Turkish Electricals Are Almost TOO CLEAN

[@ElectroBOOM]

HEY! Sorry for kind of irrelevant music. They are still from from middle east and I tried to find things as close as possible, but Turkish music has a distinct flavor and unfortunately KZbin library doesn't have good ones in there, and I can't be bothered with copyrighted music!! KZbin needs to have a more complete library, somehow.

[@sametto9870]

U can use " saz " i think.

[@ichinisanyongo]

Ok

[@ardantourali]

don’t worry i forgive you 🤓

[@Sanity016]

I didn't mind it I thought it added to the ambiance nicely. the drone shots and editing were also incredible.

[@yehiaislam6800]

Note only u can’t put music on clips from inside a mosque 👍❤️ (as i am a Muslim) like as an act to show respect 🫡

[@burkaimk2162]

I'm working at the hotel that he and his family stayed. In my 17 years of life i would have NEVER think of seeing him in person. UNTIL HE CAME INTO THE HOTEL IM WORKING AT! His family was very kind and sweet, and as expected he is just as energetic and kind. And if you ever see this comment Mr. Mehdi, i'm keeping that 10 Turkish Lira at the back of my phone, and i parted the rest of the tip to my colleagues. And as i said when you were about to check out, please keep doing what you're doing. Thank you very much for the content and always being so kind.

[@gfdggdfgdgf]

Great comment! Don't keep the Lira for too long, it devaluates by the minute!

[@Sakuleta2]

@@gfdggdfgdgf10 lira doesnt worth anything even now.

[@bluemodize7718]

@@gfdggdfgdgf 🤣

[@bluemodize7718]

tf is the chances lol

[@DRakeTRofKBam]

@@gfdggdfgdgf dw, the sentimental value of that 10 lira is more than one bubblegum

[@sillycatgirlnya]

finally someone pointed out the conveniently placed spike problem in our country

[@tubbunny]

I searched up Turkey and got pictures of conveniently placed spikes

[@cosmiccake791]

Ye this is why you go to malaka land😎(disc:am Indian)

[@El_Negro2003]

@@cosmiccake791asshole land?

[@draftymamchak]

Those conveniently placed spikes caused our economic inflation problem as well.

[@kuzeyrl]

doğru

[@ryanng9272]

0:04 | "The European part of Asia" - Mehdi 2024

[@aditya_asundi]

Constantinople

[@Fordconnect2008]

@aditya_asundi stop crying greek

[@aditya_asundi]

@@Fordconnect2008 you Turkish?

[@Fordconnect2008]

@aditya_asundi What difference does it make, that is Istanbul, it has been Istanbul for centuries and belongs to Turkish lands

[@aditya_asundi]

@@Fordconnect2008 honestly idk about that, except that it was Greek and now it is Turkish, I'm not even from the Mediterranean

[@FahimAuvro]

Man checks in a hotel and starts dismantling their electrical system. Such a legend

[@carsongent8420]

Reminds me of the Al Bundy, air conditioner episode. Fortunately he did not take out the block. :)

[@yunusbilece8690]

And most importantly he uploads the video of it.

[@SushmaVivek-xq4nv]

666 like 😈

[@thebenchdiy6046]

Agreed

[@markrainford1219]

Isn't that what EVERY electrician does when visiting a foreign country?

[@Carlos-cu4ms]

Mehdi traveling with his family to inspect the electrical system of different counties should be a Netflix series.

[@pr9039]

That's a really fun idea

[@sagagis]

Just like Philomena Cunk, Mehdi could interview random people and ask them stupid questions. lol

[@tatoruso]

Would totally bingewatch

[@Skeys13]

Like “idiot abroad” but with more electrical explosions

[@wlockuz4467]

Its already a good series. Don't involve Netflix to ruin it.

[@Hallederiz]

04:15 you were right in front of my old workshop 😮 half of the videos in my channel were made there. Sorry on behalf of the Turkish electricians for the habit of grounding the neutral btw.

[@thebamplayer]

I find it more worrying, that they still use type AC RCDs, those are banned in Germany since 1985!

[@koray8820]

Bir araya gelseniz çılgın bir içerik çıkaibilirmiş aslında ikinizi de yıllardır takip ederim

[@Astra9]

Hah I know where the STARK tower is now

[@prof.tahseen6104]

​@@Astra9 haha jokes on you. That's only one of the gazillion entry points to the base.

[@0.koone.0]

tony stark abem heryerde

[@friedpancakes266]

Having done electrical work around my home, I can say with pure belief that people like you exist for a reason. My breakers are a mess. it took a week to get one circuit up to code. Calling up an electrician and seeing him work his magic across 24 circuits in less than two days without starting a fire was a sight to behold. My guess is that the previous owner just found a live and neutral wire whenever he wanted to hook something up, paying no mind to the circuits and where they run to

[@salad3955]

normal people when they go to their hotel room: ah yes lets jump on the bed and relax mehdi:

[@tinwas_taken]

who the FUCK goesinto a hotel room and casually says "ah yes lets jump on the bed and relax"??????????

[@KafshakTashtak]

Hotel Staff sees Mehdi booking in: *Sweating intensifies.... "Book him the best electrically safe room"

[@TheGTP1995]

Yes, the one with the failing GFCI sounds perfect :D

[@MrBaltch]

​@@TheGTP1995 That foolish man might fix it for us!

[@mbirth]

@@TheGTP1995 They should've "hidden" a new GFCI to get it replaced for free.

[@WackoMcGoose]

"Is that a burnt resistor I smell? Lanet olsun..."

[@Daniel-yy3ty]

@@TheGTP1995 I wonder if the staff recognized him, went to check the GFCI in the rooms and gave him the faulty one for content 🤣

[@termitolaus]

to 1:00 → these sockets are called "Schuko" which is short for "Schutz-Kontakt" (Schutz means safety). it was invented almost 100 years ago in 1925 by the german Albert Büttner from Nuremberg, Bavaria.

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

So these are from germany? Schuko always sounded like something japanese to me.

[@Kyomara1337]

@@alexturnbackthearmy1907 well the japanese don't use SCH for that sound, it would've been Shuko then.

[@massimo63]

​@@Kyomara1337 shu-koo

[@raistraw8629]

You mean Nürnberg Franconia. ;)

[@NiekNooijens]

​@@alexturnbackthearmy1907the Japanese use ungrounded North American plugs tho...

[@deadbeat5165]

3:03 the fishman starting at the hottie runner

[@djnazgra]

I as a fisherman myself can approve this.

[@flyingby3703]

I believe the plumbing at 2:40 is for in-floor heating.

[@anotheruser9876]

Red is hot, blue is cold, so I'd wager hot and cold water for the taps.

[@moos5221]

@@anotheruser9876 No, it's the heating system, red coming from the central heating and blue going towards it.

[@haraklesmustafacetin7479]

its collectors for central heating system it can be in-floor heating or just the radiators could be one of them

[@Psythik]

@@anotheruser9876 Nope; look at the arrows. They show that the hot water comes in and the cold water goes out. I've never heard of a water tap that sucks up cold water instead of dispensing it, so I'm willing to bet that the heated floor theory is correct. Hot water flows into the floor tiles to warm them, cold water flows out to be reheated again. Makes sense to me.

[@bashchelik100]

@@Psythik in-floor heating and cooling of course..

[@Erdal_Gumus]

Welcome Mehdi, please feel at home. The establishment of the Turkish grid and debates on AC/DC is a compelling story. I strongly recommend a book/report called Türkiye'nin Elektrikfikasyonu (Electrification of Turkey) by Refik Fenmen (1935). For instance, Fenmen's team has visited the Niagara Falls Hydroelectric Power Station (Westinghouse), which is the first large-scale application of Tesla's AC system. Inspired by Niagara Falls, a small-scale hydroelectric power plant was established on Çaylak Falls in Susurluk/Balıkesir (I am working on establishing an industrial heritage museum here).

[@emreozcanan6563]

Kesinlikle okuyacağım

[@onuroskay8613]

I even didn’t know that as a Turkish citizen. Thank you for it.

[@stanleykendallsinvertednipple]

Feel at home of the genocide deniers

[@ihsantore4813]

I hope you succeed in your endeavour. I think it is a very important and beautiful idea.

[@yasinkolgu]

Teşekkürler tavsiye için

[@TheEngieTF2]

Mehdi: **goes on a vacation** Hotels in every countries (except Canada): *Something's wrong, I can feel it*

[@stratta_yt]

I like to think Canada has very good electrical standards because Mehdi lives there.

[@stormswindy3013]

so when i was in malaysia my brother and i were joking about what if mehdi was there and messing with the electricity

[@88porpoise]

​@@stratta_ytThey are largely the same as the US, so ... No we do not. They are just what Mehdi is more used to.

[@Science-Vlog]

he forgot to check the socket short circuit current! oh he accidentally did. nevermind.

[@navb0tactual]

Canada's huge, he'll probably do a video on it at some point, a lot of beautiful landscapes to see, thus plenty of hotel wiring to harass.

[@okdarius]

3:03 BRO WAS GAZING😭 respect tbh absolutely 0 fks

[@birisibirisi7655]

Fak people like that.. (i knew how to write fuck but didn't prefer..) u know how much I hate this situation?

[@KickYouKT]

In Turkey RCD are mandatory somehow. But the buildings electrical setups are so old in order for RCD to work they have to find every single point that might trip the RCD. So, they dont want to deal with that and just put the RCD but they dont connect properly. You can understand that by pressing test button it doesnot work :) My dad is an electrician from Turkey thats why I know.

[@Rmznak]

Bu doğru değil amaişini doğru yapan ve doğru yapmayan insanlar her ülkede mevcuttur

[@uralmutlu4320]

@@Rmznak Bunun doğru olmadığına ben de katılıyorum. Türkiyedeki ev stoğunun çoğu yeni ve eski binaların tesisatı zamanla upgrade edilmek zorunda kalınıyor.

[@Rell6000]

5:20 Hotel: Sir, what did you do? : I just inserted a resistor into the socket.

[@InXLsisDeo]

Ah ah you are Mehdi ? I know you from KZbin ! 😂😂😁😁

[@thracian]

electro you finally came

[@onatyungul872]

Sometimes it can be even more than that as well, one at the room/house, one at the floor, one at main breaker panel (for the floors), one the main breaker for building.

[@crankshaft30]

selektivite olması lazım. odadakinden önce aşağıdaki atmamalı.

[@GameMonkeh]

As a Turk person i can confirm that türkish outlets may look safe but it has a flaw that one of the two legs on the end can rip off, causing short circuits, if it happens call a technician, DONT TRY TO FIX IT. Also i experienced getting shocked by a OUTLET it hurt a lot but its really rare. 😮

[@emrecs7]

In Türkiye, for a short time, you must feel the electricity in your body before the breaker pops. This is how exactly we learn that playing with electricity is dangerous. 5:10

[@aldrichunfaithful3589]

someone should design gfci systems where the gfci itself has like a 1 amp zapping function to teach you a lesson

[@SimonBauer7]

1 amp at 230v is quite Dangerous, id rather make it some mA​@@aldrichunfaithful3589

[@Marduk401]

so basically the same as Greece.

[@porcgag7182]

Bro OMG yeah 🤣

[@Unkn0wnRxbxl]

Türkiye*

[@Bukalemur]

So, as a graduated electronics engineer from Turkey, I've spent lots of time at the passage showed up in 14:25 . You may find any kind of electronic components there. Good place to visit.

[@ucanbalk2817]

Tam olarak nerede acaba ?

[@VaryemezAlp]

@@ucanbalk2817 karaköy pasajı olarak geçiyori adı üstünde istanbul karaköyde

[@onurkarakaya95]

​@@ucanbalk2817 karaköy de. Turyol iskelesinin karşısında kalıyor. Pasajın ismi Abed Han Elektronikçiler Çarşısı

[@ComarSavar]

bu dayi neci şimdi, napiyo

[@karamelizesogan]

That place is called “Karaköy elektronikçiler çarşısı, Selanik Pasajı” in Turkish.

[@ardakaraoglanyan6319]

As a proud Turkish/Armenian person i felt obligated that those noodle cables you saw in grand bazaar are for telephone/internet cables. In Turkey ALL electric distribution to any building/complex routed under the ground. Actually it's little bit frustrating when something goes wrong with that distribution you have to wait for the city electric company comes to find where it is, dig the ground, fix it, close the ground and give back electricity. And that sometimes takes 3 to 8 hours.. 😅

[@casualriley]

Kind of strange being proud of a nationality that has spent centuries enslaving, genociding & trying to erase your ethnicity (along with Greeks, Kurds, etc.) from the face of the earth.

[@EFOZM]

Not in the entire Turkey mate. I'm in Şırnak right now, everything is out in the open. You can see unprotected thick cables even on the sidewalks.

[@ardakaraoglanyan6319]

@@EFOZM forgot to say "I major cities" since in 2010 while on my military service pulled 240 from a poll to the new build-up single story construction 😅

[@thebamplayer]

I also remember, that the cables there overground in the city of my grandma, but they put it underground, because too many people stole electricity.

[@abdullahk0405]

@@EFOZM Well, before AK Party it was almost the same in İstanbul. Thick cables were running on poles and on small metal towers

[@YtseFrobozz]

I just realized ElectroBOOM is the Anthony Bourdain of electricity.

[@delta_cosmic]

7:09 they probably gave you that room on purpose for you to check the GFCI for the hotel.

[@TheAdriyaman]

For sure. One of the guys knows him like he said

[@MrShadow1617]

@@TheAdriyaman Who is probably the inhouse technician

[@hbh3144]

@@MrShadow1617 If it was inhouse technician he would have replaced that breaker during cleaning hours and left a note :)

[@ahmetakdemir7735]

In Turkey, people don't particularly like residual current circuit breakers (RCCBs) because they constantly trip downwards. This is due to the lack of sensitivity among Turkish people regarding electricity. They don't pay attention to damaged or stripped insulation cables. So why are RCCBs in the fuse box? Because our electrical regulations require us to install them, but as I mentioned, after installation, people often bypass them and take the phase directly from the fuse, disabling the RCCB. Additionally, in densely populated areas, power transmission lines are underground. The reason you don't see overhead power lines while driving is because of this. I hope you had a great vacation! :D

[@thebamplayer]

Wouldn't even surprise me, if some of our people would get a high voltage transformer, so that they can connect directly to the high voltage line, only to avoid paying for electricity.

[@zt2207]

@@thebamplayer Well people do that in every country with electricity.

[@spoofer20]

I lost 50 iq trying to understand how stupid this is.

[@chippawa]

As if his country Iran electricity lines are perfect, he is criticizing hotel electrical power system. He is just an enemy of that hotel, he hates everybody, mostly Turks. Even he is a customer of that hotel, consider he is a guest and he is not acting accordingly. Annoying weirdo

[@Kadirnadir.]

​@@zt2207no, please let them think that they are the only people in the whole world who don't follow the rules and let them indulge their feelings of trying to be different from the society they grew up in.

[@yusufbalveren]

As an experienced turkish electricial current user Im glad to see our electric test ls passed and I hope you had a memorable current in your visit and had lots of fun come again :)

[@tkebap]

Excellent video Mehdi. We hope to see you again. I've been utility locating for 25 years in the US and Turkey, the real mess is below the ground. Popping manholes is a little more challenging than fuse boxes, there are also more convenient spikes to look out for.

[@NorbiOfficial]

3:05 That fisherman was right on the hook. Man of culture everywhere.

[@emircanball4994]

Bahahahshsh nice detail.

[@mrgozel6627]

hahaha

[@maliikac95]

my man hunting leave him alone :D

[@nuchar]

Busted fr

[@derekderek2570]

Explain?

[@zyzzzam6348]

5:38 imagine the hotel's manager watching him through cameras💀

[@danek_hren]

Five nights dodging mehdi

[@FlorianMickler]

Or on KZbin

[@Science-Vlog]

LOL, going around the world checking their sockets

[@zyzzzam6348]

@@FlorianMickler exactly 💀

[@zyzzzam6348]

@aufoslab when its Mehdi then it makes sense

[@BluWizard]

5:12 This man is not remotely afraid to blow up a resistor just to test the GFCI.

[@personzorz]

He's not afraid to shock himself for the same in the past

[@MondrakerSuperfoxy2021]

​@@SLAPDOORS naaaw electroboom onlyfans jeez

[@nameredacted1242]

Why does it say you left your comment 10 HOURS ago??? The video was just uploaded!!!

[@ANDREALEONE95]

@@nameredacted1242 early access for Patreon subscribers.

[@UK_parliament_English]

Kudos resistor 💀

[@CatJBL]

Hey Mehdi! I went to Turkey 2 years ago with my family and went to the same place where you went! I'm glad you got a chance to go there! I took my vacation there for 2 weeks and had fun there! And we are in the same hotel!!

[@ohanneskamerkoseyan3157]

When you whipped out the bag of components at 4:50, I shouted at the screen 'You didn't even need to bring that. You could have just bought that stuff from Karaköy!' ...and it turned out that the hotel you stayed in was in Karaköy, right next to the passage 😄 I loved to go there and shop since I was in high school. I'm glad that you enjoyed our city!

[@g4tlan]

Why buy when you already have?

[@TheRealYashNotFake]

@@g4tlan Turkish souvenir

[@mitchellquinn]

You have no idea how jealous I am that you've such an amazing set of shops like that. I'm not aware of any place like that in the UK, although I hope there still is.

[@egg99]

@@mitchellquinnand he only showed a very little part of the passage.

[@DerKlemm-Crafter]

6:30 in Germany we have similar GFCI systems and its not unusual that they don't pop. Therefore it is important to test them once in a while (2 to 3 times a year). And it is possible to "regenerate" them by plugging in more current.

[@cemyildiz7842]

And probably Turkish electric system based on German standards as in many other things.

[@DerKlemm-Crafter]

@@cemyildiz7842 yes, thats possible If you look at the manufacturer: SIEMENS

[@jwhite5008]

Actually often they are just stuck closed, never turned off since installation like 30 years ago. Clicking them off-on-off-on a few times may be enough for them to start working.

[@ihsantore4813]

@@cemyildiz7842 Yep, everything with a DIN mark on it.

[@Ragnar8504]

It's usually recommended to test them at the beginning and end of daylight savings (because testing them will mess up any mains powered clocks and on those two days you need to set them anyway). Each European country has different electrical regs (although usually based on the same harmonisation documents, just with loads and loads of national amendments and changes) but the basic designs are similar, it's the details that are different. The UK and its former colonies are most different but some things have changed there as well. Ireland, apart from using UK sockets, is much closer to continental practices anyway because of close historic ties with Siemens Germany. I'd say generally speaking there are only two types of electrical setups in the world: European style and US style. Perhaps you could add old UK style as a third (rewirable fuses and all that).

[@Fisheee123]

4:02 Yes! Please do a socket tier list

[@jwhite5008]

Germany: good UK: good until you step on a plug and end up in hospital US: so-so (although per-socket GFCI is a good idea IMO) ........................................................... Very rural Russia: bare wires wound around prongs of another plug (seen that personally) Very rural Africa: plugs? we just tie wires together with fingers, don't touch them to each other and you'll be fine

[@blazoraptor3392]

​@@jwhite5008mexico: TAAAAPE

[@rade4636]

Rest of Europe left the chat xD

[@Mister_Brown]

@@jwhite5008 us: it's safer with the ground on top but we can't stop making smiley faces

[@juri14111996]

1 place: Switzerland. we get 3 outlets in a single square (T13/T23 Connector), or 1 Outlet with 3 phases (T15/T25 Connector).

[@TiborVisnai]

In Slovakia (and other countries in EU like Hungary, Czech, Poland) the ground fault protection is used almost only in bathrooms (it's a must to get the electric certificate for the home).

[@Wozza365]

Istanbul is such a beautiful city, crazy hectic in the summer but still so beautiful. This is making me want to go back. For anyone visiting I recommend Kadikoy on the Asian side, not as touristy, very local and loads of alley ways with shops and bars you can chill in.

[@_The_Back_]

I wish our people could be beautiful as city.

[@quibs8347]

Stop recommending our unspoiled districts! Least thing we need is tourists flooding asian side of Istanbul.

[@Wozza365]

@@quibs8347 Kadikoy is hardly an unspoiled district. Just because it's not as popular doesn't mean it's not still a big tourist area (which it is)

[@quibs8347]

@@Wozza365 It is spoiled by locals, not tourists. I hate tourists.

[@SitzPinkler]

@@_The_Back_ abi bi insan kendi insanını niye aşağılamaya yer arar anlamak mümkün değil.

[@ismettopal7564]

Nice to see you in our county. I hope you and your family enjoy your visit.

[@davidsavoy2001]

Great video. I'm surprised that being recognized by the hotel staff hasn't happened before now. 😅

[@CometCruiserV9]

​@TeodoraTacderenHow did you use links

[@tubbunny]

I want to see the view statistics per country. I wonder which country watches the most!

[@kitsune_gt]

​@@CometCruiserV9theyre a bot, dont provide them with interaction

[@omgsky-yt]

@@CometCruiserV9links are only blocked on shorts, KZbin also doesn’t see “part 2” as spam, also if you post a normal comment then edit it it also can bypass

[@mealien0808]

​@TeodoraTacderen mooooooo 🐄

[@Zo-hc2fn]

Please how does this concept sound ? : a vertical axis wind turbine (spinning like a carousel) this wind turbine would look exactly like a tree, I call it : e-tree, the trunk of the e-tree is brown, the spinning sails (blades) are green, and finally attached to the trunk of the e-tree are features of : wifi/mobile network, light and power outlet, to charge a car for example.

[@nazmulhassan3370]

5:15 i get heart attacks every time mehdi travels to a new country because i know damn well the resistor homicide is inevitable

[@hhday1549]

It’s really nice to hear compliments about my country’s electrical infrastructure from an experts perspective, I hope you enjoyed your stay

[@gokart6796354]

Turkish hotels seem to have a lot of conveniently placed spikes

[@AliAbdullahTasvirSarker]

Im from Bangladesh.I used to watch your videos as a young teenager, and I became overly fascinated by your content.And now I am currently majoring in electrical and electronics engineering(2nd semester).wanna know about the prospects and future in it and need some suggestions for my career.

[@alltimememerboi3056]

12:43 " Super Mario Restaurant? I hope they don't get sued by PS3"😂😭

[@Aon01]

😂

[@ekrmkaan]

no its joke from “recep ivedik movie”

[@eanne2776]

PS3

[@prof.tahseen6104]

11:28 actually, a significant part of all communication and power lines are being carried underground for the last 5-7 years. It was genuinely horrible before the renovation started.

[@thebamplayer]

One reason is, that too many people stole electricity, as I know my turkish people.

[@abdullahk0405]

I wouldn't say 5-7 years. Not long after AK Party elected they started to modernise those lines. So starting date would be between 2005 - 2010

[@izachu904]

@@abdullahk0405 2007 before privatization of tedas

[@feyakut]

Hepsini tayyip babam yaptı di mi

[@tezcanaslan2877]

@@feyakut evet imamı da yok saymayak ama

[@kttk4564]

Of all my travels I met the nicest and friendliest people in Istanbul. Great place!

[@Arbein]

I like how his job includes a lot of things that look still but under right conditions can explode or kill someone

[@bozokluoglu_]

10:50 the Grand Bazaar is going through an extensive restoration on a slow pace that’s why the cables are out on plain sight. They should be taken care of sometime.. God knows when

[@erfansoltanlou4836]

6:18 electrograny and electrocute dancing on the background is my favorite part

[@randomdosing7535]

And electrospouse is busy with her scarf

[@MichaelSteeves]

They have to have an active part in the video in order for them to be considered "actors" and are therefore a business expense!

[@Kholdstare0503]

3:06 Dude was struck by cupid and fell in love 😂😂

[@tokietoostoked]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who noticed lol

[@alxnotorious]

Oh my god you're not kidding lol

[@bertjesklotepino]

no, this was ElectroBoom who wanted to film this running lady but in a way so he could pretend he was filming his family. That guy is an extra. A bonus. But it was mr ElectroBoom who included this clip. As if to say: Jeez, what a timing.... Btw, did anyone see the monkey throwing grapes at a chair? Me neither. But the background scenery is stunning as well.

[@Sffker]

@@bertjesklotepinosmoking that good stuff huh?

[@aidanabregov1412]

I saw that too!

[@JohnAbrahamsen]

Turkie is such a nice country. Stayed there a couple weeks this summer, was there last year also. Very interested nice and welcoming people, food and culture.

[@GÖKBÖRÜCCC]

every human being is welcome, come again brother.

[@d3adlysh0tz61]

I'm glad you liked my home country electrical system. Come again! 🇹🇷

[@personzorz]

Entire electrical engineer organizations wait for his assessment

[@DratZelE]

​@TeodoraTacderen thats prolly someone moaning

[@patfre]

I am honestly surprised that it is as good as it is considering the corruption and having Putin’s best friend in charge

[@cosmiccake791]

Malakan electric is better😎 (Am indian lol)

[@funey9541]

TÜRKİYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@deadpool1901]

The thought of Medis wife scolding him behind the scenes everytime he pops a breaker at a hotel lives care free in my head.

[@Dr.Can9]

10:57 I have been talking with the Istanbul Municipality and the Fire department for some time now for this problem. They told me that they will be calling the agency who deals with the electricity, and that is was not under their jurisdiction unfortunately. I think they should be extra careful especially in such a touristic place like that !

[@subliminallabs]

These drone shots are incredible, what a tour of istanbul! thanks!

[@fmdj]

Istanbul is magical. One of my favourite places in the world.

[@GoldPunch]

Welcome to my country! It was such a pleasure to watch the video. Thank you!

[@kjetiltrondsen8242]

10:00 metal objects that is not earthed should be double insulated inside, a damaged or loose wire should still have one layer of insulation separating it from the metal outside. Double insulated things is marked with a symbol of a square inside a square.

[@Animesh-dm9ey]

🎯 Key points for quick navigation: 00:00 *Istanbul adventure begins* 01:05 *Safe recessed outlets* 02:09 *High fuse panel* 03:26 *Proper electrical standards* 04:37 *Faulty ground protection* 05:19 *Breaker pop incident* 07:07 *Testing RCD functionality* 08:03 *Room's RCD works* 10:16 *Importance of protection* 11:34 *Clean city wiring* 14:21 *Convenient hotel location* 15:10 *Upcoming event promotion* Made with HARPA AI

[@huseyinozsut9949]

Well, hotels have some standards. :D And our main lines are not bad actually. But an old residential apartment flat would be like a dream for you. :D In Turkey, before 1982 grounding was not a must. From 1982 to 1991 grounding in kitchen and bathrooms was a must. After 1991 all house should be grounded. After 2003 or 2005 GFCI became a must. When making a residential renovation in Turkey, nobody checks what you are doing. So, let's say you bought a 1972 model apartment flat and renovated it. You can change it's electrical system, or if you don't want to, you don't have to. So, you house can be grounded or not grounded or partially grounded, or fully covered with gfci. :D Also, in many of the apartment flats, grounding rods are very old and does not do it's job. My office's apartment was like that. I was installing a laser cnc machine. So I checked the grounding and it was seriously bad. I told the apartment. They did not care. So I ran a grounding cable to the ground rod of the boiler of the apartment and connected my apartment flat to ground. :D Another thing: in juction boxes we generally don't use pogo connectors or any type of connector. We use pliers and electric tape. :D My house is 1977 model. I renewed the whole system with better cables, better grounding, GFCI, around 35 automatic fuse. But in my junction boxes pliers and electric tape is used. :D

[@wilfriedklaebe]

Please, get some Wago clamps. They're cheaper than a new flat.

[@NoName-cx2mb]

There is a mistake, you have to renovate electricity system after you purchase it otherwise you cannot make a new contract for energy subscription, that's how I had to renovate my house from 1993

[@callmegary2622]

yeah hes turkish lol... of course hes loving his own countries wiring

[@jonvanmaaren]

:D

[@MehmetMehmet-y8c]

what do you mean?? i thought electrical stuff doesn't work without grounding so every house needs that????

[@anas43kn]

Great Video ! Usually each main circuit breaker protects 3 to 4 branches, so in this hotel, every 3 rooms have a common main circuit breaker, which is rated for 300-500mA for current leaks and 15A to 45A in short-Circuit. Although it was there to protect the wires between the main panel and the room's panel, fortunately it acted as a double protection preventing fires, but not electrocution. As for the room's GFCI that is rated for 30mA in current leaks, I don't think it's faulty, sometimes technicians bypass it, when it detects current leaks every now and then, instead of looking for the leak/faulty component.

[@sonmezcaglar]

İn general technicians who actually apply these stuff do a shitty job. So i wasnt surprised.

[@sum41greekfun]

One thing that is common and I have seen it in actual panels is that usually at shops and businesses they install those protective breakers and what happens is that the breaker starts doing its job. Then they have to figure out where the problem is (usually fridges and AC units) but because they have to reset the breaker every now and then, they will bypass the breaker which IS ILLEGAL.

[@abdurrahaman8068]

In asia(Bangladesh) we don't have that fancy gfci type sockets for preventing ground fault. But we have rccb/elcb type breaker, which works pretty well for ground and over current protection! Also in home wiring whole electrical system is ground protected by single rccb/elcb and multiple mcb! As you showed in the video hotel room rccb didn't popped, so it's recommend to test the rccb/elcb every 2-3 month using that test button!

[@babilon6097]

You need to wear those sunglasses with mustache attached when you talk to electricians. Also, I would be surprised if your full name isn't already on some watchlist and the entire hotel stuff wasn't made aware who is visiting. The only reason the electrician let slip that he knows you was either he's a fan or he was still sleepy. Either way you may have just cost this man his job.

[@ElectroBOOM]

hehe, I was going to wear those at Open Sauce to see the booth in peace!

[@babilon6097]

@@ElectroBOOM If you want peace just publish a video detailing your journey though the booth and asking your fans to go there. I'm sure they will be happy to oblige (by "they" I mean "your fans who can attend Open Sauce". Me not being one of them). You can even livestream your journey with a message to fans to go elsewhere.

[@someonerandom704]

in fairness, the electrician knows far more about that stuff than the manager, so I doubt he'd lose his job. He probably said something along the lines of "Mehmet, do what the youtuber says!"

[@darylcheshire1618]

he probably attracts large crowds wherever he goes, crowds pretending to get shocked and swearing.

[@TheNoronist]

Welcome to The City man. Best time to come to Istanbul, it's Ramadan holiday(for entire week) and everyone goes to south side of the country. It's not crowded and traffic is low, best time to enjoy the city for me. Enjoy your trip!

[@yak-machining]

I was there on the end of Ramadan till Eid and it was absolutely full😂 Never in my life I saw so many people

[@justinbanks2380]

12:57 imagine being the vacation planner for Medhi... His wife has to explain that to make all our trips more pleasant, I'm going to need you to 'place' an electrical failure, for him to 'find' at the beginning of each of our stops, so that we can all just get on with our day ... *Travel agent just stares blankly back as not sure whether a weird joke, or she's being serious. *Medhis wife: seriously. This is a very important part and we've set aside a considerable part of our trip funds to make sure this can happen ... 😂😂😂

[@Cheese_1337]

10:08 this is the great effects from his new pc

[@pixselious]

12:43 Super Mario Restaurant? I hope PS3 doesn’t sue these guys. LMFAOOOOOOO 😂😂😂😂

[@828_Nate]

I posted the same thing 😂

[@uzi1476]

*Nintendo

[@radoslavl921]

@@uzi1476 Liking your own comment, I see. The original commenter was actually quoting something said in the video, little bro. You should pay more attention before correcting someone.

[@JohnDoe_69]

​@@uzi1476watch the video before answering comments

[@jackjack3358]

@@radoslavl921 Chill lol He is correcting the video phrase. ElectroBoom just doesn't know Nintendo is the owner of Mario, and that's ok, he doesn't have to

[@globefish23]

That's the beauty of the Schutzkontaktsteckdose. The ground prongs make contact before the live wires connect. The version with the doors is an unofficial upgrade to the specification.

[@mnts9101]

Ach wie ich diese deutschen einzigartigen Wörter liebe 😄

[@tuahsakato17]

@@mnts9101 Also called SCHUKO Steckdose for short

[@prodbyEKB]

@@mnts9101 :D

[@constantinart.426]

Sag einfach Schaltkasten/Schaltschrank.

[@dennishorror142]

@@constantinart.426 Er redet von der Steckdose und deren Erdungssystem, Du von der Kontrolleinheit eben jener. Unterschiede.

[@azovianace]

The efforts to provide widespread electricity in Istanbul, which had been suspended during the war of independence (a series of wars fought by turkish against invading forces of armenia, greece,france,british and italian), began to be revitalized after 1922 during the atmosphere of peace. Elektrik Şirketi applied to the Ministry of Public Works in January and asked for approval for the electrification of the Grand Bazaar, something that had been planned before World War I, but had been prevented by the war. The company, which submitted the plan and projects to the ministry, intended to first prepare the infrastructure and establish over-ground electricity lines across the neighborhood to supply electricity to the Grand Bazaar. According to the available documents electricity has been used in grand bazaar since late 1924. so those cables are probably around 80-100 years old this year

[@CaptainKahra]

not possible

[@redstonemaster6264]

Thoose cables may be were replaced but still in same possition

[@redstonemaster6264]

Its atleast 50yrs old since it has old telephone line

[@azovianace]

@@CaptainKahra According to the records of the municipality of Istanbul, electrical infrastructure of the grand bazaar was only renewed after a fire in 1950. Fire affected a small part of the grand bazaar so electrical infrastructure is mostly not renewed.

[@azovianace]

@@redstonemaster6264 According to the records of municipality of Istanbul, telephone line was built on top the telegraph line that was built about a few decades earlier. Again according to them, the telephone lines get renewed every 15-20 years. So they aren't that old. Electrical infrastructure on the other hand hasn't been replaced. Some cables got renewed only after a fire that has affected a part of the grand bazaar in 1950.

[@TorutheRedFox]

the socket is actually one of two european styles the difference between them is how they're grounded; some countries (i.e. germany) have plates on the sides of the socket while some have a pin sticking out of the socket (i.e. poland)

[@gamecubeplayer]

nowadays the difference doesn't really exist because the modern cee 7/7, cee 7/16 & cee 7/17 plugs fit into both style sockets

[@perfectketchup]

The electronic passage (and there are others in that area) brought back some happy memories. When I was an engineering student, I used to get all my parts from that area because they were affordable. I would never expected to see you there. Nice video, you should have shown the breakfast before the plates were clear :)

[@percyj.5091]

Although this video throughly covers most of the up-to-date installments, this isn't the case for many buildings or houses in Turkiye (unfortunately). The old porcelain light switches (the ones that become a bit too "energetic" if your hand is humid or wet before contact) as well as some electrician oversights (unnecessary fuse placements for devices that demand high current for the first moments) are still present and maybe even continued. On top, the RCDs sometimes arent tested properly for safety. My teacher once said he went to a kindergarden for inspection and although the principal was "very proud of their RCD installment and general safety precautions", it didnt take him long to realise that RCDs were only tested via their test buttons to see if there is a mechanical problem; they weren't even connected to the infrastructure. But putting these issues aside, I'm happy to hear your opinions about the infrastructure. As an upcoming electrical engineer I'm happy that I've managed to find your content.

[@efehanyq]

no its no real

[@percyj.5091]

@@efehanyq could you elaborate?

[@alkara21]

Türkiyenin her yerinde standart ve üstü işler vardır. Bunun altında işler çok nadirdir. Çok çok eski tesisatlardır.

[@AlessandroGenTLe]

I've been there in 2014, and it was already like that, clean and beautiful. And yest it was so strange to see all "same type shop" all in the very same area! I was also near the Galata tower and was visiting EXACTLY the same places. The hardware market is BIG, and the Bazaar is SUPER HUGE! Great memories: and for an Italian like me isn't so immediate to be fashinated so much by other places. But this was special...

[@temkin9298]

Shouldn't it be the norm? Much like a market, you place same type of products close togather so you don't travel all over the place looking for them. It also simplifies logistics. Rare stuff is more easily found because shops are next to each other.

[@TheLukasz032]

10 years ago, back in high school, I was in Turkey as an intern in Eptim Elektrik (Ankara-based electrical appliances manufacturing plant). Good times, good pieces of hardware, and we had a first-hand experience in making things safe and functional :)

[@TheLikeys]

Yes, I do believe that a lot has improved in terms of electrics in Turkey. But you can't be too sure either, sometimes you find really hair-raising (pun intended) installations. The mentality is also a bit more relaxed. My grandparents are from Turkey and when we visited them, you could feel contact currents when touching their gas stove - my grandpa's answer was: "then just wear slippers with rubber soles" lol

[@TheMilanMovies]

4:42 It seems like the RCD isn't wired at the top at all, this could also explain why the "test" button didn't work. I've never seen any of these type of RCD fail with the test button, especially ones from a company like Siemens. Edit: it appears that the bottom two screw terminals are being used as jumper terminals for the whole fuse box

[@Ragnar8504]

Everything can and will fail. I had a new-ish Legrand RCD replaced last year because the test button didn't work (but had worked half a year earlier). I'm not an active electrician (though trained as one) but I do see quite a few installations and I'd say I had maybe five to ten defective RCDs in the past 20 years. Some didn't trip, some didn't reset after testing or tripping. Most of them were from reputable manufacturers but at least 15 years old, some over 30. The most spectacular failure was an AEG from the 70s where apparently both the mechanism and the test button were sticky. I pressed the test button and the RCD started making all sorts of buzzing noises until the test resistor exploded.

[@jaalcaid]

I've actually seen them fail, especially in harsh environments

[@bladeoflucatiel]

They do fail, hager, ABB, siemens, schneider... you name it.

[@munjee2]

​@@bladeoflucatiel don't fail often if you test them monthly, that prevents the mechanism from jamming up

[@nytrocide007]

mehdi is actually a very good drone pilot

[@maver1ck76]

A rare occurrence of one disappointed Mehdi after not finding any electrical anomaly, marvellous.

[@guyniken3943]

oh my god. i never thought you would come to turkey. i wish i could come face to face and say hello to you. i hope you had fun times. if i had a teacher who explained electricity and electronics as fun as you did, my business life would definitely be at a different point. thanks for all the fun and educational content.

[@KarsonNow]

5:30 in the modern fuse box, you have to reset (small reset Push-Button) the fuse after a short circuit - just to be sure that you have solved the problem, so first reset and then put the fuse back into operation.

[@powerpc6037]

Or switch it off completely as some breakers trip only halfway (the lever will be in the middle) and cannot be turned on before turning them completely off first.

[@RuzgarKalkan2124]

Thank you for added "istiklal marşı" at the first

[@akncan5778]

Bro you were such an inspiration to me becoming an electronic and electric engineer hopefully you were deservingly well treated in the city that I was born and raised keep up the good work and thank you

[@marky0140]

Strangely one of the best short form travelogues I've seen. Great camera work and editing bud.

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

15m is short form?

[@MikuAuahDark]

13:36 missed opportunity to say "stardenburdenhardenbart"

[@PyCoder82]

That's not even german, just made up bs for a tiktok video to sound remotely german. 🥱

[@RickyDonker]

I GET THIS REFERENCE

[@integrationofmanandmachine4714]

bro its not germany

[@JezzyCrazyTV]

5:12 literly this guy has eltrical protection 10000+

[@tortue_]

I love how everything just falls apart and they just have a decorational panel outside lol Canım memleketim ve güzel insanları.

[@choppingmachine730]

3:04 one fisherman checking out girl running on bridge 😂😂

[@skelebro9999]

bro had his priorities straight 💀

[@aMMoRiee]

No man would notice that because we were doing the same😂

[@cactusslapper]

@@aMMoRiee not quite true, since some men in western societies, of which Istanbul used to be a nice part, actually LOOK OUT FOR THE WOMEN once they notice them. Because a well raised man knows there are pigs around who cannot control themselves, now this guy is just staring, so who cares about what he thinks. She must be a hooker yes? Also, the girl doesn't seem to realize she is in a muslim country. Luckily Istanbul didn't get it as bad as Teheran did...

[@OyunTireni]

As a Turk, there are a lot of horny people in my country and a lot of old people who don't know how to use the internet. They shouldn't look at anyone this way but these people can't empathize because they replaced their brains with their testicles (Not all people in my country are like this, don't worry, as a man and a Turk, I am very happy that I am not like this)

[@sWooSH_wHooSH]

I was abt to comment the same😂

[@ScryptStudios1]

Half way through the video, and I can confidently say, its the best vid on KZbin, Educational, great scenery and B rolls and Mehdi being Mehdi, except now, its outside the lab. What a sweet family.

[@aaaaaa-hh8cq]

fr

[@harunerdem1014]

I am happy that you visited Istanbul and its beauty, thank you a lot 🙂

[@salihkeremergun5180]

I am the guy who took photo whit you in Süleymaniye Mosque (Salih Kerem), nice video ❤ looking forward for upcoming videos🔥⚡️

[@jesusrygaria_826]

Sorry we are open 8:45 😂😂😂

[@Mrpuggo0322]

Your welcome bro😂

[@MehmieA]

I'm not sure what they're called in the UK/US (you guys have the funniest acronyms) but there's probably a GFCI combined with a fuse (we call them aardlekautomaat which is not Turkish but Dutch) in the main distribution panel. This device is probably 300mA because it's only there to protect the cable between the main panel and your panel. If it was 30mA then because of selectivity it would pop before the GFCI in your room. That would mean you would have to go to the main panel every time there's a fault. So because the GFCI in your room was faulty the interuptor at the main panel popped at 300mA. Which mathematicians say is 10 times as much. The delta t is defined as 300ms, which your tiny resistor should be able to endure... you were right that much. :D

[@Ragnar8504]

Or there was such a high short-circuit current (I believe Turkey mostly uses TN-C-S supplies, so an earth fault is essentially the same as a short) that a main fuse blew. Main RCDs are really only used in TT systems.

[@Hasansnk]

RCCB

[@MehmieA]

@@Ragnar8504 Well, a bypass is essential for the GFCI to pop. The PE isn't connected through an interrupter. So the PE bypasses the interrupter while the N goes through the interrupter. Freely translated, we call this "short to frame". So when there's a short to frame (PE) the GFCI should pop and when there's a short to N the fuse should pop. In a TN-CS system, they both essentially are the same, but not according to the code. A GFCI is a personal safety device (shock) and a fuse is an installation safety device (fire). Because a GFCI is a personal safety device, its performance characteristics are much narrower and stricter. If a short goed through your body the fuse wouldn't pop or would be much too slow. In our code you are required to use a GFCI in both systems and in The Netherlands TN and TT are both used depending on your region. They put a sticker on the main fuse that says: "Earth is supplied by network" meaning you shouldn't install your own grounding rod.

[@okaro6595]

The 300 mA RCD is to make the TT earthing system work. It protects circuits that are not protected by a 30 mA RCDs for example because the regulations did not mandate at the time or because they are exempted. In Finland for example fridges, freezers and other equipment where loss of power would cause significant harm are exempted.

[@zekion.]

It's so funny to me that tourists come to a country to look at the buildings and scenery, and here you are looking at wires and just going wow. Love it!

[@evilbaron]

Well, these standards you conquered in Turkey are not only present in Turkey. This central Breakerpanel with a RCD is Standard over mainland europe. Also these Sockets (for electric Plugs) are quite common and widely used.

[@mr.zimtus5231]

Isnt that what he said in the video?

[@MicroTrivia]

dude, he didn't even compare anything. He just said he likes this nice European standard because it's safe. I am sure you guys too have it in your "mainland Europe". :)

[@OB_Y4300]

Unironically this is the trippiest thing I’ve ever seen. The streets once I saw for hundreds of times and there is a person commenting in a language other than Turkish. You’ve made us feel like we have a good place in the internet. Appreciate the video🇹🇷

[@konstantinradislov4150]

15:07 come to Indonesia, you must check our electricity...

[@nesadinata3201]

Can't wait for messed wires everywhere

[@coolpoint4568]

the Earthing System in our country is the one most questioned topic, Because everytime you want to installing some new electricity with Earthing system, but the PLN (Electricity Company) technician ignore it and they will say "Your meter will have "Check" error message" (Especially if you're using Prepaid system one) or Electricity Leakage reason (or other theory maybe) although the electricity installations are normal here

[@slendyparty8119]

Hardest part of being a youtuber is figuring out where to put the sponser of the video, mehdi does it well.

[@kirkgreenman1386]

That was your best video yet. Was amazing trip you had.