Photon's Thunderstorm Capacitor

[@smartereveryday]

The craziest thing about this video is that YOU WERE IN THE ROOM, Were you wearing a Faraday shield?

[@iamdarkyoshi]

Oh hey funny to see you here 8 years ago!

[@andyheater]

howdy

[@toastinat0r]

The SlowMo Guys should visit you and get a nice slowmo of that. it would be amazing!

[@applefanXXX]

All that FHV would definitely meddle with their expensive cameras though lol

[@gabaunion]

All the neighbors must wonder why their TV reception keeps going bad, and their computer is always going wrong.

[@Grazey]

gabaunion i think he's my neighbor cause my tv is going crazy

[@DanielTseng100]

2:18 sounds like a war

[@Baxtyr]

DanielTseng100 it really did.

[@galvanizedsquaresteel86]

battle field 4

[@tf3confirmedbuthv54]

*VIETNAM FLASHBACKS*

[@WydogthekingGaming]

Beaches or normandy

[@Cuix]

The slow-mo sounds like a battlefield from miles off.

[@MrLilgiblet]

The slow mo sounded like nam flashbacks

[@WhoWantsToKnow81]

In slow motion it sounds like gun fire in the distance

[@davecrupel2817]

It does. It's a strangely soothing sound.

[@don3724]

Daniel, may I ask, do you play a lot of first person shooters like BF, CoD, Arma, or similar? Or have you played them a lot in the past?

[@mobzollerthememeguy6765]

Exactly

[@TheGamerWithMore]

Those pop sounds you are hearing is thunder. Miniaturised thunder.

[@alaska3333]

I think Photon is the reincarnation of Nikola Tesla :)

[@nazgullinux6601]

Not even close you ignorant clown... Tesla worked with many megavolts not kilovolts. What photonic is doing here was absolutely child's play for the greatest electrical genius of human history, Nikola Tesla. Best get your teeth straight boy...

[@Player-tv9dl]

ew toxic

[@starchief93]

@@nazgullinux6601 cry about it

[@alexphillips4325]

I bet this guy's power company sends him fruit baskets every month! :)

[@MXSLICK]

that room must smell like Ozone

[@Aussie50]

I took the Transformer outside last night and had some fun in the dark :D, vids on its way

[@ricksanchez6384]

Aussie50 i watch your videos as well love them all thanks for all your work. I've watch this over and over the last bit is cool when its cranked up

[@bBoss-xl1ld]

The thing I love about his high voltage transformers is that they can create huge storms of electricity at the mere turn of a dial.

[@vidarfreyr]

Get this man a high speed camera!

[@anthonycarter5298]

If I was ever lucky or unlucky enough to set foot in his shed [I haven't yet decided] and saw his hard voltage wiring, power line style insulators, not only would I make for the door, leave his premises, run out into the street and even stay away from the powerlines! This guy is me as a kid [and a big kid] as I still am, only supercharged...just where I wish I still was, sometimes.

[@syhooverman5418]

+Anthony Carter yeah, me too.

[@Nexfero]

you sir are a master at testing the limits and showing the flaws of videos cameras

[@MiniParkourKid]

The sound from the slow replay made me realize where some War movies must get their background battlefield sounds haha!

[@Aussie50]

Magnificent!, its amazing what a little al-foil and a dielectric layer can do!, this would probably work in miniture with a few layers of polycarb and aluminum foil!

[@TannytheRatty]

So, when are you going to get in touch with the guys over at SlowMoGuys with their Phantom Flex and get some wicked high speed footage of your lightning? THIS NEEDS TO HAPPEN!

[@terawattyear]

Last slow mo looked like that 1960's Outer Limits special effects, except in color. It looked like it was alive! Good one Andy; ever the innovator that you are!

[@tbird2297]

Dude you've lost your f'n mind but you're also an f'n genius. I don't know what you do but you can easily become famous and a freakin millionaire. Total mad scientist...

[@thegreenbastard5171]

This video is the most visually pleasing you've done!

[@rocketman221projects]

I use a triggerable spark gap for my capacitor bank. It's just 2 bolt heads very close together and a small trigger electrode between them. I use a voltage multiplier to charge a 1nf cap to 7.5kv and discharge that to the trigger electrode and it causes the power from the main caps to arc between the 2 bolts. They will melt over time and need to be adjusted, but it costs almost nothing to make.

[@hyparh]

Ahhh, the raw power of discharging HV caps... and you're rising it to a whole new level! I can feel the madness in the air :D Excellent and inspiring video, thanks!

[@RODALCO2007]

Insane and epic sparks ! Now you destroyed the HV bushing of that nice TX. Love it.

[@mannyftw]

Instant replay with half the screen covered... good job.

[@nicwilson89]

The slow motion replays sound like a warzone. Very nice!

[@PirohSparks]

Wish you were here. I miss watching your videos. A true "Mad Scientist"!

[@mrclucker1969]

just love the way electricity goes for all the edges - makes for a much better light show!

[@brotatochimp]

Vietnam vet watching at normal speed: neat that pretty cool! Vietnam vet watching at slow motion: 0_0 *fortunate son plays in background *

[@Shroommduke]

where do you get all this cool shit man!? How about a little theory and stuff

[@K31TH3R]

5:50 to 6:02 is in that area between absolutely beautiful and the stuff nightmares are made of. Imagine just coming across something like that in your house. I can't think of anything more frightening. 6:03 onward is voltage painted on an easel. Photon you're an artist mate.

[@ConkersBFDN64]

Sure. I don't know If I'm 100% correct on this, but I've considered the thickness of wire to determine the amperage capabilities, and the thickness of the insulation to determine the voltage capabilities.

[@MrGerbilBrain]

OMFGGGGGGG, those are dam huge capacitors! Together they are bigger than that one you had before! :O

[@SavageRazor]

Good work on the safety warnings. They don't promote fear, and instead promote respect and share knowledge. "Short out caps before touching them." instead of "Never touch a capacitor!"

[@wahidtrynaheghugh260]

Imagine walking by photons house at night (not knowing who he his) and seeing bright blue light flickering and shining out of the attic window. You’d really think there’s a mad scientist up there!

[@TheTaylorhorton]

His camera ainavinit...

[@ironandbrass]

Spectacula as always. Can only imagine how much ozone was in that room

[@AintBigAintClever]

Shame about the insulator, d'you reckon you can get a replacement without having to make a whole new lid?

[@Univac93]

Great seeing you use these old RFT-Capacitors, as well. They're from the GDR and- like many other gadgets- very tough and long lasting :D

[@BoomBoxDeluxe]

Oh yessss...Mr Photon is back in full-swing. Arcs, sparks, crackles, fizzes, and a fantastic light show. I'm really glad that you've returned. It's things like this that I've missed. That time when you stuffed a few hundred Kv in the back of a powered-on telly had me rolling all over the floor. "Mmmm, it's fizzing a bit at the back there!" LMAO!! I'd still love to know what you're going to get upto with that huge Gould Shawmut fuse. Would 7kW at 1 volt be able to pop that fuse? :-) -BBD.

[@zx8401ztv]

Superb :-) The slow motion really shows the discharges, and the one at the end was amazing. Loverly job, keep safe mate :-)

[@magnetique12]

Photonicinduction, please create big tesla Coil, your experiments are the best experiments on KZbin.

[@ArduinoTronic]

Had to be over 800KV since it was discharging to the floor of the house on a couple of frames and it takes about that voltage to jump to a wooden floor.

[@Bootspur22]

2 Photon keep up the good work. I think Tia might b my favorite vid Thanks 4 what u do from USA

[@readman010]

Crazy to think, if you touched even one of those arcs, you're brown bread good and proper, yet photon has bollocks big enough to stand just feet away, brave man indeed

[@TheDrakenZ]

love your videos, you need to make more again.

[@MrGerbilBrain]

Awesome sparks! Did the insulator on the transformer tank go pop, or did the transformer inside go pop?

[@markbowden7238]

Late to the party as usual, but... Now, coming from a background in electronic music I'd like to say, when you slow down the audio you can hear the frequency and it's rhythmic. Think of it like tempo or beats per minute. That's no oscillator but it's sounding like one, as in synthesis, plus 100% analogue effects, and dare I say it, melody. You could literally run that experiment for half an hour, record the audiovisual, slow it down, add some compression, and upload the results onto Spotify or Soundcloud, as electronic music. Ambient, yes. Techno, possibly. Better than a lot of ambient techno, definitely. You don't need an engineer or a producer or musicians or do anything whatsoever with synchronisation or networks. It's very very nice just as it is. 👍👌

[@chucknorris687]

Dude you would make an awesome paper boy in the 1920's. Don't take that the wrong way.

[@centar2001]

Stress relief................

[@PorusniucCosmin]

Oh, you are right. But here, in my country, not all outlets are grounded, and that can be a problem ;). I do love your videos, keep going!

[@kizza231188]

I Love your High Voltage Setup. It certainly puts my neon sign transformer to shame, with its measly 11kv and 30mA. Those slow motion shots were amazing. Would have been even better with an ultra slow motion camera, at like 1000fps or so!! But I know, they are damn expensive. Keep up the awesome vids Andy!! From an Australian viewer, learning electrical engineer (currently studying at RMIT, Melbourne).

[@krislkins]

I can only imagine, I will eagerly await the megavolt, thats going to be a big arc :-)

[@cykikvisage]

The slow mo sounds like a gun fight :)

[@btwbrand]

That's the best photon vid I've ever seen. Now I'm excited.

[@MrTesla1337]

That was wery nice. From where did you buy the 230kV transformer?

[@lazerusmfh]

Haven't Seen this video before.. but man ITS BAD ASS!!!!

[@TheLightningStalker]

Ahah, so it was plastic. I do recommend using glass, though. It is more fragile, but harder to burn and gives a much higher capacitance.

[@MrSlugbait]

Superb demonstration, to the max as usual, thanks for uploading

[@FrontSideBus]

RODALCO2007 & Photonicinduction... the awesomeness wouldn't be able to be described!

[@VauxhallViva1975]

I thought you had had enough of You Tube? ;) Your farewell message seemed very final... Regardless, it is fantastic to see you back here again. :)

[@Mike.Nov51]

0:17......the best expression

[@TomekKogutah]

good one! especially, when plasma hold still in one place.

[@FivelingoPilotVieuw]

It's a average value I gave and often used to predict the average length of a arce. Yes you are right it's complicated more variables are ruling here and the medium through wich the arce travels is changing it's electrical properties constantly also.

[@squidward752]

That camera distortion is vicious!

[@theprodigy01uk]

Another superb video from the man who has tamed the god electron. Keep em coming, educational and funny the best way to make science interesting

[@pietzeekoe]

I would love for you to make more videos in which you tell us how to make stuff. Cheers.

[@JamesCutlervk2tim]

I'm glad that I am not paying your energy bill!

[@mikeschmidt5228]

wouldnt that be a liden jar

[@MegaSefton]

That was bonkers!!did all that power come from that diy cap or from the transformer?how its the cap wired to transformer?

[@kempossibleprivateinvestig9998]

Somewhere around the 7 minute mark, there are several arcs hitting the wire attatched to your chicken stick. Ive had a much smaller, but still dangerous, experiece. My thought was the insulation was breaking down. Is that the case? How often do you change out the wires when you are pulling out such awesomely ridiculous arcs?

[@duncsplace]

AWESOME VID! I only found your channel recently and it's definitely a daily checker! Photon - have you ever thought about getting a Geiger counter / Radiation detector? They're not very expensive - I think X-rays can both bounce around and go through objects/walls in case you're sheltering behind something - better safe than sorry! Might make a cool addition to the vids checking what the radiation count is on the experiments!

[@alex993cc1]

nice job here mate.. your a madman as usual and i love it!

[@jake3085]

That was just awsome :) very similar to tesla coil arcs. Imagine the arc lenth of that transformer with a big reasonant transformer:)

[@whoeverwhoever400]

so that's how the sound effect was made for war movies/video games.

[@MrStemkilla]

you can easily repair that. not as good but it works... but then again i always enjoy watching you overpowering things you built specifically so you could not easily over power it!

[@desiskarzetti2999]

It sounds like a battlefield on the slow motion parts. All I hear is machine gun rattles and explosions. Love your vids tho! Makin my way through them steadily! :-)

[@Fugitive0Z]

We all know who love's the smell of OZONE in morning. It's the best smell ever invented since.. erm? Until I retired recently, I worked as a projectionist in 10 Plex Cinema, in the morning after striking up the 10 projector's lamphouses, 6 x 3K Xenon Bulbs and 4 x 5K bulbs the smell 10 minutes later was wonderful. Phonton's place must smell like that most of the time!

[@NanoCottage]

Awesome vid as ever. Can only imagine what happens to the neighbours telly when you fire up that monster. Digital terrestrial ain't got a chance! :)

[@ConkersBFDN64]

How many volts were you putting into the primary side of the transformer? I don't see how it could crack the ceramic bushing. Anyway nice video, I found it interesting that capacitors could be that basic.

[@gamingfromwisconsin2057]

you+slo-mo guys=kickass vids

[@ConkersBFDN64]

Nah it was a simple reply. I also like how you didn't bother to strip the insulation off of the wire at 3:42 .

[@RODALCO2007]

We will need to blow up a couple of things together too and have a couple of liquid refreshments as well + a BBQ. summer is nearly here again in NZ.

[@juopotski]

Love those slowmos! If you ever decide to make a war movie, you already got the sound effects made! All you need is an occasional Wilhelm_scream (search wikipedia) and you are set! :)

[@avi8aviate]

That's not a thunderstorm capacitor, that's a total chaos capacitor! *_CHAOS, CHAOS!_*

[@guardffire]

you need one of those slow motion cameras to record this stuff, it would look awesome i think.

[@TupmaniaTurning]

Awesome stuff! How far away are you standing from that plastic sheet when you fire it up? Looks like those electric 'fingers' are looking for someone to zap!

[@Alexzvs15]

Damn photon this must be one of the best videos u ever made :D atleast i really like it !

[@flight110]

Do you ever have any issues with household electronics like computers, flat screens, etc when you're playing with this FHV? Looked like the camera was having a bit of a fit at the end there.

[@N4CR]

I love how the aluminium? crinkles move. Is that the same effect as arc furnace cables swaying or electroaerodynamic stuff?

[@krislkins]

Photon, this vid is f***ing awesome! Loving the slow mo hellfire FHV thunderstorm bits, brilliant stuff, although its a shame the insulator cracked on the HV transformer. Will you be doing a vid on repairing it? I remember seeing your video with the pictures of the assembly of those transformers, would love to see a vid with them being taken apart although I don't envy the oily bit, that must be messy!

[@karlking1995]

If you put Capacitors in series don't they cancel out the charge, as the the anode of one capacitor is connected to the cathod of the other, therefore allowing the charge to cancel out?

[@MrJonnymellor]

Great vids sir,do the neighbors know of your interests?If so do the activities ever interfere with their tv or phone and such,just curious.I can't even light a firecracker and the fun police hunt me down.I'm a carpenter who can't grasp the whole voltxamp=watt,what burns what doesn't thing but you make it somewhat more understandable.Thanks for sharing your knowledge.By the way I would never attempt your scale of experimentation but it is very enlightening :)

[@pvccat1]

jesus - no discharge resistor on that then - you popped iiiiiittttt - love itttttttttttt

[@ddrl46]

If you do pop that transformer, would you mind doing a dis-assembly video?

[@TheRantingCabbie]

"I'm going to push this one to stupid volts."

[@craigybus1]

Bloody hell you killed that transformer big style :)

[@djpuffthethird]

***** Sounds like you just reinvented IDM Electronica ! When in Slow Motion , reminded me of Autechre's second album. Ha ha !

[@jet_flyer]

how do your cameras not get at least a little interference? I'd think the EM radiation would mess with it