High Voltage arc from a TV flyback transformer

[Tr1cksZ]

nice!

[olmosleoso]

que estupido mira si te salta en tu camara XD te matara no se juega con un FLYBACK

[SINEKT]

@olmosleoso Speak english or die

[massivemak]

thats what happens when ya wach to much V O X

[STKhero]

TOUCH IT!

[SINEKT]

Other organs are not that influenced by electricity (except brain, but it's a little more difficult to get shocked in the head "))) ), because of the special way the heart works. With those 2 "electric" nodes that keep it beating even outside the body, it'spretty sensitive to electricity.

[SigEpBlue]

This looked like a "Nicola Tesla home video" in YouTube's 1911 mode. 

[23brandonsch]

what two wire did u use to do this

[SINEKT]

@23brandonsch High voltage output from flyback + building's grounding.

[Bruce777999]

Sounds like Scooter releasing his bowels.

Interesting - looks cool.

[mbotv10]

Nice arc!

[Ponnybit]

lick it for glory!

[petey815]

@21hammadmossop You Are Right It Is The High Voltage Held In The Anode Hole From The Flyback And Yes It Is Dangerous Good Job You Are Right

[whiskeyify]

In the old days this is how we checked the high voltage...we would hold the wire near the metal chassis of the set and draw an arc like this.

That was the old days when tv's did not have transistors like they do now.

If you did that now you would ruin the tv.

[mjojo1000]

that looks cool how many volts is that

[Me497]

MASSIVE fart machine

[theringfilm1]

eww WET FART!!!! lots of current if you know what i mean... LOL!!!

[KaslarProductions]

DANGEROUS!

I love electricity....... but nothing above 15v for me thanks

[ekcopyephilips]

Flyback voltage although high (kilovolts) wont do any harm as the current available is so low. Its the current flowing through your body that will kill you, even then only if flowing through a vital organ like the heart or brain.

[SINEKT]

@ekcopyephilips

And mostly the heart as it's electrically controlled by those 2 nervous nodes. I have heard of somebody that was struck in the head by a discharge of some hundreds of thousands of volts, at a power plant or somewhere. He couldn't control the muscles in his body anymore for a few minutes, but after the incident he was fine :))

[harathoi]

@SINEKT It will take approximately 50mA to kill you, provided the current travels across the heart itself (say you are stupid enough to test an ammeter by sticking it into left and right fingers the current passing through your blood stream will be enough to disrupt the hearts rhythm

that said it will take considerably more if applied elsewhere.. but still not as much as people might think.

[Masamuneblade7]

@harathoi I hit my leg up with 15kv accidentally a few weeks ago, my whole body convulsed violently and my leg still is sore from it. I found the pinout to a flyback transformer the hard way... I had to test the levels with an 800$ meter several days after buzz made his point.

[thinkstrait]

@ekcopyephilips :P high volts low current are very dangerous actually, the electrons have a lot more charge per unit of electrons, however low voltage but high amps can kill you to as you have enough dosage per second of low energy electrons basicly its Power= Voltage x Current if you increase one or the other high enough you'll die either way

[renekenshin6573]

I remembered my classmates got electrocuted with that thing during our electronics class. They are both working on an exposed tv set and they are just playing around like an idiot until on of them stroke the anode cap with a screwdriver and i'm sure he accidentally touched the metal side while the other guy was touching the chassis. I saw the arc run right through both of them yikes. One of my classmate arms go numb for hours O.O

[Mosfet510]

dude, that's one evil looking fu*king arc, sounds it too! lmao You didn't do the finger test on this one?!? I feel bad about leaving a projection t.v behind in a move.. One big mofo, would loved to have kept it.. oh well..cool video!

[bunglebonse]

I bet you were tempted to put your finger on the pretty colours and find out what it feels like to touch a rainbow......I would be.

[SINEKT]

And I DID !!

[tinkiewinkiification]

@SINEKT I didn't see you touch it in the video. Let's see it.

[rockman378]

@SINEKT really?...

[SINEKT]

@rockman378 Really what ? Sorry, YouTube is retarded, as always, and I can't see what you replied to. :D

[graynh]

@SINEKT He asked you: "really?" -> "Did you really put your fingers in it?"

[SINEKT]

@graynh Well yeah, I put my fingers on it. Why is that so special ? If you have a history of hundreds of electrocutions at various voltages, and have an understanding of how electricity affects muscles and the vital organs, it's safe to do pretty much anything. General rule though is left hand behind your back (heart is on the left side) and only work with right hand. If your feet are grounded, you WILL get a shock, but with the current flowing safely through right arm -> body -> legs.

[NLmonsterNL]

tazeerrrrrr

[lazzer408]

Now just modulate it with some audio and hear the most amasing treble you will ever hear.

[08Kutt]

40kV?

[DragonFlyback256]

Camera distorts colors quite good but i like it. ^^

[MacsCanfly]

jeez if a plug has 110 120v that 20,000v would killd you instantly right

[SINEKT]

Not really. I electrocuted myself on purpose with that just to see how it feels. Kinda makes you jump 3 feet in the air, but certainly non-lethal. Why ? Low current is the key :D

[TheFernan82]

Technically electrocution means death by electricity.

You probably touched on the arc while insulated from ground or something like that, so most of the current goes directly from one terminal to the other without running through your body.

if you grab one terminal on each hand ( or touch the arc with one hand while the other one is grounded ) it will send enough current to your heart to stop it. You may survive but it sure can kill you and it will almost certainly hurt you badly.

[SINEKT]

I put my foot on a grounded bar than reached for the wire until it shot me :P

Right arm though, never gonna do that through left arm.

[usernameABCDXYZ]

@SINEKT what did it feel like

[Watcher3223]

@MacsCanfly

Volts are high, but the amps are not.

In other words, it won't kill you but it'll hurt like a mother if you get zapped by it!

But, these arcs are possible because the volts are high enough to be able to break down the air in its path and use it as a conductor to the nearest path to ground (this is also the reason why CRTs must be a vacuum inside, otherwise the cathode ray would short to ground through the air instead of going towards the shadow mask/aperture grille in vacuum).

[MacsCanfly]

could i remove the magnetic shunts from a NST

[Watcher3223]

Sure you could, if you've got the time and equipment.

But, would you use an NST without something to limit the current?

[MacsCanfly]

well unless the unlimited current will ruin it no i want bigger arcs thats all

[Watcher3223]

@MacsCanfly

A big obstacle would be getting to the shunts.

Those transformers are usually packed with asphalt insulation that you might only be able to get out by melting it at high heat.

[MacsCanfly]

i'll pass im not metling anything

[Watcher3223]

@MacsCanfly

You could try a transformer out of an old microwave oven.

[a380rockerfan]

he probably wants big, juicy fat arcs.

[SINEKT]

I did that, and I'm proud of saying it :P

[iamnaughty123]

color TV HV usually around 27000 volts

[Charbok001]

Sounds like a fart.

[peugteobike]

how many volts is that?

[SINEKT]

About 20.000

[mashersmasher]

the geek's woopy cushion! awesome stuff

[Dxoxmxixnxixk]

lol, sounds like a very long fart *rofl*

[funkymunky65]

I dare you stick your hand in that purple thing

[Goldernie]

you can make a singing arc with that flyback.

[teslacoolguy]

Is that running straight from the flyback driver built into the tv board?

[SINEKT]

Yes, but it didn't last long, it got burnt after a few days. I tried to build a stand-alone driver with some 3055 transistors (good Toshiba ones), but it didn't work, maybe someone could help me with some driver schematics ?

[zezimashock]

build a 555 driver.

watch one of my vid's to see the result

[Darshenstein1]

ive tried it with the 3055 transistor and its worked but just barely. if you see a transistor that looks like the 3055 with a metal case im pretty certain it will work with that single transistor circuit you have probably seen.

do you understand everything with the circuit got the right resisters and all that. are you using the built in coils or winding your own (i use built in)

give me some details

[SINEKT]

dunno if it's UV, N70 camera really messes up colors, especially under poor lighting conditions

[hvhaxor]

i love how your cam takes uv