Re: How to Power a TV using a AAA battery

[Vansskater39]

i would like to know how long it worked i see your smart and not going to use this on an expensive tv and i have a similar tv so if you would say how long did it work

[hegedus000]

hahaha this cant work no !!!!!

[monte0007]

I have a video comming out soon, its a video on how to power your entire house for a whole year using a watch battery (button cell), LOL!!!!!!.

[Storm2343]

people, if u cant get this to work, its usually a duracell that does it... and all of u people that cant get it to work is probably because u arent doing it right so stop fucking up peoples video's with ur spaming. Cause no one wants to hear u guys bitch about ur problems

[electroman49]

That's amazing, I had to use an inverter and a double A U-238 power cell to make mine work. EM49

[wawern]

Ofc it may work, but why would you want to do it? Its just like an jackass's idea

[awizardalso]

I can't believe any of you dipshits would believe it could possibly work, let alone even try it.

[fwriedwice]

tried it... no such luck, no way in hell could this work

[skirch4977]

DC to an AC not even the main issue its not the right voltage. A battery like that produces 1.5v DC.A TV needs 120v AC to operate... the voltage might be stepped down by a transformer (which only work with AC current) inside the TV, but you still would need close to 120v running through the plug to power the TV.

[rfb580]

well, I heard tv's hold electricity in them, like, you can get electrocuted by an unplugged tv, so maybe the battery is only like, completing a circuit and the tv kind of powers itself for a while? Idk, I'm no expert.

[BleuGlow]

The capacitaters (sorry poor English) discharge when the TV goes out. And a simple triple A cant power a TV.

[DusteDdekay]

Old tv's with CRT picture tubes did, and only older models that didn't have a built in discharging resistor. Most powersupplies have capacitators that also hold a small charge

[BleuGlow]

Congrats, finnaly someone who does it's homework kudos to you.

[vladyslav88]

u know the difference between ac and dc? i didnt think so........

[kniffenkniffen]

god, when I was debunking the original video I completely forgot about the obvious fact that hes putting direct current from the battery to the tv,

jesus, people are so f*****g stupid

[bankai324]

Its so damn blury

[bankai324]

I could barely see shit lol....

[gleakertyty]

Look in the mirror, and you'll see whole load of shit on ur face.

[00ZaRk00]

so very good!!

[vibradiant]

I am the 100th comment. And this has got to be BS!  All the other stuff is.

[Itachilumpkins]

i love science

[MadGangster]

Who needs a battery? Just use a hand-crank.

[zackdunnigan]

no it doesnt and if ur gonna do something that is spam and annoying u hav to make it really odd and not about crushes - be like press F6 and i giant testicle in all of its bouncing glory will appear on ur screen and if u break the cycle i shall rape my dog...

that is much more random and is much better.

[evanrocks010]

can you put 2 aaa batterys in between instead of one for more power?

[fastfil]

omg......thats sooo coooool......when im big enought to reach the power button on the tv im gonna try it

[ArthurPeauty]

lol

[Roxas103]

Well, you can actually charge up any device with any type of battery. Electrical devices don't rely on the battery type, it relies on any electrical source that it is given and that's why you can power anything with any battery.

[contraBOT1337]

that is wrong, the tv takes ac power, not dc

[Roxas103]

It's still a power source. And, hey, look on the video. It worked, did it not?

[contraBOT1337]

its fake, its not the power cord to the tv, or its special fx, i tried household hacker is full of it

[Roxas103]

Read my other comment.

[pindrop]

yes he is lol

[xxzombiewillxx]

Try doing it to something other then a t.v. Like something small like a lamp or some christmas lights, something that would be useful in case of a power outage.

[zepplinjetta]

hey look, the video is fake could it not?? fag....

[Roxas103]

Oh yes, it's obviously fake considering the fact of the rather low quality.

Quit talking about yourself that way.

[celiiiiiiiiii]

dude.. a power source isnt just a power source.. if it takes AC.. then itl prob b transformed (which u cant do with DC) and then rectified..which would further lower the voltage on a DC source (due to the diodes).. dont kno jack abt TVs. but just wanted to point out that powersource aint that simple

[Roxas103]

Also, why would they show it if it doesn't work?

[contraBOT1337]

its fake, and i have a close relative who is a certified electrician, and he told me it would never work

[zepplinjetta]

to show that hes a lying fag (which he already is but w/e)

[contraBOT1337]

who household hacker?

[zepplinjetta]

a retard

[toppie34]

yes but yor tv has an ac dc converter in it that converts AC power in to DC so if you plug a DC baterry in it it will work and even without the converter it will work cuzz it doesnt matter for the pixels if they run on ac or dc

[contraBOT1337]

all though that may be true a single aaa battery could not power a tv, its not powerful enough

[toppie34]

yea thats true but i was just only makeing a point about ac dc

[contraBOT1337]

i did research, and you would need a converter and a much stronger power source, i dont even know of a battery with high enough voltage

[topie34]

yea your probally right i mean i dont know everything

[contraBOT1337]

same thing for me my source could be wrong, interweb=not always true

[Tanqwork]

Although it is true that just about any form of energy can be converted one way or another into the (approx)~115volts ~2amps that this tv requires, I promise you that a single AAA battery will not power this television. Even if using the most efficient speakers available to date, you would BARELY be able to hear the audio from this set as loud as is shown (let alone power up an old stytle Cathode Ray Tube).

[marcplay76]

it will power it but not for a long time (is that what you said?)

[Tanqwork]

No - a single battery (Double or Triple 'A') is only 1.5 volts, this unit requires 115...

[DusteDdekay]

If you use an inverter it's possible, and the battery sill more or less short circuit, it won't power a tv..

I've run a projector (that's around 300 watt) off a 24 volt truck battery, it ran for around 20 minutes..

[Tanqwork]

Many people are overlooking the fact that there are two 'kinds' of energy at work here: VOLTS and AMPS. Using the plug shown, the tv requires 115-volts AC at about 1-3 amps. The requirements for BOTH the volatage AND the amperage must be met for the tv to work. Convert the 1.5-volt DC AAA battery however you want, there simply is not enough amps in a single AAA battery to power the television - PERIOD. Yes, a 24 volt truck battery (LOTS of AMPS) would certainly have enough amps to run the tv.

[DusteDdekay]

Yep, that's what I said, an inverter on a 1,5 volt bat would just work like a short circuit. However, Volts and Ampere are not diffrent kinds of energy, they are just diffrent aspects of any electrical energy. Voltage is the "diffrence" or "Pressure" of the electricity, Ampere is the amount of that energy. That's why battery capacity is in ampere-hours

[Tanqwork]

I put 'kinds' in quotes for the people who didn't know better - I couldn't fit the proper explanation in 500 words - but I tried).

[weirdstuffanimation6]

any of the people hu actually belive HouseholdHackers video are really dumb all he wants to do is get u to reck some stuff and find out u have wasted ur time

[Gwittdog]

dude get a better camera

[Joaquinmik]

its impossible.

a AA or AAA battery makes 1.5 volt

TV needs almost 110 volt to turn on

[joebobpublic]

It is plausible, a tv has capacitors that supply the required voltage for a tv when it turns on. That is why new tvs fire up quickly and old tvs take ten minutes to warm up and have a clear picture. With the capacitors aiding the battery the Tv might be albe to turn on, but I doubt that a tv will stay on for longer than 5-10 min.

[joebobpublic]

EDIT: I just had an idea, maybe the reason for some people's expiriments not working is because they used old tv's which would draw power only from the battery without any aid of capacitors, and they will not turn on because the tube itself is too taxing on the battery. My solution for you is use a newer tv!

[GitarStu]

There's still not enough power in a 1.2V battery to charge those big capacitors. Even if it could, the cap would discharge so quickly, you'd hardly know the TV was on.

[3ggt3]

YUP

[spiderwebby11111111]

my national diploma in electronics and degree in common sense says this is just a piss take. a damn good piss take i might add..

oh sod it;

AAA battery is 1.5 volts at around 100 milliamps

US mains voltage is 110V and most TVs draw about 2 amps

plus battery's give direct current(positive and negative) whereas mains is alternating current (alternating between + and - and a ground wire)

basically it aint gonna work.

[Roxas103]

And, yet, you saw it on screen.

[contraBOT1337]

so what its special fx, dont believe everything you here or see on the interwebs

[StumpyManager]

dude if he knew how to make that realistic special effect to somehow make it look like an actual tv, i dont think he'd be doing just YOUTUBE videos.

[contraBOT1337]

its called show a power cord with a/v jacks in it while the real power cord is plugged int, god, the stuff people believe these days

[DobermansRock]

I didnt have a AAA battery. So I substituted a watch battery I had in my junk drawer. Also I used green duct tape instead of the pretty stuff.

You know I almost made it to the end of Lord of the rings. Then the tv went dead. I think its a conspiracy. Or maybe you need the amps of the AAA. My bad, dissregard the conspiracy stuff.

[walkonwalls]

hahahahahaha.....

[DobermansRock]

Hey walkonwalls. Did you know if you take three dozen rolls of masking tape. Peel them flat and rub the sticky side with your fingers. You can remove enough sticky tape stuff to apply to your feet.

So you really can walk on walls. Try it out.

[walkonwalls]

hhahahaha, so funny... i told ur mom to try it, but it dosent work... sigh...

[lafflikefuck]

My $10,000 plasma tv fucking blew up

[tristantao]

LOL

[EmceeEric]

Well aren't you a dumb ass. Plasma TV's don't have a long life expectancy anyway, no big loss.

Haha!!

[WyattGuzman]

You guys are nerds.

[helenhi10]

you could tell he was excited so he ran to tell someone

[MissRowen]

dude. . . yours went on fire?

[voyace21]

lucky my fuck tv caught on fire

[kymbolino]

Anyone with electrical knowledge can see this is ridiculous. If you believe this then it just shows you have no understanding of electronics.

[thehefercow]

the cathode ray tube in the tv act as a huge capacator and can store extreemly high voltags for decades. the controller chip is the only thing that needs power (about 5v max), so if the tv being used is a crt, it shoud work.

[kymbolino]

true, however the AC input plug goes through a transformer internally to step the voltage from 120VAC to roughly the controller operating voltage, before going through some type of regulator. This means that there is a set of coils seperating the ac input to the controller board electronics and coils do not pass DC current, only AC current. Hence a battery is useless in this case.

[contraBOT1337]

also the aaa batterys current would not flow through the a/v cable, it just doesnt work that way

[techdudezz]

Hey, a capacitor blocks DC. Only AC can make it work. So, how can an AAA cell power it ?

[contraBOT1337]

your exactly right

[bluekittygal]

the sactamburons mixed withfdofso makes it work 8D (lol)

[helenhi10]

wat

[techdudezz]

Still no idea how this is working. I'm planning to do it in my TV. But here in India, its 220V and not 110V. So, no idea how it will end up. ;)

[osamarazapk]

dosnt matter what amount of volts u need what matters is Amps so keep it up try it and let me know if it works or not by the way, are u the only guy in India or every buddy over there is as retarded as u r lol

[Tanqwork]

Umm actually, both are important.

[jakc234]

all of you! stop making explanations trying to be an electrycal engineer know-it-all dude! just try it and shut up!!!!!

[1987Andreas]

you should be happy that somebody who learned something, explains to a dumbass (like you are) that this doesn´t work before you do some senseless shit to your TV

[GitarStu]

The current would flow through the cables because they are just cables. You'd still measure 1.5v at the other end. It's just that 1.5v isn't going to power a TV of ANY description.

[ub3rb3n]

... Headache :(

[GitarStu]

That's not true. A CRT doesn't hold the power. A FBT - flyback transformer does. The controlling voltage for most TVs is a lot higher than 5v as well. It's around 32v. The exception to the rule is digital TVs like plasmas and LCDs that have a much lower logic board voltage.

[tristantao]

u guys are so fucking smart..LOL

i dont think its gonna work. but whos knows.

[sehnsucht11]

But the wire and tape upgrades the volts of the battery for only 2% down payment with no interest so it works and I'm running my computer off of a AAA as we speak fucker die

[radioviper]

Why No Seperate the tv From All Walls & other Electric Object's ( ANd show us with only the tv a battery 2 cables & an Antenna & ensure we can see the cable runing in to the back of the tv

[Rixhard912]

GO kill yourself

Gay Nigerians

[zoemayne]

its a joke you fag go fuck a skunk

[Rixhard912]

Sometimes I can't tell, I get those Nigerian emails all the time, sorry man.

[veltpak6]

you're white.

[cheeseboat15]

was that honestly supposed to be an insult.....

[yyyuuuppponce1]

please post a video where you trace the cable from the back of the TV to the battery. that will end critisism.. but you probably don't want that, cause the trace will go to the wall!

[GitarStu]

Or they'll fake the cable as well.

[kusakun]

people just need to try it themselves and do it the way that it's being shown. I understand the criticism, but only to a very stretched point.

[GitarStu]

Seriously, it doesn't work. I've tried it years ago when I was a kid before I understood electronics. I now understand why it doesn't work.

These sorts of things are as stupid as emails saying to "forward this email and Bill Gates will send you $200". Only fuckwits believe it.

[kusakun]

there is something about "...tried it years ago when I was a kid..." that makes me a bit skeptical. That and I go to a technical school and I saw some students in a electronics class do it. I don't know the teacher personally, but he's been an electrical engineer for a long time as well. Not saying that it couldn't have been a setup, but I believe my eyes.

[jonokiller]

ya it really works when teh fake cable is there and the real one is plugged into the wall................

[zoemayne]

omfg I just rigged up my 2010 HUMMER up and it is running with no gas im using a calculator battery!!!! now i dont need any more gas.

[reuleaux]

lol.

[lobextomy]

OK so your HUMMER runs on batteries, but I bet you get shitty mileage ;)

[kusakun]

hummers get shitty mileage anyhow.. lol

[ganondod]

he never said it was a AAA battery.. he meant using the logic behind this. He most likly used a car battery as they last alot longer.. ah and its spelt gay. so go learn to spell

[FreeGovernmentCheese]

CLOFS, you're a very violent and troubled young man.

seek medical help..... soon... or join the ARMY.. they'll straighten your ass out.

[verymad]

so .... how long does it hold?

[verymad]

so ... how long does it hold?

[GitarStu]

Its fake.  It doesn't work at all.

[Montypytho17]

yes it does

[GitarStu]

No it doesn't. Im an electrical engineer and it's impossible. If it was possible, we'd have pretty much perpetual energy.

You cannot power a 110v AC or 220v AC appliance off a 1.5v DC battery. Even with an inverter, you simply wouldn't have the current available.

Work it out mathematically and get back to me. Show me where the numbers tell you that a 200w appliance can run on 1.5V and less than 2000mAh.

I wouldn't believe it unless I could see it personally.

[nobyo]

vay qavat vay

[bostanciplatformu]

hay ana.... si....

zibidi

[yunais1]

its a fake

[insertcoolname]

i still think it's fake. show me a tv in your driveway with no extention cord, and i might-- nah, it's fake.

[FreeGovernmentCheese]

this is how my pops watched the game during a rain storm power outage...

it should also be noted that it will only work on american-made appliances, because of the built-in DC converters. check your owners manual.

[tedhaggardly]

I power my electric furnace with my car battery. I just might quit paying for electricity.

[tedhaggardly]

Yeah, I powered my laptop with a watch battery too. Your intelligence is being tested.

[doggunn]

Don't be a fucking tool and post this shit. At least you're smart enough to know it doesn't work.

For fuck sake.

[lickmetender]

Dude, i've been powering house hold items like this with all kinds of batteries since I was a little boy. Know what your talking about, this can come in handy when the power goes out and you need to watch your favourite show.