High Voltage Capacitor Bank DESTRUCTION: Explosions, EMP, and SLOW MOTION! | Megawatt Pulser Part 2

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4:46 My guy just blew up fire!.

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I love how you say everything nonchalantly. "Bridge wire detonators are quite handy for setting off explosives when prcise timing is required, for instance, in nuclear weapons." Oh, okay.

[@Stormrat461]

You can use a hockey puck SCR with a pull down resistor on the gate to keep it from false firing to set it off faster without loss from the spark jumping a gap; also prevents the energy from bouncing back and forth and causing more wear and tear on the caps. Or try using one of those little high voltage modules to create a path for the main arc to discharge through. Pulse caps, like camera flash caps but bigger or a bunch in parallel would give more bang for your buck too. Great videos! I managed to make a good size waist in a small aluminum capacitor with two wraps of 20ga. wire around it tightly and pushed what I had through it. The wire exploded and the capacitor lost it's plastic coating when Mr. Lorentz forced it to shrink. I ran 8 thirteen mF 2000 volt caps on bus bars and charged it with a flyback transformer. Eventually the caps failed though probably through the feedback that goes on when you simply make contact without an SCR, or other indirect means of firing the bank to keep that reverb from happening...

[@jonathanseagraves8140]

I'm not sure if this information will be practically useful for the kind of demonstrations you are doing, but if you are looking for "the fastest edge" (ie. the shortest possible rise time [highest frequency content] ) consider using capacitors specifically designed for pulse discharges. Also (specifically EMP experiments) keep in mind the amount of stray inductance you have inherently by the physical set up of the circuit, what frequency you are intending to propagate (which I guess would be determined by the physical size of unshielded circuit elements in targeted equipment), and even possibly how long your transmitter would "ring" before it destroyed itself. From my (limited) understanding you would be trying to make a radio emission with such a high magnitude that a sufficient current would be induced into random circuit elements such that it would cause a failure. A "failure" in this context would range from a logical glitch or microcontroller reset all the way to irreversible semiconductor damage. The scale that a garage hobbyist would feel comfortable playing with (without worrying too much about personal safety or a visit from the government) naturally constrains the experiment to mostly "near field" tinkering.

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i saw the EPFCG and instantly subbed

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I'm impressed that Brilliant is willing to sponsor you, given slightly hazardous content like this.

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[@LabCoatz_Science]

Also a little Ex&F and Cody'sLab, with a touch of Plasma Channel, but yeah, that pretty much sums it up, haha!

[@Munchrr789]

Hey are you ever gonna make that flux compression generator thing you talked about in the video?

[@Neptunium]

very cool bank! I might be interested in a similar build very soon.. nice work!

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Looking forward to the EPFCG! Your last vide got me thinking about how feasible it would be to make a working device with off the shelf parts.

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Glad to hear you've enjoyed the content so far! Hopefully the next year proves even better (especially tornado-wise, haha!), but yeah, I really do need a fumehood...maybe someday I'll be able to afford one!

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I had no idea that fire was kinda conductive , mm that got me thinking hehe cool

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And today, I'll be showing off

[@justinbanks2380]

Awesome video and totally jealous! Probably for the best I don't have or make one myself. I have a feeling I'd get myself in trouble 🤣

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[@threeMetreJim]

Could you make a miniature shaped charge with this? Like discharging the current through copper foil placed on a shaped, non-conducting surface (ceramic?).

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We will watch your career with great interest!

[@Ma_X64]

Blowing up some thin wires under the water you can make a electrical hydraulic effect that can be quite useful in forming metal and destroying rocks.

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It'd be cool to see these explosions filmed by slowmoguys

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[@karlharvymarx2650]

This might not be cool enough for your taste but I used to like running the wire inside a glass tube (broken pipette for instance) and exploding the wire inside. Between two plates of glass would probably work too. Anyway it is a quick and dirty and not great way to sputter metal onto glass. It works better with an inert gas in the tube or if you pull a vacuum. Naturally the glass might break explosively so keep that in mind while designing the safety part of the experiment. I know for sure copper coats well, and I think aluminum does okay, not sure about other metals.

[@sealpiercing8476]

That's very interesting. I would try it under vacuum, and preheating the substrate might help some materials coat.

[@UnholyBe4st]

Yeah, soundwise you are on point here. Very reminiscent of styropyro. Will definitely stick around for a blast in the future ;)

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'I gotta amp it up' I see what you did there, lol

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so underrated

[@alexwang007]

You should try semiconductor switches, SCR are pretty resilient compared to IGBTs and MOSFETs, but an ignitron or a thyratron is what you really need. Also if you can get the current rise time high enough (2000A/100ns, higher than most semiconductors can ever do, but comfortably handled by spark gaps or the aforementioned switching devices), you can cause explosive vaporization of a bridgewire with just a 1000V 0.2uF capacitor, in a slapper detonator.

[@BackMacSci]

So epic! Did you ever try exploding magnesium ribbon? I've never seen that done before!

[@LabCoatz_Science]

Actually yes, I did try magnesium! Although it was shavings, and it was quite underwhelming, so I left it out. Didn't even get a decent fireball or flash!

[@BackMacSci]

@@LabCoatz_Science Dangg, well I'm glad you tried

[@teresashinkansen9402]

I tried to make a flux compressor many years ago, I tought I was going to be the first to do it and publish results but alas, the amount of boom needed for even a small flux compressor was too much, I didn't had a place were to set off such thing and not risk getting unwanted attention. Also I do believe you would benefit from using some actual pulse capacitors, even if they can store less energy their ability to handle higher voltages and higher discharge currents will create a much stronger seeding magnetic field.

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Ok this channel is this channel a mix of styropyro and nilered? OMG amazing contrnt

[@BackYardScience2000]

Dude, that was amazing! I wonder if you could use this in any way with some of the stuff that I sent/am sending?

[@LabCoatz_Science]

Maybe! 😉

[@CadPlaysMC]

great video

[@jtcustomknives]

Now I know what to build with my 12 400v 6,000uf caps I have.

[@Ma_X64]

Try to discharge it through the laminar flow of salt water flowing from top tank to bottom. Just use electrodes big enough to make a good junction between wires and electrolyte.

[@terptastic710]

Awesome!! You got me as a sub🤟

[@patrickday4206]

Awesome video 🎉🎉🎉

[@nb6175]

LabCoatz: I will build a flux compression generator Sickos: yes. hahaha. yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees

[@AspartameBoy]

Blasting squibs are Al wire in water bath. O is stripped from the water to oxidize the Al. This happens to be the highest conventional explosive.

[@AspartameBoy]

This explains what you saw with the Al wire under water. Add more Al powder and water and you can blow up your house. So don’t do it.

[@lorriecarrel9962]

That is some serious juice

[@milkhei44]

The EMP generated by this capacitor is weak, but the sound it produces is loud. There are three reasons for this: 1. The capacitance and inductance in series are too large. 2. The discharge time is not fast enough, it needs to be in milliseconds. 3. The voltage is far from enough, at least 100KV. I have extensive experience in constructing ultra-high voltage EMP devices. If you are interested, we can exchange ideas together.

[@user255]

Fun! What was the voltage?

[@LabCoatz_Science]

I mentioned in the description, but it's 4,500V

[@user255]

@@LabCoatz_Science Thanks! I was blind.

[@stephshighvoltagelab]

Energetic chemistry in the future?

[@LabCoatz_Science]

Maybe some, but not anything I might get reported for, like nitroglycerin. I might do nitrogen trihalides and some other unstable compounds/mixtures that tend to deflagrate, but other than that, I'm going to stay on YT's good side!

[@undeadgent]

Damn brilliant, I didn't know you were cool!

[@themanhimself3]

High voltage and water! Everyone's favorite mixture.

[@methshed]

Nice

[@jerrysanchez5453]

Dude a Collab with you and styropyro would be dope

[@Purple431]

It's like Photonicinduction's 1 megawatt capacitor that can destroy any household appliance.

[@pencil364]

The EPFCG must be the "pinch" from Ocean's Eleven

[@LabCoatz_Science]

That's actually the theme I'll be going for, good eye!

[@yurr7408]

Do some of this over a black background and you could have a cool asset library for vfx Maybe even make some good cash selling the assets

[@yurr7408]

Also a slow motion camera would probably help with creating cool assets

[@LabCoatz_Science]

I'd love a slow-mo cam, but I'm basically broke at this point, haha! It's definitely on the bucket list though!

[@Samonie67]

i'll be awaiting the "i pissed off the FAA, FCC FBI and CIA by making a EPFCG" video

[@Dr_Mario2007]

4.5 kV?! That's some terrifying amount of juice stored in those capacitors.

[@yourboi1842]

Only need to make a bigger one.

[@marthein7]

Could you do video with slow mo guys to get better visual of foil or other conductive materials (including mercury if you are feeling bit too brave) getting evaporated by that current.

[@LabCoatz_Science]

Maybe someday, if they're up for it!

[@grindcorgz]

What would it do if you done this experiment through liquid and solid gallium? Surely the solid gallium would liquefy instantly

[@supersophisticated9943]

As much as I love this, is there a way to use this cheap system for simply just storing power for super cheap? AKA a cheap but super effective battery? That's my true interest.

[@LabCoatz_Science]

If you want to store power, batteries are still the way to go. A single AA already holds ten times more energy than this entire capacitor bank. Capacitors are good for creating short, quick pulses, but not so much for storing a lot of energy long-term.

[@justinbanks2380]

Hopefully that's not the calculator you use for your classes, lol

[@LabCoatz_Science]

It might have been one of them... 👀

[@justinbanks2380]

@@LabCoatz_Science well as long as it's not the only one. I struggled enough in my math classes without an error prone calculator. (Although I did find one of mine was broke somehow as no matter how much I tried, I didn't get the answer the teacher said we were supposed to get. They even tried after class and just said matter of factly, 'yeah this calculator is broke' what?!?!

[@djwindkind]

get yourself a samsung galaxy s10, very usable 950 fps slow mo cam and for sale for scraps. its a shame not to capture those discharges... :)

[@LabCoatz_Science]

Shoot, if I had the money to buy one, I would just triple or quadruple the size of my capacitor bank instead, lol!

[@djwindkind]

@@LabCoatz_Science found some used ones on ebay for 80$... the value to a video would be captivating ;)

[@djwindkind]

@@LabCoatz_Science great example video, search for: Samsung Galaxy S10 Super Slow Motion 960 fps in KZbin. Merry Christmas!

[@Erasmuspipebagger1]

Was I the only one who initially heard 'Flux Capacitor' at 3'53? Showing my age in more ways than one.

[@Aa-ron01]

Wonder how fast you could get a 2mm ball bearing to go?

[@patrickday4206]

Blow up tungsten maybe start with a light bulb and sheild

[@shawncalderon4950]

Why not run this high voltage discharge into clear acrylic for some beautiful Mandelbrot art?

[@LabCoatz_Science]

The voltage isn't nearly high enough. Typically, for acrylic "captured lightning", you'd need over 100kV applied by an electron particle accelerator.

[@shawncalderon4950]

@@LabCoatz_Science wow, thanks for the prompt reply! I really enjoy how your channel is developing. Keep up the good work!

[@epluribusunum6622]

I've been wanting to build a rail gun. The only thing holding me back is the energy needed is enough to kill someone, and the backpack battery bank weighs too much.

[@hgbugalou]

You may want to consider an old AC contactor versus your solenoid. You are probably loosing a little punch through the steel conductors there.

[@zhornz]

İ want to see, what if we put this in tesla coils primary

[@unrealcrafter2671]

Ear protection is probably a good idea

[@Ecksterphono]

How about an atmospheric tesla coil. Much of Nikola tesla's vague blueprints covered the subject.

[@railgap]

If you don't have fast pulse instrumentation ,you don't have any idea how many watts your pulse achieves. If you are switching by hand you need to get your act together.

[@en2oh]

HV plus WATER = bad outcome.... what were you thinking with that setup?

[@theoverlord3839]

Man should talk to styropryo

[@Mountainmonths]

That looks pretty dangerous

[@LabCoatz_Science]

Only slightly! 😉

[@Mithraschosen]

Gauss rifle when?

[@LabCoatz_Science]

Not sure, coil guns are pretty overrated imo. But an electrothermal gun...now THAT could cause some appreciable damage!

[@senorjp21]

Do you think this is in the "coin shrinking" class?

[@LabCoatz_Science]

Not really, it won't even crush a can for some reason.

[@zachreyhelmberger894]

Dude!

[@LabCoatz_Science]

Dude.

[@matchesburn]

So given that 8 months has gone by and I don't see the world's first EPFCG on KZbin... I'm going to guess either the video got yeeted into the ether or Mr. FBI/ATF/DHS gave someone a phone call.

[@LabCoatz_Science]

Nah, I've just had different priorities. I might come back to it eventually (whenever I can use explosives without getting into trouble), but for now, my primary focus is chemistry.

[@DUKE_of_RAMBLE]

I think in the future, I will not be surprised if we begin to see neighborhoods where only KZbin Creators are allowed to live... Your neighbors must *_hate_* you already! 🤘🤘 😏 Stay safe though! Be sure to keep your bank shorted out while not in use, so that it can't build up a charge from stray atmospheric voltage (or whatever its properly called, since... that sounds rather tinfoil-hatty... 🤣)

[@nenben8759]

Ah, I see, if I touch it, it'll blow up my insides.

[@camerica7400]

And if I accidentally discharge this capacitor on myself, what happens?

[@LabCoatz_Science]

It depends how you discharge it. If you simply touch both electrodes with the same hand/arm, only that extremity will be effected (most likely result is a severe shock/burn, but it may be worse). However, if you grab one electrode in each hand, you essentially defibrillate your heart, and you'll probably die. Hence why the "one hand rule" exists.

[@MichaelTice-r9l]

Dont let the cartels see these videos or else theyll say lead or silver amigo

[@Michael-hj3nw]

nile sent me

[@okiebob5873]

Lab coatz I think you live fairly close to me, try not to emp my house.

[@LabCoatz_Science]

If that's true, it's good to hear from a fellow Oklahoman! I'll definitely do my best not to shut down the power grid, especially with this freezing weather, haha!

[@TheTransporter007]

You're getting AWFULLY close to creating EBW detonators.

[@canadajim]

You should hook up with @ExplosionsAndFire guy and discuss the type of chemical charge needed for a device like this.