I actually noticed something strange happening. At 0:36 I observed that your face and hand seems little bit red and sunburnt. But at 0:40 your face and everything seems normal again. Maybe it's something with exposure and saturation, maybe it's the lighting conditions. But hey, I didn't notice anything until I read your comment. You look normal 😃
Heads up Plasmanauts! This DIY build will be available as a kit on Plasma Channel's new website. After receiving numerous requests, after several of my DIY videos, its about time I offer Kits. The kits are ways out, but on the horizon! Have begun building PlasmaChannelGlobal (name may change)
the whole kit to build this little wonder is about to be on sale, correct? Could you please add some fine references, not "too simplified", to understand how it works?
This is simply the best diy Van-de-graff generator video available on RU-vid. And I must say that quality of your videos has improved a lot. I mean your previous videos are awesome but now you produce extremely awesome content. I can't say keep it up because you're already doing awesome work.
@@PlasmaChannel when are you offering it as a kit on your website? i previously tried to email you about it, but got no response, i need a kit, bcus when i start to fool aroun myself i end up with a whole lotta nothing😅
Beautifully built, again. I was really looking forward to this video, because I have built a van-der-Graaff generator myself many years ago. One can even build a n ion motor. You just need some copper wire bent to an s, sharpen the ends, hammer it center and punch a little little dent with a prich punch in the middle and make a stand from another copper wire that is an o at the base to rest on the sphere and a vertical axis, which is sharpend to fit into the punch hole of the s. After is is ballanced, it will spin, when the van-der-Graaf generator is running, because the ions in teh air will repell the sharp ends of the s.
I really appreciate such kind words. I like to build things with high quality so that they last forever, and, like to shoot as high of quality as possible! You can help with the subs by sharing my content on social media.
Just a thought ... you require 4 spacers for this project but 3 of them are just used for simple supports in the base. These don't have to be nylon necessarily. The only one that has to be nylon is the one you use to form the upper roller with the rubber band. That one has to be nylon because of where nylon falls in the triboelectric series. The nylon spacers linked in your materials list cost nearly $5 each. You can use something much cheaper for the 3 supports for the round base.
Thanks Chad. I'm a perfectionist and incorporate that mentality into my builds. I actually value neatness and appearance as much as function when it comes to a build...if my build looks messy or disproportionate, but performs really well, it bothers me. Just a preference of mine. Really appreciate the compliment!
I love it! I have made several of these, they are so fun! My best one is about 3 feet tall, and it produces around 5-6 inch sparks! High voltage is amazing! And I love your videos, keep up the great work!
Awesome Build mate, you really do have a way of presenting these projects in a way that's interesting and engaging, keep these videos coming, as need all the inspiration i can get to follow your lead.
What's funny, is i began this project before electroboom put his video out. Then i put my video on hold, and King of Random did a Van Der Graaff video, so I figured I'd finish up this one and not look like a copycat!
@@PlasmaChannel King of random video was pathetic really, he really had no idea what he was talking about and probably caused more confusion than anything. but that seems to be the way with that channel of late. Its channels like yours that show the rest how its really done.
I agree. TKOR didn’t know much about VDG. I mean, he thought gallium had something to do with the decreased shocks. I was like, hello? That’s the basic function of a lighting rod. It’s bleeding off electrons reducing the spark potential. It had nothing to do with the type of metal. It was just a pointy object. And that’s why you want no sharp points on the sphere as stated in this video.
I can't help but notice that this looks very well designed - almost like a kit. The steps were really nicely laid out too. If I had to offer one criticism, you glossed over the upper brush design quickly and I never got a very good look at it. Still, I enjoyed the video. So... thanks.
Thanks so much for compliments and suggestion! I really took my time making this video, and filmed it in a 40 degree garage...so knowing you appreciate it warms my heart...even if my body is still numb.
Very nice! The acrylic column is wide enough that you should be able to get this to work with a much wider rubber band. You could double or triple the output!
About 60 years ago I built one using a plastic pill bottle for the column, an aluminum salt shaker for the dome and an old metal recipe card box to house the motor. It was very crude by comparison to yours but it worked. This was featured in a magazine but I don't remember which one.
Some people have the brushes drag down on the belt. It will still work but then belt gets torn up really quickly. Also, then metal atoms get spread across the out of the belt and over time the belt becomes more conductive (bad). Yeah, brushes ideally should never touch
Try connecting a small pointed bulb (like for a fridge) as the top load to the 3v tesla coil. The entire bulb glows green since the electrons have enough momentum traveling off the long ends that hold the filament to excite the oxygen in the bulb to a higher energy state where they decay and release a green photon. It's pretty much the Northern Lights in a light bulb! Also I connected a pin of a 1" vacuum tube as the top load and it shoots out 4 inch plus sparks off all the metal pins. I guess the electricity has less resistance and gains higher speeds traveling through the tube and then is launched off the pins. The sparks are very, very dim but to get a 4" spark from 3v tesla coil is awesome!
And do you know how i can calculate how thick the wire of the secondary coil in a tesla coil has to be? Or is one thickness functioning for every tesla coil?
I still have a Wimshurst machine I got back in the 70's from a company that used to be called Edmund Scientific. The device is powered by hand with a small crank. It would deliver a one inch spark, but can do nothing now since I need new brushes and a Leyden Jar. I still want to find a way to power it using a small motor with enough torque. I think Edmund Scientific is called "Scientifics Unlimited" now.
I'm in Europe (the Netherlands), and getting the supplies from your list shipped to here is going to be so expensive. The only option for me to build the Mini Van De Graaff (Note the name without the *R* ) is by searching for the needed stuff here in the Netherlands. *Fun fact. Van de Graaff is a Dutch name. His father was of Dutch descent*
he tries to make it sound so simple, when he's used to building stuff like this all the time. LOL To me it would probably take me a week, with me constantly cussing a blue streak and getting stuff wrong and having to redo it! LOL
Ok, so I know that you don’t want any jagged edges for this type of build in order to avoid voltage leakage, however, if you place two poles with jagged edges each, the voltage leakage will create an even greater iconic wind/thrust between the poles.
Why is a grounding brush required? Would that not just cause all the static electricity to go straight into the ground, preventing charge build-up and defeating the purpose of the generator?
So, you used two teflon rollers and a rubber band? The upper and lower rollers are teflon and the rubber band transferring charges back and forth and the collecting combs remove the charges from the rubber band?
Hey, not sure if you'll reply since this is an older video, is it possible to use more readily available materials instead of the Nylon spacers and Teflon bar? Having a hard time finding them in Egypt so it would be nice to know if there's something else I can use. Thanks.
Great video except I did get a little confused and had two questions: 1.where did you get your switch from 2.where do the wires from the batteries connect too It would help so much thank you
