HACKED!: CCFL Inverter becomes an Arc Lighter?

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In this episode of HACKED! I will show you how to convert an ordinary CCFL inverter circuit into an arc lighter circuit that can create electric arcs over a distance of 5mm.
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@spartan456 7 лет назад

Really looking forward to what's gonna happen next with this. I have a few CCFL inverters laying around and always thought it would be interesting to use it for something a bit different.

@JillianLatorreTS 7 лет назад

The reason why the module in the factory-made one is potted (enapsulated with resin), is for high voltage isolation to keep the module small. Potting electronics is generally not used for trade secret circuits, because the circuit can be then x-rayed (unless the circuit is surrounded by lead).

@PodeCoet 7 лет назад

Awesome! My brother and I did this years ago too Instead of placing the fuse directly into the arc, we upped the voltage and attached the electrodes to two nuts (spaced ~10mm vertically from eachother) with the fuse passing through the centres. Basically the electrodes touch the fuse. This causes the arc to form inside the fuse (as the carbon content from the charcoal makes it mildly conductive), causing it to combust from the inside out. Perfect ignition every time, and the voltage is sufficiently high enough to pierce through any crud formed onto the electrodes by the combustion process

@drkastenbrot 7 лет назад

0:44 Thats not quite true. The epoxy block contains a simple HV transformer and is potted for isolation. All the circuitry is on the PCB and it is a super simple single transistor oscillator driving the primary. I have a TV ccfl driver somewhere, thats gonna be fun as its pretty powerful ;)

@problems-hf8ts 7 лет назад

Yep, kinda like a joule thief.

@alfonssiggler6652 7 лет назад

Frohe Weihnachten! Merry christmas! and please never ever stop sharing your awesome projects here with us! :)

@BoomBrush 7 лет назад

I love the addition of the red pen in a few of your recent videos. good idea!

@khashmeshab 7 лет назад

You are really Great! I never watched any video from you or ElectroBoom without liking it. Thank you so much. I build electronic devices for more than 20 years, and I'm also a programmer for 20 years, but I've learnt many new things from you. Thanks again and please keep up the good work.

@Basicvitaminb12 3 месяца назад

Still building?

@khashmeshab 3 месяца назад

@@Basicvitaminb12 Yeah!

@Basicvitaminb12 3 месяца назад

@@khashmeshab I used to also I was addicted wake up making project buying component I have cure my addiction took me 4 years it was affecting my life so badly

@norm1124 7 лет назад

Fast eine halbe Million Abonnemten? Well done & deserved! Wünsche ein ganz gutes 2017 auf dem Weg zum goldenen YT-Button.

@hallo_matthew7627 5 лет назад

Das kommt gerade zum perfekten Zeitpunkt! Ich bin schon extrem gespannt auf das nächste Video! Danke für die viele Arbeit die du da reinsteckst!

@hallo_matthew7627 5 лет назад

Oh mein Gott ich habe gerade gesehen dass das ja schon zwei Jahre alt ist...

@luanz.9167 7 лет назад

You have the best channel of Eletronic in YT. Thank you very much!

@manojbr439 7 лет назад

I dont know why. I am addicted to your videos.

@r1273m 7 лет назад

I have no desire to light cigarettes, fireworks or tissue paper but found your video fascinating. The circuit analysis was excellent, even without the desire to actually build this particular application one can learn a lot from such videos. I had never heard the term "Royer Oscillator" so this is an area for further research for me. Many thanks for the video. Bob

@azyfloof 7 лет назад

Scott, I hope your Christmas is as great as your namesake! :D Can't wait for part 2, I love me some HV work :P

@PiPiTheLabra 7 лет назад

Merry Christmas to GREAT SCOTT

@jonatan01i 7 лет назад

1:22 "So the question is: can we modify the circuit to achieve that?" - I'm so excited! It will be so enjoyable to watch the video through to the end to find that out. 1:27 "He shows the success." - Excitement ends.

@SiskinOnUTube 7 лет назад

Your diagram drawings are so nice to look at. Have a happy New Year! :)

@JS-wc4xs 7 лет назад

I love your videos! I'm learning so much about electronics and what diagrams are supposed to look like thank you so much

@zeffofx 7 лет назад

Oh come on scott! I want to make one before the new year!

@gazaziho 5 лет назад

Very nice hand - writing, footage ,voice and techniques. .

@MrNigel1340 7 лет назад

Excellent videos Scott, a lot of the tech, side goes over my head but it starts the brain working and wanting to understand more, regards Doc Cox

@VerticalGamer 7 лет назад

Merry Christmas! And btw you have really good handwriting XD

@letsmakearduinoprojects5818 7 лет назад

Cool project for new year

@mattiaiezzi9381 7 лет назад

Hi GreatScott! I was wondering if you could make a simple Variable Frequency Drive to control small induction motors. I think it'd be interesting to see how these "mysterious" devices work. Nice video and keep up the great work!

@techy4198 7 лет назад

Careful about getting the output wires too close. Some of these burn out almost instantly if you short them. Even more likely once you remove those blue capacitors which are there to regulate current (or so I've been told)

@muh1h1 7 лет назад

I just ordered one of those arc ligters for new years eve 2 days ago :) The new ones come with two arcs crosssing eachother by the way :)

@blackkissi 7 лет назад

Awesome project! Oh and merry Christmas

@surajsurya1928 6 лет назад

You are a very genious electronics and electrical engineer with plenty of knowledge in this field...hats off to you sir!!!

@elektrocat8681 7 лет назад

I'm so exited to see the second video! :) PS: Merry Christmas!

@bestestinventions7032 6 лет назад

i love your hand writing!!

@stampedetrail2003 2 года назад

Your diagrams and handwriting are very beautiful.

@JKnight89 7 лет назад

Merry Christmas Great Scott!

@shartlinemcdingleberries7532 7 лет назад

Merry Christmas!

@F8LXEPSHN 7 лет назад

That AC wave looks nice and pure. Why can't inverters look that good???

@drphu 7 лет назад

There is plenty that look so good these days @ Benning Power Electronics, for example not that I am trying to sell you anything though. In this vid though, it's easier @ higher frequencies.

@xsauce3858 3 года назад

@@drphu do they look that good under heavy load ? Most inverter sine wave gets distorted under load

@RotaryMarx 2 года назад

they use transistors

@VC-oz5fi Год назад

@@xsauce3858 i think its the load that make sine wave inverter gets distorted Because most modern appliances draw harmonicly distorted current If you want clean sine wave then just load your inverter using pure resistive load only such as tungsten lamp

@TheMechanator Год назад

Some house AC inverters use a Pulse width modulated signal to the transformer from a DC source(batteries) A 555 timer or faster is usually used. It produces a stair step trace on the scope. It's very close to AC for regular power use. Not great for high frequency like with radios(harmonic splatters).

@happykillerkeks 7 лет назад

Merry Christmas! Frohe Weihnachten!

@ge13r 2 месяца назад

Amazinggg!!! Saludos desde Tachira, Venezuela!

@Aatikslab 7 лет назад

Your videos are just amazingggg I am a big fan of u plz don't stop making videos

@EdimarCastanho 7 лет назад

Merry Christmas Scott

@dunghowproduction5238 5 лет назад

your hand writing is like a dot matrix printer .i mostly love your handwriting.

@DIVYANGKATESIYA 7 лет назад

Heappy new year "GREAT SCOTT"

@heinztroll5526 7 лет назад

I Love your videos! Plz keep your good work and Mary Christmas!

@alaouchicheabdellah4986 7 лет назад

your hand drawing scheme are like printed. awesome vid.

@HBPowerwall 7 лет назад

Another great vid !

@yashrajjagtap 7 лет назад

Merry christmas and happy new year scott....

@user-yw3ry4wd2x 7 лет назад

I love how he emphasises the 'stay creative' part of the outro. it's like he is begging us to 😂😂

@josephf151 7 лет назад

It is interesting, but I feel a slayer exciter with a single TIP31C and a simple 500 turn secondary would do the same thing. and a slayer exciter is more scale-able and simple to start with. either way looking forward to part two. Merry Christmas

@JuanDanielAlvaradoRamirez 7 лет назад

blessings and merry christmas to you, a huge hug from here Costa Rica :)

@greatscottlab 7 лет назад

Thanks. I wish you happy holidays as well.

@jeronimomurruni 7 лет назад

Thank you for the schematic diagram :D

@seokamela 6 лет назад

Dude i don't know why i haven't subscribed to your channel u make great stuff

@BrekMartin 7 лет назад

The super special secret black box in the arc lighter is a Slayer exciter with SMD MJE3055T and a small transformer.

@2KILOBOXA 7 лет назад

Hi great scoot loving the videos. Have a great new year and merry christmas

@greatscottlab 7 лет назад

Thanks. You too.

@draftartmart8069 7 лет назад

finally a high voltage project what makes you go there

@scudsturm1 7 лет назад

u are a genius, long ago i asked my physic teacher how u can get 620 volts dc out of 12v input, she didn't have an answer until i left the school after 6 years

@RizLazey 7 лет назад

Happy new year Electronic enthusiasts! :-)

@ira9186 7 лет назад

Very interesting. Happy new year.

@tiwar87 7 лет назад

you are a Genius Bae, merry xmas to you! keep going

@nikolaosstavrou5327 7 лет назад

i like your multimeter!

@Dennis-gr2fx 7 лет назад

Yeah in spite of the 'do not replicate', people do want stuff they can build Great Scott. The main problem is you found a lot hanging around so we can't copy. Components all can get would be a lot better. Very nice anyway.

7 лет назад

That black can isn't because of IP. It's because High Voltage circuits like this need to be very good isolated from the ambient. In that black box there was only some diodes and capacitors to double/triple the voltage.

@erlendse 7 лет назад

Or just plain windings? No need for DC output. I have some of the parts molded inside TV high voltage transformers, and for certain without the epoxy they WILL short out!

@rich1051414 6 лет назад

They don't use transformers. Most use much simpler and lower current voltage multipliers. I don't know about this specific lighter, but in general, those black tubes that are epoxied that power arcs are usually voltage multipliers.

@talonjuel9486 5 лет назад

I cant say this for all but in mine the box is a transformer and it is in that one too

@talonjuel9486 5 лет назад

@[NCG] NubeCubeGamin I have the exact lighter circuit and all that's in the black casing is a transformer, use your brains people 4 wires going in 2 going out 2 on the input are tied together and attached to positive the other 2 are attached to a transistor its obviously a transformer it's a super simple common self isolating circuit and if you still don't believe me riddle me this, if it was diodes and caps in the output would be pulsed and blue due to the capacitors discharging and the lower frequency and obviously the arc coming out of this looks like constant, purple high frequency arcs, which is further evidence that its a transformer

@talonjuel9486 5 лет назад

@[NCG] NubeCubeGamin this isn't me dissing you nubecube I'm just saying because there seems to be alot of unintelligent people in the comments

@synocate5602 7 лет назад

your writing is insanely good

@uliseslay24 7 лет назад

On the lighter circuit: it's not that the manufacturer does not want you to know what's inside, it's just that the high voltage components needs to be protected from moisture, decay of the material's dielectric properties, etc. Standard procedure in flyback transformers (eg old tv sets). Like what you do!

@syedkazemi4453 7 лет назад

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!?!?!?!?!? TO GREAT SCOTT

@greatscottlab 7 лет назад

Thanks

@user-yw3ry4wd2x 7 лет назад

GreatScott! I wish you the same sir, and to all reading this, a merry Christmas!

@hinaparveez7515 6 лет назад

GreatScott! i have a question what is this ccfl circuit i only heared about cfl circut and its mini transformer make an arc lighter with mobile charger circuit transformer

@WilliamPauley 7 лет назад

Awesome video! Merry Christmas! :$

@oscarpeters5309 7 лет назад

Merry Christmas everyone!

@theLuigiFan0007Productions 7 лет назад

Reminds me of the circuit I used on my Tesla Coil / Slayer Exciter thingy. XD More specifically, I used a turbo version of the Joule Theif, let me tell you it drew more power then I expected. RIP 2N3904, you will be missed. The coil is like 5 inches tall, didn't expect it to pull a few amps, and also the back EMF was over 30V. It latched on and shorted a large NiMH pack of Eneloops, which at 12V easily dumped 100W through it. Vaporized the poor transistor instantly.

@artvnl6345 7 лет назад

Lol I did this with a circuit of a flatbed scanner but it only has a verry small 'plasma effect'! 😂 keep up the great videos

@rafaelmarroquin4429 7 лет назад

I really like your videos :) thanks for share.

@atifmughal925 7 лет назад

merry Christmas to you bro

@davegeorge7094 6 лет назад

Great Scott!

@zaynfx101 6 лет назад

Love your work

@kirillvishnevsky6327 7 лет назад

I like your schematic skills, Scott (I know it's not Scott)

@luisledesma586 2 года назад

thanks for your great work, always inspiring; I have been thinking for a while about those inexpensive circuits, basically free when you get them out of dead compact fl. could they be modified into a DC power supply?

@danecekluk 7 лет назад

Merry Chrismas

@mohamedzakriamohamedhassan7132 4 года назад

Can you make a video of Making our own CFL circuit (for fluorescent lamps) like DIY or BUY ?

@messcommand7819 7 лет назад

GreatScott!

@danijel124 7 лет назад

I finnaly managed to made this arc lighter :) It works xd :) Although its in the crude prototype stage for now :)

@shadowbanned-9577 5 лет назад

Rad!... But, Need a super simple/super small one..(like the 99.^plasma lighter)...

@kolinevans9127 5 лет назад

Royer oscillators are very elegant.

@edwilson952 7 лет назад

legal, muito bom ...

@kenthoughtin 6 лет назад

Hey GreatScott! How did you wind the center-tapped primary coil??

@babakn4558 2 года назад

Tnx

@KaranSingh-tm1sf 7 лет назад

merry christmas from india :) ur all videos are nice

@debuti 7 лет назад

great Scott is great

@Smit7ua 7 лет назад

Ти взагалі красавчик))) Поважаю, не проскаю твого жодного відео)

@pindrei 7 лет назад

waren die blauen Bauteile eventuell VDRs? Wie immer ein top Video!

@BlackKingdomEnterprise 6 лет назад

Pls make an video about how to convert sound to electricity or about radiant energy

@jackenese3736 6 лет назад

can the gap be made bigger by adding "jump points" between the wires? or have multiple taps to cover a larger distance? (serious inquiry)

@audioelectronics542 3 года назад

I found almost same circuit in old refrigerator and that produce around 1000 volts but with higher voltage supply around 19 volts the arc become very large in size

@vishalchavda3663 7 лет назад

nicely explain

@TheOrginalHumibold 7 лет назад

are u using carbon rods for the final lighter? like in Grant Thompsons video with the electric arc furnace

@sungyunkim7450 7 лет назад

merry christmas!

@thodkats 7 лет назад

This guy is seriously adorable... great great work

@samoljubesic6275 Год назад

Nice explanation. % by the way resistors are 2.2 kohm...

@IrreverentSOB 7 лет назад

Fantastic !

@HemRobotics 7 лет назад

merry Christmas

@Reza-nu9gn 7 лет назад

Waiting For Your DIY Version Please Don`t Disappoint Us

@drphu 7 лет назад

1:16 Can/Would you measure the voltage @ the gap as I always thought it's about 100KV to jump 1 foot! Which is 3000 V per CM, although I forget how long of an arc I can get from an old TV fly-back, I did have a neon transformer that said 120 to 3000 and it did arc about 1 CM

@nobertsingh4747 7 лет назад

Can you make a small electronic precipitator for indoor use which can filter the dust particles of the room .(please make the high voltage supply too using commonly available parts.)Hope you will address my request.

@purduephotog 7 лет назад

the feedback coil is only for oscillation? how is the current controlled when keeping an ignited lamp running?

@sananasif2437 7 лет назад

sir also make a video on H bridges and explain why we need MOSFET driver in case of MOSFET based H bridge. plzz

@mongothemaniac5848 3 года назад

I have a bunch of large CCFL transformers pulled from old LCD TV's and was hoping they would be suitable for a HV supply but when hooked up to a flyback driver they don't produce an arc or even draw current. A flyback transformer or certain small CCFL transformers no problem, good arcs all the way down to 5V. But the larger ones I want to use the Mosfet in this does not even switch on and only thing I can conclude is that the driver is not suitable for them even though they are only single winding transformers.