Electric Flyswatter with Voltage Multiplier

[@robertpatapat2248]

"And the output will be 4U (for you)"

[@daggawagga]

it's a big voltage

[@malfunction8519]

Was looking for this comment

[@juntendo6104]

saw this exactly when he said "for you".

[@fineilldoitmyself9173]

This is a really worth project to do. This is an awesome project to create an arc reactor in big scale

[@charlesl596]

Thank you very much for this video. I tried it, and it works very well. Thank you again !!! Charles. France. Marseille.

[@ludicscience]

Charles L Cheers

[@aayushmanjain5820]

Bro can u email me the proer circuit diagram of this voltage multiplayer circuit. I really need it

[@nlo114]

This has given me an idea for a bottom-comb electron feed for my Van de graaff gen

[@renekenshin6573]

Again nice video but please, don't tempt me to dismantle my working electric fly swatter XD

[@jonaerakua1]

Everything working is meant to be taken apart. Letting it die is just cruel. Like how humanity is innately cruel because they decide to harvest organs only AFTER the thing has dieded. They should harvest it while you're alive, put you on life support and give you your own allotted time to press a button to end your life, only confirmable by a cheatcode-like input that follows. So you'll feel better about "leaving the earth". Up down up down left right left right square down down up

[@teslacoil4335]

making one for 100,000 volts 200 stages AWESOME!

[@Truespritualleader1905]

I going to do ......🔥

[@xerejuneseve6333]

You should replace weak transistor to bigger/stronger,it is easy to fry them.In my project the power source is 18650 cell ,that give me more current and working time.

[@PunakiviAddikti]

You only want to run it for a couple of seconds at a time to prevent that as the transistor can't take it. You need a MOSFET and a big heatsink (but the pinout will be different).

[@shrikantpatil3924]

hi Ludic, i had been trying recreating the circuit, (the capacitors you mentioned are not available so i use 3 kv ones) but my diodes keep getting damaged each time either the spark is too tiny or if i increase the input voltage, the diodes die, so can i use ESJA54-08A diode to create same circuit with more stages?

[@ludicscience]

what diodes are you using?

[@shrikantpatil3924]

1n4007

[@joesmoe71]

Oh the fun a $5 fly swatter and a few components will bring me.... :)

[@joesmoe71]

+Andrew Tornadoboy By the way, what kind of amperage does it have at the full 10kv?

[@ludicscience]

+Andrew Tornadoboy around 10 ma

[@ludicscience]

+Sharp Paul It depends... the most important thing is that the current does not pass through the hearth. For example if you take both terminals with one hand, you will be shocked on the hand only, but if you take one terminal with each hand, then the current travels from hand to chest to hand through the hearth circuit, and that may be deadly.

[@AbsoluteTrash_]

+Ludic Science but the current will drop dramaticly as it has to pass through your body which acts like a resistor, and i think i remember from somewhere that it takes 5ma directly across the heart without the bodys resistance to kill you.

[@robaxa1]

+Ludic Science It will hurt but it won't kill you. A new 9v battery has about 1A of current. If you step up the voltage to 10,000 volts, the current will drop to 0.0009A or 0.9 mA. You need about 70 mA to kill you.

[@noelandrew3600]

have this set up powering a mini tesla coil, loads of fun from battery power. the coil itself is based on plasma channels 3v tesla coil. love the content Ludis Science, keep up the good work.

[@BushCampingTools]

What value caps could I substitute here? I'm having a lot of difficulty getting 3Kv, 2Kv or even 1Kv caps?

[@gkyy3c]

"This experiment is dangerous or even lethal, do not try to replicate at home." haha

[@AbsoluteTrash_]

+Bruno when has that statement ever stoped people from doing stuff

[@HentaiNat]

+jamiepie123 it never happened,it just made people curious and made them recreate it.

[@xerejuneseve6333]

+Bruno Who don't risk doesn't have anything.

[@MrMedico33ER]

a troll can't help you =_=

[@ree7n611]

thank you for the info love your videos keep up the great projects

[@ludicscience]

+Reese Jespersen Thanks!

[@AThreeDogNight]

Now that's a big spark gap using just a 9 volt. WOW WEE!!!!!!!!

[@GUSTAVO-gj8zh]

Cuantos volts hay en la salida del circuito de la raqueta? Se puede usar el circuito que se usa para el flash de una camara?

[@TheExplosiveGuy]

I've always had the most fun with a swatter circuit by adding five or six of the same capacitors paralleled into the output, it takes a bit longer to charge but the resulting explosions are well worth it. I usually take the paddle and grid off then attach two steel needles about 2 inches long on either side of the original handle and bend them inwards, so there's about 3/16" to a 1/4" of gap (4-6mm) between the tips. It becomes a bug _detonator,_ any insect caught between it's prongs become plasma vapor and little tiny bits of exoskeleton, the entire creature disappears in an instant. Safety glasses/squints are required🤣.

[@codeunited5905]

try adding them in series.

[@TheExplosiveGuy]

@@codeunited5905 that wouldn't work, or work very well anyways, the charge circuit only charges to 2kv, you would need to redesign it to reach the required voltage to max the caps out.

[@andrewg7717]

Thanks for replying so quick!

[@Masterpranal]

ok so the circuit acts like add ups rather than an eventual rise in each capacitor at every continuous stage.thank you

[@ree7n611]

will the 9v battery instead of the 2 AA kill the circuit

[@ludicscience]

+Reese Jespersen depends on the circuit, some cheap brands will burns in a few seonds.

[@mohammadamini9781]

Thanks a lot for video. How can I make this power supply with 60 kV output with 220V AC input? Can you please help me which of your projects is appropriate for my purpose?

[@zerosiunos]

Which is the best and that the circuit doesn't run much danger of exploding or other danger with a 9V battery or four 1,5V? 1 nF 2KV 2.2 nF 2KV 3.3 nF 2KV 10 nF 2KV 22 pF 3KV 4.7 nF 3KV 10 nF 3KV Thank you so much

[@ludicscience]

+Zeros y Unos 1 nf 2 kv

[@captaincook3693]

You say to remove everything from the high voltage side and that the output must be AC but at 1:53 I see a diode on the high side and maybe some chip plus that circuit board is not the same one you show in the beginning, also I noticed a few of your videos you show a different schematic than your circuit

[@chems]

10,000V? isnt the 1n4007 rated for 1000V?

[@ludicscience]

+chems the diodes don't see the full voltage. The final 10,000 volts are the SUM of the voltages in each stage. Same for the capacitors

[@nielsdaemen]

1:30 The high voltage probe clearly loads the output, lowering the voltage. How many Megaohms is it?

[@johnsanchez8029]

Is it ok to widen the spark gap so that way I can have the switch engaged without me having to hold it down? It would be nice to walk away and let the destroyer auto pilot without the arc being engaged the entire time.

[@RB-ny2dh]

What components do you use in the video? Tell me very good video

[@diegobocchese4342]

it's not dagerous this high voltage current is less than 10 milliamps.

[@lanchanoinguyen2914]

Diego Bocchese it's still dangerous.

[@frz_akbar]

you right :D hahaha

[@fss1704]

fucking put a big capacitor in the output then you have your personal heart fibrilator/desfibrilator.

[@pavanpratapsinghchauhan6804]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@UPSETHDD]

no

[@astroboy602]

3kV/mm is required to ionize air. For 9V output is 10kV means distance between the terminals should be 3mm to create the plasma but here distance is very large Why and how sir?

[@Libouh]

What transformer do you use to make the AC to DC? step up or step down Can we use step down transformer as step up if the wire is connected on the reverse side?

[@yakacm]

When you say 0.0018 mfd for the capacitors is it millifarad or microfarad? 0.0018 millifarad is 1.8 microfarad and 0.0018 microfarad is 1.8 nanofarad, just wondering why you chose to write it as 0.0018? Whatever it is I can't see anyone selling capacitors at 1.8 anything, I noticed other people in the comments struggling to find this component too, can you confirm the value please, thanks.

[@Birol731]

Hmm, an interesting experiment with this voltage multiplier. You say that you have nearly 10 kV voltage, is it possible to charge a HV capacitor with these high potentials ?

[@jimrojas62]

There is no need to do this. Since current kills, not voltage, it is easier just to add more capacitors in parallel. This will yield the same results without the light show.

[@clarkdeleon2874]

If I use a 4v battery instead of a 9v battery. Can a 6x 1nf capacitor produce those loud electricity?

[@ree7n611]

Will 1kv capacitors work??

[@ludicscience]

+Reese Jespersen No, but you can connect two in series to make one 2kv capcaitor

[@sherifhassan9258]

Excellent video Plz, can this curcuit operate motor 2 amp 100 volt ? Help

[@sweggymcsweg2400]

If I tried to run this in a sealed container for like, say, a day at a time to produce nitrates for my plants. It would overheat and melt, right?

[@muhammedzaeem5795]

That's so cool! Can this be used to ignite fuel?

[@ayamgoreng656]

please tell specificly the materieals and the position of the materials

[@madbrick923]

Can I use 16v capacitors??? Or do I need 3kv???

[@ludicscience]

16v caps will explode. You need caps of a voltage at least double the voltage of the source

[@madbrick923]

voltage source is 9v tho... but i get it

[@ThatGuy-nv2wo]

Exactly, and you're stepping that voltage up so the voltage across the caps will be larger than the 9V input. If it wasn't, you wouldn't see anything on the spark gap!

[@kimo4646]

Can I add this to ignition coil high voltage output. I'm currently using as fence energizer

[@jivnund4592]

I made a similar one using CFL power supply , a tv flyback transformer and some disc capacitors over 5kv....it works well.

[@xerejuneseve6333]

+Jiv Nund I wonder if coil transformer from LCD inverter will work well.

[@mickcarson8504]

Yea, but, where is the circuit diagram, components name and schematic?

[@himanshuchandna8356]

Could you please share the circuit diagram. I want to produce this circuit by myself, please tell which transformer are you using.

[@alimuhana4765]

When running the circuit on the 9-volt battery What are the pieces that you have added Please explain the circuit and thank you

[@FredoSantana90]

Theres a limit to how high u can make the voltage on ur fly swatter because the small gaps where the flies get hit will be useless at high voltages as the current will just jump all the time

[@PunakiviAddikti]

True, I think that's what the high voltage side capacitors and diodes are for: to control it. I think that's why they got removed.

[@wb5rue]

What type of multimeter voltage multiplier probe did you use? I assume it's probably a 10X, what's the brand?

[@ghanshyamkashivale2019]

Can we store the voltage that is multiplied by voltage multiplier?

[@owatthorne2538]

is it high frequency? does high voltage like those in kilovolts has high frequency?

[@MightyTechGuy]

Hello Ludic Science Great Video.... Please tell me, is it safe to use 1N007 diodes.. I noticed u used 9 volts battery... will it not increase the output of fly swatter transformer from 500 to more than 1KV... As i am in doubt that, will1N4007 be able to handle such voltage? Please reply.

[@ludicscience]

I used those diodes

[@MightyTechGuy]

Ok.. Thanks!

[@commentsonthetube14]

If you add a doubler at each stage wouldn't ut be 2U, 4U, 8U, 16U instead of just 2U, 4U, 6U, 8U? If each doubler doubles its input voltage, you'd get exponential voltage growth, not multiplicative voltage growth. Correct me if I'm wrong, just trying to learn a little

[@ludicscience]

each stage ADDS double the voltage of the source, NOT from the previous stage. So it is 2U, 4U, 6U and so on

[@Bowtie41]

Would different caps give better/worse output on 9v?Do you have to change the caps/diodes if you use more/less stages of U?Thanks

[@Elec-DIY]

You'll probably get more sparks using BA159 or UF4007 diodes, the main difference respect to 1n4007 diodes is they are much faster. The 1n4007 diodes become inefficient high frequencies. As a rule of thumb, if I can't hear it, I use fast diodes.

[@ludicscience]

Victor Arnaiz Yes you are correct, I used the IN's only because I already had them in my parts bag.

[@Tigrou7777]

How could the transistor and the led (which are before the transformer) survive the 9V battery ? normally those flyswatter are powered by 2 x 1.5V (=3V), so 9V is three times bigger. Did you change something ?

[@ludicscience]

Tigrou7777 I did not change anything. Of course the circuit is overpowered at 9V. The transistor gets hot quickly therefore the circuit can not be used for more than a few seconds.

[@bonayonzanmangero9256]

What happens if you only have 4 stages on the multiplier?

[@JohnL90808]

The current in a flyswatter isn't AC, it's just pulsed DC.

[@ketankadam5669]

but i thought it's has an transistor and inverter

[@JohnL90808]

Ketan The transformer needs a changing current to operate, as soon as the magnetic field has reached its maximum or zero it will no longer induce current on the other coil as there is no varying flux. AC provides a time-varying flux, but a pulsed current can work too because the field is varying with time, implementing a circuit that produces a true sine wave will be too costly. The transistor produces the pulses and the transformer steps up the voltage. Even cheap inverters have the same implementation, they do not actually generate a sine wave which is why its RMS is not always the same. Standard inverters incorporate DAC circuits to produce an actual sine wave, and then amplified by transistors to drive high current to the main transformer which then finally outputs AC exactly like from the wall outlet and possibly even cleaner.

[@ketankadam5669]

Make's sense. Thanks for taking the time to explain.

[@nodriveasusephotos8019]

instead of the multiplier why not just have a higher ratio transformer to make the voltage needed in a bug zapper-1.7kv or there abouts?

[@andrewg7717]

Thank you!

[@mdasad2827]

Can we use​ CFL circuit to give input power to "capacitor and diodes combination circuit" ie modified Marx generator. Without using flyback Transformer.

[@satriyawibowo4548]

Can i use 3,7 v to 220 v inverter circuit and connect it with the capacitor multiplier ?

[@adriangaleos8703]

Brother, what would hapen if we dont put a ground, does it matter.?

[@_adamalfath]

1N4007 have breakdown at 1000V, it's true that it can handle up to 10kV?

[@arashtaheri1955]

Hi, i have now taken away the parts from the fly swatter circuit that you did. But in the video you take the powersupply and put the parts on another cuircuit. I cannot see how you build the circuit. Please help me.

[@nathanlupus7759]

do you still need the diodes for the discharge to be the same as when it was an electric flyswatter? im going to add a 10kv generator with 5 Metallized Film Capacitor 0.022uF 223J 2KV but dont know if i still need the diode for it to retain the original discharge elements of the electric flyswatter

[@ludicscience]

the diode voltage must be at least 2 times the voltage of the source

[@nathanlupus7759]

Ludic Science so id only need the diode if i want to continue to step the voltage up? would i then want the resistor for the effect im looking for and if so what is the original resistor in the board? thanks for your help

[@victormoralesschmidt6980]

+Ludic Science Puedo añadir otra etapa al multipicador de voltaje ? Si es asi, cuanto voltaje me daria la salida ? Que tan peligroso podria ser ?

[@ludicscience]

+victor morales si puedes añadir las etapas que quieras, cada etapa añade el doble del viltaje de entrada. Es imposible contestar a la pregunta de que tan peligroso puede ser, depende de muchisimos factores. ¿que tan peligroso es andar en automovil??? depende de muchas cosas. Lo mejor es tener siempre precaucion.

[@victormoralesschmidt6980]

+Ludic Science gracias !... y de casualidad tu no tienes otro canal de youtube en español ?...tu voz se me hace conocida

[@ludicscience]

+victor morales Si

[@carlosbison9041]

what type of caps are you using another words what is the voltage of this caps? they must be atleast of 1000 volts each right?

[@ludicscience]

carlos bison My caps are 3000 V 0.0018 microfaradas. The caps must be rated at least at twice the supply voltage.

[@mindhormone]

Hi Will this work using capacitor 3KV, 0.01uf (10nF) Because capacitor 3KV, 0.0018uf is expensive if compared. So if 0.01uf could work, what would be output amps, would it be higher or lower? Also using 9v battery (in replacement of 3v) will it not fry/burn the transformer quickly? Thanks

[@ludicscience]

+mindhormone 0.01 capacitor is too big, it can burn the circuit. Yes the 9V can fry the circuit if you use it for more than a few seconds.

[@mindhormone]

+Ludic Science oh i see. thank you so much.

[@mrbanana779]

would such a low current still be noticeable?

[@greggrimsley5337]

How much current is produced by this circuit? I need high voltage, high current to kill rats in my garden. Could I use a 12 V battery with this circuit?

[@Dr.Eng.Kemal_AMAYA]

How do İ make high voltage generator input 12VDC output 25KVDC by Cockcroft_Walton circulate? What kind and of capacıtors and diodes should I choose?

[@joesmoe71]

I couldn't find any 3kv caps, would 2kv 1800pf caps be good enough?

[@ludicscience]

+Andrew Tornadoboy if you use 2kv caps, use less voltage, 6v instead of 9

[@cyrilbaumann1661]

Do you have a construction manual?

[@ifindev]

I'm confuse. How can the circuit works while we connect the battery (DC) to the transformer?

[@andrewg7717]

Hey your videos are great they always show something really cool! I was wondering will 1500 picofarad capacitors work because I can't seem to find any 1800 picofarad capacitors? Thanks!

[@ludicscience]

+Andrew G yes they work

[@alifr4088]

@@ludicscience how about a 2200pf or 500pf capacitors?

[@maxgebrael4698]

could this run continuosly without burning out?

[@lalitsheoran789]

does the voltage multiplier works with dc current

[@ardenmarpuri9670]

what value of capacitors and type of diode u used here ?? i want to make exactly something like really need help . haha Thanks again. BTW, nice vid.

[@ardenmarpuri9670]

Ps . im not doing it at home im replicating it at a lab, here at the philippines. for a school project Tnx again

[@coondogtheman]

Taser. Someone tries to mess with you and you whip out this thing they'll back off.

[@jonaerakua1]

You are too simple minded. That is what the difference between you and Nikola is. Where he wants to threaten people, he whips out a gigantic Tesla Death Ray and dares you scare his lover the pigeon with the laserbeam eyes. Tasers are for children to play with

[@PunakiviAddikti]

Actually kids can order a 10 kV taser for 3 bucks online.

[@hobomnky]

i think those diodes are only good for 1kv, so you should get better ones if your input is 3kv

[@viktorbozicevic6219]

Hi, won't the current from a 9V battery damage the components if it is used very often?

[@ludicscience]

Viktor Božičević yes, continuous use will burn the circuit

[@captbullsnort]

How criticlal are the caps to have this work. Awesome project

[@ludicscience]

captbullsnort The caps must be ceramic or polyester (never electrolytic, will explode) and they must be rated at least twice the voltage of the supply. Thnaks!

[@Neilquinny]

make this into a Jacobs ladder

[@PunakiviAddikti]

That wouldn't probably work, the gap needs to be small so it would be a very small Jacob's ladder.

[@robot797]

also it is pullsed dc a jackobs lader needs ac or continius dc

[@TwistedFate123]

Hello, how long can it operate assuming it stays on? I am assuming that the higher the output the faster the drain on the battery.

[@ludicscience]

a few seconds only

[@andrewg7717]

Where exactly are the wires that go to the voltage multiplier connected? Thanks!

[@ludicscience]

+Andrew G the diagram is on the video.

[@saketdaga8601]

is 22 uf ,3kv,cermic capacitor will work ??

[@carlosbison9041]

you sayed....A voltage multiplier will not work on batteries, it needs AC current. Next to the battery there is a little inverter circuit that takes the 9V DC from the battery and outputs around 1000 V AC.......im confused didnt you used a battery to power this voltage multiplier?

[@carlosbison9041]

carlos bison NVM i see what you mean the side of the transformer that conencts to your combination of caps and diodes is AC am i right? and if you were to connect a battery it would not work it only works because the stepup transformer is steping up the 9v battery into AC, am i correct ?

[@ludicscience]

carlos bison Yes

[@kassimmohammed2593]

can i incoperate it into my fence energiser instead of ignition coil

[@alifr4088]

Time to build my long dreamed spark gap transmitter lol

[@NickysNikNaks]

Hi there, if I was to make this circuit with 20 stages would I need different value components? If I was to make the 10 stage multiplier would I be able to use a 2.2nF 3KV capacitor instead of 1.8nF 3KV capacitor?, and if I could use the 2..2nF 3KV capacitor would there be a difference in operation? What terminals of the fly swatter transformer did you connect to the voltage multiplier? Thank you Nick.

[@ludicscience]

+Nicktronics 1O1 yes you can put more stages. 2.2 nf is 0K. The flyswatter has a capacitor and resistor at the output. REmove the cap and resistor and use those terminals as input to the multiplier.

[@NickysNikNaks]

+Ludic Science, Ok thank you for your reply.

[@arwingolondrina2576]

What diode is use for this experiment?

[@andrewg7717]

sorry I meant where do they connect on the fly swatter circuit. Thanks!

[@ludicscience]

+Andrew G the flyswatter circuit has a big capacitor at the output. Remove the capacitor and connect the multiplier there.

[@jameshuang8609]

I have a question why did you remove the components on the HV side?

[@ludicscience]

James Huang those components are a small voltage multiplier. I removed them to pu my own multiplier

[@CUBETechie]

Could you buil a spark gap transmitter?

[@clarkdeleon2874]

excuse me sir. can i have the specific list of the materials used ? i am planning to make a taser from this :)

[@sithlord6613]

I knw this old but I thought I ask this question probably a dumb one, I'm trying to build this Circuit I bought the diodes but the caps yaks for u also can't find or don't have so I bought 0.01 uf at 3kv but instead of fly circuit I'm using a lighting device that power small neon tube inverter the rate is between 600 to 800 is this ok or? Help Pleased response and

[@lawrence1md]

How did you decide on capacitor size? I have .0022uF caps would those work?

[@ludicscience]

Matthew Lawrence the larger the capacitor the higher the output current. yes you can use that cap

[@chappali38]

I Tried 1800pf, 3KV capacitors and 1n4007 diodes but it cant work?

[@karlomatic1110]

So how much voltage comes at the end of circuit... How much does it takes to make a spark?

[@ludicscience]

+Karlo Matić around 10,000 volts. how much what?

[@bhu1334]

Karlo Matić it takes 3 million volts to make a spark across 1 meter in air. So you do the math!

[@mr.x4477]

Hi ... yet another great video ! Is there a way that you can use this flyswatter circuit to light a bulb wirelessly with a coil ?

[@ludicscience]

+Gabriel Engel That´s a good question. Not sure, need to think abut it. If I come up with something I will upload it,

[@ludicscience]

+Gabriel Engel Interesting, not sure if the circuit really works. Looks to simple to be able to do that, especially with only 10 turns in the coil!!!! If I have ther ime I will try to replicate

[@mr.x4477]

Thanks again for your reaction:)

[@arthemz243]

what is the capacity of capacitor for flour, or flour and diode what is the name of the name

[@agiczeljka9628]

is it posible to use electronik ballast for metalhalide bulb 35w as ac source with 9v bat

[@MrDsnightmare]

hello sir if you use two 9v batterry for 18V ow many volt and current what do you have ?