Car ozone generator showdown. (mostly fake)

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  • Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
  • So having received all the units I ordered, here's the results for the ratio of fake to real and whether they all differ much internally.
    I had one other I forgot to include here, which came from DealExtreme and was a fake with the same red packaging.
    So the results were basically 70% fakes and 30% real.
    There's a good chance that the only reason I got some real ones was because I looked carefully through all the ebay listings for ones that had product pictures that were clearly different from the generic manufacturer images, and actually hinted at the units being real through the presence of the lamp and mesh at the end.

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  • @worddunlap
    @worddunlap 7 років тому +91

    I took one apart I bought at a flea market and it had cigarette papers and a green leafy substance in it. The air in the car got thick and sweet then suddenly all the LEDs got brighter and more vivid. The music on the radio got better and I decided to stop and get some fast food. That was the best damn fast food I ever had.

  • @yngveamundsen5184
    @yngveamundsen5184 9 років тому +17

    I chose one where I could see the mesh, but I still got a fake one. This from the Ebay seller "lilyli12". Sent a msg back saying I'd like a real one, awaiting for reply.

    • @alext8828
      @alext8828 4 роки тому +1

      Did you ever get a reply back from lilyli12? Can you have these things running while your driving around in your car, or do they choke you? And do they destroy the materials in your car?

    • @eefneleman9564
      @eefneleman9564 3 роки тому

      @@alext8828 that's what I was thinking. In the workshop we use a big ozone-generator, but you shouldn't get near them, because you'll die.

  • @GRBtutorials
    @GRBtutorials 4 роки тому +3

    "They saved a lot of money by making them fake" Obviously, otherwise they would just sell the real thing!

    • @alec4672
      @alec4672 3 роки тому +1

      You'd be surprised 🤷🏻‍♀️ Clive has taken apart plenty of over complicated fakes.

  • @linkerloader47
    @linkerloader47 9 років тому +3

    Auhtor, hi from Russia ! Tnx for the video ! OMG only 30% is real ozonizers !

  • @prettipcservices
    @prettipcservices 7 років тому +4

    i bought a real one and it blew the fuse in my truck within about 20 minutes. high voltage things from china have been blowing up lots of 12v power supplies for me lately.

  • @timramich
    @timramich 9 років тому

    I remember seeing Bandai toy commercials when I was a kid. That's Japanese though...

  • @billporter6592
    @billporter6592 8 років тому +2

    Thank you. I bought a fake one.

    • @arilagi
      @arilagi 7 років тому +1

      same as mine

  • @sammertkoeli8281
    @sammertkoeli8281 4 роки тому

    i had a fake one to!

  • @RODALCO2007
    @RODALCO2007 9 років тому

    Great ! what a rip off with the fakes.

  • @Tesla210
    @Tesla210 7 років тому +1

    I purchased 2 of these off eBay and the were nothing but an LED inside.
    eBay seller name_again.

  • @FuckignRuby
    @FuckignRuby 4 роки тому

    do you know if the ceramic plate ozone generators are any good? (12v ceramic ozone should bring them up on ebay) I could do with a decent ozone generator but I don't fancy my chances finding one of these that work, and the big units are quite pricey. These ceramic ones look good, if they actually work?

  • @f4tboy99
    @f4tboy99 6 років тому

    Shit! i bought some on eBay and i am sure they are fakes cuz they light like a real blue led :(

  • @WooShell
    @WooShell 9 років тому +9

    I've just looked around ebay for one of those, and they seem to have noticed a certain return quota and changed their song a bit: "Note:As its low cost,the purification function is relatively weak,the main function of it is to play the role of decoration.Please kindly understand."
    Some even state that there's a blue LED in it, and rate the ozone output at e.g. 3mg/h... which is probably the ionisation caused by the open wires in there ;o)

  • @Frz45
    @Frz45 8 років тому +12

    Bought one from seller: yoopar , it was a fake!

  • @weylin6
    @weylin6 8 років тому +10

    Question... why do they even bother placing a transistor in there? Or even a PCB at all?
    I'm not sure why it isn't just 2 wires and a recycled resistor sloppily soldered in there.

    • @bigclivedotcom
      @bigclivedotcom  8 років тому +11

      +weylin6 It's for show when you look down the end of the unit. So it looks like there's circuitry inside it.

    • @weylin6
      @weylin6 8 років тому +3

      +bigclivedotcom I just realized someone already asked the question, woops.
      Too bad these can't be traced back to who did it so they can be... whatever it is they do to producers and distributors of counterfeit products?

    • @AureliusR
      @AureliusR 8 років тому +8

      +weylin6 LOL. you mean nothing? Especially in China?

  • @NovakinCore
    @NovakinCore 9 років тому +12

    48express-uk is real, i ordered one after your original video on the real one from them, and yep, its real.

    • @zeoncodex
      @zeoncodex 9 років тому +3

      Yes I can second the above!

    • @Frz45
      @Frz45 8 років тому +2

      Ive just bought one, lets see if they still sell the real ones!

  • @beatlesboi1
    @beatlesboi1 7 років тому +1

    Bought a fake from ebay seller smile1399....all it is doing is lighting a fucking led light up lolololololo

  • @sgtdanny69148
    @sgtdanny69148 7 років тому +7

    What are the chances they are all sold by the same person under different accounts and knew of the plan so he sent the other things separately....

  • @KillerSpud
    @KillerSpud 8 років тому +9

    At least you have a pile of nice looking aluminum enclosures.

    • @Anvilshock
      @Anvilshock 7 років тому +2

      Movie props for tacky Sci-Fi shows!

  • @standolfo
    @standolfo 4 роки тому +1

    Saw your vid too late... got two fakes 😫😫😡😡😡

  • @itube612
    @itube612 4 роки тому +1

    Two of them just arrived and as I know how the air should smell, I realized instantly that I got ripped. Btw, these are not supposed to be ozone generators (those are quite dangerous and should be used only in absense) but neative ion air purifiers. Is there any ebay seller with intl delivery I could trust?

  • @toonman361
    @toonman361 8 років тому +1

    Interesting. I have never heard of such an item to begin with. Hmmm... I looked on the US eBay and could not find the ones that you show. The cheapest was $10 US so I'm guessing they would be made to actually work.

  • @harveysvintageaudio
    @harveysvintageaudio 3 роки тому

    Clive I did not even get a transistor in my FAKE ozone generator, lol !!!

  • @BushLieWorldDie
    @BushLieWorldDie 3 роки тому

    Just got another fake bunch from another store. Same brand Chinease Yake . This fake companys needs to be banned. If anyone finds the real ones please paste the link to the source becouse i cant find thoose mentioned in the video.

  • @cgn818
    @cgn818 6 років тому +1

    Thanks bigclive, great help.

  • @therealjammit
    @therealjammit 9 років тому +3

    I'm still trying to figure out why they even bothered with the transistor.

    • @bigclivedotcom
      @bigclivedotcom  9 років тому +7

      So that if you look down the end you see "components".

    • @therealjammit
      @therealjammit 9 років тому +3

      bigclivedotcom
      Sneaky, but now I have another question. Does the transistor actually work? Not in the circuit, but would it work in a real circuit? Is it a plastic blob with wires poking out of it?

    • @bigclivedotcom
      @bigclivedotcom  9 років тому +2

      It's probably a real transistor, but the cheapest they could find.

    • @PhilXavierSierraJones
      @PhilXavierSierraJones 7 років тому +1

      bigclivedotcom Just asking, what was the component labeled as?

  • @DoctorX17
    @DoctorX17 Рік тому

    At least they’re a nice casing if you get a fake…

  • @nevillecawood3727
    @nevillecawood3727 2 роки тому

    As Ozone basically liquifies your lungs (BAD) I do hope you mean Air Oinizers..?
    And good ones that produce practically no Ozone.
    Difference is the voltage at which they operate and the roundness of the positive electrode to keep charge density there low.
    You want cold plasma/Corona voltages.

  • @riccardomarinoni6733
    @riccardomarinoni6733 3 роки тому

    Omg that package have write in italian why

  • @RobertWilliams_
    @RobertWilliams_ 4 роки тому

    DAMN - Wish I'd watched this before buying one - I got a fake !!

  • @5322-r4b
    @5322-r4b 6 років тому

    I decide to buy an usb plasma ball and...
    More decorative,fun and ionizer air more efficently :-)

  • @BushLieWorldDie
    @BushLieWorldDie 3 роки тому

    Bought several from different sites only got fakes if anyone find the real one please link

    • @bigclivedotcom
      @bigclivedotcom  3 роки тому +1

      Some show a picture of the PCB inside to prove they are selling the real thing. Whether that's what they send you is an unknown variable.

  • @audiodood
    @audiodood 4 роки тому

    how is this legal

  • @uwesoboszcyk8791
    @uwesoboszcyk8791 6 років тому

    Unglaublich, mit welch einer Selbstverständlichkeit und Unverfrorenheit der Käufer dieser Produkte richtiggehend verarscht wird. Mich würde interessieren, ob die Fakes Garantiefälle sind, oder ob sich der Hersteller herausreden kann.
    Incredible, how the client is cheated with these fake-products. I would be interested if the fakes were warranty or if the manufacturer would be able to excuse his product with producing ozon, however.
    Thank you for your videos!

  • @5322-r4b
    @5322-r4b 6 років тому

    Buy two from aliexpress for 4$ and are real!

  • @dERiUSTV
    @dERiUSTV 5 років тому

    Great video! Thank you for the info!

  • @drkastenbrot
    @drkastenbrot 9 років тому

    I had one which was real, but really weak.

  • @GWorxOz
    @GWorxOz 4 місяці тому

    How do you test for ozone.

    • @bigclivedotcom
      @bigclivedotcom  4 місяці тому +1

      East test is to smell the end. If there's a distinct bleachy smell it's generating ozone.

  • @elektrotechnik2011
    @elektrotechnik2011 7 років тому

    fake one: 2010tobebetter

  • @pfunnell70
    @pfunnell70 5 років тому

    found it! :)

  • @pablotremsal6651
    @pablotremsal6651 8 років тому

    Gracias

  • @alexoja2918
    @alexoja2918 5 років тому

    Didnt show us it running! Time for a remake? ;)

    • @bigclivedotcom
      @bigclivedotcom  5 років тому

      The real one isn't terribly exciting. It just glows dimly at the end. But it creates a strong smell of ozone. The tricky bit is finding a real one.

  • @stephenbrinks2204
    @stephenbrinks2204 5 років тому

    Does anyone have a circuit diagram of one of these?

    • @bigclivedotcom
      @bigclivedotcom  5 років тому +1

      I reverse engineered a real one in this video.
      ua-cam.com/video/ZG_0NcaNjY8/v-deo.html

  • @KCLee-rn5cq
    @KCLee-rn5cq 4 роки тому

    Isn't ozone harmful?

    • @bigclivedotcom
      @bigclivedotcom  4 роки тому

      In quantity - yes. I don't recommend continuous exposure.

  • @daikonoshinkomaki402
    @daikonoshinkomaki402 7 років тому

    Despite being genuine how efficient these are?

    • @bigclivedotcom
      @bigclivedotcom  7 років тому +1

      The real ones put out too much ozone to stay in a car with while they are running. Best used for brief deodorisation while the car is not occupied.

  • @nicholaslandolina
    @nicholaslandolina 6 років тому

    What's the name of the one that works?

  • @oh1fjv
    @oh1fjv 9 років тому

    Have you had a look inside the USB stick ones?

    • @bigclivedotcom
      @bigclivedotcom  9 років тому +1

      I've not had a look at those yet. The idea of creating high voltage referenced to a laptops ground, particularly with the ionisers, seems a bad idea.

    • @elektrotechnik2011
      @elektrotechnik2011 8 років тому

      +bigclivedotcom How about having a look now? :D Greetings from Germany!

  • @robofish759
    @robofish759 8 років тому +2

    i thought ozone wasnt good for you

  • @paulsaunders3690
    @paulsaunders3690 8 років тому

    +biglivedotcom is there anything in these that can cause disruption to an LCD display in the car?

    • @bigclivedotcom
      @bigclivedotcom  8 років тому

      +Paul Saunders They operate at high frequency, but I can't think of a way they would do anything other than perhaps jam a radio signal.

    • @paulsaunders3690
      @paulsaunders3690 8 років тому

      +bigclivedotcom
      Thanks bigclive, I'll have to do a video and upload it to UA-cam and post a link for you.

    • @bigclivedotcom
      @bigclivedotcom  8 років тому +1

      +Paul Saunders If the pattern on the LCD changes when you bring your hand near it then it may be an electrostatic charge caused by the ioniser. Especially if it doesn't happen when it's not plugged in.

    • @paulsaunders3690
      @paulsaunders3690 8 років тому

      +bigclivedotcom
      no change if I touch the display and it clears after a couple of hours when I unplug it. it doesn't affect the display when plugged into a socket two feet away so It must be a localised problem. I'll stick with the remote socket. Thanks for your input and keep up the good work.

  • @MacMashPotato
    @MacMashPotato 8 років тому

    What does it smell like?
    Does the smell wear off?

    • @bigclivedotcom
      @bigclivedotcom  8 років тому

      +Mac MashPotato It smells like bleach and the smell dissipates in around an hour as the ozone bonds onto other molecules in the air.

    • @Re_Kitty
      @Re_Kitty 8 років тому

      +bigclivedotcom what does it do? the ozone generator thing? isn't ozone bad?

    • @jds355
      @jds355 8 років тому

      +Re Ozone is not a hazard in the amounts produced by the small generators, I'm sure breathing in pure Ozone would not be particularly good for you but I may be wrong. The best to my knowledge Ozone is harmless.

    • @Yotanido
      @Yotanido 8 років тому +2

      +BlitzKrieg Airsoft UK It's actually rather poisonous and dangerous even in small quantities. However, ozone has an incredible smell and you can actually smell it long before it gets to any harmful levels. As long as you don't run away from the smell already, you should be fine :D
      (You can sometimes smell ozone in the air after a thunderstorm. Just think what kind of trace amounts that has to be)

    • @jds355
      @jds355 8 років тому +1

      Oh, Okay fair enough, I just presumed there wouldn't be any hazard as the design wouldn't have been put into production if there was any hazard. In hindsight I am horrendous at chemistry so I probably end up saying the wrong thing. Thanks for not ranting and swearing at me for getting something wrong,it's what I usually expect on UA-cam. Glad to know there is someone reasonable out there.

  • @chinaiu1367
    @chinaiu1367 4 роки тому

    Ozone is harmful for the body. It is probably an ioniser (anion generator) and not ozon generator. This comparison is really eye opening and useful! Thank you!

    • @bigclivedotcom
      @bigclivedotcom  4 роки тому

      This one is an ozone generator.

    • @chinaiu1367
      @chinaiu1367 4 роки тому

      @@bigclivedotcom Oh. Then the supplier must have made a mistake in the selling page. Coz Anion and Ozone is different and they may have confused the two as most seller of such in car ioniser products are from China. Ozone generator is very effective for odour removal but it is harmful for health. So it is unlikely that it will be used in car. Normally it is used commercially for odour and mould removal. Anyway, this is still an excellent comparison exercise between real and fake product regardless if it is ozone generator or anion generator.

  • @jirisatelitakxy7718
    @jirisatelitakxy7718 8 років тому

    Také jsem si jednu atrapu blbec koupil..

  • @user-jh1jj9rj3g
    @user-jh1jj9rj3g 6 років тому

    The first video I've seen of yours!