A plasma toroid for the modern era.

[@Packbat]

This is really cool! We hadn't encountered this phenomenon before, and your build is just gorgeous. Also, thank you for the very explicit safety explanation! The electromagnetic hazard feels like a thing someone could easily underestimate if not warned.

[@Psyden5757]

This is lovely! having the coil be integrated in the PCB, have the PCB material be dark, contrasting with the bare copper color, the clean electronics.. good job!

[@jacksplague3050]

This is by far the best demonstration of the plasma toroid that I've seen thus far. Very aesthetically clean circuit(s), amazing stability of the plasma, a starting method that will likely become the new standard, and the utilization of the PCB for the "run indicator" was very creative. +50 DKP

[@Axeltreman]

Amazing project and very well explained. Thanks for sharing.

[@StripeyType]

My gosh. You are the hero I needed today. This is an amazing build and an amazing explanation of both the circuit and the underlying physics. You've also taught me that right down the road there's an amazing plasma artist, and importantly: that our content - whether videos or anything else - does not need to be exclusively-focused on the usual: con drama and illustration.

[@trinary-one]

I missed when this came out, and it finally showed up on my KZbin feed! Love the video, and it was highly impressive in-person. Glad I could help with slow-mo videos and a tesla coil! :-D

[@JustinAlexanderBell]

I'm really digging the push button start.

[@Vidduley]

Very clever solution to the ingnition problem! And this way the circuit seems much more self-contained in operation, too

[@sky_guided]

@@Vidduley thank you Vidduley!

[@depleteduraniumcowboy3516]

Really cool. Thanks for making it open source that makes it even cooler.

[@AvaBernards]

I am completely blown away! BackmackSci's vid was cool enough; your design is Next Level! thx globally sourced parts

[@thomass.7262]

Totally awesome - thank you so much for this great piece of work! Such a clever design and visually appealing circuit board!

[@KumachiYoshimura]

Great work! really want these to be commercially available.

[@masterinire]

I was just sitting here doing the math on the field's ability to send power to a local circuit, and you already did it. bravo. Awesome application!

[@_jonathanfilip_]

This is such an awesome circuit! The build is great and the USB-c power source is brilliant

[@titan1070]

I loved the explanation and animations, this was a great project! I wish your channel had more subscribers, you really deserve it with how much effort you put into your videos.

[@MrPaulhunter]

Thank you for a superb easy to follow video. I’m not a techie but your presentation was so interesting. Loved it from the solder mask to the fox mask. I look forward to seeing more, gracias Me amigo

[@Andy-lg5ef]

This is an excellent explanation style, explaining big concepts piece-by-piece to create a nuanced understanding. Thank you for making this open-source; I will be sure to pursue it one day.

[@MakeTestBattle]

That spring/swing oscillation analogy really helped me understand what's going on. Amazing build and a good video.💙

[@sky_guided]

@@MakeTestBattle thanks! It was a challenge to try and introduce the concept succinctly but meaningfully without getting bogged down in over-explaining :)

[@Jonodrew1286]

Awesome, that your final design is so slick! explanation was very concise, especially the pinch theory. The design of any tech is work in progress, as there is always room for improvement, adaption and reinvention - after all, necessity is the mother of invention😊😊 excellent presentation.

[@shoofle]

Holy shit, this is so cool!!! The artifact itself came out amazing and so did the video. I love this and I want one and probably I won't build one because all the safety and rf concerns sound like a pain XP I'm so glad to see this video finally out!!! I don't know how to say "great work" more emphatically, so... Great work!

[@alexwang007]

I had the same idea for the start circuit when I first saw these globes!! Subscribed.

[@usopenplayer]

Almost exactly how my radio tower works! Very cool circuit! Thanks for Teaching this ham something new!

[@clementdel2776]

the non contact pickup is so cool ! You can be proud of this idea !

[@Jdog1681]

Been waiting for this! Super excited to make my own!

[@rowansinger3876]

Thank you for the glorious video and awesome build.

[@Naguals_HID_Lamps]

I am mainly a lover of classic HID lamps (Mercury Vapor, Metal Halide, or High Pressure Sodium), but I have to write, that this is a really beautiful work and I subscribe!🙂

[@raphaelradespiel9970]

You are a genious! This is inspiring and awesome. Also, very important and responsible to disclose all the dangers involved with this device

[@lostmarble0318]

This is such a cool project. Thank you for sharing and explaining your amazing work!

[@sky_guided]

Thanks! The glass globe gets up to about 50C. Just cool enough to still pick up and handle, but warm enough that you'd say "huh that's pretty hot."

[@katelikesrectangles]

gorgeous implementation, fantastic work. very glad to find your channel!

[@AdmitthatijustdiditX]

This is so cool, and above my head but you explained it all so well!

[@coccoborg]

Beautiful! The modern version of a plasma ball!

[@bohemianhacks111]

Absolutely fantastic project. First time I have seen your channel and I dig the whole vibe. The integrated LED inductor pair to detect oscillation truly is one of those tiny genius things that some people don't appreciate. One minor correction: you called a MOSFET a cousin of the transistor, it's a transistor. You probably meant a cousin of the BJT, but it's a minor nitpick in an otherwise amazing video. 10/10

[@smizmar8]

Just beautiful design!! Such elegant solutions too. Though, I was wondering about the EMI generated, but I guess you can't have everything :)

[@kookiespace]

That was awesome!! Also wow yeah that pcb in gorgeous 🥺

[@juliusmakes]

Great advancement on this effect

[@tjaeoij32]

Very nice job! Thanks for sharing!

[@monmister]

this is absolutely amazing! I would love to make one following your tutorial

[@Spyfoxls]

Great work! You took a project which was kinda difficult to pull off without destroying a bunch of mosfets to something pretty much anyone can do :3 i also like the choice of running it off of usb c

[@TCBYEAHCUZ]

Best "all in one" plasma torroid

[@lightwishatnight]

Loved your video, thank you.

[@Mak_Ex_Machina]

Thank you Like Thank You Sooooooooooooo Much Ive been following these plasma Toroids for quite abt a while and every information i receive though indepth is ambiguous, I hace a certain learning nature that requires thigs to be laid out in certain ways and in this video you laid out evry bit of informatio I was looking for sooo perfectly. Ive long since abandoned gong the mosfet route coz as im sure youd know the moments your mosfets can boil water then that crcuit is screweeeeeed 😂 So after burning several mosfet and myself ive decided to go the vaccum tube route but the most avalable vacum tubes i have are prety much audion amplifier tubes with a max rating of 5000v but miniscule currents of i think 200ma dont even know if those values are correct cz finding datasheets on vacuum tubes is close to impossible especially salvaged one so i just take a picture and use the data sheet of whatever tube looks "physically" similar. Either way with your indepth explanation it seems ill need somwhere like 10 times your coil values to match the magnetic field density,but ill also need to drastically reduce my capacitor values. I have several of these tubes so i could probally run it parallel but i dont know the response behavior of tubes.so ill start with one then see.

[@mikeconnery4652]

Excellent video

[@delphicdescant]

Also, some kind of audio explosion just after 14:40. Really startled me, since I use headphones lol.

[@KagrithKriege]

Homie! This is beautiful. Immaculate. It's giving supervillian bookshelf/ desk trinket and I don't think you understand the depth of NEED I feel for this. Can you make a parts list, or put up a shop link so I can buy the kit and build it myself? Or made to order. Or something. Let me pay you.

[@BackMacSci]

Great video, Sky Guided! I believe xenon forms the filaments because of it's high atomic weight and therefore relatively low thermal conductivity compared to other gases.

[@sky_guided]

Thank you so much! And thank you for inspiring me to embark on this project!

[@kerbaman5125]

Some things I would look into are some heat pipes to a heat sink from the transistors, and a transparent faraday cage tuned for the output frequencies

[@sky_guided]

@@kerbaman5125 issue with a faraday cage is that of it's near the device, you'd likely get massive eddy current which would sap power. The limiting factor on mosfet cooking is getting the heat to the bottom -side of the board through an array of thermal vias. Once heat gets to the heatsink, it dissipates pretty easily.

[@StephenPhantom]

Love the inbuilt activator spark circuit using Xenon flash tech, my wonder is for people good at electronics is, how to make a sustainable plasma ball like you have with the implosion of a torus that you get in water devices like the thunderstorm generator, i think it produces a sustainable plasmoid sphere by have 90 torus going around a central torus ( this stabilises the field allowing it to build up energy ) how would you make a 90 degree toroid in this kind of setup?

[@globalgaucho]

beautiful design

[@sentinelav]

Brilliant work!!.. I want one on my desk now 😭

[@Hefeystus]

wow nice job, this is a really strong aesthetic + great write up. probably a year out on my project queue but I hope to see someone build similar that is less of a general hazard + self-regulating!

[@TSteffi]

I wonder what would happen if you modulate the rf with an audio signal

[@amazingbutno5303]

Incredible! Soon we might be able to buy a plasma toroid just like we can Tesla globes

[@nikola1389s]

awesome thank you!

[@AGI-Bingo]

Instantly Subscribed! ❤

[@delphicdescant]

Is it safe and/or legal to get a globe of Radon? Because I'm wondering if the reason some other common gasses don't work as well as Xenon is just a matter of atomic mass. It makes sense to me, anyway, that higher atomic mass would tend to spread out more from the center of the disk in a phenomenon like this, which could be why Xenon makes a narrower ring than lighter gasses.

[@carterrosen7514]

The entire time I was asking myself why isn't this on the market, then the hazards part of the video answered that perfectly. Beautiful build, how much was it to build the final design(I saw the xenon globe you use is $300)?

[@sky_guided]

"How much" is a bit of a complicated question because I went through a bunch of revisions, some PCBs were sponsored, and the final circuitboard is way more "premium" than standard. I'd have to go through and tabulate, but I think the BoM price is probably in the neighborhood of $150 if you were building just one.

[@janthran]

there are some you can buy. there's a youtuber that sells them but i can't remember his name. no push button start though

[@TheAlchaemist]

You can make it safe, after all it is not terribly different that plasma globes. I guess it's more the PITA and responsibility what is a problem. And well, EMI too, shipping a room sized faraday cage gets kind of complicated :)

[@trevorhaddox6884]

I'm thinking at 800V at a few amps...you could run it from tubes just like a HFVTTC.

[@eastindiaV]

It's just an advertisement. They're made to be simple, efficient, safe, and customizable Based on D/C. I developed "Bahgdad Batteries" So that simple acids and bases Can be used in the Batteries and coils, integrated into a vase. I painstakingly re-created old China, like Ming Vases, Saké bottles, Silesian Pottery... etc.. for the vases, which are engraved with metals like gold and platinum... And painted with natural scenery, in glass, over shell. And, I created a system, for the creation of quartz crystals, by using vacuum pressure and controlled Sublimation, to grow crystals in geometric patterns. For the glass part, so that it refracts the light, and shows the toroid, in different areas. Cause I just do shit like that. I'll just have a whole thing going on on the side, end up selling 10,000,000$ lamps... And it's just an advertisement of the basic manufacturing techniques I practice. It's like 7 different projects, and all these people think it's like a Chinese multinational corporation, And it's just me, jailbreaking my phone, overlaying my own system, and then, creating AI programs, assigning tasks Cause I like those lamps man... That's why. Yknow? They're just nice... I'll do it, I really will. I'll make lamps, even if they try and stop me.. The best lamps

[@12...]

would something like a piezoelectric igniter work to start the arc?

[@sky_guided]

@@12... Probably!

[@PhantomUnboxing]

This is really cool

[@timothychard1149]

Holy shit, this is cool. I'm honestly fucking flabbergasted.

[@toptengamermoments]

I gotta try this

[@electrogravlabs]

Well done.

[@frommarkham424]

TECHNOLOGY IS AWESOMEEEEEEEEEE🗣🗣🗣💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥 THIS IS PLASMA LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOO😎🤯

[@m4xc2]

Would this be possible with the same settings using krypton or argón? BTW Great explanación and thanks for the schematics.

[@sky_guided]

@@m4xc2 I think it's possible, but am not sure what fill pressures or driver parameters would work best.

[@markatherton7848]

Well done. How much did you spend on the plasma ball ?

[@nikolaikruglikov7358]

Wow, this is such a cool video! I was doubting when I saw the 3 digit view count, but the quality of all aspects (explanations, narration, filming, execution of the project) is superb. I was surprised that PCB Way sponsored it, I thought you have to be some big guy for that :D The fox mask was a bit jarring for me in the beginning, but later in the video, I grew used to it. I think that it's cool to have an unconventional style and display it proudly. I hope your channel will see more success and recognition soon!

[@HUNDIIl]

Damn thats smooth

[@kylepowe2533]

How much would it cost to order a board?

[@TradieTrev]

Yes!!! LET'S GO!!

[@TheAlchaemist]

Quick question! Any chance of having the entire project including board, BoM and assembly preloaded in PCBway? So it's a click and buy thing, without you being responsible for it? I assume they have that option within their referral/partner programs, similar to Seeed. (OR having this directly in seeed if not?)

[@sky_guided]

Already did :) www.pcbway.com/project/shareproject/Sky_guided_plasma_toroid_driver_ebffe449.html It has a full BoM and assembly locations file, but many of the parts are weird specialty components and I haven't verified whether PCBway can actually do the assembly.

[@thiboswerts7939]

this is awesome

[@rickkert100]

I would love to buy one of the circuit boards from you 😮❤🤩

[@monmister]

I'm just wondering if the plasma can be sparked simply using the piezoelectric igniters in lighters? one thing to add to the hazards, the plasma emits not only RF but a ton of harmful UV light

[@sky_guided]

Borosilicate glass is opaque to UV. Xenon doesn't throw out too much UV anyway.

[@QTpie-l8b]

What is the approximate cost of this one build?

[@sky_guided]

@@QTpie-l8b the BoM cost of a "standard" driver build would probably be ~$120-150 depending on what's already on-hand, assuming you had to order a fresh batch of PCBs. That doesn't include tools. The globe was several hundred dollars for me but allegedly they're starting to show up for cheaper from Chinese vendors. For me to make the entire project cost quite a bit more -- there's many prototypes not shown, plus the fancy PCB stackup is more expensive than standard.

[@rushiahravat701]

hy can you please say what pressure does the globe have . i am a student and cant afford 300 dollars for a globe so i will be making my own

[@petrisz]

It's definitely super cool 😎

[@AGI-Bingo]

How about directing music via aux to some filters that make the undulation vary in different ways, plus auto detect if toroid has dispersed then auto restart. Also wonder if a mixture of gases could be used with different rf frequencies, to vary the color of the light 🤍💜💙💚💛 Thanks! Subscribed!

[@fredwupkensoppel8949]

If I had built that, it would work as a single-use smoke machine.

[@mathewst3979]

blessed by the algorithm!

[@codures]

Bro, the trigger is overkill. For that small spike you could have gotten away with a 10-20mH low current inductor and MOSFET... MOSFETs do support avalanche energy 😉.

[@michaele2192]

Love the vibe of this video

[@BeeBustersInc]

Tesla coil pro plasma art

[@KekTekDe]

Now you're my favourite techno puppy channel

[@irkedoff]

💜

[@hawks5196]

Would you sell this as a product?? I would like to buy one!

[@Skibidi292oo]

The mask is creeping me out but good video tho

[@fivepandas1]

Initial jumpscare but everything's good after

[@nikola1389s]

are you electronic engeneer?

[@TheSpidersoftheworld]

This is just basic.

[@Alice8000]

So inspiring to see a successful LGBTQ+ KZbinr 🏳‍🌈❤

[@ChandrashekarCN]

💖💖💖💖

[@sustems_operatr]

i think i love you ❤

[@VEC7ORlt]

Cool effect. Whats the deal with the silly mask?

[@katelikesrectangles]

why do we do anything? have some joy in the small things in life

[@Lisa_Nicholas]

And here ITER keeps whining about it being too hard.! They obviously just want more money.

[@abzalomkyeuwkyeuw]

Why you cover you face?

[@fredwupkensoppel8949]

Yeah you should NOT sell that. This is a lawsuit waiting to happen. Even if you package it into scrolls of warning labels, some idiot is going to kill their cat/bird/kid/bearded dragon or themselves with it and blame you.

[@sky_guided]

@@fredwupkensoppel8949 the EM-fields are biologically safe and it's not an electrocution hazard (at least no more so than every aliexpress Tesla coil). The risk is interfering with other electronic devices.

[@fredwupkensoppel8949]

@@sky_guided Oh, I would have guessed that the wire touching the globe would be rather concerning to touch during the startup procedure

[@bfx8185]

get rid of that stupid mask

[@MrD3STR03R]

That's a really cool project but why did you have to be a weirdo

[@pencilears]

People who aren't weirdos don't feel compelled to make weird projects. One must be a weirdo to make art.