I like how he has a whole crew of equally insane people

@richardhead8264

3 жыл бұрын

🤣👏

@zwz.zdenek

3 жыл бұрын

You mean us?

@wetlettuce4768

3 жыл бұрын

Friendship is magic.

@davelowets

2 жыл бұрын

These people aren't insane, this is how progress gets along.

@UserName-cb6jz

Жыл бұрын

You speak for yourself and the like-minded, of course.

Flames + humming electricity + crackling loads + electrical education = CLASSIC PHOTONINDUCTION The completely overloaded car stuffed with electrical gold was a total bonus.

I can absolutely appreciate the fact that instead of saying "Don't try this at home" he said "Take you time, double check, be safe etc...." That might resonate with somebody that was definitely going to do this at home.

@moonshiner2977

3 жыл бұрын

Honesty is the best policy :)

@colenichols

3 жыл бұрын

That's what I was thinking. Made me smile when he said that.

I like the fire alarm disappearance around 12:00 -12:06

@hilloty

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

@redoverdrivetheunstoppable4637

3 жыл бұрын

LOLZ

@christopherhauck4702

2 жыл бұрын

had to watch that section several times till I saw it then I was like holy s**t yes when the fun is spoiled by an overzealous smoke detector while fire safety is important these little bastards can't handle even the shortest gouts of 3ft(1m) butane flames I WANT FLAMES NOT SCREACHES

@SodiumInduction-hv

4 ай бұрын

smoke alarm*

@JAKOB1977

Ай бұрын

Nice catch.. I bet your pretty hardcore in those "find 5 differences" compare pictures

"Have fun, but be safe." -- Wise words.

@TheCrystalGlow

3 жыл бұрын

Curiosity first, Safety second! Lol

@realflow100

3 жыл бұрын

Don't be an idiot basically.

@MTS_IT

3 жыл бұрын

...and you might live as long as me, maybe even longer :)))))

@williamsquires3070

3 жыл бұрын

Or have safe, but be fun. 🤣

@HorseMeal

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve never heard him say never try this at home just be safe 😂

This is how my university teachers should've taught us how to calculate the maximum power out of a transformer

@pvc988

3 жыл бұрын

My teacher would just throw some 3rd order differential complex equation sets at us. Sprinkled with some crazy Laplacians. And sit there on his char for an hour in complete silence waiting for an answer.

@cocusar

3 жыл бұрын

@@pvc988 ah, the good old laplacians, how can I forget them? Oh yes, I've never used them after the university, that's why lol

@hannahpumpkins4359

3 жыл бұрын

Mine told me to grab the electrodes and hold on tight.

@RyuKimGaming

3 жыл бұрын

@@pvc988 I can relate this during my electronic career....

@peejay1981

3 жыл бұрын

@@coryz.872 I don't remember learning about current limiting ballasts at university, so I sure learnt something!

I really like what you’re doing with your channel! 👍👍

Imagine the renovation to repaint this room, in ten years, when he takes all the decorations off the walls and discovers everything has left behind a silhouette from the repetitive arc flash.

@moonshiner2977

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao ! yeh his attic will look like Chenobyl :)

@ProtonOne11

2 жыл бұрын

If he keeps doing it without wearing protection, his eyes might be damaged enough he can't even see the different shades of paint...

Best buds casually trading industrial grade electrical equipment

@Gameboygenius

3 жыл бұрын

As you do.

@Photonicinduction

3 жыл бұрын

He's a good chap, I gave him one of mine.

@JamesUKE92

3 жыл бұрын

He doesn’t seem too precious about his seats or interior trim either! Andy, I’ve got a 10kVA 3phase 415 to 50V tranny I salvaged years ago as I’m a massive magpie. Will a ballast allow me to safely step up with mains going in the 50V windings?

@the_retag

3 жыл бұрын

@@Photonicinduction aad to see one go, but itl be in good hands

@fardreaming

3 жыл бұрын

@@JamesUKE92 You could put mains on the 50V with an appropriate ballast without saturating the core, but you'd have to watch you don't exceed the breakdown voltage of the insulation on the primary (I'm guessing if it's 415V you're in a country with 220-240V single phase). You could also play about with different series/parallel combinations, including connecting primary and secondary as an autotransformer.

I love transformers, humming away, getting warm, and giving off their special aroma.

@ShadowStrike29

3 жыл бұрын

Homemade lighting, just like Nanna used to make.

@ChurchOfThought

3 жыл бұрын

I don't think the ozone is too good for the lungs 🫁 🤡

@Adamant_Consternation

3 жыл бұрын

Prod the angry pixies and let the magic smoke flow!

@ChurchOfThought

3 жыл бұрын

@Raoul Duke 😘

@brucewrigleysgumchewz4667

3 жыл бұрын

That special aroma. When you're having too much fun juicing up some electrical part and the room fills with the odor of burnt lacquer. Oh yah.. I call it the (Oh SHIT!) smell. Because you're quickly yelling "Oh SHIT!!" when you're bumping your favorite tunes at 3/4th volume and you suddenly start whiffing that odor in the room. Bye bye speaker...lol

This experiment single handedly restored the ozone layer

@christopherhauck4702

2 жыл бұрын

sadly too much arc not enough corona discharge to make ozone you need a cold fan of tiny little sparks most easily created around 3kv using a ceramic or glass layer between lots of nox gases though

Photonic-Dundee: "That's not a Tesla Coil...now that's a Tesla Coil!"

I've been watching you since the beginning. I never thought your videos could get better. But now you're taking the time to explain stuff to us and I for one, absolutely love it. It's fascinating stuff for someone with basic electrical knowledge like me. So glad you're back on KZread mate, you have so much to share with us lucky viewers.

@Photonicinduction

3 жыл бұрын

It's an honor to have viewers like you thank you.

@moonshiner2977

3 жыл бұрын

It's as if we have graduated to the nest level :)

@michaelmiller5566

3 жыл бұрын

@@coryz.872 would you like him to explain everything step by step? He expects that if someone has this type of equipment sitting around then they should have at least an intermediate knowledge of how to use it. If not, you shouldn't attempt it. If it requires further explanation than a wiring diagram then you don't know what you're doing.

@ModifiedMadness

3 жыл бұрын

@@Photonicinduction Don’t remember ever seeing one so apologies if you have done one. Would love to see a video where you give a little about your electrical background/experience. Clearly weren’t your typical domestic sparky 😂

@rompdude

3 жыл бұрын

@@coryz.872 He explained about using the 3 phase transformer coils in series and using one as a ballast.

This guy is a treasure trove of electrical knowledge much more useful than my university professors.

@phillipthomas4167

3 жыл бұрын

i agree, love your comment

@NeonNotch

3 жыл бұрын

This guy and electro boom are channels I hope remain as electrical gods for the rest of time. So much sheer knowledge in such a dangerous subject!

@NeonNotch

3 жыл бұрын

@@coryz.872 We get it; Mommy doesn't give you enough attention at home so you attack people giving anyone besides yourself praise... Get a life.

@jordanstatler4661

3 жыл бұрын

@@coryz.872 Hey, you should totally say this on like every comment, maybe then people will notice you!

@berkeliumk

3 жыл бұрын

University professors are good with derivation and manipulation of equations only. Practical stuffs, not so much.

I really love how your style remains genuine and candid. Lots of youtubers these days are all obnoxious and tacky with their content, meanwhile your channel has a pleasant "old web" feel to it. Really do love your work.

i love that his wife is in the background enjoying the light show

@treestand7994

3 жыл бұрын

Where?

@sbreheny

3 жыл бұрын

She seemed a little unsure about it "Wow, that was...nice" :)

That's a car being used as a pickup truck. LOL

@fvckyoutubescensorshipandt2718

3 жыл бұрын

Lol I was thinking the same thing, he really needs his own truck, forklift, and skylift to build the really big things that go boom rather than pop.

@hempbear

3 жыл бұрын

station wagon ... overloaded!

@labiadh_chokri

3 жыл бұрын

Yes , it's very dangerous to put heavy load in the back seat because in case of accident they will smash the driver.

@tiqo8549

3 жыл бұрын

@@fvckyoutubescensorshipandt2718 He better spend his money on buying a power plant in the UK to do more experiments. 😅

@handlesarefeckinstupid

3 жыл бұрын

@@labiadh_chokri you don't listen then. it was screwed to the floor.

neighbors be like, "the power is dipping again, Photon must be back it again"

@erikziak1249

3 жыл бұрын

When the lights flicker, they know. WHO DID IT. :-D

@nicwilson89

3 жыл бұрын

I remember once years ago when he was playing with the high current transformer, his mate noticed the lights were going dim in the entire street ahahaha

@jasonantigua6825

3 жыл бұрын

@@nicwilson89 I remember that one well!

@chrishartley1210

3 жыл бұрын

Bert, the telly's going funny again!

@samdelucia5074

3 жыл бұрын

@@nicwilson89 Too Much Current + Electric Meter Pops

"Transformer not even warm" - however the mains fuse was smoking!!

@kateausten7931

3 жыл бұрын

"However, the neighbourhood was blinking"

@mikeymasi

3 жыл бұрын

I've always wondered how does he pull that much juice through his hookup to the mains?? Or does feed into a bank of huge capacitors first then out of capacitors to transformers?

@DanielandStuff7

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikeymasi also wondering

@specialopsdave

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikeymasi He has over 20kw of power service, that red 100A cable carries his entire house's electrical capacity

@Spacefish007

3 жыл бұрын

​@@DanielandStuff7 100A or 150A 3phase is not uncommon here in europe, so you basically have 230V*100A*3 = 69kW of usable power, as the fuses are "slow / medium blow" you can easily spike them to 500A for short amounts of time and get in the range of half a MW for 2-3 seconds or so. If you have flow through water heaters, they are in the range of 20-35kW typically, if you have multiple of these in a house, you need that 100A/150A per phase.

Dude you would be a hell of a EE Professor. This type of stuff would really hook young people and you also have the knowledge to show them the technical side of things once they pick their jaws off the floor from seeing foot long burning arcs.

@Ryan_Thompson

3 жыл бұрын

Office hours: Tuesdays, 3pm to "fuck it, let's off to the pub then up the apples to blow some shit up, boys"

Photon. The man who never uses his neck. The myth. The legend.

@gr8b8m8jared7

3 жыл бұрын

This can't be unseen. Lol

@FartInYourFace234

3 жыл бұрын

2 right m8

@Photonicinduction

3 жыл бұрын

As much as I try I don't get it, care to explain that one?

@PB-nn2dh

3 жыл бұрын

@@Photonicinduction allegedly photon never changes the direction of his head relative to his body

@FishFind3000

3 жыл бұрын

@@Photonicinduction you don’t turn your neck. It’s as if it’s a single unit that is pinned at the top and bottom. If you watch in the video you turn by moving your whole body and torso but never your neck.

That old intro is pure dope still, please never replace 😌

I genuinely think Photonic would be the best and yet hardest person to buy christmas/birthday gifts for

"Got transformers everywhere" Sir, would you like some HOUSE with that collection of electrical equipment?

@joshnabours9102

3 жыл бұрын

Not unless it comes with more electrical equipment!

Hearing Photonicinduction describe anything using the word "astronomical" immediately gives you an idea of what it is.

@moonshiner2977

3 жыл бұрын

Scary !

I don't have a transformer to maximize, but I'm watching anyway.

@dumdum7786

3 жыл бұрын

yes you do, every home appliance has a transformer inside it :)

@WELLINGTON20

3 жыл бұрын

@@dumdum7786 Incorrect. most have resistive droppers or switchmode power supplies.

@tupcho33

3 жыл бұрын

See , because some people want to ruin your fun - microwaves do , i do not advise you to buy few of them , use a screwdriver and use the transformers - that would be dangerous , however i am saying that if you have microwave or few they have transformers

@thesciencefurry

3 жыл бұрын

I have several microwave transformer from old microwaves.

@dumdum7786

3 жыл бұрын

@@WELLINGTON20 I mean larger appliances, like tvs and what not. plus, switchmode power supplies have transformers in them.

I will be donating a stack of cash to you guys as soon as I launch my new company. I want you to keep teaching! Much Love from Canada

This guy could be a very good teacher. At least the damn kids would listen for once, the way he tells and shows it. Well done sir.

Imagine being his neighbors and seeing this through the window

@Dave82012

3 жыл бұрын

Whilst all the street lights flicker lol

@EphemeralProductions

3 жыл бұрын

I feel REALLY bad for neighbors to be honest. lol

@ianscanlon3422

3 жыл бұрын

It would be bloody awesome 🌩

@rootz420

3 жыл бұрын

You like looking in the windows of your neighbors? Not creepy at all

@AntonyTCurtis

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sure all his neighbours are used to his antics by now. I feel more sorry for Colin Furze's neighbours. :-D

This makes 2021 better

@firefly2472

3 жыл бұрын

So much better.

@Alexthetechie150

3 жыл бұрын

Very true

6:55 those plants are getting their daily dose of light

every mini cab company within a 50 mile radius are cursing you right now, lol!

This guy is like the secret treasure of youtube highly educational content , respect from fellow edutainers , and a small viewer base with very high engagement . This guy has it all!

Must be a lot of ozone in there 😂

@Adamisgood24

3 жыл бұрын

Ozone is toxic!

@tnmoe-

3 жыл бұрын

@@Adamisgood24 - No odors after its aired out!

@negumanezer

3 жыл бұрын

Its now clean room! :), uv-c and ozone...

@nxxxxzn

3 жыл бұрын

@@negumanezer was afraid he was staring right at uv :'(

@fabriziobrutti1205

3 жыл бұрын

Not ozone... Nitrogen oxides...

This mans Knowledge is incredible. Love how he just lights 1-2ft arc is the office, casual as anything. That's a sign of knowing what one is doing and being comfortable with it. Thanks for the NON safety warning. If there is one thing that chits me to tears it's the endless safety harping as if the vid is the first one ever watched and the warning will make all the difference to what anyone does. Great vid yet again mate!

I can see photon giving some of the most fascinating lectures as a university professor.

You really really really need to colab with the slomo guys, love to see these amazing arcs in like 200k FPS lol

@jkangaroo

3 жыл бұрын

Start blowing up their twitter and comment sections! GO!

I came back for the intro.

Thank you for coming back!!! I can't stop watching!!!! We've missed you!!

Another great video!! I'm so glad your back at KZread! And it's really good to see you looking so happy!

Shows up to work the next day with a sunburn "Spend time at the beach?" "Nope, stayed in all day, why do you ask?"

@joe125ful

3 жыл бұрын

Yes ahahaha:)

@johndododoe1411

3 жыл бұрын

In class, we were shown a picture of a lineman that seriously burned his face by pulling a fuse in the wrong circuit state.

I've only really messed with flyback transformers, and puny little ion generators. Blowing up capacitors at 17, was a highlight!

@brucewrigleysgumchewz4667

3 жыл бұрын

I used to blow up electrolytic capacitors long ago... (the tiny 1uF 10-50V ones). I did that a couple times while my friend was over. He HATED that because it would scare the shit out of him. lol. Never knew when it was going to go BANG! Or if it just decided to be a smoke show. I was too chickenshit to try that with anything larger. The tiny ones already went off like a big firecracker. 😬😄

@colinantink9094

3 жыл бұрын

I’m just starting to play with flyback now. Fun and spicy little buggers ain’t they! Any tips? My goal is max arc length.

Dude I just found your channel recently but I absolutely love your videos! I'm American and to be honest, your outstanding accent is one of the things I love most about watching. "Cheers"!

Randomly found your channel being recommended on my Home page. I'm not going to lie, I don't know very much about what is going on here, but this is the type of stuff I love, and I'm willing to learn! Thank you algorithm gods

Now there's a lad who needs a van if ever I saw one.

@tncorgi92

3 жыл бұрын

And a forklift.

@dosgos

3 жыл бұрын

And a crane!

@Gameboygenius

3 жыл бұрын

And hell, a barn to store it all in.

@Si74l0rd

3 жыл бұрын

And me, to help him muck about with it all and have hours of mad fun lol.

Welcome back to KZread, King.

Your videos are greatly appreciated by all of us - they educate and entertain to the max...

Thank you for brightening my evening!

This is becoming 1 of my favourite channels.

@lukemaxwell3954

3 жыл бұрын

Same here lol

@TheBadMadMan786

3 жыл бұрын

It's always been one of my favs, from the very beginning.

@Vinicius_Schneider

3 жыл бұрын

Same

1:21 i like the way he toke more care to belt on his transformer instead of protecting the seats

@casemodder89

3 жыл бұрын

Don't be gentle - it's a rental. 🤣

Glad you started explaining what we are actually seeing now. The circuit diagrams help too. Good job.

I'm so glad your back to making these awesome videos. Keep up the good work, thanks for coming back.

I’m so happy to see him uploading more frequently also i love the Intro :)

I love that the legend is back

@moonshiner2977

3 жыл бұрын

There just ain't no-one to touch him is there :)

What I liked: Entertaining, Explaining how and why things work the way they do, massive arks So great to have you back mate.

So glad to see you making videos again Andy. You are the high point of my You Tube browsing! Cheers mate!!

Just remember people spend tons of money to have their cars look like that lol

@squareeyes1117

3 жыл бұрын

If you're smart, you just knock out the coils and sell them. Than you'll make a profit

@JDMz

3 жыл бұрын

Tons of money? Just get an angle grinder. It's cost effective but with dramatic handling🤣

@JDMz

3 жыл бұрын

@FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation air suspension, hydraulic suspension. Coil overs, springs. Or an angle grinder for chopping springs lol

@LiquidShadows

3 жыл бұрын

@@Paxmax I just appreciate the effort you put in to write out that British accent phonetically.

@jimurrata6785

3 жыл бұрын

@FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation "Stance"

it's a privilege to witness this sort of madness, thank you

So happy to see you putting out videos again. Been watching since 2016. Love those high voltage arcs. Stay safe, stay healthy. Peace, out.

I'm loving the move into being Informational as well as entertaining! Much respect and it's great to spread knowledge like this!

Loving the new content mate, the sounds out of that were magical!! And those arcs were enormous!!!

Based on title alone, I gave this a thumbs up before the first 10 seconds played.

Thank you for coming back, as an electrician this is my favorite channel on youtube.

Man I really love the way you talk to your audience. You talk to us as if we’re there standing beside you. Too many other KZread channels treat their audience like numbers on a screen, but you manage to bridge that gap and I really feel like you’re talking directly to me. Love you and your channel man. Can’t wait to see what’s next.

I’ve got to say you are totally and utterly off your trolley and I think your fantastic and what you do and your attitude towards your hobby and work So please keep the videos coming look forward to seeing the big pops LOL stay safe my friend

Yes! The engineer mindset! MORE POWER!!!

Loving the new educational aspect to the videos, it's really interesting and pairs up perfectly with the awesome destructions and demos

It's great to have you back! More importantly it's good to see you happy and in a good place!

It is interesting hearing the slightly different pitch of an arc like this with 50Hz power vs the 60Hz I am used to in the states.

@rootz420

3 жыл бұрын

Can u do like 20hz?

@jimurrata6785

3 жыл бұрын

@@rootz420 You could, with a big enough VFD.

That oversaturation thing feels like water in the cooking pan. As long as you've got moisture left temps are keeping steady and it's fine. But when all the moisture's gone temperature quickly spikes up. Here it's the core soaking up the power but when the core is saturated, there's nothing to "ballast" the current at reasonable level so they shoot up and fry the coils

Superb Video.. ... Looking forwards to more! Enjoying the technical info, can never get enough of that

I feel like I’m stepping into my childhood when watching these new videos. So happy you’re back! Thank you!

Maximum, what a beautiful word.

I love how he hasn’t changed the intro song! Hopefully it’ll stay forever!

We used to watch your videos in school and that was 6 years ago and I can say your videos taught me more than what the teacher has. Thanks 🙏

So good to see you back boss. Keep up the excellent work!

Can barely understand the terminology Still interesting AF

@bobcharlie7982

3 жыл бұрын

I dont even know what im watching but its cool

@sempertard

3 жыл бұрын

keep watching. Look the words up. Eventually it will sink in.

@gadflyofhumanity_6847

3 жыл бұрын

Let's just say the kind of cheech his gear's putting out will make you ded multiple times over if you're not careful.

@GTA2SWcity

3 жыл бұрын

If you look up any references for electrical work or electronics, you should start catching on. Sam Goldwasser's repair FAQ is another excellent resource. This deals with electronic repair but there's still lots of interesting things to read. Also, seems like stuff is everywhere on the net these days, especially wiki. I'm a hobbyist myself but I'll try to answer you as best I can.

There is no way to explain how happy we are to have you back. We missed you so much bro. However we understand why you were gone and are proud of you for what you accomplished during your absence. Photon is back!

I don't even know much about electricity but your videos are just awesome. Entertaining and informative glad to see you're active again and keep up the great work.

So happy your back. And nothing but respect for wot you’ve been doing for last few years. Keep up the good work 👍

Mind the weight in that room m8! Maybe move some heavy gear to ground level else you have a collapsed floor. Maybe build an elevator?

Oh boy, time to see some crazy stuff again!

I love your vids, please keep going. We all enjoy your presence on KZread.

This is the best youtube channel i've found in years. Love every video! Thanks for uploading man! Top lad!

12:04 sneaky edit there. I see the smoke alarm failed to observe the "No moaning" sign

Thanks for posting a schematic. I think it'll be easier to follow you whenever you post them.

Something marvelous about the sound of arcing electrons in the morning. Thank you for this, sir!

Such a lucid exposition deserves a better understanding than I can offer, but I just love listening to people who clearly know their subject back to front, and a presentation devoid of bombast .

Do you have plans for combining a huge transformer with a mercury arc rectifier for a high dc voltage experiment? Blue glow in one corner, white arcing in the other...

@lelandclayton5462

3 жыл бұрын

That would be electrifying.

@christopherhauck4702

2 жыл бұрын

ahh yes we must have such as we have never seen before

Been watching you for a long time, sir. You soar to heights I could only dream. I do appreciate your taking time to show and explain things, I wasn't aware you can run 3ph on single with some modifications. As for my stuff, mostly small time. I bought an old modestly sized 3-phase PSU for powering arc lamps of NdYAG lasers, but mostly it was to trace and reverse engineer. I suppose I could be bothered to try out making a rotary phase converter from 3 to 1. Problem is I would still need an outlet capable of delivering sufficient power to a device run on 208Vac delta @ 30A. I estimate since the output is 150VDC adjustable and that the solid state medium is ~1% efficient, it could probably continuously power a laser to around 25W output. You can get CO2 lasers to produce comparable optical output on, in some cases, 120VAC outlets. So from an economy standpoint, the solid state laser doesn't make quite as much sense. But it's still a case with its worth I suppose.

Man this is serious! I love it. Im a sparky and seeing and learning from your channel is worth more than college / uni itself

I've been testing transformers for a year for Larson Electronics. Just left there in April. So ALL of this information is extremely interesting! I love this.

The insulation of that ground stick used to draw those arcs is so very important to safety. Maybe a little video about insulation resistance testing or even polarization index could be in order? As you well know, in high voltage it's easy for the conductors to conduct, what one must be careful of is making sure the insulators are truly doing their job of insulating.

@russ18uk

3 жыл бұрын

He has done it - look for the screwdriver video.

You could show all the modification and restoration you do. Maybe a time laps video? Would be awesome!

You are a true class act. So glad you are back to making videos!

We need an episode explaining where all your knowledge and skill come's from,thank you for the fantastic content.

I need a new "I WANT FLAMES" lighter.

@capatainnemo

3 жыл бұрын

plasma

@joeylawn36111

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I would also like to hear more of the now famous phrases like "I popped it","I ain't 'avin it", etc.

@psy0rz

3 жыл бұрын

@@joeylawn36111 i once had that original yellow lighter from photonic but ive lost it:(

I think this man could even build Thor's Hammer

@TurinTuramber

3 жыл бұрын

Thor is Photon's bitch

I enjoy that these are as educational as they are fun