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  • čas přidán 2. 08. 2024
  • This video shows how to build a cockroft-walton type voltage multiplier using a flyback transformer as a first stage driven by a ZVS driver with a 12V input. This circuit outputs 120,000 volts DC and arcs from ~4" away. Within about 2 feet of the device, you can feel the ion wind, and your hair being pulled toward it by electrostatic induction.
    I didn't use any current limiting resistors, so the discharges are very dramatic but also extremely hard on the capacitors in the multiplier. After about 4-5 seconds of continuous discharge, there's little to no output, and the device needs a minute or two to recover before it can be used again. My guess being that the caps are swelling under such a high load.
    The flyback and ZVS driver are both homemade. The circuit for the ZVS driver is explained in more detail in my video on induction heating :
    • Mini Induction Heater
    Parts List:
    -1nF / 20kV Capacitors:
    www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
    -20 kV / 100 mA Diodes:
    www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
    -Ferrite U-cores for flybacks:
    www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01...
    -32 AWG magnet wire for secondary windings
    -IRLZ44 MOSFETs with heatsinks for ZVS driver
    -1N4148 Diodes for gate pull-downs
    Music:
    Serge Pavkin - Fractal
    Serge Pavkin - Network
    Serge Pavkin - Unknown

Komentáře • 106

  • @andrewparker318
    @andrewparker318 Před 2 lety +32

    Dude this is some of the best footage of a voltage multiplier I’ve ever seen! Amazing work!

  • @RicardoPenders
    @RicardoPenders Před rokem +8

    I made a flyback transformer myself so I know how hard it is to get it just right and then you have to prevent arcing to itself, I potted my transformer in candle wax, the layers between the coils that I wound on top of each other instead of what you did having the coils next to each other I used paper for that so it helps getting the candle wax in between the coils since it will wick the candle wax up which worked out very well for me, I had to use hot candle wax to get it in between the layers and then let it cool down to find a hole exactly where the coil was located.
    I filled it up with more candle wax and I also put in the capacitor bank and the inductor in the same plastic container filled with the candle wax to have all of the high voltage parts nicely isolated in a plastic can or box.
    Since I've made that flyback coil myself I haven't blown up any more mosfets, and I can leave it on for a very long time without anything heating up so I'm pretty proud of my hand made construction.

  • @amitkumarjha2274
    @amitkumarjha2274 Před 3 lety

    Great work man. I subscribed instantly when I saw corona discharge even without making background more darker, amazing work.

  • @RAVI171175
    @RAVI171175 Před 3 lety +5

    Hats off to your great work man. That was indeed a very detailed & very well done video. Thanks for sharing with us all. Just keep it up going with the great works.

  • @johne7680
    @johne7680 Před 2 lety +19

    You should build a duplicate multiplier but opposite polarity. Putting them side by side, you should get double the output voltage between them.

    • @samueldavies646
      @samueldavies646 Před 8 měsíci +3

      Why is this better than building one multiplier double the length?

  • @alocin110
    @alocin110 Před 2 lety +2

    This is one of the best video on YT. Everything was well explained and demonstrated without hanky pankys. Thank you for sharing your experiment. It gave tremendous amoutn of knowledge. I liked it.

  • @CuriousChan
    @CuriousChan Před 3 lety +5

    This is very good presentation on how to make a high voltage transformer and voltage multiplier👍 I'm going to add this project to my to-do list... Thanks for this video, buddy😄

  • @DBXLabs
    @DBXLabs Před 2 lety

    Awesome stuff you're putting out.

  • @charlesginn78
    @charlesginn78 Před 3 lety +4

    Very good information. Everyone be careful to not hurt yourself

  • @spark_EE
    @spark_EE Před 3 lety +50

    For such a relatively small channel, you have some amazing content! I just subscribed after watching all your videos, and I'm sure you're going to grow quickly. Keep up the great work!

    • @HyperspacePirate
      @HyperspacePirate  Před 3 lety +7

      thx man

    • @ahmdabdallah5811
      @ahmdabdallah5811 Před 2 lety +2

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      Islam is not just another religion.
      It is the same message preached by Moses, Jesus and Abraham.
      Islam literally means ‘submission to God’ and it teaches us to have a direct relationship with God.
      It reminds us that since God created us, no one should be worshipped except God alone.
      It also teaches that God is nothing like a human being or like anything that we can imagine.
      The concept of God is summarized in the Quran as:
      { “Say, He is God, the One. God, the Absolute. He does not give birth, nor was He born, and there is nothing like Him.”} (Quran 112:1-4)
      Becoming a Muslim is not turning your back to Jesus.
      Rather it’s going back to the original teachings of Jesus and obeying him

    • @iseeyou7622
      @iseeyou7622 Před rokem +1

      Hi mate, love your videos... I'm trying to find a 220v to 30kv + step up transformer. Do you know where to source? It's just for a project

    • @Dinco422
      @Dinco422 Před 7 měsíci +1

      @@ahmdabdallah5811 wtf

  • @Flygtraktor
    @Flygtraktor Před rokem

    Nice and clean design.

  • @shawncalderon4950
    @shawncalderon4950 Před rokem

    Hands down the best channel on electrical engineering! It would be great if we could get access to the .stl 3d print files. Thanks for always bringing amazing content!

    • @MrElapid
      @MrElapid Před 6 měsíci +1

      Fusion 360 can be had free for personal use and it's great...intuitive and has satisfied all of my part geometry needs. Wonderful tutorials here on UT, you'll be making simple .stl extrusions in a day and can go from there to sweeps and lofted shapes. Fun stuff!

  • @mikeconnery4652
    @mikeconnery4652 Před rokem

    That was pretty interesting. Great video

  • @unknown-ql1fk
    @unknown-ql1fk Před 3 lety

    Just earned my sub for sure. Keep it up dude. Soumds like my x ray transformers

  • @kevinscollan8293
    @kevinscollan8293 Před 2 lety

    I think yer channel is great bruv, content and a voice you dont mind, cant beat that for me so more please. 😎💕🖖

  • @Barc0d3
    @Barc0d3 Před 8 měsíci

    I love your channel!

  • @Flygtraktor
    @Flygtraktor Před rokem +3

    Discharging through vacuum will generate some Xrays. Please be aware of that.

  • @richardandrews573
    @richardandrews573 Před 8 měsíci

    That vertical multiplier is genius.

  • @noahauman
    @noahauman Před rokem

    best how to yet!

  • @jackson-aka2gs749
    @jackson-aka2gs749 Před rokem +1

    To put it simply, a most excellent video. Thank you kind Sir. /sub'd

  • @Bianchi77
    @Bianchi77 Před 2 lety

    Creative video, thanks :)

  • @cinescopefilms
    @cinescopefilms Před 2 lety

    excellent

  • @williefleete
    @williefleete Před 2 měsíci

    The arc hitting the lightbulb would make for an interesting album cover I think

  • @curiousviewer5991
    @curiousviewer5991 Před 3 lety +2

    Nice! You might even be able to add a wire brush drill (or something similar) at the end for increasing the amount of points to generate more ionic wind. Some of those brushes might even be able to be screwed on (with an adapter) the tip. If you put a PVC pipe over that (with air holes below the brush) the ionic wind flow going straight up should be even more impressive, I think?

    • @HyperspacePirate
      @HyperspacePirate  Před 3 lety +2

      Yeah i think you're right about that. However, my real goal with the super high voltage is to experiment with powerful electrostatic effects, so i think I'll eventually mount a big metal sphere on the top to spread the charge over a big area, similar to a van de graaf generator

  • @vusiliyK
    @vusiliyK Před 2 lety +2

    Fun fact: the reason you were getting 38V from your ZVS is because the equation for output voltage of ZVS is V_out = V_in * PI (12V * 3.14159 = 37.7V)

  • @ungnhanvaoprofilecuatoi2191

    nice

  • @jayduffy7615
    @jayduffy7615 Před 2 lety

    I'd love to make one of these so as to create my own DIY electric fence

  • @redoverdrivetheunstoppable4637

    yes, i definitely need a fridge motor, that's something easy to find that i'm overlooking for too long... i had a pair in my life but now that i have a use for em i don't have any LOL

  • @Mrsunrisezero
    @Mrsunrisezero Před 5 měsíci

    You could also put a candle, a flame to show the blow it makes

  • @jidukrishnamurti8114
    @jidukrishnamurti8114 Před 2 lety

    espectacular tu video esta genial . te escribo desde argentina . mi pregunta es respecto de la peligrosidad pues vi que llega a consumir 30 ampere . mi idea es hacer un sistema similar al tuyo para fabricar un sistema de pintura electrostática que por lo que investigue lo que hiciste lo correcto solo que llegan a 100kv. gracias y felicitaciones cualquier o sugerencia me sirve .

  • @jackspratt4343
    @jackspratt4343 Před rokem

    Hi! That is exceptional. May I ask ? Is the black lead that you hold in your hand, and arc's across to the white 'tower', is the black lead an earth / ground lead?

  • @petermines3575
    @petermines3575 Před 2 lety

    Cool.

  • @damny0utoobe
    @damny0utoobe Před 2 lety

    if you sold your multiplier, I would buy it.
    I think you should build a few of them and put them on groupgets.
    Thanks for describing the design.

  • @gabrielhacecosas
    @gabrielhacecosas Před rokem +1

    I am so lazy to wind my own transformer that I have discovered a way to remove the diodes from flyback transformers. 😆

  • @macgyver5108
    @macgyver5108 Před 2 lety

    8:36 I'm curious how you hooked up the light bulb? If the arc had a proper path to travel from + to - from the center conductor pin on the base to the outer conductor on the threads? My "X-ray vision" doesn't work so well on videos to see how the lamp base was wired, or if you just wound it to the post with foil and caused a short? Also, I've never seen anyone try that with an incandescent lamp either, only seen people use fluorescent tubes, so maybe that had something to do with it?

  • @marshallsober
    @marshallsober Před 2 lety

    seems like a nice ozone generator seriously

  • @jetty2864
    @jetty2864 Před 2 lety +3

    I can smell the ozone from here

  • @ahmedkaram40
    @ahmedkaram40 Před 2 lety

    Is it possible to raise the value of the capacitor to increase the electrocution?

  • @jackspratt4343
    @jackspratt4343 Před rokem

    What would happen if you had more powerful capacitors? Would that give more than 4 to 5 seconds of use before requiring a rest period? Thanks

  • @davidrell-dukai8250
    @davidrell-dukai8250 Před rokem +2

    what are the ZVS components? I mean the inductors and the cap, because I'm building it at home

  • @MrElapid
    @MrElapid Před 6 měsíci

    Great and informative vid! Curious if a 9kv. neon sign transformer would work. They can be had for about 40.00 online with a 20-30 ma. output if my memory is right. Would the core have to be removed or replaced for hf?? Nice and elegant design, just discovered your channel today.

    • @MrElapid
      @MrElapid Před 6 měsíci

      Would have to wind the primary myself...sorry forgot to add this.

  • @dogsarebest7107
    @dogsarebest7107 Před 2 lety

    In the lightbulb test, did it blow a hole through the glass on the first arc? It looks like the corona is coming out through one spot on the side of the bulb only. If so, yikes!

  • @nononsense4079
    @nononsense4079 Před 2 lety +1

    I know this video is a year old now, I’m just starting to get into electronics as a hobby now that I’m retired. You mentioned lower that a coil would produce a lower frequency, what frequency does this run at and how do you determine frequency?

    • @HyperspacePirate
      @HyperspacePirate  Před 2 lety +2

      if i recall this runs at about 25 kHz. The frequency is based on the inductance of the primary coil on the transformer and size of the capacitor. Smaller capacitor or smaller number of turns on the coil = high frequency and vice versa

  • @Tristoo
    @Tristoo Před 2 lety

    absolutely sick. I should look into how these zvs circuits work. one question though- couldn't you just make that transformer with a toroidal core? what's so special about these cores?

    • @HyperspacePirate
      @HyperspacePirate  Před 2 lety +2

      Yes, but 1.) It would have to be a very large toroid to have the same saturation current as the core used in the video, and 2.) it would be more difficult to wind because you can't take it apart in two pieces like a flyback core

    • @Tristoo
      @Tristoo Před 2 lety

      @@HyperspacePirate thank you

  • @maxdavies5776
    @maxdavies5776 Před 2 lety

    Make a great rechargable table lighter.

  • @fayismuhammed7918
    @fayismuhammed7918 Před 3 lety

    Is it work with 15kv capacitor and 16kv diode ?

  • @goobman1981
    @goobman1981 Před 2 lety +1

    Hi. Where did you get the rack to mount the diodes and capacitors?.

  • @oldradiotvsc9836
    @oldradiotvsc9836 Před 10 měsíci

    An idea is that if you can find an old flyback transformer from an old tube or earlier solid state TV, it will not have a built in rectifier or doubler, and the output will be AC.

  • @electronerd930
    @electronerd930 Před 2 lety

    Can you please share the 3d desughns as I want to remake it better with 3d printed parts as I have the same cores aswell, that would be great thanks

  • @vicentecarrasco3653
    @vicentecarrasco3653 Před 2 lety

    nice experiment,do you know how to get the times that you will boost the voltage?

    • @HyperspacePirate
      @HyperspacePirate  Před 2 lety +1

      Assuming no leakage, the multiplication ratio is the number of capacitor-diode stages in the ladder. That's for an open circuit condition.

    • @vicentecarrasco3653
      @vicentecarrasco3653 Před 2 lety

      @@HyperspacePirate the capacity of the capacitors you have to worry about?

    • @HyperspacePirate
      @HyperspacePirate  Před 2 lety +1

      @@vicentecarrasco3653 Larger capacitors will present a lower impedance to the alternating current, but I think the power supply feeding the voltage multiplier will become a limiting factor long before the capacitor impedance does. Having said that, I use 1 nF / 20kV caps, but values as small as 50-100 pF would probably work the same on this circuit

    • @vicentecarrasco3653
      @vicentecarrasco3653 Před 2 lety

      @@HyperspacePirate aaaaah,largest capacitors in the output the voltage will reduce.

  • @jamesmeredith381
    @jamesmeredith381 Před 11 měsíci

    Could the windings be coated with epoxy?

  • @ddopson
    @ddopson Před 4 měsíci

    How do you avoid being dead from such circuitry? Current limited, or just making damned sure to never let it arc through your flesh?

  • @Dr.JustIsWrong
    @Dr.JustIsWrong Před rokem

    How many amps out?

  • @user-xo4ul7gq8e
    @user-xo4ul7gq8e Před 9 měsíci

    K materiales utiliza y que lukido es

  • @vicentecarrasco3653
    @vicentecarrasco3653 Před 2 lety

    do you have any formulas?

  • @Dazdigo
    @Dazdigo Před 2 měsíci

    Now connect this to a cold cathode lamp and make some x-rays.

  • @superdau
    @superdau Před rokem

    Isn't a flyback transformer supposed to have an air gap? I think the thin glue layer doesn't count.
    How dangerous are the arcs? Microwave oven transformer dangerous?

  • @circuitmage4240
    @circuitmage4240 Před 3 lety

    Have you done anything with spark gap speakers?

    • @HyperspacePirate
      @HyperspacePirate  Před 3 lety

      I haven't, but that sounds like a good idea for a future video

  • @husseinsalim1478
    @husseinsalim1478 Před 10 měsíci +1

    hello my friend can you share with us the 3d printed transformer specs plz

  • @InssiAjaton
    @InssiAjaton Před rokem

    How did you measure the output voltage? Or did you? And another thing coming to my mind: PVC is not supposed to be a good insulator (and I have some personal experience!). I guess you indeed depend on the oil even for that reason.

    • @HyperspacePirate
      @HyperspacePirate  Před rokem +4

      I can measure the input voltage with a resistor divider, and then multiply that by the number of stages in the multiplier circuit. Of course, there are conduction losses, diode losses, etc., but when you're making big arcs, the difference between 120,000 volts and 117,500 volts, for example, is imperceptible

    • @InssiAjaton
      @InssiAjaton Před rokem +1

      @@HyperspacePirate Good. But the diode drop is negligible, even for high voltage diodes. The capacitors in my experience are more likely to cause some meaningful drop, about 2 kilo-ohms impedance per capacitor at 80 kHz. If I counted right, you have 12 capacitors (as well as 12 diodes) in seres. That means some 23 kilo-ohms total impedance. The voltage drop of course depends on current as well as the impedance, so I don't try to estimate that. Nor do I know the AWG36 winding length, but you have there about 1.3 ohms per meter, just for pure resistance.
      On 50 or 60 Hz AC between 0.5 meter spheres and 1 cm gap, you are supposed to get sparking to start at 30 kV RMS. In the old days that was actually used as a measuring device. Anyway, the spark initiation voltage depends on the electrode size and between a point and plane or two points, you get considerably lower initiation voltages. You notice, how close you bring the ground side wire end before the arc starts. After the start, maintaining even very long arcs is easy due to existing ionization. All this is why I am curious about your actual voltage. Once, when Heathkit was still around, I built their 40 kV probe and quite recently I built two DMM voltage extenders, 10 : 1 dividers with 1% high voltage (15 kV rated) resistors. I also contemplated buying some vintage electrostatic HV meters offered at eBay, but ended up not going that way. Well, good luck in the future with your experiments!

  • @60hz120vac
    @60hz120vac Před 2 lety

    If you used an ignition coil to power this would It work?

    • @HyperspacePirate
      @HyperspacePirate  Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah, but the impedance of the multiplier would be higher due to the lower operating frequency of the ignition coil compared to the flyback transformer in this video.

    • @60hz120vac
      @60hz120vac Před 2 lety

      @@HyperspacePirateWhat type of capacitors and diodes did you use?

    • @HyperspacePirate
      @HyperspacePirate  Před 2 lety

      @@60hz120vac 1 nF / 20kV caps and 100 mA / 20 kV diodes. Links are in the description.

    • @60hz120vac
      @60hz120vac Před 2 lety

      If I used a a 29.5kv flyback would it work stock?

    • @HyperspacePirate
      @HyperspacePirate  Před 2 lety

      @@60hz120vac if it was built after the 60's, it probably has an internal voltage multiplier which also rectifies the AC to DC. If you want to use it with your own multiplier you'll have to remove the potting compound and remove that element first

  • @maxdavies5776
    @maxdavies5776 Před 2 lety

    Ion compressor jet drive - unlimited speed without turbine.

  • @fujfjfjgiiwwnnf2199
    @fujfjfjgiiwwnnf2199 Před 2 lety

    if this runs through a coil is it safe to zap the human body with?

    • @HyperspacePirate
      @HyperspacePirate  Před 2 lety

      No. Because it's DC it'll go straight through your body. The reason you see people touching tesla coils without getting hurt is because they're usually really high frequency AC (hundreds of khz) so the current only travels on the very outer layer of your skin

  • @psyychonaut1787
    @psyychonaut1787 Před 2 lety

    Hypothetically how difficult would it be to produce 1 million volts with a multiplier circuit using 20nf 50kv capacitors??

    • @HyperspacePirate
      @HyperspacePirate  Před 2 lety

      No major difference from the one i built in the video. The big thing would just be making sure you have the right ratings on your HV components and space them far enough apart to avoid arcing. If your caps are 50 kV, for example, you dont want more than 25 KVAC of input because the caps in the ladder end up being 2*VCC

    • @asdqwe4468
      @asdqwe4468 Před 2 měsíci

      1MV is quite difficult. Things start to get tricky when you get into hundreds of kilovolts. Starting with a low voltage and using many multiplier stages makes no sense. You would be better off starting with something like a 150kV transformer. Those things can get big and expensive quickly. 1MV is probably more doable with Tesla transformers or static generators.

  • @janradlinski3787
    @janradlinski3787 Před rokem

    What is happening in 6:04? o_O

  • @doubleooh7337
    @doubleooh7337 Před 3 měsíci

    Looks like a marx generator

  • @janno288
    @janno288 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Smal light bulbs typically have vacuum, not any argon or other gas. So you might've also generated xrays with that

  • @Reiikz
    @Reiikz Před rokem

    this is literally a death ray machine

  • @Gglp
    @Gglp Před 2 lety

    This is shocking.

  • @bigbang259
    @bigbang259 Před 2 lety

    +++

  • @malepoguviswanath5273

    Daygrmm send

  • @kiokayak
    @kiokayak Před 2 lety

    That suporsed to be 1m volts

  • @Just_a_snek
    @Just_a_snek Před 2 lety

    WARNING LOUD I REPEAT DIS SHIT VERY LOUD

  • @marciobadin1892
    @marciobadin1892 Před 10 měsíci

    Congratulations, excellent design, a question, what oil is used?

    • @combycat
      @combycat Před 3 měsíci

      I think mineral oil, it is a great insulator.

    • @asdqwe4468
      @asdqwe4468 Před 2 měsíci

      There are many types of oils. As a hobbyist just use some mineral oil you got on hand. It's usually not worth it to buy special insulation oil like Shell Diala. You can use silicone fluids and even ricinus oil (not recommended for hobbyist). There are also insulation oils derived from seed oils. High Performance oils can be made from natural gas (gas to liquid). Beware of old transformer oil. It can be highly toxic.