Super Capacitors powering my TV part 2

[metrick1312]

poor cat :(

[tickyul]

You should NOT disrespect KITTY like that......very, very bad idea!!!!

[patrickikis]

@tickyul

I think it would be more disrespectful to let my cat walk face first into a lethal 120VAC shock... But thanks for the thoughtful comment!

[tickyul]

@patrickikis I like the video, pretty neat.

 BUT.....I did not say you should not protect kitty......you should just do so in a manner that is MUCH more respectful of kitty and all that kitty entails. When a person tempts Karma by doing foolish things......well, expect it to come back at you in droves.

[patrickikis]

@tickyul

I see...

[yyhaoyue]

@patrickikis it's ok because cats has 9 lifes

[XLAWANGELS]

if u connect another 5 in series parallel to what you have now,

does it mean you can use the tv and xbox 6 times longer.

(since the connection you provided only uses 20% of the juice,

so if i provide another 100%, total able to spend is 120%.)

[SPEKERDUDE]

2:06 lol

[SPEKERDUDE]

lol the cat can i has farad

[stevecam1]

ROFL @ cat



[0x00FE]

First kill "zombie cat" @ 2:07 xD

[Mhornfeck72205]

@MrRealgamer777 probably shouldnt be toying with this much power if you dont even know how to wire electronics in series and parallel...

[Nehmo]

Powering a TV isn't the best application for a cap, nor is it even the best for demonstration. A motor would be more understandable to the general public.

Caps' advantage is the high specific power, that is, you can discharge (or charge) them at a high current. The other advantage is very high number of cycles. They do not have a high specific energy, that is, Wh/kg.

If the cat died, it would have been in the name of science. And that would have been a convincing demonstration.

`~- Nehmo

[fitnesus]

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[lupabuatchannel]

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[cenedywong]

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[nedladdy]

All very good, but why bother with all that shit?

[loper324]

Does this have one of those "Memory" issues like batteries?

[Fidelio0690]

Thats a bad kitty !!

[Vektormusic]

2:06 Sounds like Kitty hit the wall :Thump:

[urbex2007]

That is a fascinating video, I am well impressed with that and will be buying some capacitors to experiment with. I am going to put them on a circuit known as the "french invertor" as it takes way less current than a normal invertor for the same output. Shame we can't get those in the UK. Lots of people would want them.

[FullFledged2010]

This should be fun on an E-bike!

[thenerdyouknowabout]

Did you say 520 F?? My god!!!

[ThePotkustart]

what can i use the capacitors for? i mean i get power from wall so not needet for powering my tv... maybe a car battery but cant start the next day and i allready have 1 in my car so not for that...random spark maker??? heh proces... if enyone things of enything usefull plz let me know thx :D

[metralha761]

How many watts your TV use?

[hatemelaterok]

2:06 lmfao gave that pussy the smack down

[FireSwordl]

May be you can extend the working time, by using a scheme that raises the current (Amps), when the Voltage drops, so you have the same Watts. May be that will discharge the capacitors to the end. I don't know how it is called - perhaps DC/DC convertor!

[ImUrtastyflava]

Wha'ts the average lifetime of this capacitor? If I use it for like 24 hours a day how long can it last? Thanks.

And can it be recycled?

[locutus340]

nice poster shove your cat outta the way.... way to go

[coruptmonk]

i have to say curiosity almost killed the cat...

[freethisone]

you may upload and download if you want peace.

i show a free charge

[acrophobia123]

Good video! Great way to show off those capacitors true capabilities! I am looking for capacitors for a project I am working on right now, however the charge rate may be to slow, and the farads far to big :) I will keep these puppies in mind for future projects!

[Graemereserve2]

Gosh ...THAT was exciting : )

[KONGNO2000]

how long will it take to fully charge your capacitor bank?

[patrickikis]

@KONGNO2000 Depending on your power supply, you can potentially charge the bank in a minute or so. However, you'd need one hell of a large power supply.

[KONGNO2000]

@patrickikis how about a 220v input 12 volts 6 amphere output dc converter, will that be enough power to charge it for a minute???

[ShadowwwLFS]

@KONGNO2000 Oh please.. even 12V 100A (~$200 PC power supplies can do that much) wouldn't charge it in a minute.

[KONGNO2000]

@ShadowwwLFS thanks for the info, how long will it charge it then?

[KONGNO2000]

how long will it take to recharge??



[paps69shed]

almost makes you wonder how long you could power a tv for with a load of batteries

[durentu]

I spy 8 bit nintendo...

[MikeNJ1964]

But a car battery will maintain close to 12 volts as it discharges, a capacitor's voltage will steadily fall as it discharges. The advantage of very low internal resistance, very high impulses of current, make capacitors like this ideal for rail guns and washer launchers, not inverters.

[sweetgyy]

i don't get this? are you trying to replace a regular battery ?

I found a small one in this laptop i'm fixing, and I never heard of this before ?

what is it ?

[MikeNJ1964]

So you plugged a charger into the wall and used the AC to charge some capacitors and then used the capacitors to power an inverter to generate AC to power your TV. Here's a hint: Just plug the TV into the AC. Better yet, replace the capacitors with a car battery, it will power your inverter a LOT longer.

[patrickikis]

@MikeNJ1964 Thank you for sarcastically stating the obvious. This video was to show off the capabilities of super caps. While a battery can store more energy, they have much higher internal resistances. As well, they give off gas when being charged.

[almouloudi]

@MikeNJ1964 Is an inverter something that change DC to AC current .

[cyberlord64]

@MikeNJ1964 congratulations for missing the point by 100 miles

[georgiowee]

warning: pay real attention to Your home cats & dogs!

Best Regards

[thedataflo]

my cat knows what the word strom means and if i say it she takes the next cover because before 3 jears or so i had my pc open on my desk becaus it was to hot in the summer to play and shee normaly is laying ontop ..this time she managed to stick her fur in the power suply and her tail catcht fire lukyly i had a coke on the table and i yaild youst STROM ! as i heard the bzz and then fire as i tryed to get the fur out i had luck that she didnt try to run or somthing, she moved 3 weeks like a drunk

[DigiDavidex2]

2:03 ahahahah XD the cat

[coldarc]

try to get some of that circulation current back into your capacitor bank and it will last longer.

[MrStemkilla]

dont watch this vid if you dont undersand that 12 v dc will do nothing to anyone after inverter then it can but thats just as dangrouse as your tv being pluged into the wall

[LiquidChem]

@MrStemkilla actually you can get a pretty painful little shock if youre dealing with 12 volts, saltwater, and tiny cut on a finger, trust me .. it sucks

[Mrdogdigger]

Poor Cat!

[NoFaithNoPain]

If these supercapacitors were used in a car, how long would they last approximately, and how long would they take to charge from Mains? How long from a specialist charging point?

[khoham]

This is Really compelling!

[megasmart1337]

Afrotechmods?

[mathscirocks]

how many watts was your TV?

[mathscirocks]

@HeildemKrieg you probably touched while the lead was still hot from vaporizing something

[mathscirocks]

@murlove7 a farad is a unit of capacitance which is how much energy a capacitor can store at a given voltage. a 1 farad capacitor will have 1 coulomb of charge when charged to 1 volt. "u" means micro or millionth and "F" means farad

[MrFreddyFeatures]

@gamer1337omg, they still look scary

[Krb68691]

Fibrillation, not fibulation. And yes, that depends on the resistance of your skin or wherever the leads are in contact with. If your fingers were sweaty, you could probably do some serious damage.

[patrickikis]

@Krb68691 Yes, sorry about the spelling mistake. Water on your hands won't change anything for 120VAC. You'll still get a shock. If you have water on your hands, and you touch a full charged super capacitor, or bank, you're not going to feel a thing. The resistance will still be WAY too high. If you touched the two leads of a charged cap to a wet area of skin, the water will heat up and possibly burn you. No shock will come of it.

[mathscirocks]

@patrickikis actually water has a rather high resistance too. (not as high as skin though) not enough electricity will flow through the water to burn you. some of it will turn into hydrogen and oxygen gas though.

[sumiix]

@patrickikis please tell me your kidding, ive been shocked by jsut 330uf 330v capacitor and felt a STRONG jolt. obviously not enough to kill with that low of an amount but with a super capacitor or capacitor bank you would DEFFINATELY feel a jolt if not be dead.

[patrickikis]

@sumiix

Please tell me you're kidding with that question! A discharge from a 330uF cap at 300v is instantaneous. The output of this inverter is a continuous 120VAC that can source TONS of current. The output of the inverter could easily kill a human, let alone my cat.

The 12v super cap bank is harmless on its own, unless you short the output (Create a ton of heat). 12v isn't going to shock you, dude.

[Si3z3]

got any 3500 farad?

[mathscirocks]

it would run longer if you used a flat screen instead of a CRT display. CRT displays waste a lot of energy

[Frink14]

2:05 I lol'd./

[moonsmilelucide]

so if you take 60 of these babies you could power that tv for a hour? how long would the charging be?

[mrgeek95616]

How many watt hours does that tv run at ?

[patrickikis]

@gamer1337omg

Absolutely not. Current will be running through your budy, but we're talking micro or nano amps. The 120VAC coming from the inverter can kill you. Think of a car battery. if you touch the positive lead with your right hand and the negative with your left, you're not going to hurt yourself or even feel anything. It is extremely low voltage. While current is the killer, the current going through your body = voltage/body resistance.

[xanokothe]

@patrickikis Im sure what will you is Amp. 0.5A passing through you heart = heart attack.

[patrickikis]

@xanokothe

I don't understand your statement. You're never going to see 0.5A across your heart for one thing. The resistance of your body is too high. If you are able to manage 60mA (0.06A) across your heart, it can kill you, but not via a heart attack, but through fibulation.

[haz939]

Would a small LCD TV work better?:

[azkeyz]

Animal abuser.

[patrickikis]

@azkeyz

Are you being serious? If your kitty got too close to a 120VAC shock (Dead kitty), you'd do the same.  She wasn't hurt. Just cranky.

[CalicoatMaker]

@patrickikis Amperage kills, not voltage. "GFI"

[patrickikis]

@CalicoatMaker

Yes, but you need enough voltage to create enough current along human or animal skin. 120VAC will kill you. 12VDC across your hands will not. You can lick those leads, and it will barely annoy your tongue.

[moonsmilelucide]

@patrickikis but you should make a caseboxing or something to put over it just for safety, anyways I was laughing when the made that sound, cats are way to curious!

[urbex2007]

@patrickikis I would do exactly the same. Cats are curious and I doubt you would need to tell it again not to go near certain things. I'm still fascinated with the video and searching that famous auction site for capacitors as we can't get them in the UK!!!!

I'll swap you for a new cat!

[Cooriengahadventure]

Are they really super capacitors? or normal capacitors?

[patrickikis]

@Cooriengahadventure

Super capacitors

[CalicoatMaker]

@Cooriengahadventure google is your friend. "ultracapacitors" another name.

[SirBser]

I really enjoyed this video. Let's say I wanted to build a remote control car... Would 2 capacitors suffice and how long do you think it would last? I'm basically just looking for something that would be better then remote control cars they sell at stores.

[Bylga]

That warning sound scared the shit out off me! Sounded like a bridge was going to blow up.

[Flare1728]

kitty almost got FRIED

[almouloudi]

@Flare1728 What if it touched and they also touched it, we wouldn't even have seen this video .

[jerjanerayo]

haha bad kitty .

[Andre2099]

Ya I like it. I found your ebay store too. I want to buy some but I am still designing my application. These are so cool, I feel like just buying them now but the last thing I want is to have them sit around and then loose them in my mess. I am looking at using these for an ebike/solar app.

[Andre2099]

You said each one is 2600F yet the bank is only 520F? ???

[patrickikis]

@Andre2099

If you knew basic capacitor theory, you wouldn't have asked me that question.

[Andre2099]

@patrickikis Woops they are in series, not parallel. My bad! Honest mistake... spoke too soon.

[patrickikis]

@Andre2099

No problem =)

I hope you liked the video

[zauraliyev367a2]

how long does it take to charge fully? the seperate one and whole bank??

[Blodslav]

@zauraliyev367a2 Lol thats a silly question. The amount of power you put into it is inversely proportional to the charge time. This can be expressed by t=(e/(px0.5))x5. Where t is time in seconds, e is the total energy in joules and p is your input power in watts.

[TheKaos90]

these are the best caps for my future super-torque dc motor XD , where did you get them , and what are the exact specs of them ?

[kinsi55]

poor cat..^^

[patrickikis]

@kinsi55

I know. I didn't want her going near the AC contacts of the inverter, and she was close, so I had to toss her. She was completely fine, just in awe that I did what I did, as she is a queen. =) Rest assured that no kitties were harmed in the making of this video =)

[TheKaos90]

@patrickikis I don't see why someone would judge you for tossing the kitty , because basically you were protecting her life

[hydrolisk1792]

OMG, that was epic, lol I want to make a battery back up for my control center out of a whole box of those, lol

[patrickikis]

@hydrolisk1792

Thanks =) I'm glad you liked the video. If you're ever interested in making that bank, these are on sale in my store for a great price!

[afdhalatifftan92]

Can those caps crank a car?

[patrickikis]

@afdhalatifftan92

I've been meaning to try it, but I haven't had the need =( I wouldn't doubt it.