So, its not converting an old laptop charger, it has nothing to do with a laptop charger short of using it as a project box :) Still, its neat to see how simple the concept actually is !
As an electrical engineer with an RF background, my forehead is sore from all the facepalming I did watching this. You would be better off simply taking that original piece of wire and sticking it into the antenna connector on the back of the TV.
I`m calling Fake on this one as he actually never shows disconecting the original service from the back of the TV and pluging this in showing that .. Hidden source , not this Antena pluged in on the back ..
Why did this idiot name his channel "Digital Sat Pro" there is nothing about Satellite TV on it, just a bunch of overly labor intensive TV antenna projects!
With the way things are going these days, with price gouging, and items being way more expensive than they should be. I think a lot more people are going to have to learn to do things like this. Very cool. 👍
Its not difficult. It is no different than the older TV's. it's a marketing gimmick putting Digital on the package to make you think it is different than what you may already have. Although depending on where you live an RF Amp may be needed to increase the signal which is what I though he was going to use the PS for. Again no different than the older TV's
When I was a kid, back in the 70s, my dad made an antenna from a coat hanger. He bent it into a circle and fastened it to the antenna input on back of the tv. it picked up a signal from a place called alfa Sentoria of the crab nebula. it was a foreign channel with funny looking people that glowed in the dark and talked backwards. Man, the 70s were fun.
i seen another vid from this same guy, he proceded to screw a spark pug up his ass, cross two fillings in the left side of his mouth with a paper clip, then stuck his right index finger up his left nostril and picked up some shit from the north pole, hosted by some fat ass in a funny red suit that hollered you aint getting shit then it all went black
I remember before digital TV, the best antenna, better than anything you could buy at the store, was a paper clip, bent into a ring with a tail. You'd stick the tail part in the antenna connector, and suddenly have more channels than ever before.
ב''ה, still a thing though you'll want to look at the standard size of a UHF loop, as that's essentially what you're making. In an urban environment very close to transmitters (Manhattan for example) the ridiculously small and out of tune paperclip may prevent overload and actually improve reception including with ATSC digital.
Just exposing about 7" of center conductor on a piece of TV coax and plugging the other end into my TV allows me to get all 42 local channels. It's not hard to pick up TV channels, people.
I've like to suggest using a "step drill" when drilling thin plastic, to avoid the all-too-common "grab" when a drill bit meant for metal breaks through! The step drill also deburrs the hole "automatically" !
You can recommend them all you like, not everyone likes stepper bits, and some tend to drill too far. v you have to know how to use the correctly for them to be effective.
Although these antennas would not work for me due to the fact I live over 100 miles from a tower, I enjoy watching you construct the different models. Maybe if I move closer to the city I will try to make this model, or I might make one for someone within range of the tower. Thanks
Sorry, this may work for short distances, but I’m 80 miles from downtown Chicago. I currently have an antenna that I bought in 1988. It is about 20’ long and 18’ wide in the rear. I use a 4 watt booster and get about 70 local channels. I have dish and it works quite well, however my antenna works better on the local channels. During rain/snow, the antenna works, but not dish. Jim
It certainly "looks" like an antenna. I assume that there is no consideration of the bandwidth of the signals that are trying to be received and the length of the antenna components. The proximity to the transmitter necessary for this to work could be equally achieved by a single wire.
The TV is close enough to the terrestrial tower, a piece of wire pushed into the antenna connector would work also. No dipole needed. Wire clothes hanger?
So its not a charger that is converted, but its box! A bit disappointing, I had expected an active antenna with an in-line amplifier. After all the video title mentions the word "powerful" and the charger is indeed a power source. Turned out a clickbait.
When I saw the title to this video, I thought, "This is nuts!"! But after watching it, it's definitely for real. Two comments: 1) At 12:34, did that HURT?...heh, heh...been there, myself! 2) I'd recommend a more powerful soldering iron for soldering those antennas.
Ok haters, now that I watched it to the end, which you should also, I see that he made a directional antenna. He doesn't mention that the length of those antennas are critical, and also that the metal lining of the case is critical, which is why he used a laptop charger case. I can't be sure without more information. Like exact dimensions of everything, but I would wager that he's getting at least 6 dB amplification from his directional antenna. Remember that we are now using digital signals, not analog, so the rules of the game have changed and the analog ghosting that would happen with this unit, is now an additive result, or multiplication? I'm rusty at this stuff. I've got a yaggi design in my head that's trying to be my dominant thought process that got triggered by his design.
While interesting to watch, the same signal can be received with a single wire "coat hanger" or copper wire, and not waste the coax connectors, or breath in toxic plastic fumes.
They still have "Air Wave" TV. Holy Shit I thought that died out a little while back. Having a television with one antenna back in the 80s was rough livin.
Considering all he used from the power supply was the plastic case, before you destroy your laptop power supply just go to the Dollarama and get a plastic Tupperware container to build this in. ffs
wow, i really thought he will be using the adapter components, if only using the case, the title could be anything "Turn a cornflakes box in to a powerful antenna..." or "Turn your mom needle box....."
So you reused a plastic box to make a double set of bunny ears? Maybe include some signal gain comparisons to support your claim of "powerful". Maybe include something about intended frequencies. Though from looking at it - appears to be AF/FM and over the air TV type signal range. You did a neat job of the actual construction.
i know shit about coax and i got my own tv methods which dont need cable ...but this is still an idea for many things i think ....5 stars... sir i salute u and will run with the box and connection for sumthin crafty.
clickbait title, turn any old plastic box in to a powerful antenna and chuck away what was in it before you started. Also a shame you don't mention the possible danger of charged capacitors in a PSU will could well be still holding a charge.
Yes... this or a number of other DIY antenna ideas will work just fine. Problem is, you have to be fairly close to the antenna farm transmitting the video OTA.
Antena is beautifully built but how were the channel renamed with their original names displayed on Tv. RF channels comes only with number ..and RF antena always have some noise stripes and other flickering issues it cant be crystal clear like the Satteilite Reciver.. i can see clearly the sattelite reciver menu here.
its a bit like not having mu metal casing on the tuner box of an old tv set it be sensitive to stray emf i remember in the old days you always knew when there was a car coming or going up the road you get interference on the raster that's why they put filters on in the end but i was only kid then the days of valves thermionic etc
Not precise, because it must be super shielded in your design first connect small wire is open in air so it will disturb the signal, as soon as main wire gets open in air, where the shielding end, the signal immediately transmitter in to air.
Isn't it fun to watch skilled engineer use his tools so easily? Quite honestly, I learn more about how to leverage his build techniques than what he ultimately creates. Regardless, fun to watch 🙂 73 KJ6ER
@@michaelnash9644 that's my point, a pragmatic engineer-minded builder gets the job done with whatever tools he has on hand (or lack thereof in this case). I'm impressed.
This video ranks high in dishonest titles. He just used the plastic case and drilled holes in them. Very sad that CZcams Algorithm would promote such garbage.
Not being funny but if you are stating using the charger, shouldn't you use the er, charger? What you made could have been done with any suitable sized project box for pennies, probably not having to hold it together with tape either.
That’s not using a charger, that using the case
Si hai ragione,ma intanto lui aprendo la pagina tu,lui ha incassato soldi,,😂😂😂
Did you just save me from waisting my time watching this.
lol
I made a gun out of a shoe box, by putting a gun in a shoe box.
@@mlogsdon1740 hey.. I got one of those.
So, its not converting an old laptop charger, it has nothing to do with a laptop charger short of using it as a project box :)
Still, its neat to see how simple the concept actually is !
Yeah.. the concept is that I think can be useful for our own project. As for the case/box, we can use any box suitable for it.
didnt you notice it wasa scam after two unskipable ads? hehehehe
@@Ponnybit TBH I skimmed through and I use an adblocker... sooooo... XD
As an electrical engineer with an RF background, my forehead is sore from all the facepalming I did watching this. You would be better off simply taking that original piece of wire and sticking it into the antenna connector on the back of the TV.
I would be better off running to a store to buy a cheap antenna and use the time saved to take a nap or mow the lawn.
I`m calling Fake on this one as he actually never shows disconecting the original service from the back of the TV and pluging this in showing that .. Hidden source , not this Antena pluged in on the back ..
@@kjisnot Trust me, you wouldn't. lol.
Why did this idiot name his channel "Digital Sat Pro" there is nothing about Satellite TV on it, just a bunch of overly labor intensive TV antenna projects!
Look at some of his other antennas.....hilarious! He don't know a dipole from a ditch!
With the way things are going these days, with price gouging, and items being way more expensive than they should be. I think a lot more people are going to have to learn to do things like this. Very cool. 👍
Nah... people today have zero desire to create. Their favorite phrase is "just buy" and, in their eyes, those who do manufacture things are stupid.
True that! 👍
Its not difficult. It is no different than the older TV's. it's a marketing gimmick putting Digital on the package to make you think it is different than what you may already have.
Although depending on where you live an RF Amp may be needed to increase the signal which is what I though he was going to use the PS for.
Again no different than the older TV's
Result is a destroyed charger and wasteof time and money
No comment, think the same, child’s hoax 🤮
When I was a kid, back in the 70s, my dad made an antenna from a coat hanger. He bent it into a circle and fastened it to the antenna input on back of the tv. it picked up a signal from a place called alfa Sentoria of the crab nebula. it was a foreign channel with funny looking people that glowed in the dark and talked backwards. Man, the 70s were fun.
🤣🤣🤣👽🤣🤣🤣
i seen another vid from this same guy, he proceded to screw a spark pug up his ass, cross two fillings in the left side of his mouth with a paper clip, then stuck his right index finger up his left nostril and picked up some shit from the north pole, hosted by some fat ass in a funny red suit that hollered you aint getting shit then it all went black
In the sense that practically any piece of wire can be an antenna, this is an antenna.
You might be surprised at how much of improvement to your signal. Just by using quality coaxial cable.
That what I did worked great !!😎👍
i did same and inserted coaxial cable into a can as a lazy cantenna. i've made proper cantenna's
I remember before digital TV, the best antenna, better than anything you could buy at the store, was a paper clip, bent into a ring with a tail. You'd stick the tail part in the antenna connector, and suddenly have more channels than ever before.
I still do that for digital channels it picks up all the channels in my area with no problem
Metal coat hanger
Counterpoise
ב''ה, still a thing though you'll want to look at the standard size of a UHF loop, as that's essentially what you're making.
In an urban environment very close to transmitters (Manhattan for example) the ridiculously small and out of tune paperclip may prevent overload and actually improve reception including with ATSC digital.
That’s 12 minutes I’ll never get back.
The best part of the video is the children laughing, playing, and enjoying life.
Just exposing about 7" of center conductor on a piece of TV coax and plugging the other end into my TV allows me to get all 42 local channels. It's not hard to pick up TV channels, people.
Pls sir,if you can help me to share the pictures or a video of your design, I will be glad pls
@@muhammedabdulraheem1765 use your brain.
I made one of these antennas and am able to communicate with Aliens throughout the universe. Thanks for the video.
NEXT TURN YOUR OLD REFRIGERATOR INTO A POWERFUL ANTENNA TO WATCH CHANNELS ALL AROUND THE WORLD
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Lol
Do you think it could be done?
I've like to suggest using a "step drill" when drilling thin plastic, to avoid the all-too-common "grab" when a drill bit meant for metal breaks through! The step drill also deburrs the hole "automatically" !
Or run the drill in reverse
You can recommend them all you like, not everyone likes stepper bits, and some tend to drill too far. v you have to know how to use the correctly for them to be effective.
And then some have to know what a step bit is and third world probably won't have it.
I can't believe how dull the drill was.. I took a short nap, woke up, he was still drilling.
So this should be named, "Turn an old laptop charger CASE into a powerful antenna to watch TNT HD channels"
Although these antennas would not work for me due to the fact I live over 100 miles from a tower, I enjoy watching you construct the different models. Maybe if I move closer to the city I will try to make this model, or I might make one for someone within range of the tower. Thanks
YOU ARE WAISTING YOUR TIME ITS A SCAM
Use a dipole antenna 30 feet in the air
He is not selling anything idiot, it is just for entertainment.
@wayne grimson*
All you have to do is put your antenna ether on the roof or on top of a 50 ft pole
This guy referenced the hardware used by SETI.. Bravo!!!
No word , no description ,no explanation . Least useful video .
Sorry, this may work for short distances, but I’m 80 miles from downtown Chicago. I currently have an antenna that I bought in 1988. It is about 20’ long and 18’ wide in the rear. I use a 4 watt booster and get about 70 local channels. I have dish and it works quite well, however my antenna works better on the local channels. During rain/snow, the antenna works, but not dish. Jim
Be Gilbert!
You have one about turning an old microwave into a home x-ray machine to amaze your friends?
You'd get better results from a simple half-wave dipole. I suspect you live quite close to a TV transmitter, so almost anything would work.
don't use technical terms you're gonna make his head explode
strangest thing is about a week ago I turned a TV antenna into a laptop charger, talk about going full circle...
Don't know who you are but that was funny
No we won't talk about going full circle.
It certainly "looks" like an antenna. I assume that there is no consideration of the bandwidth of the signals that are trying to be received and the length of the antenna components. The proximity to the transmitter necessary for this to work could be equally achieved by a single wire.
The TV is close enough to the terrestrial tower, a piece of wire pushed into the antenna connector would work also. No dipole needed. Wire clothes hanger?
@@FreezyAbitKT7A I used an Old Antenna Cable, stripped about 8-12 inches of the end exposing the wire only. Ran it up the wall then plugged it in.
I suspect you'd get better results just jamming a paper clip into the antenna input on the back of the T.V..
I would use a multi-directional metal coat hanger.
I thought of it as a high tech no tech?
@@stevelacombe5291 coat hangers work great, especially with foil extras.
homie made his own antenna.
So its not a charger that is converted, but its box! A bit disappointing, I had expected an active antenna with an in-line amplifier. After all the video title mentions the word "powerful" and the charger is indeed a power source. Turned out a clickbait.
I’ve never seen someone take so long sending a drill bit through thin plastic
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I should have just turned this off and watched the paint dry in my living room. The time would have been better spent
👍for the video effort, but do we assume that you don't have access to amazon or anything like that where you can pick up a project box?
It would be interesting to see if there was much difference if you just used a coat hanger attached to a piece of coax. Probably not . . .
Well now it's clear Good antenna are pain in ass to build. Thanks for the clarification.
If you are right next door to a broadcast tower... 😂
This should have title- Use laptop power supply outer plastic box to house HD TV antenna!
You could have used the adapter to power something else and done the same with a brick... Truly a waste of components
Great plot twist...throws out the electronic components and simply uses the containment box for the project!!!
You can always tell it top quality engineering when the first tool used is a kitchen knife
That's 13 minutes of my life I will never get back
Cable isn't shielded. It catch big ripple from outside.
I turned my laptop charger into a soap dish.
Will somebody please buy this man a new drill bit?
That must be the bluntest drill ever
When I saw the title to this video, I thought, "This is nuts!"! But after watching it, it's definitely for real. Two comments: 1) At 12:34, did that HURT?...heh, heh...been there, myself! 2) I'd recommend a more powerful soldering iron for soldering those antennas.
Ok haters, now that I watched it to the end, which you should also, I see that he made a directional antenna. He doesn't mention that the length of those antennas are critical, and also that the metal lining of the case is critical, which is why he used a laptop charger case. I can't be sure without more information. Like exact dimensions of everything, but I would wager that he's getting at least 6 dB amplification from his directional antenna. Remember that we are now using digital signals, not analog, so the rules of the game have changed and the analog ghosting that would happen with this unit, is now an additive result, or multiplication? I'm rusty at this stuff. I've got a yaggi design in my head that's trying to be my dominant thought process that got triggered by his design.
What has the "charger" to do with the antenna. You can buy these kind of boxes at any electrical store.
I assume it has to do with if you have an old "charger" then no need to "buy" a box.
While interesting to watch, the same signal can be received with a single wire "coat hanger" or copper wire, and not waste the coax connectors, or breath in toxic plastic fumes.
They still have "Air Wave" TV. Holy Shit I thought that died out a little while back. Having a television with one antenna back in the 80s was rough livin.
That depends on your definition of rough
What the heck does this have to do with a laptop charger ? Might as well say, “turn your egg carton into a powerful antenna” !
A decent ham can tune a bedspring into a 20 meter vertical.
@@jamesvandamme7786 Say What ? ? ? ?
@@jamesvandamme7786 can I substitute a can of spam?
@@barryfreeman303 Too small to radiate much of anything, but you can make a wifi antenna out of it. Not as good as a Pringles can though
@@ItAintMeBabe99 It's all about matching impedances, long story
How bad did it hurt when you sodered that close to your hands
Assembled neatly, making it looks easy to do. And the result is... good.
Impressive.
So you can use this to also get HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, and Starz channels as well?
Considering all he used from the power supply was the plastic case, before you destroy your laptop power supply just go to the Dollarama and get a plastic Tupperware container to build this in. ffs
In the sense that practically any piece of wire can be an antenna, this is an antenna.
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Digital Sat Pro
You just need a box to fit all those things, why the laptop charger I don't get it Dude?
I only want to know the steps. As for the box, I will use a box commonly used for this, not an unused laptop charger.
@@crazyham yeah... I consider that Broh
this is exactly why dislikes shouldn't have been removed
We called these bunny ears back in the day. Same concept.
So you tear apart a power supply only taking the plastic box? You could have used any old plastic or wood and got the same effect.
wow, i really thought he will be using the adapter components, if only using the case, the title could be anything "Turn a cornflakes box in to a powerful antenna..." or "Turn your mom needle box....."
Can you explain what your doing?
So you reused a plastic box to make a double set of bunny ears?
Maybe include some signal gain comparisons to support your claim of "powerful".
Maybe include something about intended frequencies. Though from looking at it - appears to be AF/FM and over the air TV type signal range.
You did a neat job of the actual construction.
Interesting. Even more impressive was your decision to upload a tutorial that (FINALLY) didn’t involve hot glue.😮💨
You forgot the magnets.
OSHA says you're in trouble, but I like your vids anyway....lol
Wire in a plastic box. That’s it.
But we don’t get to see behind the TV. And the TV has an integrated antenna anyway.
A powered antenna will get you more channels and better reception.
i will never get that time back ,,,,,
i know shit about coax and i got my own tv methods which dont need cable ...but this is still an idea for many things i think ....5 stars... sir i salute u and will run with the box and connection for sumthin crafty.
Inserting a twist-tie from a loaf of bread into the tv's antenna terminal gives the same results
I get more power from a 24v PSU than a 15V, next week i will use a 36v one.
I did a mega upgrade
I 3d printed a case and put a 1000v sticker on it.
I don't think I will go any higher. As it could be dangerous.
Nailed it...
WOW! Antenna design at it's best?
Or...use any antenna. so many people think they need a "digital" antenna, nope one from 1942 will still work just fine.
Well done.
What was that fourth part installed, which had some attachment on one end?
crazy title. you just used the casing of the laptop charger. i can even install it inside an empty bottle of coke
Watching at 999k views. Like till when it's 99M
wow.... nice project, but missing the spark plug and the magnet, I not sure if it works.....
#OUTSTANDING video!
#Educational #Engineering #Technology #Reuse
clickbait title, turn any old plastic box in to a powerful antenna and chuck away what was in it before you started.
Also a shame you don't mention the possible danger of charged capacitors in a PSU will could well be still holding a charge.
Yes... this or a number of other DIY antenna ideas will work just fine. Problem is, you have to be fairly close to the antenna farm transmitting the video OTA.
Antena is beautifully built but how were the channel renamed with their original names displayed on Tv. RF channels comes only with number ..and RF antena always have some noise stripes and other flickering issues it cant be crystal clear like the Satteilite Reciver.. i can see clearly the sattelite reciver menu here.
But , I got da crystal ball he said.
So I wrapped a newspaper around my head and pretended to tell him his future for as long as he was hanging around
I expected something more. This has the scent of click-bait all over it.
It really works, I made this and now I'm getting reception from Jupiter and Uranus!
Grace to Rome and Mecca!
its very inventive but i tend to agree with what a lot have said here plus theres no shielding on the inner wiring thats paramount
Paramount to what? As you can see, it's working just fine. And as others have pointed out, a paperclip probably would work just as well.
its a bit like not having mu metal casing on the tuner box of an old tv set it be sensitive to stray emf i remember in the old days you always knew when there was a car coming or going up the road you get interference on the raster that's why they put filters on in the end but i was only kid then the days of valves thermionic etc
Like bro.. retract that razor blade back in a little.. damn
That's 12 minutes I'll never get back . . .
You made a signal splitter...lol
Not precise, because it must be super shielded in your design first connect small wire is open in air so it will disturb the signal, as soon as main wire gets open in air, where the shielding end, the signal immediately transmitter in to air.
You should try and sell these. I have a couple of old chargers to get you started.
... or go to Walmart and buy the cheapest antenna they make, about 10 bucks.
Turn an old laptop charger into a powerful antenna? Bullshit. All your doing is using the enclosure for RF connectors.
Couldn't find a project box?
Can you turn an antenna into a laptop charger,please mine broke
Isn't it fun to watch skilled engineer use his tools so easily? Quite honestly, I learn more about how to leverage his build techniques than what he ultimately creates. Regardless, fun to watch 🙂 73 KJ6ER
Skilled engineer using his tools easily? Does that include using a soldering iron to make holes in plastic? Idiot.
No engineer on this planet uses a pair of pliers as an adjustable wrench (spanner if your British).
@@michaelnash9644 that's my point, a pragmatic engineer-minded builder gets the job done with whatever tools he has on hand (or lack thereof in this case). I'm impressed.
Lol at skilled engineer. Bodger, butcher, amateur, clickbaiter is more accurate
@@philbowles3240 ... said the troll who doesn't produce his own videos 🤣
two wire ,,one twisted around the other will make a great fm reception anttena
Cool, you can increase the signal of a TV with my car too... I just need to empty it, plug an antena inside and voila !!!
This video ranks high in dishonest titles. He just used the plastic case and drilled holes in them. Very sad that CZcams Algorithm would promote such garbage.
I can't tell for sure if this will work, @8:38 one of the antenna ports soldered to the ground that's all I can tell !
And connected to centers of antenna maybe grounding field like behind satellite 📡
I prefer to use a pair of laptop chargers like nunchucka
Not being funny but if you are stating using the charger, shouldn't you use the er, charger? What you made could have been done with any suitable sized project box for pennies, probably not having to hold it together with tape either.
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