Fun with 15,000 volts. Neon transformer. Don't try this at home

I found a vintage transformer. I do stupid things with it. It's Shocking.

[@OGGarrettsGarage]

This is totally fake in case anyone still has any doubts.

[@michaelshultz2540]

Giggles. I use to do neon sign work. I been shocked about 3 different times all from a 15000 v transformer and it is a big wakeup call. I'm not afraid of the things ,but I would absolutely never intentionally touch a live one. Even a 5000 v bar sign transformer. Have also been hit or arc'd to my knuckle once from a focus lead on an old color tv while i was doing a color alignment/convergence set up. That was 5000 v at 15750hz that burned a hole in my knuckle and another at the tip of my finger . The in and out points. You think that transformer bites it's only 60hz , 15750hz is rf it burns a path as well as shocks.

[@clifftheoklitou5847]

I know what this entleman is talking about , I am too an electrician and got zapped by one of Those bricks , Luckily I was young and only one hand,I was in pain for a few hours Luckily I was young with a strong heart ❤

[@combycat]

Where’d you get it? I see the brand but I’d love to know where you got it! Thanks!

[@clifftheoklitou5847]

​@combycat they are hard to find now because most signs are LED and not the old gas Florescent tubes, I've had mine for fifteen years now , and they are really cool to play with but dangerous.

[@squidward752]

Wrap a lamp cord's stripped end to one insulator and have it wrapped around a PVC pipe and taped to it, then touch it to the other side to draw arcs! Just make sure theres no webs for the arc to get ya! Also, if you hook both ends up to some wood that has salt water soaked in it, it will burn into the wood and make COOL patterns called lichtenberg figures which looks like tree branches. As for safety, these things are only 30 mA and 6500 volts on each side, so each side is 6500 volts at 15 mA each end! So technically, it won't kill, but you WILL cry. It makes any man cry, trust me. Don't go and use this as an excuse to touch it though! This looks like a vintage transformer from the 60's to 80's!! What a find!!

[@clifftheoklitou5847]

That was very silly my friend and am glad you pulled away quickly, i know you did entertain us and you have a healthy heart ,good video.

[@rickshaw3092]

Btw, someone asked about the amperage. Most neon transformers are about .03a, a microwave transformer (which some use ) is .3a…. It only takes .001a to kill a human.

[@BiitchSlapper]

I was bench testing an 30,000 volt transformer, got careless and I lit up. The arc cuts and burns you at the same time...not a good day.

[@Dinco422]

fuck... how ? explain please, how did it happen and what were the injuries ?

[@michaelshultz2540]

I've used 2 of thoes transformers to demonstrate how high voltage transmission lines work by conecting the output terminals from one transformer across to the other output of the other transformer with cotton string soaked in soapy salt water 12 ft apart . Pluged 120 input on one transformer into wall the 120 input i attached a wall outlet and plugged in an ocalating fan in . The fan works well. Repeated the demo with the 12ft strings only just with 120 on the one end and the fan on the other end of the strings and nothing the resistance is to much at the 120 voltage traveling through the string to make the fan work. Did this for a science fare in 9th grade and got 1st prize blue 🎀

[@marklevan6546]

Had 17,000 go through me as a teenager with one of these. From my left hand to my right ankle. Not fun.

[@anthonyvolkman2338]

NSTs are great! I need a few for some high voltage transmitters and Tesla Coils. Did you actually touch that thing?

[@johnnyrottensr.6549]

Output is 15,000KV but once that arc crossed that possibly 2-3 inch spark gap on top the voltage ⚡ possibly doubled. I'm betting he'd had yelped out much louder as well as pissed himself!

[@anthonyvolkman2338]

@@johnnyrottensr.6549 It was very dangerous I'll say lol! Since it's a 15kv midpoint transformer it's a wander it didn't kill him. How we the voltage was clamped by the spark gap distance and it's current limited as well.

[@litanroy2106]

Is it necessary to ground the transformer ??

[@walcoman]

Exactly why so many buildings caught fire, neon signs were so dangerous if they weren't maintained. That's why they're pretty much banned for commercial exterior signage. 😒

[@OGGarrettsGarage]

This video seems to trigger some folks who don't understand its a joke. I didn't shock myself. Thanks for dropping a sensible comment. 👍 Cheers!

[@NeilRogerson-jj7fw]

I have ten neon transformers I combined then all together the arc was massive an cool

[@Muck-qy2oo]

Be careful! The paper may not actually isolate you enough always!

[@gergimmal5312]

Most likely you didn’t touch it I know cause 277volts makes you scream this is 7500 may 15000 I’m an electrician almost 20 years Now like a stun gun they have thousands of volts you would be speaking gibberish It all depends on amperage ! Cool to watch can’t wait to try this !🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@jasonhedrick5396]

saw this video is old one . That being said. Wanted to ask, does it even still work after all that?

[@OGGarrettsGarage]

Ready to light up an old beer sign. Buy it for life!

[@bluemoonpanther6337]

How much is a used one

[@marklevan6546]

It should start sweating

[@axa122]

did you buy the vintage transformer or just literally found it in your garage?

[@OGGarrettsGarage]

I didn't buy it. I have amassed a bigish selection of old electronic bits over the years. This transformer is probably from a broken beer neon or something like that. Can't throw it away if it still has entertainment potential!

[@axa122]

Garretts Garage That's kinda cool. You can entertain your audience more by making a Tesla Coil using these NST. I really like your jacobs ladder configuration.

[@RWBM1788]

Can a neon transformer be used for an induction type of forge? or is a microwave transformer the only type?

[@OGGarrettsGarage]

I don't know if it would have enough umph, but either way, Be Careful!

[@incrediblemichael]

WRONG on each high voltage terminal comes 7500 volts out 15 000 volts are across both high voltage terminals and the cable without proper ground lead how dare you to use an neon sign transformer in a metal case without proper grounding its DANGEROUS

[@sanhnghiemxuan7271]

hi, if you supply 1500v to the output, will the input output 220v?

[@OGGarrettsGarage]

Not a known unknown but more of an unknown unknown.

[@sanhnghiemxuan7271]

@@OGGarrettsGarage yes thanks.

[@marklevan6546]

Jacobs ladder

[@gergimmal5312]

So I just got 4 of these demo transformers I got from a place and 9000 each cool experiment but dangerous

[@TheDailyMemesShow]

I've always wondered if it's possible to make an electric fence with a neon transformer?

[@OGGarrettsGarage]

It'd keep me out of your yard!

[@keegyweegy7803]

It’s a great idea because if your cattle escape you can tell because you’ll smell well done steak.

[@gayusschwulius8490]

This would be an absolutely retarded idea. 15 kV would almost instantly kill any cattle or even human. You'd probably be punished for involuntary manslaughter if anyone walked into it.

[@Z-Ack]

No if you put up a sign so no matter where you were at the sign could clearly be seen stating the whole liability and warning thing than youd be ok... except in california.. you cant fart in california without the epa bitching or surgeon general telling you your causing cancer...

[@JulianA-tr6pt]

@@gayusschwulius8490 late response, but it's not only the voltage that kills, but rather a combination of Volts and current (as well as the circumstances of a shock). Electric fences can and do operate at up to 10kV, but at a low current. 15kV isn't much more. I'd rather touch an electric fence than a 2000V microwave transformer. That puny 2000V carries about a half an amp, which will absolutely kill a human or cause serious nerve and muscle damage as well as burns. Hell, I took a 500V DC shock once and had a sharp nerve pain when I'd pull my arm behind me (as to put a jacket on) for over a year.

[@kasemarteen8062]

Best vid ever ! Last 45 seconds are priceless !! So Scottee !!!

[@OGGarrettsGarage]

Might get nominated for best actor in a juvenile video.

[@theelectronmachines]

and why did u call the plasma a flame?

[@dumpsterwonders]

Plasma? yes. Flame? yes. The temperatures required for plasma and the presence of oxygen in the air, We will certainly have combustion.

[@fm1224]

Come on baby lite my fire....lol.

[@walcoman]

No mention of the Amperage? 😩 In case anyone cares, it's 30 milli amps, if you screw up? 😨😨😨😨

[@wuzgoanon9373]

Madness.

[@daynegrinnis8454]

It keeps stopping because it's grounding out to itself.

[@barrasin1]

a big tingle did it heart you

[@sidewinderam9m]

I have also done this...but not really for science just out of curiosity. I don't know why I was so surprised by how bad the shock was, I expected it just in my hand but it felt like my whole body. I may or may not do it again someday lol.

[@OGGarrettsGarage]

Reality is, this whole video is fake (duh) but I did get shocked once wiring neons with 18/2 lamp cord on a movie set (True Lies) so this seemed feasible. Cheers!

[@sidewinderam9m]

@@OGGarrettsGarage I don't see why people make videos which are intended to deceive people. None the less I wasn't lying when I said I actually did it. Of course it did not knock me down like in your video I guess that should have clued me in.

[@OGGarrettsGarage]

@garrett I made this video to entertain my elderly father. It made him laugh and call me to ask if it was real. Mission accomplished.

[@P25AES]

Lol you sound like Bubbles. Nice video

[@Z-Ack]

No he sounds more like the guy in the insurance commercial with the fishing pole and the dollar. "I got a dollar for ya" dude...

[@Peter-od7op]

Was the plug wire have a ground

[@OGGarrettsGarage]

No ground.

[@Z-Ack]

Godamn they still make people read in school anymore?

[@skhabibuddin]

Nice video. Is out AC?

[@GhostsOfSparta]

Yes its 60Hz AC that's why it hurt so much.

[@daynegrinnis8454]

Eh the finger isn't that bad. You should have it jump through your shoulder and come out your hand lol

[@ellisrobinson6926]

You'll be lucky to survive touching 15kv. Natural selection I guess.

[@michaelreith7643]

you don’t want to get too close because the truth is you don’t want to sizzle what is left of your brain and before you thank me for watching, I didn’t.

[@OGGarrettsGarage]

Stay tuned for my next video to see if I died! Thanks for subscribing!

[@marklevan6546]

It’s because you’re moving and changing the air currents.

[@frankhobsonKJ4CDM]

@Garretts Garage Time to construct a Cockcroft Walton generator to plug that bad boy into. Don't that spark that it makes. 🤣

[@nikeairmaxneonledsign9945]

Did you find this neon flex sign on neon factory?

[@Z-Ack]

Did you name yourself after a fucking neon sign because you thought it was cool or funny or what?

[@kingkendrik3497]

What would happen if you wrapped copper wire around the hangers

[@daynegrinnis8454]

Nothing. The circuit would be complete.

[@daynegrinnis8454]

Nothing...the circuit would be complete.

[@kingkendrik3497]

Like individually wrap them, wouldn't it speed up how fast the plasma moves up the ladder or no?

[@OGGarrettsGarage]

I'll have to do an experiment!

[@squidward752]

@@kingkendrik3497 No. The only factor for how fast it raises is how hot the arc is. The Jacobs ladder works by having an arc start at the bottom, and the heat makes it rise up in the air. The arc breaks at the top because it cannot stretch any more, and because the bottom is closer than the top, it resets to the bottom. wrapping copper wire around more copper does absolutely nothing!

[@rickshaw3092]

We have a Darwin Award ordered for you, it’s already engraved. BTW, Were your parents identical twins?

[@ryanbeard1119]

How is it fake?

[@OGGarrettsGarage]

Professional stunt personnel. Amateur acting. Excellent writing.

[@uK8cvPAq]

9:42 you're so funny like the joker!

[@ricaurandt6713]

Look up the names Strickfadden, Wysock and Aurandt. Strickfadden was my Godfather, Aurandt was my dad and Wysock was my "Uncle". Ken Strickfadden was the man who created the laboratory sets for the original Frankenstein movies and under the supervision of my dad and "Uncle" Bill, lent the same equipment out for Mel Brook's classic, Young Frankenstein. Trust me when I say that your careless behavior around high voltage parlor tricks like the Jacob's Ladder you've shown here, can and will get people killed if they're stupid enough to behave like you did. Yes, it may be high voltage/low amperage but to even simulate the touching of the coronal arc is done in poor taste. The arc can still kill a grown adult if he's not using proper shielding and to add water within 20 feet of the apparatus is just begging for disaster. I hope you have the common sense to take this down before you do find yourself a defendant in a "Wrongful Death" case.

[@seanbarrasin9441]

how bad wos it

[@OGGarrettsGarage]

Don't bother. It was Horrible. Also, this is fake.

[@samhoff1724]

Did you actually touch that?!

[@OGGarrettsGarage]

I used a stunt double. 😊 thanks for watching!

[@theelectronmachines]

... u did not actually touch that.. did u?!

[@OGGarrettsGarage]

More like it touched me 💥👈

[@theelectronmachines]

@@OGGarrettsGarage omg 🤦‍♂️ 😂 whyyy??

[@OGGarrettsGarage]

Idle hands.

[@OGGarrettsGarage]

It's joking around for my father. No idiots were injured in the making of this video.

[@rickshaw3092]

@@OGGarrettsGarage not for lack of trying

[@judewelsh1659]

awful. No electrical nor physical isolation, completely irresponsible to post this, and your cavalier attitude could cause someone watching to get hurt.

[@OGGarrettsGarage]

Thanks for watching!

[@johnnyrottensr.6549]

I know, freaking great isn't it?

[@manashsaha2312]

How someone watching gets hurt?

[@user-gg6om8vp4f]

You should not be doing this. You never touched it, or you would be dead . Please be a responsible content creator