leg through to the ground. Leaves my body untouched. You'll enjoy a few episodes in the future- I'm designing the largest voltage multiplier in the state of Texas.
+alcatel995channel ah, great question. I have two multipliers I built. One of them has the ability to up the current and bypass the internal resistor I built in. Giving 1 amp respectively.
Can you make plasma flame device that can cook food .I so a company in China they are making cooking table top to replace cooking gas. The are is looking like 30 ma.
I'm trying to make electric arcs from 230 volts AC but it works only with carbon electrodes. When I try with iron nails or some copper wires, I just get some sparks. Could you explain what is happening?
230 volts is not a high enough voltage to sustain an arc. The carbon electrodes head up from the figh current you pass through them, and those heated electrodes allow for a very high temperature arc to form. But with other materials, like the nail, they heat up from the current and vaporize. 230 is a very dangerous thing to play with. Reduce your current drastically, and power level to under 20 watts, and boost the voltage to 1,000. You will then get arcs
@@PlasmaChannel Thank you for your answer. Actually, I'm trying to melt metals by using electric arcs. I would like to make an electric arc furnace. My machine is working but it needs carbon electrodes to work. Unfortunately, those electrodes are difficult to recover, and they burn when the electric arc is establish. So I would like to know if I can replace them by something else, which could last longer.
@@PlasmaChannel not only that but at the point where the ac wave reaches 0 is a point where the arc can be quenched easier. and this 0v happens of course 60xsecond. im not too good with dc wiring though especially higher amperage. i needed a switch for a car battery setup and so i was like "ya lets use a standard 120v switch" but that didn't last 2 long. it worked a good few times but then i think the contact melted because it was stuck on.
Please do not repeat what i've shown here. Holding both wires, in both hands, is not smart, nor, is it the safest. Should insulation on one of the wires fail, high voltage current would flow directly across your chest, potentially leading to serious injury / worse. Always use the one hand rule, at all times. That means one hand in your pocket when any device is on. Period. Thanks!
This is something you should be saying at the start of all of your videos... not in the comment section as an afterthought. Be responsible. God only knows the consequences of not doing this and weight of all the negative karma you are creating for yourself by not being that responsible. I'm just saying... please keep this in mind. God bless you brother. Remember having a UA-cam channel gives you great power to influence others either positively or negatively. Remember what Stan Lee taught us all through Spider-Man's origin story: "With great power comes great responsibility."
damn! That's sound like a 50 Hz transformer! Even playing with grenades is safier...
0:33 Electroboom proud of you
0:33 "Wrong transformer" ... that's the kind of things that happens everyday x)
be careful with those arcs lol
+North Thelittlefox I have had a few moments like this.... Luckily I'm safe either way.
He knows how to control himself from electric shocks ;)
Plasma Channel you should see my 14,400volt distribution transformer arcs
Oh man, those are juicy I bet.
Plasma Channel They are on my channel if you want to check them out. Have a good day man, keep the videos coming.
Glad to see you again with a new experiment :)
+Electric Experiments Roobert33 I always love your videos too! want to collaborate on the next episode?
YES, OK :)
3:20 notice how the sparks are knocking his hand back thats cool
This channel is underrated. You deserve more subs. Keep going 😊
Just binged watched your channel after your comment on smarter everyday ☺️I'm looking forward to the content your channel offers 👍
Very nice and interesting video, I'd love to see more content from you in the future!
+Camilien Beaudoin thank you very much! It's these kind words that fuel me. I will be here to stay!
Nice video! MOT arcs are the most fun and the most dangerous due to their secondary side current being upwards of an amp.
+s28400 thank you! Yes I used to stray away from kilowatt power levels- but MOT arcs are addictive!
Great job, you definitely deserve more subs.
+curtsher11 thank you. Sharing our content for others to see is a great way to help us gain those subs!
That was awesome! I can see your hand twitching from those shocks lol. Such a strange feeling. Thanks for the educational video
haha yeah I can take the shocks mentally, but my muscles still twitch
Glad to see you back with an marvellous Experiment
This is an extremely old video of mine. I have put out 50 videos since this, and my new ones are very high quality.
@@PlasmaChannel i checked dude. It seems very good quality
You really have penchant of electric arc sir ,😇
Great video and channel. I been wondering this for a while and didn’t get any results online. But I stumbled upon your video and finally understand. Thank you
Hi Andrew. Thanks for the comment. I aim to make my channel educational but still fun to watch.
I can hardly wait to watch another one!!!
+Caroline Spencer excellent! Glad you enjoyed. Does this make it share worthy?
Wao Amazing
I was searching for to know about arc in depth
And I found more than expectations
Thanks
Hey Jay how did you touch that 1A spark isn't 1A leathal? It was like over 100kv and a MOT is 2kv but 500mA but is leathal can you explain?
Great video. I have done some high voltage projects myself, and had
noticed that the arcs look different with different current and
frequency. Thanks for the explanation. :-)
+feathercurls thanks for the compliment. I will do more videos in the future about ac arcs and dc arcs too
I like how your hand muscles contract everytime the arc hits you
Damn. creep much
@@kinetix3576 That's how muscles work. The brain sends an electric pulse so the muscle moves
@@roentgen226 yeah I know. I'm not retarded
@@kinetix3576 Then how is it creep much? You can see the effects of high voltage on your muscles, I think it's fascinating
great video xD new subscriber
lol i wont go to college this year but videos like these inspire me to go next year and i cant wait aaaaaaah Thanks
I’m very late, but I hope you have, or had a great time in collage.
Just Don't get "bit".................OUCH. Haven't been doing any HV lately, Keep up the sparks.
Jay, excellent video! I would like to see an experiment on the most efficient way to use plasma to heat air. For example; a heat exchanger with plasma to quickly heat up a small room. Thank you!
I love it 😎 great job , thank u
Dear Jay
Tks 4 ur informative & great training, but as an old Mech Eng who got interested in energy , Tesla coil and sparks, arcs lately
May u explain how u measure amperage of your sparks and arcs? Ir in fact how do u make ur specific amper spark or ark?
always a great time watching your videos. love it. cant wait to see the next one
+Cory Wilson thanks Cory. Any new suggestions?
how about a video or a series of videos that show us
how to get into electronics with experimentation.
Do you mean the basics of electronics? A video series about how to understand terminology?
Plasma Channel ,, that will be a great help to students like us who has a great interest in electrical and electronics but couldn't get a nice collage and teacher
I would love to see this live
Great work sir. I'm a grade 8 student who is interested in electricity.
This was very helpful, thank you!
If you want an ultra bright arc, try 25 ish volts at 120 amps AKA a TIG welding arc. Its so bright you cant even look at it and its so hot it melts metal.
Nice demonstration !
I like that..
excellent video!! I'm curious to know how that spark plug works, minute 3:22 since I'm trying to find out how the famous PDCE lightning rods work, do you have any information about it? I mean, it is said that those lightning rods launch an ascending leader to intercept the lightning, it seems like an act of magic because no manufacturer explains how this is achieved, do you know something about it?
Ohhh, establishing a plasma channel, I suddenly realize those horrifying electric death beams military boats are experimenting with use IR lasers to establish the path, then switch to an extremely high power current. Essentially creating a lightning laser- fascinating aNd terrifying!
The electrical arc's so hot, the air becomes plasma, the plasma is positively charged, meaning it'll either be Fork Discharges, or Electrical Sparks.
Thanks for the new knowledge.
+Photo Block you are most welcome. Thank you for enjoying our channel.
Hey i liked your vadio and their quality too , you are awesome to explain the topic
Such kind words, thank you. Honored you enjoy
I see some UA-camrs play with high voltage using single insulated wires,probably for 500-750V which is scary.I wrapped 750V wires in 4 layers of electrical tape but only use it up to 2kV.Even at high frequencies at 5kV at which I tested it makes very little corona discharge which means very well insulated and can deifetely handle 2kV at 50Hz.
Nice work. Yes, be safe. the wires I used were both rated for 15,000 volts.
@@PlasmaChannel Can it handle 15000V at high frequencies without forming corona?
Your plasma ball is producing lot of X Rays
Look at its Colour
awesome more frequency please!
How does voltage affect arcs?
What minimum DC voltage will give me negative corona discharge at very pointy electrode?
Holding the wires in each hand like at 0:33 is extremely dangerous because if for what ever reason, the insulation fails, the electricity will have a direct path through your heart. It is much safer to use a chicken stick because then only one hand would be touching the wire and the electricity would be able to go across your heart unless you are grounded.
given time...
I really think he was grounded, he don’t seems to be stupid
At what voltage does electricity arc: 327V:
This is 327V in air at standard atmospheric pressure at a distance of 7.5 µm. The composition of the gas determines both the minimal arc voltage and the distance at which it occurs. For argon, the minimal arc voltage is 137 V at a larger 12 µm. 5 mA is accepted as maximum harmless current (www.highvoltageconnection.com/articles/ElectricShockQuestions.htm).
5mA is quite low for conduction across the chest. Any human without a pacemaker can stand far more than 5mA, sustained over the chest. I personally have no problem with a constant supply of 15mA. I DONT encourage anyone reading this to to that. Just giving perspective.
How many amps in say, the warp coils of the Enterprise, before it reaches warp 1?
Hope you make video about plasma in different voltage.
Thanks for the vids ;)
I'm glad you enjoy! Plasma in different voltages?
yup. like you do in this video, you show to us what plasma will look like in different current at 1:06. I hope you give us plasma with low voltage until the biggest you can achieve. thx for the answer
how can i increase the current??, i had built a tesla coil and voltage multiplyer, with reallly high voltages around 800,000 volts to 950,000 volts, but i dont have any clue about any circuit that can increase the current... the only thing that i know is that the more the voltage the more the current or lowering the resistance through the ohm's law... but my both circuits run in max volt and i want to sustain that but also increase the current. Can you provide me with any idea with amplifying the current (amps) in a circuit or any thing. i was thinking to buy a thick wire to allow the current to move even more freely in which i determined the increase in the amps, but if there is another way, i am glad and i want to hear it. THANKS (by the way, thanks for the work you put in this videos. i appriciate it and had learnt so much because of you, continue with the great Job you have
Microwave transformers actually output about 2 Amps in short circuit.So that harc was more than 500mA.It would be nice to measure with a milliammeter how current decreases as you pull the arc longer.
Thats only with a resonant capacitor which he is not using
@@revolution5547 No.Measure short circuit,its 2A. With 3 resonant capacitors you can get over 3 amps.
lovely video man
Thanks!
you need to build an resonant MOT stack!
Excellent 👍
Thank you!
have you built a high powered plasma arc for use in a furnace?
01:43
„Plasma Channel“
lol
Ah, you'd be only 2nd view, ever, to potentially realize what Plasma Channel's name is about.....funny because its self explanatory.
:)
I have some high voltage videos on my channel. and guess what my profile picture is :D
I like your videos and I have a question : What happens when do you touch the 5mA arc?
the 5mA arc will burn your finger. Vaporize the skin.
Youre probably wondering why 5ma aint killing you. Thats because of conductor skin effect. It happens at high frequencies. Google it.
Do you have videos on DC arcs?
Dude you should get Eric dollard on the show he may have some amazing arc stories
What was the approximant voltage output on the last 2 sparks in this video?
Hi brother, is it possible build an arc that generates no more than 80 degree Celsius of heat?
Hey man, I just finished watching all your videos and subscribed to your channel! Most of the stuff in the videos I was already familiar with but the "water bridge" experiment was really cool and something I've never seen before. You've got some great content and I definitely think your channel could become big. You don't have a ton of vids yet but there's been a noticeable improvement in quality from your first one until now (in terms of lighting, audio, etc). Can I ask, what is your background (do you have a degree in electrical engineering, physics, etc?)
Some constructive criticism:
1) Personally I like the short, sweet, and to the point style of your content. But there are some things which I would like to see a little more in depth explanation. For example, why does the higher frequency make the arc harder to break?
2) I still think there could be some minor audio improvements. I see that you are now using a lav mic, which helps a lot, but the overall volume level still varies throughout the video (between the intro music, speech, and different clips/voice overs). There are also things like the "pop" at 3:34 in this vid. Like I said these are minor issues, but also easy to fix. I don't know how familiar you are with audio, or what you use to make your videos, but most audio & video programs today have built in tools like normalization, compression, and ducking which greatly improve the audio quality of speech/voice overs. Let me know if you have any questions regarding audio related stuff or how to use these tools.
Other than that, keep up the great work! I look forward to watching more of your videos!
+Brandon Doherty I am honored you enjoy my channel. Thank you for the in depth pointers on audio and content depth- I have been struggling with mastering audio for some time. The trick is that I cannot speak and record too loudly, or I receive an echo. Also, depending on which angle im speaking at, my filming room reflects different echo at different levels. This all couples together to give me some nasty audio sometimes, and I try real hard to fix in post. I honestly should just pad the walls with sound absorbing foam. However that is pricey. I hope to keep improving this channel, and your input is greatly appreciated. If any of our videos are share worthy, the biggest compliment is sharing a video or two!
Yep room sound can be a big problem sometimes. Acoustic foam is one way to fix this and there are other tricks you can use as well. But like I said these are minor issues that can be improved over time. Do you record the audio directly to your camera, or do you record it separately? And do you use another mic besides the lav?
+Brandon Doherty I record sound directly to fcpx on my computer, then upload video to fcpx and sync sound with video. I just acquired a wireless lav (you can see it for a split second in the new episode when I walk into frame talking about sparks) ... And the quality is much better on that Mike.
+Brandon Doherty I forgot to answer a question. My apologies. I have a minor in physics, and bs in biology. Most of my knowledge comes from physics courses and one electronics course I took, but also I have been a maker and experimenter since... 6th grade. I got into high voltage in 11th grade and never went back to normal electricity!
No problem! As far as the room sound goes, using an expander or noise gate can help. Also, an external preamp or interface for your computer can help as well. And if you are ever looking at getting a different mic, consider with a hypercardioid polar pattern (this just means it picks up the most sound directly in front of it and rejects sound from the sides).
And that's great! I just recently graduated with a degree in music business / production, but I have always loved science & experimenting since I was a kid. A lot of electricity & physics related stuff I have learned on my own through reading and videos like this, although I did get a little of it in high school. Ironically the audio engineering classes I took actually helped me understand electricity as well since you're dealing with a lot of the same concepts (ie. frequency, phase, voltage, resistance, etc). I've even delved into high voltage a bit (if you consider 500V high enough lol) when talking about tube amplifiers. I have a video on my channel explaining how they work, if you'd like to check it out!
i've once been inside of a 3 phase, 24kV 640A input transformer station, (15.1MW!) and these are realy common here where I live, like, you can find them almost at every second corner, so I wondered, what kind of an arc would shorting 24kV 640A supply produce(if there weren't any fuses in the way to stop you)? I mean, I know it would be extremly big, bright, and you'd probably be able to strech it a few metres at least, but just what are the "specifications"? (and that's assuming that you are able to withstand the heat and brightness so you don't die in like 2 seconds!)
Nice video and have you ever accidentally broken any equipment or your watch while working with high voltage I've only ruined my cheap wrist watch
+Brian Bell I have broken some very accurate digital scales- on our ionic thrust episode. I wanted to measure thrust, in grams. They..... Said NO to ionic wind. Now don't turn on. Besides those, I blow my breaker every once in a while but that it.
damn us geeks are lucky. cool experiments from a smokn hot guy
Cheers mate!
What makes an arc and and what makes a spark?
Whats the difference between an electric arc and apex ?
Silly question... I'm assuming that you are using a high frequency pulsed DC current? How would AC affect the arc? Or vice versa?
Actually, all these arcs were AC. DC arcs tend to be cooler, for the same pulsed equivalent frequency.
Put some high-frequency alternating output to a lightbulb. It will make interesting effect in the dark.
+gogo311 yes indeed, a beautiful little plasma globe is created. I much enjoy using lightbulbs like that.
this is awesome
i'm very confused, what power source did you use to get that million volt or so arc but yet still a whopping 10 AMPS? did you have to use multiphase AC power, or multiple plugins?
So, that 10amp pulse is a duration of milliseconds at most. it is 400,000 volts at 10, however Overall power is a pulse containing less than 40 watts / joules of energy
oooh, that makes total sense, thank you
it's a lot like PWM then
intente de todo, y aun no puedo crear un rayo como el de 5mA.o no consigo los transistores correctos o no se que pasa!!!
What determins a sparks and what arcs?
The way I look at things... voltage is how bad the electrons want to jump, current is how many jump at once. More current, more plasma. More voltage, more distance.
True! Though, with more current an arc can be stretched further. Significantly further.
But isn't that due to the lower resistance of ionized air compared to nonionized air.
For instance a Jacobs ladder stretches an arc well past it initial breakdown length. Because hot, ionized air rises up into a progressively wider spark gap. When it extinguished the arc restarts at the narrowest gap.
Correct sir
Btw. Love the channel. Keep up the good work
Thank you very much. I am very passionate about high voltage. Just want to share my passion with the world
Do you mean degree Celsius or Fahrenheit?
I’ve created a purple arc with a faint yellow glow around it, do you know why that’s happening?
What part of the world are you in?
Plasma Channel Canada
Hm. I’ve seen this before. It may just be the perfect current to do this phenomenon. Just got enough that the air around the spark ignites. The spark itself being purple
i love this channel
Thanks! I only wish I could post every week. In time, perhaps? Are we share-worthy?
God blessed you indeed. I hope you don't take His gift for granted and remember to thank Him for your life and all of your many blessings. If not, please take this as a reminder to remember from whence your blessings come, and to seek first the kingdom of God in your life and all else shall be added unto you. Be well, brother.
WTH why did you bring religion into this
What if the moon was a Anode and the earth a cathode. What would happen if the two where brought to close together?
hello sir can you please make a video on a "power supply" via single PS the different current voltage and also frequency can be drown or we can regulate voltage current frequency ,
I apologize, but I did not fully understand. Did you mean an adjustable power supply, for voltage, current, and frequency?
Can you do a video showing a tesla coil with a non-spherical topload all in a vacuum using high frequency and high voltage? A diamond topload should be interesting!
By non spherical do you mean toroidal? I accept your challenge. Great idea. If I do not get to it by next episode, it shall be soon.
Damn man.
So cool
Great video. Do you have instructions for making the big voltage multiplier at the end? I would like to make something that makes big sparks. :-)
Thanks! I encourage you to watch my DIY desktop lightning tower episode!
Is it the same as that but bigger? Is the power supply an arc lighter or something bigger?
@@feathercurlsi
How would an electric arc look like at a higher pressure like 2.2-4 bars?
No frequency i.e. DC is very difficult to extinguish.
Yeah Cuz its almost all current and no voltage
Do you think I could use a DC power source and apply this to zap rats in my garden?
Holy hell! How did you manage to catch sparks from voltage multiplier with your hand and not die? Is your VM grounded? Never saw anyone doing that on the internet; it just happens that I myself have 150kv VM, and I would try to catch those sparks if I'd know a little bit more about their possible (non-?)lethality; answer pls
+alcatel995channel haha, honored you enjoyed! I designed my voltage multiplier to output only 100ma at maximum. While 100ma is lethal, it is delivered in under 1ms, meaning all that happens is a quick contraction of muscle. Also, I do ground the bottom of the multiplier, and ground my right foot (loosely). This causes all current to fly from right arm, down right abdominals, and into right leg through to the ground. Leaves my body untouched. You'll enjoy a few episodes in the future- I'm designing the largest voltage multiplier in the state of Texas.
Nice, but heyy what's going on here, if your maximum output is 0,1A then how can we see 1A and 10A sparks in the video?
Also why don't you use needle-needle spark gap? it would give you much longer sparks.
+alcatel995channel ah, great question. I have two multipliers I built. One of them has the ability to up the current and bypass the internal resistor I built in. Giving 1 amp respectively.
+Plasma Channel how did you build it Jay?
please make a tutorial on it.
If anode and cathode are of same material which conductor will melt or damage?
Ground will heat up more
1:37 what is this U-shaped plasma "thing" left from the flame?
Most likely camera lense reflection.
Can you make plasma flame device that can cook food .I so a company in China they are making cooking table top to replace cooking gas. The are is looking like 30 ma.
It would be very inefficient process
Currently I was working on HV about a month and I have many problems regarding to supply for main transformer
Are you using a flyback transformer, or an iron core 60hZ transformer?
Plasma Channel yes I am using flyback transformer but my frequency is high above 50 khz
Sir I am your biggest fan myself Alex . So can you tell me how to make tesla coil please
Hello Sufia. I am glad you enjoy my videos. here is a DIY for a small coil. ua-cam.com/video/zbV1zyg_4qU/v-deo.html
Yes
how did you control the current in that multiplier!?
Having designed and built it, I placed a 2,000,000 ohm, 400kV resistor in series with output.
I'm trying to make electric arcs from 230 volts AC but it works only with carbon electrodes. When I try with iron nails or some copper wires, I just get some sparks. Could you explain what is happening?
230 volts is not a high enough voltage to sustain an arc. The carbon electrodes head up from the figh current you pass through them, and those heated electrodes allow for a very high temperature arc to form. But with other materials, like the nail, they heat up from the current and vaporize. 230 is a very dangerous thing to play with. Reduce your current drastically, and power level to under 20 watts, and boost the voltage to 1,000. You will then get arcs
@@PlasmaChannel Thank you for your answer. Actually, I'm trying to melt metals by using electric arcs. I would like to make an electric arc furnace. My machine is working but it needs carbon electrodes to work. Unfortunately, those electrodes are difficult to recover, and they burn when the electric arc is establish. So I would like to know if I can replace them by something else, which could last longer.
What's burning when an arc migrates above the spark channel?
The burning is ionized, superheated gas. Often times, local pockets of oxygen or oxygen-rich air will combust above the channel
Amazing content for nerds like me.
Honored you enjoyed. Please check out my newer videos....this one is ancient! My new ones are wayyyyyy higher quality.
@@PlasmaChannel Yes, I am your Subscriber and have watched them all....multiple times.
Hi nice but at 500mA i see something burn(fire) what is it what burning???
500mA causes the air to ignite
@@PlasmaChannel ohh i thinked you burn gas😐
I know it oxygen what happen to it
If colder arcs are blue or purple and hotter arcs are yellow why isn't lightning also yellow?
Because its an electric discharge not a continious arc.
How can you receive sparks from voltage multiplier at 1 amp without getting shocked.
Are you stupid that is basically asking how he is getting shocked without getting shocked
@@kinetix3576 First of all, mind your language, I was just asking about the scientific reason why he is not shocked
@@ideasofscience5067 how do you know he is not getting shocked YOU ARE NOT HIM
@@kinetix3576 It is clearly visible that he is not receiving shocks as he is holding that metal rod in his hand without any problem.
but how hot is the spark from that multiplier?
Technically, thousands of degrees. However, it is so momentary, it leaves no damage
I am a technology lover
ac/dc as well .
ac arcs are easier to quench then dc
That is what I understand. The DC arcs have a stronger magnetic field component that stabilizes them.
@@PlasmaChannel not only that but at the point where the ac wave reaches 0 is a point where the arc can be quenched easier.
and this 0v happens of course 60xsecond.
im not too good with dc wiring though especially higher amperage.
i needed a switch for a car battery setup and so i was like "ya lets use a standard 120v switch" but that didn't last 2 long.
it worked a good few times but then i think the contact melted because it was stuck on.
I will not make a "shocking" joke... I will not make a "shocking" joke..... it's Arc-Tastic!
+justanothercanuck Ahahaha. Love it.
0:01 my man
My arcs from my flyback transformer probably makes 15 to 25 mA.
Jay how to make the 500mA arcs??
The 500mA comes from microwave transformers, MOT. Extremely dangerous stuff