Charge Your Cell Phone with FIRE!

Check out this amazing way to charge your cell phone...with FIRE! Great for emergencies or camping!
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[@jarrodsmith5070]

" Hey, I could use an egg! " Kipkay 2010

[@kipkay]

Not easy to make new and good videos every week but I try. Thanks!

[@Joshuajande]

This was my childhood, thank you so much for the memories!

[@Supermanohman]

cats in Africa would have loved that coffee.

[@dhuratahoxha8296]

Vic Vinegar Cats in Africa could have eaten you

[@Supermanohman]

Dhurata Hoxha Africas in cats could have eaten you too

[@retroific3280]

+SnivyAndroid lol

[@realvivifromloona]

OMG NO WAY DHURATA IS MY MOM but i used her account for that comment xD

[@GOAT_GOATERSON]

@@Supermanohman cats in Africa could have eaten you too

[@Davecrackr]

Shouldn't there be a 5V regulator? I mean, you dont want to fry your iPhone, or do you?

[@Killershark217]

i dont think the generator can push that much into the phone

[@realvivifromloona]

@@Killershark217 Yeah but better safe than sorry, also the regulator will also stabilize the voltage which is a great thing in the long run.

[@moddingdudes7055]

Rajan Hoxha doesn’t the regulator also drop the voltage lower than what it’s pumping out if it’s under 5 volts? Like if your giving a 5V regulator 4V it only gives like 3.5V or something I don’t remember lmao

[@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440]

iPhone normal has voltage protection a bit late comment

[@Diprotic]

This works! I charged my Tesla (the car model S) with this method!

[@islamtubers]

Good one I charged my porsche 918 and it charges so fast

[@dahleykorver7800]

khalid muhanna I charged my airplane and now I don't need to buy gas!

[@islamtubers]

Dahley Korver oooh your too old who use airplanes now everybody is using rockets btw my rocket work with farting power xP

[@dahleykorver7800]

khalid muhanna Can I use uranium to power my rocket? My neighbors cat is now green glowing and now I got some uranium lying around.

[@islamtubers]

Dahley Korver im using antomical gaodfugibna uranium the original is for poor guys

[@Bobvanksy]

I wonder if you could use one of those generators in a computer, converting excess heat back to energy.

[@waterlubber]

It is used. However, usually they draw energy and actually act as a mini air conditioner. However, the computer wont run forever, as these are only 40% efficient.

[@SoulTouchMusic93]

waterlubber they won't run forever not even if they are made from superconductors and those would be 100% efficient!

[@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440]

yes if its just used for low voltage devices

[@cakesin]

So if i put it near myself my phone would instantly charge? cool.

[@PunakiviAddikti]

+Your Average ShyGal Well not quite, body heat won't generate enough voltage

[@asb5781]

+PunakiviAddikti I think it was a joke because he's saying that he's fire

[@asb5781]

+AMANB57 *she, sorry about that

[@Arppa00]

+AMANB57 finnish pepole dont understand jokes.

[@PunakiviAddikti]

Arppa Viuhko Niin varmaan.

[@lamhao1744]

...*in the middle of class. Uh phone died.*starts a fire

[@mickeyagrawal2001]

I have always loved your channel..Your channel is something different than what I have seen my whole life. Good job.

[@FloridaAdventurers]

DOES NOT WORK!!! The thermoelectric piece overheats after five minutes and breaks... Already broken 2! Don't waste your time or money trying this one...

[@stormendless552]

SHUT UP WITH THIS NONSENSE!

[@stormendless552]

SHUT UP!

[@riazmiah2327]

Cause it was crappy

[@urbansnipe]

the peltier effect works much more efficiently when the temperature differentiates from one side to the other so instead of just trying to get one side extremely hot try keeping the other side cool at the same time :) in general these are not very efficient for producing electricity but they are rather useful for pumping heat energy and these are mostly used in those portable electric fridges/hotbox and are great fun for messing around with whilst experimenting

[@EllyvanAmstel]

If the voltage gets higher then 5 volts you will fry your expensive phone..

[@filiph.f.slagter8340]

Kipkay... one of the worst sellouts out there...

[@AlabamaElevators]

That’s when a voltage regulator comes in handy

[@CosmicKangaroo]

I think i did something wrong, I did everything but I ended up setting my phone on fire

[@03AccentVA]

The phone doesn't go IN the can!

[@DeepThinker193]

03AccentVA sadly it is too late for me :(

[@googaagoogaa12345678]

was it a samsung?

[@mmccall0813]

you could put that in the freezer and not have to pay 2 more cents on your electric bill xD

[@alistair158]

So in other words CHARGE YOUR CELL PHONE WITH GENERATOR.

[@Oissir]

Alistair Suter it's a free energy heat powered generator, possibly similar to how a solar charger works.

[@DhanvaL]

I think it will damage your phone because of the inconsistent release of current maybe its better to put a capacitor rather than directly connecting it

[@TriipleXRated1778]

"Over hard" freaking brilliant just brilliant

[@Knight_Astolfo]

Yes - charged with no voltage or current limiting. Unless that's got some kind of self-limiting built in? Seem unlikely.

[@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440]

Iphones have voltage protection(late reply) but to be extra safe use a 5v regulator to regulate 5v

[@4Corry]

I would have just made a USB port so you could charge any instead of just or type of cell phone

[@TheGreyMatterz]

The Biolite camp stove is still better, but this has potential if more work's put into it. -install multiple thermoelectric generators -insulate the outside of the can with a larger can -install a small variable speed fan -install an internal battery so you can use the charge when you need it -make it lightweight and portable This is a Biolite, and it's very simple to build.

[@midassnap9028]

If you have one of the old electric coolers the kind that you plug into your car lighter they contain between three and six Thermoelectric coolers.

[@randommr0361]

How do you differentiate the 'hot side'(side that is supposed to RECEIVE heat) from the 'cold side'(side that is supposed to be in contact with something cold) in this Thermoelectric Peltier Generator? kipkay

[@randommr0361]

randommr0361 Does the text on one side of the panel make that side the 'hot side'? As you used it so in this video? kipkay 2:19

[@sanjays9080]

Yeah

[@companionsytoriginal873]

@@randommr0361 OH MY GOD, YES. Shut up. I know this comment was 5 years ago but still, SHUT UP. Also, this isn't Twitter. This is KZbin. You put the @ at the beginning of the comment.

[@TheresaNicoleSvehla]

Being a pyromaniac whose phone cant hold a charge, this video is GREAT!

[@zorankollock8640]

That egg actually looks really nasty

[@SlickNicky10]

It is probably over cooked

[@SlickNicky10]

That would give me food poisoning

[@paulpower7018]

On Alzheimer's aluminum

[@seanocansey2956]

I dropped my mixtape on it, my phone instantly charged to full

[@jamesnrvng704]

I get it but I think it's overdone

[@ecmuppet9538]

Your mixtape is fire?

[@1d10tcannotmakeusername]

Yes, but Peltier thermoelectric generators generate energy by heat difference, not just heat, so your mixtape must be like 5 microkelvins or something compared to room temp!

[@drewolfshire5558]

instead of drinking that coffee, you could've just transferred the coffee to a container.

[@SerinetySticlaru]

For those that think laws of thermodynamics were broken.. no. This works because of a temperature difference the hot and cold side. Without actively cooling the cold side, the generator would reach thermo equilibrium and no voltage would be produced. ~electrical engineer

[@moussagamil9828]

At the end (3:02) the wire magically changes and it's a totally different one, also the Thermoelectric Peltier Cooler's place changes from where it was when he was charging his phone in the garden. This is kind of suspicous because both times he charges the phone the wire goes behind the stove and comes back as a totally different one.

[@moussagamil9828]

You can even notice the color difference.

[@AlexRubio]

This is a real device. He placed it at the end for a example. They sell these at amazon and check other KZbin videos.

[@nimoy007]

Moussa gamil It must be a duplicate hobo charger because there isn't a date code on the can near the kindle hole on the first "stove" and there is such a code on the stove at the time you mentioned.

[@ssuperdave100]

Hi K...... Years ago my ex had this hand held plastic skull and when you touched the two points on it, the skull would light up green and make noise. This of course was using the body's electrical current all that being very small to make it work. What would it take if at all to do this for a cell phone? Probably never I'm betting do to the amount of energy required to charge it? Would love to hear your thoughts! Love you vids!!!!!! David

[@minebloxxed9776]

Yeah, but you kind of just ruined your charger...

[@jakedassan4117]

eBay 99 cents

[@siasko1351]

Not ruined, ruined means not usable. The charger is still usable, but only with that one piece of equipment.

[@ralphdavidheaven5689]

Put it to an another unused wire...

[@MarcosCruz-xe7vv]

When he said a place to put my kindle I thought he ment the e reader!

[@amanmittal4232]

but how u can charge ur phone with only 0.3 volts??? its impossible!!! and u are not using any boost converter or like that in order to step up the voltage...so how could u...??

[@nickmuir9276]

is there a reason red is - not plus

[@Xaxuxoxo]

That egg looked kinda burned

[@Xaxuxoxo]

Lol

[@DominusZeikyu]

i love how drank 4 mugs of coffee IN the video! and this is the funniest kipkay video ever. xD

[@Jay.Harry.WhiteHall]

U could have made the generator hot by focusing sun rays thru magnifying glass :D

[@PaperCutCity]

My cat has that bowl XD

[@RomanBellic]

Does your cat still have it ?

[@HyperDroids]

This is legit everything Jesse and Walter needed when they were stuck in the desert without any battery on the phone.

[@erizorico]

If they get charge, they better call saul

[@grimmerMD]

Why is your egg oozing brown goo...?

[@Jimpiedepimpie]

I think it's just burned egg goo, since he clearly didn't put any grease in it.

[@chasewebb2858]

When he cut the phone cable my heart broke

[@chrismuntean]

You know that instead of cutting the phone cable you could put the positive and negative ends to a USB injector and then just plug in chrome there

[@darlenemayo4141]

Lol

[@DitIsTijn]

noob gaming me too 😭😭😭😭

[@sleepless9003]

noob gaming ok lil one

[@siegfriedkharan]

which voltage and watts did you have to keep on sight with this generator to don't get your bateries/cellphone fucked up? 12v 91.2w will do? thank you for your time...

[@narutomeansspiral]

How is this an emergency charger? Not everyone carried thermoelectric generators everywhere with them, Kipkay.

[@1d10tcannotmakeusername]

You're supposed to buy the thermoelectric generator before something happens, moron! Think, McFly!

[@kylierose3978]

Oh shit my phones about to die! Let me just pull out my thermo electric generator and my tin can and my wire and oh! Can't forget my 30 dollar charger that I'm going to ruin anyways!

[@GamerInCombat]

Step 1: Use a real charger. Step 2: Enjoy that egg.

[@MsSBVideos]

Do you REALLY perfer your eggs over hard?

[@ndexer]

HMMMM it taste so delecius

[@MsSBVideos]

nikolai moeller (throws up)

[@ndexer]

Sam B xD

[@peropero3331]

3:03 but there is no fire

[@elementalalliance]

HAHA wait...... what

[@nyancat7486]

I was about to comment dat

[@AstroPEVs]

I love that time lapse on 0:47 his jaw just says nam nam nam relly fast ha ha

[@stephenazas1443]

"...but we still don't have enough Jews" 2:33

[@wikto8145]

+Stephen Tenazas (NahtzeeMan) Ahhh i see what you did there

[@jacobjones2018]

Why not just use the wall?

[@Pezzbrah]

its not sarcastoc, its for camping

[@seinarocks]

well when you camping you go by car, so can't you just charge your phone in the car instead of having to cut the wire and all that crap?

[@quilverr613]

Congrats, you made a mini-stove and a geothermal generator...

[@roganbennett7814]

Or.... you can charge your phone with the charger and wall plug or computer.

[@riley1733]

Exactly.

[@Supermanohman]

Rogan Bennett that doesn't work

[@emzedjiklool511]

Rogan Bennett Low quality bait

[@walterwhite3740]

+Rogan Bennett True, but I could see this useful on a camping trip.

[@darthkotya]

+Rogan Bennett No sense of creativity...

[@naokikashima9349]

You could get even more voltage if you hook up these thermal generators in series all around the can... Also you could attack small heat sinks to the outside part of the thermal generator to help cool it on the cold side. This would also boost your output voltage. Inside thermal generators are 2 different types of metal that is what is causing the thermal-electric effect. And I thought heat was the death of electrical energy, it seems you can convert heat back into electrical energy. So much for the laws of thermal-dynamics.

[@sawdustfairy]

I worked with these modules for about 15 years building railroad refrigerators and air conditioner and what I can tell you if you dont disapaite the heat with a heat fin the module will melt down and short out. and for the person that asked the question about hooking it up no right or wrong way no matter what one side will heat and one side will cool.

[@Magio55]

I tried with a module TEC1-12730 but just have like 0.5 - 0.8 V. I tried in the same way but with my propane stove and coal. Do you know why this is not working like you? i really like to do this.

[@larryg2320]

Kip, I'm confused. In your other video that used a computer cooling fan to make a phone charger, you also included a step-up converter in the circuit. Why does the thermo module circuit not require the step-up converter?

[@armando92]

This can burn your phone since the peltier will eventually start generating more than 5V, Maybe with more Peltiers and a simple 7805 with a small heatsink to keep the voltage at a stable 5v. Also doesnt the Peltier need a heatsink (i know they work with temp. dif. and ofcourse the fire will always be hotter than the ambient temp. but the peltier has a max. temperature before they start unsoldering the internal components so a small heatsink will probably help with that)

[@54l68l65l20l47l61l6D]

I would add some boost/regulation circuitry before I tried attaching an unprotected energy source to my phone. With a 5V buck/boost switching regulator not only could the safety be improved but efficiency could be dramatically improved. Another consideration is that peltier units begin to degrade above 85 degrees C, while the average temperature of a campfire (according to my google-fu) is around 800, so anyone building a device like this should be mindful of where the heat in the device is flowing so that placement of the unit does not damage it.

[@pascuahartsont.7776]

That ending though! hahahahahahahahah I laughed about a number of 100 :D :D :D :D BTW I REALLY LOVE UR VIDS :)

[@TheCman5015PLPro]

You're a goof and I love it haha

[@perfectmedia643]

what material that i need when i want to charge my phone with fire

[@perfectmedia643]

plz answer me im also want to charge my phone with fair and also with bickleys

[@perfectmedia643]

what material that i need for me to charger my phone with a bickleys?

[@oscarpeters5309]

You could add a USB voltage regulator so the phone would be charging all the time and you could add a fan over the hole you put sticks in.

[@tagdomujin]

Charges phone with fire... *Illuminati plays*

[@ghousemohiuddin8212]

can I use TECI-12706 thermogenerator instead of sp1848 please give a reply as soon as possible thanks

[@DIOSTHRAS]

kipkay Your vids are great. Thank you for your ideas and for your time. I have a question,I live in Greece and there are not any stores to buy something like that,the thermoelectric generator,do you know any common apliances to extract one ?

[@TheStellaruniversexm]

You could buy one at Amazon or eBay.

[@kahelsoro]

Hmmm..how do you control the voltage that goes through? Unless the peltier converter of yours is rated to 5V Max?

[@koneal2000]

I'd use a battery and an adapter, personally

[@Jordi2241]

this guy will be valuable in a apocalypse

[@PunakiviAddikti]

Peltier generators are great for generating voltage directly from heat, but if you're gonna charge a phone, you really should regulate the power somehow. I would recommend a 3V to 5V emergency charger circuit instead of a normal 5V regulator just to get some flexibility of the voltages.

[@OpenGL4ever]

There is always an inbuilt voltage regulator in the mobile phone, but he will burn this voltage regulator because this one usually doesn't stand up against more than about 6 V. So you need a second voltage regulator before the inbuilt one if your peltier element can reach higher voltage values.

[@POOOp164]

Kipkay's phone is never dead, it's impossible.

[@danieljanssen6977]

I never really make the things you make, but i just simply love watching ur videos ! :D

[@JonJaded]

LOL, the narration is so funny :D

[@HEYLON96]

I just went and bought 4 of these peltier 68 watt generators. They are so cool, you can freeze stuff with them using the cold side when connected to power (mine use 12-15 volts and 8 amps). They do not generate much voltage though, as seen in the video. The cold side must be cold and the hot side must be hot for power generation, In this video both sides were in contact with hot metal, so its probably a hoax. These wouldn't generate 5 volts on their own which is why I have 4 to connect in series

[@michaeld954]

how much volts can that put out, im thinking if you daisy chain them you can get a decent amount of power and maybe put them on a copper pipe maybe coming out of hot water heater and run hot water thru them and power a light

[@andreww1212]

I love thermoelectric devices. So many uses and fun.

[@tristanelliott4306]

I am using one of these for my science fair project [making a USB Altoids charger] and I am wondering; is it possible to use the power produced from the thermoelectric generator to charge a rechargeable 9 volt battery?

[@cubeaman]

I am glad that the old style Kipkay videos are back.

[@TheChuckwagonLite]

would be perfect with an LM7805 chip. Great video! With a solar panel and this element, you have made the perfect survival charger!

[@RoninSpiritus]

Im pretty sure this doesn't work like that, the fire intensity varies in times and a cellphone require a pretty stready 5 volts with sufficent amps depending on the model, it might work with a circuit to regulate voltage tho

[@RiaRadioFMHD773]

not fake actually, but it is not explained in detail. A Peltier chip converts electricity into large temperature differences on opposite sides of the chip. Freezing or below on one side and close to boiling on the other. The reverse is also true. Applying a temperature difference to the chip you get electricity out. It is, in effect, a two way transducer.

[@nathanbrown6132]

So thats how the kindle fire name came true

[@aaronnnm]

I'm pretty sure in a wilderness emergency, ill have a thermoelectric generator...

[@KamiTheBaka]

You can also charge it with ice-cold water since the generator creates voltage with cold, too. Maybe chill a soda or beer while you're at it.

[@BellaBehindAKidBehindACamera]

Finally a use for my mixtape

[@H8nji]

I get iy

[@IhasDag]

does it matter which side you add heat on? because i bought one and it doesnt seem to work

[@DeviticusOfficial]

"We will be using a generator and Michael bay!"

[@MontezBoydStarks504]

I wonder... You know how if you charge your phone while playing on it, it heats up? What if you attach the thermal electrifier (?) up to the phone, creating a looping circuit until (like some phones) the phone stops charge to prevent overheating?

This is possible if you use a step up DC - DC to constant 5V between the cell and the end of the cable

[@TheFootballman123]

The cat must not be bad enough since you're on the video and know enough that the cat is in every video.

[@Duckypimp]

I'm trying to make a project was wondering if you could help me figure out what size resistor I need

[@KZHX]

I like how the hobo has access to power tools :')

[@bellasfn]

at what temperature did he burn the logs and can i use this project to turn on speakers?

[@wintermetalhd]

I love your videos and learning about how common technology works, and how it can be modified. But, small sticks for burning are called "Kindling", not "Kindle", which is a device sold in your local Barns N Noble.

[@xrdmaddy]

I love how you can take ordinary things you do everyday like "charging your cellphone" and by adding "WITH FIRE!" It becomes so much more interesting,

[@DJtrainman261]

Is there any danger of overvoltage if the fire gets too hot, or is there something preventing the voltage from going higher than 5V?

[@EddieLoksters]

Why did you put the red cable on the - sign and the black cable on the + sign. Does the iPhone cable have reverse polarity or does the Thermoelectric unit have reversed labeling. please explain

[@Djhg2000]

The thermoelectric (a Peltier to be precise) element doesn't really have a polarity. which way the electrons move only depends on which side is hot and which side is cold. If you reverse the sides, you also reverse the polarity. Most of the time you'll still want to stick with the instructional markings to avoid confusion though. This is why we have what's called datasheets; they tell us what the component does and how to use it. If you're going to experiment with a Peltier element, definitely make sure you get the associated datasheet before connecting it.

[@stheteller7470]

If you use something else to hold it down, you can probably place a cooler or something on the other side of it to charge the phone twice as fast unless it's too much electricity.

[@ArcticForceGaming]

i am a bit confused because on the newer iphone cables there is not a black negative wire only red, white, and green. Any advice?

[@soaringeaglehippie]

Use the red, white is always a neutral and green is always ground

[@ArcticForceGaming]

soaringeaglehippie thanks!

[@charliechasse124]

I tried this and my the whole coffee can started on fire

[@FPSkillerPC]

you can brake your phone using this if the voltage is not constant. For example the phone charges at 5v and if the peltier is too hot it will go over 5v and overcharge your phone.

[@StevenPersonal]

I bet it wont make enough to charge it

[@danielellis7658]

2 Words: Voltage Regulator.

[@SpencerHHO]

This might just slow down the rate of disharge on your phone, nothing more. only a volt or 2 and no current capacity.

[@Colt159]

Then take a part a car charger and hook it up to that.That is always 5-5.5 V.Chill ok.

[@SpencerHHO]

Colt 159 Those regulators are pretty meh and push the input much above 12 volts and they can break and fry your phone. This is a crappily done project. get over it.