Cranking a Car with Super Capacitors (Supercap)

Supercapacitors can deliver a lot of power. But can they crank a car? There is also some good information on cranking current and behavior good to understand J1113-11 standard.
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[@10GTE]

"No no, this expensive, I careful" haha pure gold 🤣

[@JohnnyGuiltyMan]

And the very next thing that happens is that he burns himself when shorting one. I guess the capasitor was fine but he still wasn't careful

[@ls43007]

Krizseiger 2002 that was the joke

[@jonathanadkins6425]

Can’t say the same about his daughter

[@chair4228]

Hahahahahahahahahahha

[@rogo7330]

3:15 - Are you okey? - YEES

[@sandrogiorkhelidze1359]

3:37 he was obviously talking to the scope

[@stevenpotter8228]

omg lol

[@basantatamang2249]

Yeap

[@Novak2611]

lol good one

[@deadshotprime9329]

Lol

[@mrwtuber1217]

3:33

[@thedarknightnicht]

"Can you digest that? Of course not, its filled with chemicals" Does anyone else notice this genius???

[@idkm6776]

TheJoker1432 *I*

[@AleksandrStrizhevskiy]

I like how subtle it is. If you zone out for a moment you will miss the joke completely.

[@doodlefox9837]

Dang, I didn't catch that at first :P

[@BuIIetBiII]

they're like dad jokes and cheesy science jokes rolled into one, yet still comedy gold lol

[@richgoodsings6571]

TheJoker1432 hell yes

[@truthsmiles]

I'm just impressed how well ElectroCUTE follows instructions. She held the contacts exactly as told and just watched that scope fall.

[@heavyweaponsguy6284]

Now he can show her all the times he failed so she knows what not to do. Edit:Nevermind, she has nearly 45k subscribers. Now if the stupid KZbin Kids crap wasint in the way, we could appreciate Electroboom touching something and getting zapped while she evily laughs in the background.

[@fellipec]

Thumbs up for ElectroCUTE

[@Steamrick]

The channel name is murder.

[@kirknelson156]

yes, adorable, lets hope she doesn't inherit her dads uni-brow :)

[@Nehmo]

The kid got sulphuric acid on her hands and then wiped her eyes. The hospital did eye surgery because the government subsidizes those procedures and the crooked doctors took advantage of the situation. The complexities of the operation caused them to remove the surrounding tissue. Now, we'll never know if she'll inherit the unibrow.

[@pouya33]

+Kirk Nelson lmao

[@AlexanderBukh]

darker than...

[@mohamed745600]

*starts the car* "Are you ok?" "YEAH"

[@jasoncarswell7458]

I like how she barely blinked when the oscilloscope fell off and Medhi started cursing. She's clearly familiar with her Dad's work habits.

[@aliabdallah102]

@@jasoncarswell7458*MEHDI. NOT MEDHI

[@prakharanand7012]

@@aliabdallah102 it's mehdi, look at the description lol

[@jarred4005]

Prakhar Anand isnt that what he said?

[@prakharanand7012]

@@jarred4005 the guy says meDhi while it's meHdi

[@hexure9663]

This guy is the coolest dad ever

[@mohamedemad1102]

U should chek crazy russian hacker he is so postive

[@bedantagogoi281]

Until he shocks them 😂😂😂😂

[@igorcruzz]

@@mohamedemad1102 really

[@klmusic9132]

4:43 RIP that one heart that fell into the engine...

[@yogatonga7529]

F

[@Nevexo287]

"into" the engine

[@lintonfr]

It fell into the engine bay and is easily retrievable. If it fell into the engine it could start some major damage

[@kas-lw7xz]

@Shubham Sawant r/woooosh

[@Jmoneysmoothboy]

@@kas-lw7xz r/woooosh right back atcha bud

[@Ubernator]

I didn't flinch at the first jump scare but when the scope started to fall I tried to catch it though the screen and had a heart attack

[@1978jra]

Same here!! ;-)

[@MaikoGabrielKinzelEngelke]

good to know I wasn't the only one

[@juanperilla9170]

I put my hand in front of it touching the screen in a quick reflex, i guess when you work with these things and know how valuable they are and how easy they break you cant help it! hahaha

[@MagicTurdd]

those things are $15k...

[@KeysightLabs]

You know, it's not easy to take God and shove him in a plastic box and give him a touch screen. Or to make it ooze with power.

[@ghosty1233]

When you sprinkled the hearts I lost it! LMAO.

[@lordsqueak]

"The devil is in the details"

[@travislasme8384]

And the current, as it turns out.

[@KeysightLabs]

That's a man who knows how to take care of his scope. *car starts and scope tumbles ...

[@kurtc5957]

Keysight Oscilloscopes lol

[@Ghosteriz]

Your comment like is now 666, coincidence?!

[@gingernut5057]

3:20 what was going through my head....Blah blah ha ha ha you thought the kid was going to explode oh noooo noo senoo this kid is expensive I carefull

[@areg7182]

this needs more likes

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TBH its just 10bucks on Amazon

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What the fuck are you on about OP.

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@@jacobmire7194 r/cursedcomments

[@mehmedl652]

Lool

[@himanishbhattacharya1607]

3:08 was unexpected 😂😂

[@ulyssesveracruz8343]

He loves it

[@kojofarrow9430]

That creepy

[@Porglit]

"Coincidence? I think not, because the current is equal to voltage divided by resistance"

[@paulrmt2756]

i cracked up on this haha

[@soundlogikusa2120]

Loominarty confirmed?

[@MyDarkCookie]

Funny part is he put a picture of Robot Devil from Futurama as he was saying that xD

[@rotax1224]

xD ohmminaty confirmed

[@balasubramaniam5516]

Porglit

[@EltoroM5]

Legend says until today no insurance company accepts him..

[@SupaflyProductions12]

I’d argue the opposite because he’s still fuckin alive hahaha

[@rehanvirani8532]

Lool

[@senselessnothing]

He can self insure at this point.

[@WG_aggelis]

4:17 u just got electroCUTEd

[@turbocpt1]

ok

[@DistroStudios]

03:25 ElectroCUTE understood her assignment and decided to stick with it at any cost 🤣🤣

[@ItsxHex]

"Can you digest that? Of course not, it's filled with chemicals." I hate and love you at the same time.

[@peterbucek2136]

"Oh, you thought this cap gonna blow, oh no, no, this expensive, I careful!" FUCKING DIED😂

[@RHPrism]

1:14 that jump scared me so hard I almost fell out of the chair

[@emanuelrigao9886]

- Are you okay? - *yaass :3*

[@shiroyasha_007]

Emanuel Rigão cute

[@shiroyasha_007]

4:13 lool

[@NikoBellic_A.I]

This is REAL man hu3hu3hu3

[@officerben6599]

4:19

[@officerben6599]

4:18

[@spamozoid]

"Expensive." Buys six

[@dan428]

Anything for his experiments

[@tiberiu_nicolae]

Those are 25$ each on ebay. They're expensive compared to regular capacitors.

[@jovanjanevski3747]

That sounds exactly as me. :)

[@AlchemyOfDeathBand]

that oscilloscope is 15,400$

[@Omega50022]

Well, he is an electrical engineer and probably uses it all the time, so good investment for him.

[@LukyHRE]

I love ElectroCUTE's surprised face at 4:13. She's picking up her actress side.

[@SAL-9000]

I never really noticed it and watched it again after seeing your comment. That is pretty good acting for a kid! The raised eyebrows and then the slow head turn towards her father.

[@aaronmatharu3903]

He should do more video with her she is cute

[@Patyx42]

Hey Mehdi, this video I watched a few years ago inspired me to write a Masters thesis about supercapacitor-powered mobile robots! Thanks for being a great teacher for many young engineers around the world! I'm still writing the thesis and I hope to complete it by September :D

[@yangziou4651]

How did it pan out?

[@notproplayer3649]

Any updates?

[@ThBlueSalamander]

Any updates?

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Did you get an A?

[@zen8400]

how did it go bro

[@vilisskola]

Cant even explain how much I like his sense of humor😂 Im rewatching a lot of videos just because they are still funny😂

[@laurisdemons]

me too

[@Element_Finland]

"Coincidence? I think not" lmao

[@jorgeamaro2686]

references

[@-pyrosef-]

+Swen Zettler no, no reference. that saying in general is considered funny

[@jorgeamaro2686]

wasnt it in the incredibles?

[@dan428]

+Swen Zettler it was a pretty common phrase for like 50 years

[@jorgeamaro2686]

Didn't know that

[@MrApolloTom]

4:28 That's why the manual says disconnect the negative first.

[@eliasniemela5140]

4:26 turn the subtitles on :)

[@matejburin5703]

Dogsh*it

[@JAMES-qp8tz]

@@matejburin5703 You mean "Dogs**t!" at 00:04:28.

[@moonlight_trains1]

Dogsh*t!

[@Thegoal2.P]

@@JAMES-qp8tzwhy did you add 00:

[@kenjay29]

1:14 , that scared the s*** out of me

[@martymendoza5299]

nonono, that expensive, he careful

[@Energyone]

Aww she's adorable.

[@amalm007]

the kid or the capacitors?

[@Imf44]

She ----------------- Capacitors are He

[@azexy21]

it*

[@jeannejordan3036]

FBI OPEN UP!!!!!!!

[@ryandr4714]

Yes officer, it's him

[@AnisJerbi]

ElectroBOOM: "are you ok"? ElectroCUTE: " yeeeees" AWWWWWWWWWWW XD

[@kaushikchowhan4856]

He was telling it to the scope

[@theaviator1152]

“I am careful, the capacitors are expensive.” *Proceeds to solder a charged capacitor*

[@camilomason4560]

4:43 RIP that one heart :(

[@poloniumfist6059]

"It's like someone took god and shoved him into a plastic box and gave him a touch screen too" lol

[@KeysightLabs]

Our R&D team has been working overtime.

[@philonouz]

when your advertisement investment is just right.

[@poloniumfist6059]

KEYSIGHT OSCILLOSCOPES I'd better brush up on sacrificial altars for my engineering degree

[@HentaiNat]

best fucking comment thread.

[@KeysightLabs]

+Polonium Fist some people say there's no room for prayer in engineering. Those of us who graduated with an engineering degree know otherwise.

[@audiogarden21]

lmao. ElectroCUTE. That look on her face. You crack me up man.

[@dan428]

That name was provided by all the comments on his other videos haha, he finally adopted it

[@audiogarden21]

dan428 Hahaha. That makes it even better. XD

[@grettagrids]

thats a cute nickname...

[@aliabdallah102]

or does he CRANK you up?

[@skott199]

Great videos that are entertaining and interesting. I'm an electrician and i must say your videos are quite informative and fun to watch. Keep up the good work Mehdi!

[@st4z589]

4:49 don’t tell me this don’t look right

[@gxgamingandtech2017]

Penissssss

[@Sunny-hm7nu]

u dirty minded ediots

[@joeldoel4108]

@@Sunny-hm7nu first learn its idiots second when you are an adult you will be dirty minded

[@kuya3743]

Is it just me or does it look like peter griffin?

[@YTshashmeera]

Took me 3 minutes to figure out Tell me yours

[@Dukefazon]

I love the part with the 13 and 666. "Coincidence? I think not." And explains with the formula :D 0:58

[@thutaducky]

666 💀💀💀

[@murderer2022]

@@thutaduckyhe knew cause he showed some kinda devil.

[@nitehawk86]

"So you weren't sure?" lost it

[@IghtAyr]

0:23 stop yelling at the camera

[@adnanmlivo5885]

standing behind the camera and dying!!!

[@cotirlanvladut6591]

I don't know who say that while he speak to the camera, but it was funny. Hahahahahahahahaha!

[@johnrubensaragi4125]

Sh*t

[@subscribeordiefukyou]

5:32

[@meem9328]

0:23 400F- -stop yelling at the camera! -s.it!

[@jubstechtutorials2596]

Pure gold. One of the best videos -- From ElectroBOOM and on KZbin. Only better one I can think of is maybe the one about Graphite's properties. Would love to have him as a teacher :)

[@enix0053]

you and your uni-brow deserve a shit ton more subs!

[@Snooty-Pookie]

this channel never fails to makes me not only laugh as well as educate me. 10/10

[@vincentdamaso6719]

1:48 probably the most satisfying wound in yt ever

[@akash-zg4vj]

The graph looks so cool. Looks like a heartbeat of car

[@MrDave1502]

5:32 sounds like 0:24 with the same "stop yelling" with "stop yelling at the camera"

[@UberAlphaSirus]

3:16 ElectroCute has that look my daughters have in pictures of us when we are doing something way coool.

[@nocontext211]

That is the "try not to smile too Much" smile

[@beetlejuice1239]

A hero of a engineer that hurts himself to make his science videos appealing for all ages. Thank you for your service Mehdi.

[@Reyne9379]

Thank you for existing, I really enjoy watching your videos

[@Circuitspecialists]

Great job Mehdi, another entertaining and informative video!

[@rkp8495]

his wife shocks him way more than actual electricity😂😂😂😂

[@dataphool]

Amusing! In my day, getting a cap to start a car was unheard of. We all knew it was possible, but knew it would take a warehouse filled with the things.

[@siddjoshi2053]

*I really love this man, this might be the best thing on KZbin after key and peele and the video of man playing piano for elephants*

[@DzastinasLTL]

You, sir, deliver what's expected every time!

[@cho4d]

The thing about this guy that is so SO great is that he is consistently hilarious in new and original ways in each video. To be fair also hilarious in familiar unoriginal ways ways too *cough* electrocuting himself *cough*

[@peepopalaber]

I just go through all your videos and hit like. Awesome.

[@ForestCounter]

Thanks for showing the scope images of the cranking load. I never got around to doing that myself 👍

[@AssassinKing19]

"can you digest that? of course not, it's filled with chemicals." i am dying hahahahah

[@ghost-facedhindu4275]

"How to jumpstart a car with some wires and a Persian kid". Lol.

[@Jmoneysmoothboy]

are there such things as Persian kids born outside Iran?

[@flealgaming]

She is not persian lol that kid is pakistani

[@Jmoneysmoothboy]

@@flealgaming I thought the dude was from Iran tho

[@flealgaming]

@@Jmoneysmoothboy you can watch his vid called amazing toys that will shock your kids in that vid his daughter talks in urdu to electroboom

[@Jmoneysmoothboy]

@@flealgaming We already know electroboom is sneaky though so maybe he went back and dubbed all the Farsi out

[@hardikkadd7218]

Your family is really very supportive 👍👍

[@adamantstubborn4190]

Thumb up for the helpful and informative demo. thank you ElectroBoom.

[@adamlenser3897]

1:21 I was expecting the cap to kiss back and discharge all its current.

[@kmsbismarck69]

Adam Lenser underrated comment

[@stevenpotter8228]

lol

[@Thegoal2.P]

@@stevenpotter8228 Harry? Nono it’s Steven

[@Matiasss200]

0:33 xD the best line i have ever heard

[@NandR]

I'm glad someone else caught that, so smooth.

[@d3athblad3]

Anti-joke at its best xD

[@uaxpavlo]

Can you write what did he say please? i didn't understand

[@d3athblad3]

The Butcher He said "can you digest that?", which is another way of asking if you can understand what he's saying He then follows it up by saying "Of course not. it's filled with chemicals", taking the literal meaning of his previous statement

[@uaxpavlo]

+d3athblad3 Thanks!

[@theuncluded6220]

ElectroBoom is frickin hilarious! I really enjoy your videos!

[@colombi1anjay]

What a cute assistant! I love that he’s such a good dad

[@UnexpectedPigeon]

really wished you uploaded more often :c still enjoyed seeing another video!

[@slap_my_hand]

keysight oscilloscopes are the only ones that have nice colors for the channels.

[@KeysightLabs]

Thanks!

[@NandR]

If you could sell some to the US Navy that would be great......

[@asaprocky538]

Bro you are one of the smartest/funniest people I have ever had the pleasure to watch

[@anishkushwaha293]

He is not only a good engineer but also a very good actor and advertiser 😀

[@TheXalos]

"Can you digest that?.. Of course not, is full of chemicals!" LOL..

[@ringa91]

Why didnt you use a FULL BRIDGE RECTIFIER ?

[@abdallahal-dalleh6453]

Damn, I read it with his voice in my head :D

[@ringa91]

Exactly, it can not be unheard :D

[@mustafamufasa]

Because a lead acid battery outputs DC VOLTAGE. FBRs are used to "rectify" (convert AC to DC) voltages

[@ringa91]

You just have to ruin all the fun dont you...

[@abdallahal-dalleh6453]

Thor Wald Seems like he is used to it :\

[@AnoNymous-dh2sv]

I like that when he put the kid to act "So you weren't sure!", it wasn't just the final reaction, she also acts surprised earlier at the moment he says "I suspected".

[@chaoscrafter45]

1:20 "I careful" 0:25 * cap learns how to fly *

[@gachamaui531]

0:24

[@Anomaly6674]

0:24 when you are making a video without your mom permission

[@Verrisin]

3:20 - Haha, yeah, he's not gonna do that! 3:26 - O.O .... I guess he is raising his kid to be fearless.... O.O

[@sarahgraves6759]

You have one of my favorite channels on KZbin, and you might be one of my favorite humans, ever.

[@razak8528]

I don't know anything about electronics, but whatever you're doing sure does sound cool. Love the comedy!

[@Wenutz]

"...can you digest that? Of course not, it's filled with chemicals."

[@Lucas-bw4um]

ElectroCUTE: *builds robot* "Daddy look at my robot." ElectroBOOM: "Cool. ill check it out when i wire up this light *ZAP* OWW [BLEEP]"

[@dominictam9293]

Thank you for such informative tests. I did notice that the original battery supplies a higher cranking current and a shorter time in startup the car when compared with the ultra capacitor setup. The first peak of the cranking current should correspond to the current when the engine is stationary and sub-sequenced peaks would correspond to the compression stroke of the engine. An 4-cyclinder engine would have one compression stroke in one revolution. It seems the engine starts after 3 revolutions with the original battery and 4 revolutions with the ultra capacitor setup. I did use an commercial 300A batteryless (ultra cap) jump starter to start an 1.8L gas car and obtain similar results.

[@elhaym122]

ElectroBOOM has some of the funniest minutiae in his videos. Right after he burns his finger, the next scene flashes "A few days later..." for the briefest of moments... but it adds so much humor to the video!

[@animeneweablet]

ElectroBOOM: The one who curses each fail. ElectroBOOM2: Probably his wife? ElectroCUTE: Possibly the one who pianos What a Happy Family...hope so.

[@mareoio4141]

Yes this list is 💯% correct

[@randomdude9135]

ElectroBOOB instead of ElectroBOOM2

[@animeneweablet]

I respect that probably?

[@MasterofOrion]

@@randomdude9135 🤦🤦🤦

[@unimportus4539]

Did your daughter gain your electric resistance superiority?

[@mittensfastpaw]

Alright you earned the like with that scope kiss with hearts.

[@WeekendMuse]

I've had a good laugh and learned about supercaps and scopes. Well done.

[@filipmokalis]

dude you are amazing but please make more videos

[@snailey7342]

"With 400x more charge, Can you digest that? Of course not it's filled with chemicals." hahaha

[@Danny-of3sz]

First time watching his video and my mind just overloaded!

[@freekingawwsome]

Thank you @ElectoBOOM

[@fl4meee955]

When the girl said “STOP YELLONG INTO THE CAMERA!!” I died!🤣🤣

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He make me remember of Rick and morty.... I really love ur videos and seriously it has lot of information and you always make me Smileing..... Do d same always

[@asturiancetorix2552]

This channel is pure gold LOL

[@KeiranR]

You are the best comedian/teacher in the world even i learn something every video

[@krollpeter]

Thanks for the video and my special greetings to your super-charming assistant ElectroCute! Is there a protection circuit recommended when using a supercap array as a starter?

[@ne555timer6]

1:43 So expensive-brun it down😱

[@telecomgear]

This guy's sense of humor is off the charts.

[@udaysingh7164]

"Are you okay?" I don't know if he was talking to the scope or electroCUTE LOL. (I'm kidding. And no offence mehdi)

[@techrev9999]

This is old, but I think the bigger question is if it makes sense to run the supercapacitors in parallel with the car battery to help with cold starts and extend battery life. Though the capacitors would actually cause the battery to drain fast if you didn't use the car for a week or something. Maybe a shut off switch to disable them if the car battery drops below a certain voltage?

[@patrickrazberry]

ElecroCute is a BADASS!

[@lracrellim2711]

You have the nicest test equipment

[@michaellehto1697]

Always, always loosen the negative terminal first on a car battery! Love this channel! 😂😂