Easy Electrical Project (with overload)

Easy Electrical Project
Perfect for a rainy afternoon.
Est Time 2Hr to rewire
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[@CarsandCats]

My favorite channel on KZbin. I just can't get past the carpet in the attic and electrical fires. MAN this guy has a guardian angel with a fire extinguisher flying around behind him.

[@helpothers8122]

The safety advice at the end is definitely worth noting.

[@comicsansgreenkirby]

the _end_ of the video...

[@nickguy6820]

I tip my hat to you sir. That wiring job is beautiful.

[@devvarshney7768]

Yes

[@snyper7979]

Finally, someone else that knows how to make his wiring job look very Professional. I always see people screwing up even the simplest wiring jobs.

[@RODALCO2007]

Great vid, and excellent advise. The smoke development was superb and a perfect demo of why to stay low to the floor in a smoke logged house. Very nice variac by the way, especially with the meters built in. Great mods too for the portability of the device.

[@kyledando9291]

my son is 13 hes got many special needs but loves your videos hes very intelligent hes very much into watching your videos please make his day and make him a video my son is a very loyal fan ov yourself and your wife thankyou x

[@leokimvideo]

impressive and highly educational as always..if only we had youtube smellovision so we could smell the humm of that stunning and all mighty modified box

[@skywolfx76]

you can smell an electronic hum? you can hear one and definitely feel one but I never knew you could smell one

[@Evansthoughts]

@@skywolfx76 Ever taken acid? Haha

[@skywolfx76]

@@Evansthoughts fair point lol

[@skywolfx76]

@BT3Ks_P4F that's certainly an achievement

[@TimpBizkit]

Now my room stinks of burning wire insulation.

[@ellisgasson6940]

You should get a smoke machine and put a lot of power through it

[@readman010]

Element and pump would just pop

[@winiary_taniegruzy]

Any machine is a smoke machine if you put enough power trough it.

[@nicholasgraber994]

I believe that's called any electronic device he's wanted to kill

[@propfella]

Bloody amazing, he was very sedate today, must be those new tablets he's on.

[@coisinhodasilva]

He talks like Captain Jack Sparrow! LOVE IT!

[@linus607]

Everytime you do stuff like this, I ask myself why you do it on carpet. It adds to the thrill! You're videos are awesome, great entertainment

[@jonnyhill8965]

YET again another great job done by Sir Photon,your attention to detail and workmanship is a pleasure to watch.

[@InductiveExperiments]

Wow nice setup there, that's how it should have came new. It's my Variac and control panel combined in one box except mine cannot switch the DC polarity instantly like that. Good point on the Variac current levels, the mains fuse will do nothing when you're below 20 volts and can still easily burn the Variac out. I'm fuse protected on the input and output sides because I know the dangers. Thanks for posting this, it's pretty neat to have that all in one box, I'm looking forward to your next vid!

[@PirohSparks]

I feel like a fly on the wall in a mad scientists laboratory. Brilliant!

[@allangallop]

That's some really neat work, I always enjoy seeing old kit recycled and improved.

[@Aussie50]

Thats a really nice bit of kit now!, extremely handy for the electronics lab! Eventually I would like to get all my little bits of equipment, like the variac, rectifier, meters and so on, together and make a standalone control cabinet with ballasts and everything inside.

[@powder3d]

R.I.P Aussie50

[@RedNoise-hz5nh]

@@powder3d rip :(

[@a3f4cdf]

:(

[@RedNoise-hz5nh]

@@a3f4cdf :(

[@devvarshney7768]

:(

[@sirjohnbhoy]

You are undoubtbly a elektrical genius..do i know what yiur doing? No...Do i like your videos..Yes ! Sheer madness,and in your own home !

[@hootinouts]

He's no genius; he's a complete fool who has enough knowledge to make him dangerous to himself. one days he's going to have a serious accident.

[@BenCos2018]

he's an electrical enginner or something like that iirc

[@SilvaentysFyrerux]

That's a really gorgeous looking bit of engineering now (post-modifications, at least), always admired how damn neat everything you've built looks - shame not everyone else takes such pride in neatness (a lot of "fuck it, it works" ethic going around). Ever thought of adding digital temperature probes/overheat buzzers to your variac and diode to keep an eye on things?

[@zoniczedro]

Are you sure you should have that thing on the carpet?

[@ChipGuy]

I like the tidy wiring in that box. Beautiful.

[@kazyclay]

Good job on the wiring! you can tell you put care into it.

[@aptsys]

Great job man. Nothing like rewiring a piece of equipment exactly how you want it and doing a good job of it at the same time.

[@syrea793]

Yo Photonic man! I never got a minutes' training in electronics, NOTHING! So far I've built a welder (200a and off the home 240vAC) that works brill) (I'm gonna convert it to DC soon!) and a 1/2hp electric belt sander that I cobbled together with the welder I made! lol you have taught me everything I needed for it and I want to salute you, Sir Photonic!

[@JMelodic]

These project videos every once in a while between blowing up stuff is nice and refreshing. Good stuff!

[@alunjones3860]

It's very good to see a video of something constructive, rather than just blowing stuff up.

[@QROdx]

Glad you included the tip at the end! Maybe that will save a few people from learning the hard way LOL. It's still fun to learn the hard way but it can get expensive pretty quick. Keep doing what you do!

[@SuperHypnoman]

When i watch these great videos i can smell the burning, my subconscious remembers the days when i was a HV sparky... LOL...

[@BoomBoxDeluxe]

Yes, I recently found that out! :-O While I was there, Photon & I were setting-up for an experiment, & I picked up that variac to place it on the floor, so that we could plug it in & use it. Mmmm, Quite a weighty lump! I also had a go at cranking the dial while it was unpowered. Yessss......DEEPLY SATISFYING!! :D It definitely has a different feel to it than my little 10A puppy. :D -BoomBoxDeluxe.

[@devjock]

That is a beautiful build right there. Nice work on the rewire too! And the box itself has very nice tolerances on how it fits, and great hammerite paintjob. Great find! Thanks for the advice on the breaker on the output side of the variac too! That's gonna save a lot of variac's :D

[@jackbarker7807]

i love watching your stuff man, its relaxing

[@Turboy65]

You do excellent, well dressed wiring with excellent safety principles and practices throughout.

[@incorrect1844]

One clever man!pleasure watching it

[@ratedasmr7811]

You should consider adding a space as I read “man pleasure” instead of what you intended.

[@jayja45]

I am 13 and I do try this at home, Health and safety observed of course!

[@StormadoMan]

That's a very neat job. Glad to see regular uploads, thank you!

[@terawattyear]

Enjoyable vid Andy. You sure do quality work both in the vids and in the stuff you build.

[@TankCrusher210]

I'm jealous of that little box you just made, lol. Also, good advice on the Variac fuses... never really thought about that until now. Might have to do a little modding on my cheap 3kva unit to fix that little error in H&S, lol.

[@Caterday1234]

You sir have the wiring skills of a god. It's amazing and beautiful. Clap clap mate. Keep the great vids commin

[@denisedaly2307]

Wiring skills of a "god"? Come on. Easily impressed and missing the point of the video.

[@_ohmz_electric]

Denise Daly wasn't meant in terms of the video, more in terms of himself.

[@SpectrumDIY]

That's a thing of beauty (your wiring job and build)

[@p4inmaker]

That is a wonderful carpet you have there.

[@Guyza1geza]

lmfao 7:31 ''neverr everr be tempted to stick youur and in ther and feel how warm sumthin is or you might get a nasty surprize''

[@user-se8nh3yu1e]

G. William hand

[@tangy.mp4300]

I had a stroke reading this

[@EzeePosseTV]

He typed it as Photonics accent. Read it in his voice and all becomes clear.

[@BlowDevilUp]

Dude! You are without a doubt a major professional. Most excellent video, lovin' it.

[@H3adcrash]

That is very nice and tidy indeed. Good job there mate!

[@jrmcferren]

Photon, I'm glad you mentioned fusing the OUTPUT side like mine is. The fuse that came with mine (bought used) is only rated to 32 volts so it is DODGY as all getout. I'm thinking of getting a ceramic microwave fuse for it as it is the only way I can get a 10 amp fuse for the thing at the proper rating.

[@high1voltage1rules]

Haha you had to fry the wire didnt you mate, lol you crack me up andy. ;-) Love that portable variac mate, you did a great job on that! Thanx for sharing another great video. THUMBS UP*

[@NLektronics]

Thanks for the info of the max out current. didn't know for sure. I was pulling too much current for a long time on my variac.

[@acronus]

Andys Handy powerbox. Whatever the names ends up being, it's still one slick little piece of equipment. Cheers!

[@btwbrand]

The humming you hear is because the magnetic field in transformer coils is a physical force acting upon ferrous metals (like in a speaker). Even though you might see varnished wire that is glued down or epoxied really tight, the magnetic force is still tugging on these wires ever so slightly. It doesn't have to be the coil wire itself either, it could be any metal object around the coil. The force is there and it's pushing and pulling on that metal back and forth at 100-120 times a second.

[@storm3698]

I watch all your videos. Interesting but beyond me.

[@SiljoX]

Awesome project !

[@AxelWerner]

Awesome one! Real educational. Wont you do one or two complete educational episodes on variac transporters, safety transpormers and why a 500W variac does not mean you can have 500A at 1V~ output ? maybe that would not be a fun video but a REALY REALY VALUABLE and persistant one. Thanks for anythin you have done yet. all fun, entertaining and sometimes educational too.

[@wisteela]

Most excellent work. Very professional looking.

[@punishedexistence]

Damn fine piece of work there!

[@madduck692002]

Always worthy of a watch mate

[@The-Bloke]

Amazing video. I'm so jealous of what you can put together so easily. I don't quite understand how the DC conversion is happening - Photon talks about a 'DC relay' with 'double pole changeover'. I've not heard of that before. Is that basically a bridge rectifier?

[@lloydevans2900]

A bridge rectifier is used to convert AC to DC. All the relay does is reverse the DC polarity by switching the positions of positive and negative terminals.

[@SuperBrainAK]

that is an awesome variac! nice currents too keep up the awesome vids!

[@JamesEncliffe]

@William The relay, which is an electromagnet-operated switch, effectively swaps the two connections, so the original +ve and -ve become -ve and +ve respectively. The variac is nothing more than an autotransformer with a sliding contact along the entire winding that can 'tap' off a voltage anywhere from 0 to the full supply. It can therefore be used to provide a variable voltage to a load. The windings between 0 and the tap are effectively the secondary; the entire winding is the primary. HTH

[@DeltaDestiny]

Do a capacitor firework display run them all in parallel.

[@SpeakerLoverEPIC]

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[@iuhsdihdslifuvholuidfh]

Love it!!Will try some day for sure.I have a big capacitor collection just for exploding 😂

[@ElectronPower]

I just moved the fuse to the output of variac. Thanks for advice, didn't even think about that. Nice video too :)

[@curtchase3730]

Excellent suggestion on fusing the output side of a variac! wow. Amps is amps!

[@cyrax622]

really nice vid i like that you have both destructive and educative side! great combo :)

[@capokhatpin]

That was very informative and educational.

[@christopherspivey9117]

Bust-a-Duck and Port-a-Pop Just became Friends

[@merlin5476]

Nice wire loom too.👍 nice n neat.

[@MishimaStyleJin]

Love your videos mate, keep up the great work! :D

[@a380rockerfan]

'Kraus & Naimer' supplies some excellent high quality German switchgear, I got a nice control box made for me from them.

[@MrRootbrian]

Gosh, that amount of smoke is INSANE! :D

[@ianhosier4042]

Trust photonic inductions experiments which start off fine then end up in fire and smoke! Reversible DC is perfect for blowing up electronic parts in case you accidentally connect them the correct way round.

[@anderj101]

The Porta-Pop! Love it!

[@smiffywiffy]

Mint vid as per usual. Thanks photon.

[@Ribbitmefoot]

The Nutty proffessor strikes again !!! Wicked video man, keep em commin

[@jrmcferren]

I found the glass fuses I needed at Mouser, but I'm going to double check my local stores first. I live in the US and our old style house fuses have lamp bases on them (no joke) and would be a bit dodgy as they are rated to 125 volts and my Variac is 140 volts out, getting a 10 amp fuse would be special order too as 15, 20 and 30 are the most common with 30 being the max for that type.

[@glasstronic]

Cool stuff, as usual.

[@SproutyPottedPlant]

Awesome video! Awesome variac!

[@mrclucker1969]

PLAY SAFE!! Nice message. That variac didn't even complain at 40amps - can't be bad!

[@UnknownDeletedUser]

Great video as always.

[@Inspironator]

Thanks for the tip...that's something easy to overlook. Woops, popped it!

[@Apollyon09]

Awesome vids, keep 'em coming!

[@FrontSideBus]

Great vid! Very nicely done! Keep it up mate.

[@pvccat1]

nice - and like the colour of your cat !

[@alex993cc1]

great job on the wiring too :)

[@ronaldlijs]

Excellent video, keep them up!

[@maltelec]

I did this once with a battery. And tried to pull it off... Needless to say I have always left electrics to burn themselves out since then.

[@GameOverGaming]

love your work man glad i sub to ya

[@ronniezzzz]

i really enjoy your vids

[@imtrue2132]

Beautiful.. I'd wishd I had it.

[@gaz66chris]

top vid as always andy!

[@HDXFH]

Great job on that, this'll come useful!!

[@rdej4168]

That rocks! Nice creation there. Time I made one. Take care...

[@ElectronSpark]

Nice rewire project. I would like to do that with my variac someday.

[@SlykeThePhoxenix]

Can't wait for the next vid!

[@johnchung6900]

Very well done.

[@slavric]

Great job with wreing, the variac is fantastic, but the housing is like from WW2. :) Thanks for your videos, they are funny and also very informative.

[@remnanttruth]

"Until there's flames, and I'll be appy." ~ Photonic guy

[@MrWams123]

Pretty cool!

[@sandrocastillo6993]

I enjoy watching this just for the adrenaline of the carpet and wooden ceiling.

[@sacleocheaterz]

Wow that's some really good work, nice one Photon :)

[@TradieTrev]

Tidy handy work bloke!

[@olsmokey]

Congratulations on your christening the new rug. Exactly how long did you expect it to last before getting burnt?

[@creamweasel]

As a fellow Brit I have a babel-fish in my ear when it comes to UK accents but I'll admit I usually watch Photon's videos twice. The first time for the electron-abuse and the second by switching on the automatic captions and seeing where we end up.

[@PROSHOOTERNL]

Excellent (informational & fun) video once again, second time i watched it :)

[@SpeakerLoverEPIC]

50th time for me 😂😂😂

[@Yelawolf269]

60th now (SpeakerLover1000#EPIC is my old channel no longer used