Popping a 5000A Fuse

[@mog398]

Never underestimate a British chap with Scientific knowledge and a high garden fence.

[@eli77jah]

Yes indeed.

[@grahamchadwick5242]

I wonder if his neighbour knows what's going on lol

[@BMAD_Christoph27]

British men in sheds are the most powerful beings on the planet

[@louissanderson719]

I could tell he was English before the video played 😅

[@TheDangerousD]

David Mitchell has interesting hobbies...

[@MrThatguyandrew]

As an EE major I am incredibly impressed that you pulled this off with zero fatalities.

[@jamesgarcia8194]

I’m currently in my first year of EE which involves a lot of OHS… this has me low key freaking out 🤣☠️

[@tollevkvendbo]

Do they teach you to behave like the little angry WW2 Austrian in health and safety? Connecting stuff with the voltage on is exciting

[@ethos5639]

Seems collegiate life has done it’s new purpose, made you so terrified of potential consequences that you forget about your own knowledge. There’s almost always a relatively safe way to do ridiculously dangerous things without getting hurt. Half the fun of doing hooligan shit is finding ways to do it without dying so you can tell the tale.

[@tollevkvendbo]

@@ethos5639 exactly! Standing 25 feet up on a forklift mounting something to a wall for example, then climbing down the back😂

[@Gs112780]

I think it’s really safe that he’s doing all of this on carpet👍🏻. Looks really good from my house.

[@dreadpiratesidebeard9471]

"Marty, I'm sorry, but the only power source capable of generating 1.21 gigawatts of electricity is a bolt of lightning. However.. there is this guy in the UK..."

[@fchanMSI]

Going back to the future

[@fabricatorzayac]

jigawatts*

[@SuperDombor]

him: hold ma cup of tea

[@imdeplorable2241]

🤣🤣🤣👍

[@JazzyXT]

Yea he's halfway to time travel power levels. That sounds like a challenge...

[@Luzeon]

As a former electrician, I just have to thank you for this video. The highest fuse I’ve ever popped was a 250 amp fuse. Incredible!

[@laddtryck]

i popped a 500 amp in a 24v tank once. big bang

[@PlasmaChannel]

You've done a great job of keeping the old feel, but with updated filming equipment and camera angles. Love it

[@WELLINGTON20]

This video has been stored in his computer drive for a long time

[@mr.k.9019]

soo true, i was about saying the same thing

[@lovrinjo6783]

@@mr.k.9019 Same

[@christopherjohns9956]

just missing the purple dots on the lens 😂

[@stephenv6054]

@@WELLINGTON20 Right. I thought he moved to India.

[@joepie221]

I learned that I have no desire to be that close to anything that powerful. Thanks for the lesson. I'll stick to machining.

[@vallsz]

it's not powerful, it's insane, we speaking about 600MWatt, we are in the energy production number, just for a really short time

[@themechbuilder6171]

machining the miniature lathe

[@ryanwilson5936]

Hey, don’t underestimate those machines. All it it takes is a split second to ruin your day. Stay safe my friend!

[@Satan_Official]

Then you don't want to be near me???

[@TheKillerRkil]

Shit will kill a town dead

[@MrBownze]

Dude's backyard is like the size of a postage stamp and he's discharging 200K amps. Bravo, nice!

[@Jason_Voorhees.]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tfk5853]

Glad I’m not a neighbour!

[@x2gaming149]

just the comment i was looking for hahaha

[@sfeldner]

Ok, so now he's got this bank of ridiculously huge capacitors... there's no way he's just gonna put them away in the back of his garage. I predict that there will soon be another "experiment" based on an over-exaggerated application of Ohm's law.

[@ryananthony4840]

@@tfk5853 lol that's probably the neighbor hanging out with him and having a few beers

[@RegebroRepairs]

The best part of this is the idea that there are circuits that can handle 5000 amps, but still need protection for over currents.

[@jon9103]

The higher the current the circuit can handle the more dire things get if there is too much, so of course there is over current protection. Also 5kA isn't the highest things go, multiple fuses can be wired in parallel.

[@angelomasege4161]

ofcourse they need overcurrent protection, fault currents caused by short circuits can easily exceed their rated value and cause damage

[@andrasfogarasi5014]

I mean, yeah? You wouldn't want the electrodes in your arc furnace to melt. Very expensive to replace, unlike a fuse.

[@snowcrab888]

Complètement stupide et dangereux …..

[@braddarnell736]

@@jon9103Maybe in some utility application or in another country, but in the US fuses (or circuit breakers) in parallel would violate NEC 240.8, unless part of a listed factory assembly.

[@leokimvideo]

Every time this was set off the lights dimmed in Australia

[@Drewbyy]

He’s Brihish bro

[@beachcow1650]

@@Drewbyy it's a joke

[@IamTristanC]

@@Drewbyy nah man. I'm in Australia and can confirm, light have been dimming lately.

[@raidkoast]

@@Drewbyy A joke is ruined when you have to explain it but... The joke is he is using so much power, that it dims the lights all the way to Australia.

[@yato3335]

It's not connected to the grid when this happens 😂

[@MuscatelTom]

Grid management: easy day ay? *massive surge* Grid management: what was that? In the distance: "Ahhhhhh popped it" Grid management: oh no, hes back

[@syntaxerorr]

There isn't any massive surge. All the energy is stored in the capacitor bank. And charging the capacitors takes time.

[@oscodains]

@@syntaxerorr lets not forget he did once take down power to his block.

[@julerobb1]

@@oscodains could honestly use him in my city, to teach my power company a lesson about the importance of maintaining the equipment (which they don't do, they just wait till the last minute or after a big storm blows through to actually fix things. This past winter they did rolling outages despite having the ability to handle the capacity needed, they can handle it during the summer when everyone is running ac and everything.

[@omgwtfkthxbai]

Ground control to @Major Tom... Bet he heard the same thing! XD

[@tehs3raph1m]

@@syntaxerorr yeah but the rf hes throwing out will probably show up on the iss as noise

[@FaltaBajo]

This man is the perfect mix of sketchy and professional i love it

[@nateo200]

Holy crap you just described the non-stop feeling I have watching this guy. Like I'm always going "This guy is legit...I think...holy crap this guy is sus....but I trust him?"

[@longpham-sj5sv]

@@nateo200 amogus

[@johnbigelson7471]

100% accurate. None of us would be at all surprised if he showed up in the news as a long time electrical contractor for organized crime, nor would we be surprised if he turned out to be a senior building inspector of some major UK city.

[@NobleNobbler]

susfressional. sketchfressional?

[@braapybobby]

​@@NobleNobblerwhere did the "r"s come from. Susfessional. Sketchfessional

[@ArnsteinBjone]

I once worked in a magnesium factory (in Porsgrunn, Norway) and the ampmeter on the wall was steady on 240.000 Amps, but voltage was only around 6 v. The "wire" for all this power had a cross section of 1.2 m2 (13.5 sqft). We used the same amount of electrical power as a city of 60.000 people. The magnetic fields in that factory was quite powerful. At certain places my quartz watch would stop (the second hand) in 1.5m (5 ft) distance from the "wire". One of my work spots (for 45 minutes) regularly reached 125 degrees C (257 F), and we had to wear heavy/thick clothing and rubber boots. The working conditions were quite horrible. Wet floor all the time (due to salts). On top of that we had to wear a kind of gas"masks" due to all the chlorine gas in the air. I drank up to 8 liters of water per shift and ate salt tablets. We only worked 3 x 45 minutes per shift.

[@ConnorHammond]

Insane. What were the salt tablets for? Electrolytes?

[@ArnsteinBjone]

@@ConnorHammondWe lost a lot of salt. Drank up to 8 liters of water per shift. You could see the salt on our clothes.

[@Андрей_Бгг]

Звучит как будто это связано с радиацией

[@31sebman]

@@ArnsteinBjone do you know why? just from sweating a lot?

[@kaystephan2610]

If a "wire" for 240K A is so huge then how tf do they manage the Megaamperes in those Railguns they always test? Or can they be much smaller because it is only extremely short? O.o

[@reggienone966]

I wasn't too sure about this guy then he shows a volt meter and says, "Analog, just as it should be." Yeah this guy is top notch.

[@HighlanderNorth1]

💡 Tom Scholtz said something similar to that when he invented the "Rockman" in the early 80s. He was right as well! Who needed digital, when you could plug your cheap guitar into a Rockman in 1983 and sound like you were standing on stage in Madison Square Garden plugged into a top notch effects and mixing system, and played through an equally top notch PA system!

[@deadasfboi]

@@HighlanderNorth1 yeah but digital soundboards are waaaay easier to handle during a stage show. I press a button, and the sliders move themselves. Easy, but analog soundboards are way cooler looking just heavier. There's more work for analog to do during a show.

[@tesmith47]

LOL

[@MrDavo511]

@@deadasfboi do you think you get the same feel for all the levels on a digital board? I’ve only ever worked sweet old analogue ones.

[@deadasfboi]

@@MrDavo511 Yes it's the same like analog, but simply easier to handle, just imagine seeing a small screen up top near the sliders. Thats where you look at the presets for something you setup before a show. Even the Digital Lightboard got the same looks, and feeling as the soundboard itself. I was doing all this for stage shows at my Highschool. I took Career Tech for Entertainment Technology, I just wanna tell you this but I miss doing all that. I graduated and didn't go to college for it :(

[@adamsilva280]

An an electrician who works in live switchgears occasionally, videos like these always remind me to respect the invisible force

[@mr.mischiefiknowyourpasswo8224]

Yeah, this is scary dangerous. Wouldn't want to overload anything with 5k amps.

[@campauxs8139]

Absolutely

[@chucknorris277]

Working with high amp gear sucks the calorie rating for the ppe is ridiculous. Medium voltage is nicer, higher voltage less amps. Less explosion

[@Dranok1]

@Adam Silva Heh, to the ones who say "it's dangerous 'coz you can't see it, hear it, smell it or taste it" I say, you can see the coronal arc, hear the ionization, and smell the ozone, and I think it always tastes metallic down the sides of my tongue (or that could be adrenaline after the fact;-)

[@cagmito76]

Agreed 1 second of not paying attention............

[@peepsbates]

I love how this man emanates "British man in his shed" energy which is the highest form of chaotic neutral there is.

[@Youtubecensoredmyusername]

I remember from one of his other videos he works as a risk analyzer of some sort. And he’s always wearing a dress shirt. I get more of a... I know exactly what I’m doing but I just don’t know how much fun it will be yet

[@TheAir2142]

“British man in his shed energy” indeed. Almost as much as the two guys that started Accuracy International. They were making long range sporting rifles in their garage when the English army put out a trial for a new sniper. They made a rifle and entered it in the trial to see where they could improve their designs. They ended up beating all of the major manufacturers that spent millions on engineering teams and machinists to manufacture a rifle to win the government contract.

[@hambungers]

​@@TheAir2142 i dont know if thats the same one but there were these guys that set up a fake factory because the army wanted the guns thry made and they had to set it ip super quick to seem official

[@Turalcar]

@@hambungers yep. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIfdg3qJZpuChrc

[@horsetowater]

I wonder if his missus has the shed, he appears to have the entire house

[@danielshafer1212]

50 dollars says this guy is on at least 3 government watch lists.

[@UnorderlySkills]

$50 is cheap enough for me I’m in

[@thedeplorable8370]

Give me 10:1 odds and I’ll wager $500

[@EthanCape-h1c]

@@thedeplorable8370 i stroke my pickle 🗣🚨🔥

[@SalmonJonesTheMagnificent]

He's british, they're born that way

[@_Skylab2]

7 I imagine if you count England, Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland as having separate watchlists!

[@Maxjoker98]

A sentence you don't hear to often: "If you put 5000A though this, nothing will happen"

[@geraldbal7945]

damn

[@someonesomewhere1240]

I mean, it'll get... warm.

[@Buddie21341255612351]

As a lineman i heard a lot of why that 500amp fuse aint burn with 1200amp passing through it

[@starmc26]

@@ZE0XE0 Because most fuses cary their rated load, and if needed, a bit more, with no problem. Good quality fuses can handle quick peaks of power that are 3-5x their rated nominal power. Depends on the circuit, the components, and the loads.

[@palleppalsson]

@@ZE0XE0 The diagram in the video explained just that. Time is a factor together with the amps.

[@biz0r07]

I"VE BEEN WAITING YEARS FOR YOU TO COME BACK!

[@legominimovieproductions]

I've been waiting for years to see someone pop one of these sized fuses

[@jaredhouston4223]

I've been waiting years to read this comment

[@sharpshooter147]

I was standing on a bridge when I got the notification (Joke)

[@falcy2889]

I legit thought he died

[@ChuckRage]

I feel your excitement. So good to see a video from this channel after so long

[@itrysrsly1826]

I love how he always speaks in a manner that wont spook or scare away any angry pixies.

[@cavelvlan25]

I would be soft spoken around those amps. Caress those volts. Makes my butthole pucker just thinking about that many angry pixies. Is angry pixies an AvE reference or much older?

[@hide3reptiles365]

I never even knew Alex DeLarge was such a handyman

[@Rathbone_fan_account]

Bri'ish

[@10K-o3h]

Honestly and truly appreciate the "hold for bang"

[@timothycormier3494]

Angry pixies? Someone’s been watching the dangerous comedy of AvE.

[@0115Heather]

That’s a SCARY amount of power in a relatively small package! I am amazed and terrified at the same time! 👍🏻

[@toby1248]

250000A * 3000V = 750 megawatt Terrifying

[@jamesjackson4224]

And 480 3phase makes me nervous. Tha hell with this shit

[@xdeep_freeze3684]

@@jamesjackson4224 ^ fuckin same. workin motor cabinets on 3 phase motors with 208 v sf 1.25 and it fucking scares me. transformer steps down from 208v to 120v for control circuit

[@matthewmilliner9853]

This is absolutely mad. I love it

[@OverfluxAerospace]

When the world needed him most he came back

[@ginoalbertofranceschetti]

you fucking bet he did

[@poptartmcjelly7054]

and then he popped iiiiittttttt

[@theodorekorehonen]

@Charles Vane the fuck are you talking about dude?

[@Foxxnioxx]

@@theodorekorehonen The general political situation in the West for the past ten or so years.

[@brussels13207]

Used to work for GE in US. Went to what they called their “high voltage test facility” to test lightning protection devices. They were trying to produce man made lightning. But of course, that is not possible. They had a high voltage generator, 2 actually. One was charged to plus 15 million volts, the other to minus 15 million. They would draw an arc across the 2. These generators were in a big building that looked like a giant airplane hanger. The spark would go,from one end of the building to,the other. But what I liked best was current generator. At max capacity it could output 250,000 amps, just a short pulse. When it went off the whole building shook. We made devices that could handle that peak current. Impressive to see.

[@aone9050]

whatchu mean man made lightning is impossible? the process isnt able to be reproduced due to the massive scale of it, but lightning in itself is just a static discharge no? are you referring to the magnitude of the lightning's power perhaps?

[@jojanglesa8436]

Bro why does it feel illegal to have read this 😂

[@latenttweet]

what year was this? I wonder what kinda damage that EMI would do to modern day electronics?

[@foersterjunior]

@@aone9050 recreating the voltage and current a real lightning can produce is not yet possible in the lab. we can indeed make small ones as he stated, but when he sais "cant make real ones" it referes to the scale nature can offer

[@brussels13207]

@@latenttweet All are equipment was in a small room that was fully screened, a Faraday cage. Without that the EMP would fry everything.

[@GenScinmore]

Return of the King

[@jonathanoxlade4252]

Hail to the king 🤴baby

[@rolfvanrijckevorsel]

He does look like Elijah Wood

[@dactamgaming385]

HE'S BACK

[@BaoBao0923]

Why are you here

[@Skyman-on9dt]

A couple years ago, anytime one of his videos came up, I'd wonder "Who does he make these videos for?" and then proceed to watch the whole thing. Now I've realized, me. He's making these videos for lots of people like me. THANKS!!!

[@eivilcow33]

This is the only man can be gone for 4 years, and come back, get 140,000 views in a few hours, and then whisper 'I popped it' in your ear.

[@jaredrand6579]

lol

[@jacebongsbaker]

Haha haha. Truth

[@TheAudioCGMan]

1 million now :)

[@StreuB1]

@@TheAudioCGMan 2.1M now!!

[@se7enthsoul]

6.2 mil...

[@whoyoulookingatabs1028]

for anyone who’s wondering, just ONE of these Fuses costs $2600 (USD). Extreme is one word to describe these fuses.

[@SoftBreadSoft]

Brand new. In a refurbished state they're 700-1,000, still a shitload for a fuse lol

[@seneca983]

What makes it so expensive? It doesn't look very complicated and surely e.g. the copper alone doesn't cost quite that much.

[@srirachaowner9478]

@@seneca983 maybe the capacity of the fuse?

[@MrJethroB]

@@seneca983 Each end of the fuse would need to be machined from large blocks of copper, I would think the material cost would be significant before you even consider machining and assembly cost.

[@michaelmccarthy4615]

How much do all those capacitors cost ?

[@nopegaming2117]

He’s back for real, this is what we needed. The hero has returned when we needed him

[@Wildcatchigga11]

And he has gained lot of weight too 😅

[@Jack-gl1tw]

We miss your amazing videos very much and we all wish you the very best in life. I was so happy to see you come back for a few episodes. My friend josh and I had way too much fun watching your videos…. Again thanks for everything and god bless you

[@kookwater456]

“It’s not the right tool, but it works.” My grandfather warned me about people like you xD

[@VerityFraser]

We're going to have another Damascus incident on our hands here!

[@1rk1n]

these were my bff's as a kid!!

[@KnittingPasta]

Good enough for Jazz

[@hvrbros8730]

Welcome to Australia the land of “yeeaaahh she’ll be riiiggghhhttt”

[@kyzaghan7513]

@@hvrbros8730 Well in Turkey when we stayed together as three engineering students, we used a fork as an antenna for TV, used iron to cook eggs, boil water and make noodles, used dumbells as door holders, everyone had one bowl and one cup each. I can't even remember all the things we did back then.

[@Yliannyx]

Never clicked on a video so quick, so glad to see you back!

[@adambg02]

We have been waiting years for this so why wait another second

[@gabrielvieira6529]

same

[@TheJesus1971]

Same here👌

[@luthergaming1649]

I know, right!

[@ThioJoe]

This man is the original Mad Lad

[@tafsirnahian669]

Hell yeah

[@TomahawksNShotShells]

My hands are sweaty watching from the safety of my toilet

[@DefinitelyNotaCyberCat]

@@TomahawksNShotShells lol

[@_daniel.w]

Been a long time since I've seen you ngl

[@nicksgarage8295]

yes its thio lol

[@seosamhcroga]

I miss seeing you popping stuff. I saw this on my KZbin recommended and clicked to watch again. Hope life is going good for you mate.

[@kernel_data_inpage_error]

Gotta love this guy, dissapears for 4 years straight (some forums saying he was even dead) and comes back like he uploaded yesterday

[@drewsoraci5368]

He had to wait until his electric bill stabilized. 😂

[@jasonmiglia2836]

Came back with a vengeance

[@jamesbizs]

He did upload yesterday. Well, the day before.

[@omniyambot9876]

@@drewsoraci5368he uses generators and also he charges huge batteries at night (cheaper electricity)

[@KevinTalbotTV]

good to see you back!!

[@yuri53122]

hide your motors, Photon'll wanna pop 'em. On the other hand, maybe he's just the lad you need to hit 203 ;)

[@V8chump]

Kev you’re here too?! Wtf

[@blubb7711]

Make a collabo

[@aliakbari437]

look who is here

[@fullthrottleatv08]

KEV 😀

[@CodyRushDriving]

Meanwhile PC people be like "hey don't build your PC near carpet you pillock" This guy: "these capacitors make great coffee tables"

[@TRLTheRandomLab]

Funny enough, in his earlier videos he was playing with high voltage on carpet

[@0xbenedikt]

Property damage vs people ‚damage‘

[@m00seknucklejohnson45]

When oh when will the king of photons return to KZbin!? The world needs you back good sir. Your loyal followers patiently awaiting for your return!

[@1959rossco]

I've been an electrician for over 40 years my work had me setting up large mining equipment with monster fault potential what you have just shown us was truly scary it should be used as an industry training aid

[@Neptune_The_Proto]

You my good sir are the voice of reason in a sea of idiots

[@spartanswill]

Might be a good idea to pitch that as an idea to a higher up on the chain of command, might land you a raise or promotion.

[@Lunatico9SpeedCuber]

I'm assuming he had to warn his neighbors before this one like: "Hey, you might hear explosions tomorrow, it's alright, it's just me getting back to popping things"

[@johnmann7502]

probably not just the neighbours needed warning lol i reckon the whole street needs a heads up

[@JDMz]

He doesn't get along with the neighbours.

[@grantc8353]

Can imagine half of Hornchurch need to be pre warned

[@Electrowave]

@@johnmann7502 I wonder how many brown-outs he causes in the local area ;-)

[@BruceCarbonLakeriver]

@@johnmann7502 remembers me on his "electro meter pops" vid where the whole street was loosing power due to his shenanigans xD

[@cocusar]

"where's ma hamma", "I've popped it", my god I was waiting to hear those phrases again, this is like the christmas present we've never expected

[@DrBovdin]

Yeees, popping a ‘hamma’ would be a great one - Many amps while beating something with it would make good entertainment…

[@bigassfordsd]

don't forget, "i'm not havin it" I actually use that one regularly

[@minotaur470]

This seems like a video that some hobbyist in 2009 would have uploaded and got in everyone's recommended 14 years later

[@kickinwinghotboi883]

The amount of power this dude is playing with is insane lol

[@asusmctablet9180]

In his bloody backyard too

[@woodworkerroyer8497]

Unimaginable amounts! I think a large, pro sized welder is like 200 or maybe 300 amps max...

[@kickinwinghotboi883]

@@woodworkerroyer8497 I did commercial electrical work for a few years and I always hated messing with the large feeder cables that ran out to the transformers. I believe they were anywhere from 200-400 amps depending on the building. And half the time they weren't even powered yet lol just the size of the cable was intimidating

[@tjlovesrachel]

@@woodworkerroyer8497 way more than that

[@detritus10001]

HE'S BACK, BABY!!! The most triumphant return I've witnessed thus far in my life! Congratulations on the family stability, brother! All the best to you and the little lady, my friend!

[@doodskie999]

Man, Ive seen a lot of crazy experiments with electroboom and styropyro, but this This takes the cake

[@5nowChain5]

those guys are also awesomely dangerous and fun to watch.

[@DragonOfTheMortalKombat]

I watch them too LMAO.

[@halcyondaystunes]

Photonic is the original and best.

[@bobdeslob8768]

@@halcyondaystunespretty sure quite a lot of electrobooms stuff especially later is fake.

[@forbandyson8921]

@@bobdeslob8768i can assure you it isn't

[@isaacsanders4478]

This guy has to have fruits of steel, unprecedented amount of knowledge and a whoooooole bunch of respect and confidence! Lol That was awesome!

[@graywolf0026]

You know, you really have to appreciate that even though he's doing all of this at home? There's no skimping on the fabrication, safety labeling, or procedures being used to ensure not only a success but a safe environment. Insanely professional.

[@Kusarus]

This guy's voice gets reaaally terrifying when he monologues.

[@gearslayer-vn3gz]

Well when what your working on could literally vaporize anything made of squishy human you would hope so XD.

[@rauljrlara9994]

Dangerous u fool

[@kolby4078]

dude has a book of SOP's lol. showed it in a old vid.

[@jacobklang6693]

@@danp7174 EE doesn't mean much I've got 6 months and I wouldnt try this

[@mat0346]

No wayyy dude! I watched you from when I started High School, im now a fully Qualified Electrician and project manager in New Zealand!

[@chadthomasriggs]

Reminds me of my Pops... He was Utlity Electric Lineman/Troubleman. 5000' elevation, important backup line from Nevada comes in over the mountains, also grids to Tahoe. Lots of excitement! Before his passing, I'd send him your videos. Everytime he'd responded "Yeah, but ask him if he's every done a 640kv at 7200',in a 115mph blizzard. Top of the mountain. We had to sleep there, couldn't get down...." Over the years, the kv fluctuated, 7200' was always 7200' and I think for a whole the blizzard was blowing up to 140mph. He would always tell me to" ask you if" as if I knew your personally, like we we're buddies. Thanks for your videos. They bring my Pops back, if just for fleeting moments. I appreciate that. And you. :)

[@jetenginethrust863]

Cool story, sorry to hear your Dad passed also.

[@phydeux]

Props to your pops for doing such a dangerous job. /salute

[@Manhandle730]

F

[@christiangarcia1304]

F

[@mshort7087]

A salute to your father, Sir

[@OGSontar]

Whenever I watch one of your videos, I take a few minutes to add more insulation to my monitor leads, as well as the main supply for the computer. This has worked, and instead of my monitor flashing into a pile of expensive burn remnants, I just get some lovely smoked insulation. Win-win!

[@SEATACx]

I have to say one of my favorite things about videos like this is the people it brings to the comments. For all you folks who share little stories from your careers in these fields; thank you. Cool to have some insight on something I'd otherwise know nothing about.

[@Innomen]

This. I skipped most of the video, but scrolling down was a must.

[@ruthlessadmin]

When you have to use suspension bridge cables to handle the power, you know you're doing it right.

[@phydeux]

Great, now you're going to give him the "great idea" to turn a suspension bridge into a 15GA capacitor or something equally insane.

[@ruthlessadmin]

@@phydeux I fail to see the downside lol

[@phydeux]

@@ruthlessadmin - Neither do I, as long as I'm not driving over said bridge any time soon.

[@TantalumPolytope]

@@phydeux 𝘽𝙕𝙕𝙕𝙕𝙏

[@Alexander_Sannikov]

wow the amount of safety that went into it is really impressive. I particularly liked the pneumatic switch.

[@adamw.8579]

Pneumatic contactors are widely used in electric railroad equipment. Many of them are available from various vendors easily, used but in working condition. These devices have working time limits and should be replaced in certain maintenance period. No matter working or not will be scrapped.

[@CoolKoon]

"the amount of safety that went into it is really impressive" - I mean he did it outdoors and HV capacitors aren't to be trifled with ever. They remain under HV at all times even after you disconnect everything else. And the pulses it delivers is able to obliterate pretty much any "regular" switches too.

[@firedogman2280]

This man is the walter white of electrical engineering

[@hersenskim]

National Grid: "oh shit, he's back"

[@kernelle4]

"George, spin up the secondary generator, Photon is back on the grid"

[@shadowbanned69]

Bells are ringing and sirens are going off

[@jraybay]

Lol

[@mrmaigo]

Literally Everyone: "oh shit, he's back"

[@sknt]

Quick isolate that house in it's own little power grid to avoid disruptions.

[@R2Bl3nd]

This is a stupendous amount of work, skill and knowledge and it's just being used to blow something up. I love it.

[@paymanghafoori]

Ah, yes the 5000A fuse that I remember seeing 8 years ago in a video expecting it to be blown back then, but the sequel took 8 years, no complaints though, it was worth it. 💗💗💗

[@m3lod1an]

The way you draw out the letter "s" at the end of words is both entrancing and terrifying. Great video

[@WafflesASAP]

"Popping a 5000 amp fuse... with 200k amps at 3,000 volts." GOOD CHRIST. My god man, it's REALLY HAPPENING. What a beast this man is. Welcome back, Andy!

[@CaptainFalc0nPunch]

You could use that insane capacitor bank to make a self cleaning rat or mouse trap with two parallel copper plates. Would most likely vaporize them faster than a Thanos snap. Morbid I know, but more humane than glue traps and the like.

[@fizarak8763]

I imagine that is going to smell. And wake you in the night. Still...

[@jardel_lucca]

Glue traps are ridiculous. Can't understand how they're even legal.

[@anonymousstout4759]

@@jardel_lucca because they're effective

[@jardel_lucca]

@@anonymousstout4759 yeah... This is true. I meant they're ridiculous because they're too cruel. Sorry for my bad English.

[@Cornish_Co]

@Noone Cares You aren't right. Lol

[@dr.pepperserverdude2484]

Better believe that bell icon is on! Glad to see you back and well Andy! Long live Photonicinduction!

[@ozomax1997]

Bell icon was on for a long time ready and waiting for this lol

[@psy0rz]

On of the very few channels i use the bell for.

[@familyunfriendly4045]

So I worked in a factory doing sandblasting and high temperature metal coatings. One of the ovens that the company was using had three fuses as safety precautions, they were rated for 200kA. Yes, 200,000 amps. These ovens were the size of rooms and could get up to a couple thousand degrees inside to bond the metals chemically at the surface and basically weld whatever coating we were applying. At one point I took a vacation, came back to everyone saying there had been a fire. Talked to the boss and turned out one of the fuses blew and started a fire, their response to the situation? Jumper the fuse and keep things going. I’m so glad I left 😭 that thing was a bomb in the making

[@x_JUSTxSENDxIT_x]

In a past life I worked for an electric company that makes their own switchgear. The thing with their switches, is they are gas filled. Filled with a gas called SF6 which is a non conductive gas. The largest switch we produced at the time was a 600,000 volt switch which used a single stick of dynamite to "trip the breaker".

[@RedAppleApe]

Thats the thing they are using as a breaker at fusion reactors for the power supply.

[@taunokekkonen5733]

To nitpick, SF6 isn't non-conductive? Just very poorly conductive. You put 10xVn in that switchgear and it'll arc?

[@CrazyNerdInventor]

Do you have a purchase link for that?

[@deuterium2132]

@@taunokekkonen5733 still a lot better than doing it in open air though

[@taunokekkonen5733]

@@deuterium2132 oh, miles better.

[@evanschmitt2802]

Stupid KZbin didn't recomend your "what happened to Photonicinduction" and just now recommended this video to me. Your videos are a major part of my childhood and I'm so glad your back.

[@djr113]

The size of those cables running across the carpet is truly terrifying

[@MurrayMints]

That's what he does 👍🏻😆

[@DabblelyDiddly]

all while shitfaced drunk. how the mans still alive is a wonder to us all.

[@MurrayMints]

@Gregor Heisenhorn Highly qualified madlad, great to watch when he's on the Stella 👍🏻😆

[@DrewJPS]

Welcome to the truly terrifying channel.

[@Jdawgmateface420]

An good antagonist for his further insanity!! Snowflake!!

[@RucaMad]

This guy has so much confidence in his abilities, wonderful thing to watch.

[@oliverhawker2286]

Imagine how terrifying yet exciting it would be to be this guy's neighbour.

[@matthewbarymow]

You never know if he’s just trying to mend something or creating an electrical bomb

[@somedude2492]

10pm on a friday and you look over your fence to see a spectacle of fireworks going off through the window into his garage...

[@rasmusrasmussen9415]

I love the amount of natural chaotic energy displayed by this lad

[@TreeBeardNero]

Five thousand aaampss. 😈

[@qcheg]

"Most of the components came from authorized scrap and recycling merchants." *Most*

[@ryanjones7215]

Glad I’m not the only one who noticed that distinction lol

[@DerpyPannycake]

If styropyro ever taught me anything then the rest came from ebay as Russian military surplus

[@carenbarnet378]

WOW, YOUR SAFETY FACTOR AND RIGHTLY SO, 100/100. GLAD TO HEAR YOU AND YOUR MATES LAUGHTER WHEN IT POPPED, THEN YOU CONTINUED UNTIL IT TOTALLY DIED. 😂❤😅❤ LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE OF YOUR VIDEOS. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@thenaylor]

As a customer who knows how much all this stuff costs I think you should set up a patreon account so that some of us can contribute to your madness.

[@Sparky95]

Indeed! I'd be happy to contribute as well.

[@mathewlang5749]

This gentleman clearly knows his trade and you can tell that he has I high level of respect for the power involved here. I just keep looking at his home, his back yard and can not help but thinking that you neve know what someone has in their home sometimes.

[@Shirden]

I'll certainly never look at my neighbors the same! lol

[@roylarsen7417]

it s freedom !!

[@Sean_XT]

I would be concerned if I saw my neighbors doing these kinds of things, then I would go ask them if they need any help with it

[@CalmoOmlac]

@@roylarsen7417 Nah, he's british. There's no freedom outside the US. Don't you know this? :D

[@roylarsen7417]

@@CalmoOmlac no freedom ? i live in Norway . We got free time to live , you got to take at a minimum of 45 days of in a year . 3 to 4 in summer time and 2 in winter time . do you got som free time ??

[@ACELog]

A great example here of how stored energy, released in a very small instant, causes spectacular results. Mathematically it's called a delta-function, which relates to an infinitely high amount of energy in an infinitely small time - not really ever achievable, but closely approached here! And because the actual power to charge those capacitors is taken over a longer time, the grid never sees the thousands of Amps - only the capacitors and other part of the circuit. A similar process is used for spot welding. As other comments have said, would have been nice to have had some quality close-up slow-motion filming of the fuse elements blowing. But I guess that would require some expensive, protected, camera kit.

[@bored.in.california2111]

Its cool you have all that info in your head.

[@rognio3]

It seems to me, he is playing with some seriously expensive electrical components as is. I was trying to estimate the cost of this experiment in my head, but quickly gave up. It's a lot

[@magnum0121984]

@@rognio3 I hope it’s all secondhand salvage gear because it’s going to send him broke otherwise

[@etienne1455]

Credits to Paul Dirac ! That’s a Dirac Delta function

[@TheJuan72]

So delta- function, is sort of like a Big Bang ?

[@daveparsons6956]

This guy is actually a genius. Please come back.

[@gustafization]

Your channel being back is one of the best things that's happened this year. I absolutely love your videos.

[@EeekiE]

For how mental this is, the quality of the workmanship and the safety taken is no joke.

[@wolfvale7863]

His custom made plexiglass safety shield agrees with you.

[@TheEvertw]

Still, they should have fixed those leads in place instead of laying them on the floor. Such current exerts a lot of force on the leads through magnetic fields. But nothing was torn loose, luckily.

[@aserta]

If you want to play with the big toys, you have to learn to play safely. Big toys don't care about you. Big thing most tubers don't get, most "experts" don't either.

[@jimmysanders505]

**pushes the couch over all the carpet burns**

[@nathanrykers7588]

Make sure the kids next door don’t spray the hose over the fence.

[@tarkitarker0815]

i dont even fucking want to know how scary of a neighbor he is, he kinda seems like the maniac evil genius to nearly take over the world but fuck it up in the end. all, his pace of speaking, his way of speaking, his laugh. i think hes the first supervillian earth will encounter if someone makes him angry.

[@meowmeowmaxx]

@@tarkitarker0815 you have spoken my thoughts to a concerning degree of accuracy

[@6point5by55]

They would only do it once.

[@AlphaCarinae]

"popped it!"

[@biggieb.4843]

@@tarkitarker0815 4:17

[@daneagle4449]

Your work is GENIUS,… Your narration sounds DIABOLICAL in nature,… AMAZING,…!!! THANKS…!!!

[@johnathanmcdoe]

Those capacitors seem like they could drive a pretty insane railgun contraption.

[@Chris47368]

Unfortunately that might be very illegal to make in the UK....UK government doesn't like fun things xD

[@tgfcujhb7583]

It's my drone launcher 🤔

[@Patrick-857]

We need this to become a reality

[@jamess1787]

I smell a team up with the furze..... That would be SLICK

[@kevinwantstoshred]

@@Chris47368 the country that thinks mean posts on Facebook are worse than theft or assault? Surely they'd be okay with a rail gun..

[@idontneedaname85]

I’m almost in tears after hearing the photon giggle when things explode. We don’t deserve you sir, you are a gift to everyone:)

[@jonathanoxlade4252]

I watched all his videos oh my the coconut one is like death for me shit it's everywhere yea I am like if you touch that stack of caps you will be like the coconut bits and pieces of shit every

[@idontneedaname85]

@@jonathanoxlade4252 love that one. I love when he says “smells nice”

[@6F6G]

Loved how the parallel pairs of wires repelled each other when the high current flowed. Magnetic fields for you.

[@alejandromedrano6366]

No, they jumped like that because such big sparks and loud sounds of explosions are scary

[@dougaltolan3017]

Yup, and I'm surprised they didnt try to straighten out too.

[@_Stin_]

I know. The magnetic field generated by that rig must be awesome - It's 'technically' scary, too lol. (The best kind of scary) There's another video where it shows a pair of power cables fly apart - I can't remember the title :/

[@dougaltolan3017]

@@_Stin_ look for "Skeleton ultra capacitors" on channel Fully Charged. About 10 minutes in.

[@PrinceWesterburg]

@@alejandromedrano6366 - No, its magnetic fields. Those heavy cables won't budge from acoustic pressure but EMF will do the job way more easily.

[@noyzmunky]

I miss this channel 😢

[@xElMery]

"I paid for 5000 Amps of fuse and I'm gonna use them goddammit!"

[@alanevery215]

You didn't use it, you destroyed it! Crazy I hope it will not be repeated by clowns that aren't as competent as you are!!

[@paulkramer4176]

Reminds me of what my dad used to do. My father was lead physicist for a hypersonic wind tunnel for Lockheed back in the 60s and 70s. It was called the "hot shot wind tunnel". The way it was powered was with a large tank, (maybe 12' long, 3 or so feet in diameter with many inches thick walls) that was filled with a noncombustible gas under high pressure. The tank walls were very thick. The nozzle, at one end was directed into the wind tunnel. When they wanted to take a "shot" they powered up a room (about the size of a secondary school classroom) filled with 1 farad capacitors. I don't know how many, but the banks filled the room. From that room to the tank, there were something like 12 copper buss bars, with a cross section of 1" by 6". I think there were 12 going and 12 coming back. The coming and going bars were separated by dozens of feet, going in separate hallways. (I was told, never saw them actually). The capacitors would be charged up, overnight I guess, and when all was ready, a switch was thrown which released inside the tank, one end of a piano wire that would spring from one internal wall electrical contact to contact the other side of the tube. When it got close to the other wall, the discharge was incredible. the spark was one (huge inches across (my memory)) spark that would instantly ionize the metal piano wire, and of course instantly heat up the gas inside the tank, such that the pressure became immense and would blow out the nozzle and simulate a jet stream of air that was something like 25,000 miles an hour. (for testing models of rockets and such). Like most boys, I was suitably impressed and thought it was the coolest thing. Of course they had their share of "accidents" up there and we always were a bit worried about him, but fortunately no one was every seriously injured to my memory.

[@figit090]

😮 holy shit

[@txkoutdoorfam6911]

Yeah, this is crazy intense, and I can barely understand it to be honest, but I would love to see that “piece of equipment” (for lack or a better word) in use!!!

[@ImBeeKeepingAge]

I have a snake man. I once gave it some beer man. It slithered this way and that

[@kaspervestergaard2383]

I was watching tv and turned on the fan. You never know if a skunk might spray you so I drove a car. Cat wanted to cop coke so I said naw brotha. But you can't wear white after Labor Day. For Christmas I saw the North Pole. A polar bear drunk some coca cola and I was floored. Then a man riding a unicycle was juggling some cans and I was like holy moly Batman. You dig it? Sure you do. Now go run after horses. @@ImBeeKeepingAge

[@isaac10231]

Damn, who knows what they're doing now

[@Adamant_Consternation]

I hope one day we can see "Until it Pops - 50MJ Railgun".

[@prakharmishra3000]

Untill it pops: 10000TJ death Star

[@FranzFartinand]

Until it pops - 1.21 jigawatt flux capacitor.

[@flynndobson5473]

At my work we have a 126kA bus at 1000V and watching it go bang when we have a fault is a spectacular sight, shoots copper lugs metres in any direction and molten metal everywhere

[@j03man44]

I worked in a maintenance store room at a steel mill and handed out these kinds of fuses a few times. The biggest dangers were definitely explosive gases and getting crushed by steel bars, but this video is a good reminder of just how dangerous the electrical work was as well.

[@sfglim5341]

That sounds terrifying I hope you still enjoyed the job despite the danger

[@gabewalker3764]

@@sfglim5341 Nothing makes your off time more valuable than extremely dangerous work. I enjoy it for that reason alone.

[@pipsapossu1699]

​@@gabewalker3764 I wouldnt consider your corner store evening shift dangerous. So maybe let us real men talk and go wash some dishes.😉

[@katuhtonik]

I can't even imagine the cost or the behind the scenes logistics for this project but God damn it you're my hero. godspeed you beautiful bastard.

[@TRJx86]

When we needed him most; he returned. King

[@therealalby7549]

I wish you knew how much we missed you 😂😢

[@Circuitssmith]

Hearing Photon’s unique enunciation once again on the word “amp….ssss” is a shot of serotonin to my brain. Edit: he referenced my comment! (I think.) either way, made my day!

[@ThePolandball]

Like ASMR, but much better and much more satisfying...knowing that e's gonna pop iittt.

[@Nameonly67]

I could listen to that man speak about transistors and capacitors forever, you actually learn shit from the way he explains things I love it

[@BruceCarbonLakeriver]

@@ThePolandball and definately not cringing like ASMR :D

[@sovietred7371]

This is what happens when electricians have nothing to do in the lockdown

[@joeh690]

Seriously funny. 🤣

[@davisbradford7438]

Specifically electricians with the credentials to work on high power systems. You have to get licensed to operate on different powered systems. As far as I can recall from my schooling basic low power 120 volt and 240 volt systems don't require extra licensing in the states; but require licenses for the type of systems you're legally allowed to service.

[@Dranok1]

@@davisbradford7438 Not across the Pond here :-) We know you mean low voltage (not low power) but over here once you pass your exams to work on regular low voltage installations (upto 1000VAC/1500VDC) you don't need additional "licence" to work on specific equipment (regardless of what "power" that equipment uses), you do need to demonstrate competence (knowledge and relevant experience) as part of a "Safe System of Work" (to comply with the Electricity at Work Act, and several reg's under the umbrella Health and Safety at Work Etc. Act)

[@BlackHawkBallistic]

I'd hate to be somewhere that was still doing lockdowns in July

[@ryananthony4840]

Lmao RIGHT!😂😂

[@timmy7201]

These dudes: 5000A Meanwhile in the embedded electronics lab where I work: _5mA consumption? That's a lot, are you crazy!_

[@cloviscareca]

Andy's quiescent current is 5000A LOL

[@Abihef]

I know right, building devices rn aiming at a few hundred mA max, and then thinking about this guy being where it all started😂

[@lambdaman3228]

Nice humblebrag. Looking forward to hearing you lie and claim it wasn't.

[@montey1017]

Welcome to the industrial side lol

[@jacebongsbaker]

Is like the original Mad Scientist

[@dreamon220]

One of youtubes greatest channels still.

[@OneTrueCat]

Been watching Technology Connections too much. Soon as I saw the second guage I could hear Alec's voice saying "the magic of buying two of them!"

[@bastianaraya2437]

I see you are a person of culture

[@OneTrueCat]

@@bastianaraya2437 and you as well.

[@ThePixel1983]

*cheesy music starts playing*

[@OneTrueCat]

@@ThePixel1983 *cheesy smooth jazz

[@ThePixel1983]

Also, there's an oil fuelled heat pump with a twinkling indicator in there!

[@SkyRunnerOFFICIAL]

"I've popped it" THE Photonicinduction Signature, i clearly missed that line by a lot, so good to ear it again !!!!

[@covid-20lit41]

I love how he’s speaking a bit hushed, like he doesn’t want his wife to find out what he’s meddling with.

[@alabrrmrbmmr]

or the neighbours... jesus. Can you imagine having a neighbour setting that up just on the other side of that tiny fence?

[@lolilollolilol7773]

@@alabrrmrbmmr The whole village has been knowing what he does for years. I suppose his neighbour has left due to increasingly high insurance police though. xD

[@col8981]

@@lolilollolilol7773 And the wife!

[@jds355]

@@alabrrmrbmmr Never mind the fence, bloody bang from that bank discharging would shake the neighborhood.

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

@@jds355 Inside every foreigner is an American dying to get out.

[@dennisreeve6270]

As an EE expert I'm suprised you did this without creating a black hole in the universe

[@steeler.s6457]

I remember watching you back when you’d trip your whole block from your attic. I’m so glad you’re back! And still blowing shit up!

[@therezinUK]

When your power leads look like vacuum cleaner hoses, you're either doing something right or something very, very wrong.

[@BorghBorgh]

When your crimping tool is a converted bolt cutter you know things are going down

[@psutherla]

“Wouldn’t be this channel if there was no damage, would there?” God, I love you. Never stop being yourself please. I love this channel.

[@eamonia]

My personal favorite part of the video. Classic.

[@tggonzales7971]

Impressive, you guys are some mad scientists for sure. Bravo