How to make a plasma globe?

[Snoepie97]

how do you make the coil?

[XZOMEvideos]

can you touch it and not die

[Snoepie97]

Alright now how do you make it!

[alimpije33]

man i have one question about plasma ball cuz im not so into electronics and stff can she damage my pc mouse mobile phone or anything if near it???

[Filipa1122]

Nikola Tesla <3

[theairsoftsniper00]

how to make a plasma ball 1. go to store 2. buy plasma ball 3. enjoy

[megaman4234]

i just bought mine it prolly saved a lot more and its way more fun

[lucariox2o]

how many dumb asses doze it take to screw in a plazma bulb

[yamidcelta]

COLOMBIA, give thanks for you, i search this video for long time

[elusuario989]

You know, I'm not ready to die just yet, so uh.. I'll pass.. DX

[ZombieKillaXD]

I was lauging when i closed the annotation...!!!! XD ''You going to be a plasma globe!''

[TheJasmineDove]

darn I wanted to become a plasma globe :(

[kikefaris]

what if i shit on it?

[Moeisabeast12]

whats a flyback?

[zaxtor]

What if we touch it?

[PivotmasterHD]

Touch it :D

[18KagomeHigurashi18]

lol "your going to be a plasma globe" :D

[UltraDrago2000]

I am sooo doin this with my dad (he's an electrician) were gonna use a huge ass trans former and a ton of bulbs he'll ya

[kefer123622]

what if it ashpodes!?

[cyrusrom]

is the other part of the secondary winding connected to a ground?

[MayorQwert]

I'm going to be a plasma globe! Yippe!!!

[bluezone3]

OH also before i forget did you use insulated, plastic coated wire or did you use uninsulated copper wire

[bluezone3]

Thank you for your help so far,but i still have a few more questions

1) Are ANY of the metallic pins sticking out the back of the flyback used in the setup?

2) Are there any other connections to be made with the flyback apart from the 3 and 5 wrappings ?

3) is the entire light connected only on the high voltage outputter (the positive i believe), or must i use the other wire sticking out of the flyback?

IF it is not too much trouble can you give me a good lighted picture of your entire circuit?

[bluezone3]

i also have trouble understanding your wiring, i've had specialists look at it and they don't understand which pins to connect (if any)> however like i said before if your not connecting any of those pins then how can you possibly be giving power to the fly back, we seem to have difficulties getting power to the light bulb, no effect occurs.

Thanks in advance

[bcsaba15]

@bluezone3

I have made the other coils to the ferrit core (i'm sure, there are these coils inside the flyback, but it is hard to find which pin is it).

I basically followed this instruction: powerlabs (dot) org (slash) flybackdriver (DOT) htm

You have to use DC (mine is 32V) power supply.

[elkhuntersniper]

@bcsaba15 send me the instructions will ya? please? please please? please? please? PLEASE? PLEASE? PLEASE? pretty please.

[Mr420town]

@elkhuntersniper The diagram is shown in the video. If you don't understand that, you shouldn't be playing with it.

[bluezone3]

how much voltage/amperage are you using for your power source and is it ac or dc

[Thepoliticman]

@bluezone3 He is using DC and 32 volt

[8SECEVO8]

never would have belived it it i didnt see it in the dark lol

[npaltmp]

It's important to note that this will only work with an AC flyback transformer. All modern color televisions/monitors have DC flybacks. You will only find AC flybacks in very old televisions or modern transistorized neon sign transformers. Very few DC flybacks can be converted to AC without great difficulty.

[bcsaba15]

@npaltmp

I think any flyback transformer can be used for that.

My first transformer had 2 output (the high voltage) it's from a old TV.

My newer transformer from a relatively new monitor and it has a lot of pins it didn't have feedback and the primary coil (in the ferrit core) so i had to make it manually and it works the same as the old.

[weeardguy]

@bcsaba15 No, this won't work with most modern flybacks... the internal diode blocks the negative waves, so only pulsed DC is present at the output.

This does work with ignition coils, which seem to be a bit more friendly to the switching FETs.

[hardstyle905]

@npaltmp Oh they can be converted to AC quite easily - if you're willing to risk to destroy the transformer. Overloading the diode will overheat it and short it out. ;)

[npaltmp]

@hardstyle905 It is interesting that you bring up this subject of damaging the diodes. I had read that it could be done but I was searching for an easy way of doing it. About a week ago I contacted another YouTube user that recommended that I try briefly running the output of a microwave oven transformer through the flyback's secondary. I have yet to try it but I have all the parts. I still need to build a new driver for the flyback I intend on trying to overload.

[hardstyle905]

@npaltmp yep - MOTs work well. I've done it my self. As soon as you begin noticing corona discharges at the electrodes and even on the wires (depending on how much voltage you have) the diode will have died. But it messed up the flyback a little. I don't think there were inside damages because it's still working well but it burned a few spots outside in the plastic and stuff...

[hardstyle905]

@npaltmp Another way of course would be to create a AC flyback yourself. If you have enough patience...if you have enough DC flybacks you could sacrifice one of them and use the core to make your own secondary. A few hundred of turns of thin wire do well. But you will need very good insulation.

[kmncztms]

@npaltmp I used a dc flyback transformer, and it works fine.

As long as I make an arc outside the bulb.

[bluezone3]

OR how many wraps did you place for each the feed and the return and the type and thickness of the wire if possible, the way i see it now is that the pins weren't used at all, tell me if i am right about that.

[bcsaba15]

@bluezone3

You can use almost any flyback transformer. I used 3 and 5 round (as you can see in the picture) and I used a relatively thick wire. The high voltage output is the thick wire in the top of the transformer and you can find the other by put that wire near to the pins (when the circuit is works) and which gives the biggest spark that is the other out. If there are other pins just don't care with them.

[bluezone3]

which flyback transformer did you use for this, and which pins were connected?

[MrIlikegadgets]

I dare you to lick it

[juriundthor]

its a flyback-transformator the same like an blocking tube oscillator???

[bcsaba15]

@helenmalakas

From any CRT TV

[dilzzzzz619]

ue vid suxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[MiharuRokujo98]

can you touch it?

[Alex1M6]

Is an AC or DC current power supply needed?

[0BostonGeorge0]

@Alex1M6 dc

[Alex1M6]

@0BostonGeorge0 Thanks, I realised there was polarity after I posted the comment, and made one using a home-made fly back transformer wound on a piece of ferrite rod.

[MrEdwinHubble]

Szerintem jó lett:-)

Van egy 25kV-os sorkimenőm, de lusta vagyok kipróbálni:D

[reubenthorpe1992]

your flyback is going to die soon if your running 34 volts into it

[OoHARVoO]

wow very good tutorial :)

[letterbekmen]

meg lehet fogni?

[djsp4rky]

fail title bob the builder has better instructions than this and all he says is can we build it. YES WE CAN!!!!

[y512516]

normal lightbulb have argon which should emmit green light

[juniortore1]

be better if it was a 555 driver

[NameHider]

raj

[vitorix24]

isn't plasma. try to touch it and tell me that fucking happended.

Plasma globe doesnt need FLYBACK. with 230 V~ or 12 V = i turn on this things.

asshole

[acapone84]

@vitorix24 derp!

[vitorix24]

@acapone84 ???LOL??

[ste3fc]

cba makin it

[acapone84]

The skin effect is a misnomer when it comes to actual skin,electricity will still take the path of least resistance which would be your nervous and vascular system.If the power levels are high enough you could cause nerve and blood vessel damage.Also if the power levels are high enough and the path of electricity is across your heart you could stop your heart.

This "skin effect" myth needs to be addressed before someone says "watch this"

and kills themselves.

[acapone84]

You will need a old style flyback without a built-in rectifier, A flyback from and current monitor or TV(built in the last 30 years,at least.) will most likely have a rectified flyback.Unfortunately old style non-rectified units are getting very hard to find.

[weeardguy]

@acapone84 Correct. This effect wil not become visible with a newer type of flyback.

[doorm4k3r]

How much voltages do you use Csaba?

[drhackdotnet]

it doesnt hurt touching that bad... try puttin coil on one side and then touch ur finger it will burn the finger with black spot and u wont even feel like u can get ur own free tatto or something ..blah

[mekewl2]

I wouldnt touch it

[christian8468]

lol my friend tried (austinober) lol he was cussing like crazy he said it hurts lik hell

[austinober]

what happens if u put a penny on top of THAT and touch it?! LMAO

[shananM06]

did u touch it lmao

[woot908]

blah didn`t show us HOW

[bcsaba15]

There is a complete circuit diagram in 0:22 you just need 3 electronic componets and the flyback transformer, these components you can buy every electronic shop. Follow the circuit and put the components in, and it will work.

If you don't understand the circuit diagram you should learn a little electronic before.

[Serostern]

@bcsaba15 To be honest, you can almost always dig both heatsink, resistors AND the driver transistor out of a CRT device.

Be it a monitor, scope or TV.

Just look for the beefiest tranny you can find and that's the one.

[VotreCauchemar]

well boy, you gotta take a look to basic circuit analysis. It's pretty simple!

[1acount]

0:22that was a pretty simple diagram you hardly even need to look up a circuit schematic symbol diagram incase you want simpler more efficient technology you might wann look up wilhelm riechs orgone lamp,if such a crude word can be used for it,or victor schaubergers repulsine

[MacsCanfly]

and if you touch the bolb

[kellyhicks2004]

Your engineering skills are awesome, but your literacy needs work. Great job bro!

[bcsaba15]

Yes because the frequency is enough high (skin effect) and the spark hasn't got many amper, but the spark is very hot it can burn a paper.

[terroristofmeh]

Plasma is 50 million degrees :D But I expect you know what you're talking about because obviously you made this and I didn't so, rock on and keep making awesome stuff!

[roadrace456]

just so u know plasma can be all different temperatures. For example, fire is plasma and is way under 50 milion degrees. I have put metal on these plasma globes then touched it, and the plasma hit my finger and burnt the skin lol but it wasnt anywhere near 50 million degrees

[acapone84]

@terroristofmeh uh....no....plama can be 50 million deg but does not mean all plasma is 50 million deg.

[kjun13]

are you able to touch it?

[bloodlesXxXvampire]

@kjun13 no it'll shock you shit'les

[crapiface]

Can you make in front of me (vid) plz I nead to make one but great vid!:)

[bareszbaresz]

That's great! I like it! Good work csaba! :D