The four big ones are not capacitors but so-called Zero Point Modules. They run on Naqahdah energy and balance out the internal chakras of the engine, thus providing the features mentioned in the device description.
i hear the goa'uld have plenty of them... Now, if only we could find SG1 or the crew of Atlantis or Destiny to help source a few more, we would have all the energy we could ever need.
Yes sir, and what grade of capacitor do you require? Doesn't matter, it for quack product anyway. Oh well in that case, we have all these manufacturing failures. Perfect!
I'm a retired Motor Mechanic. (Among other skills). When I was in college, one of my lecturers (All Qualified Mechanics) told us a story that he swore was true about a new car customer who complained of a "clunk" in his brand new Holden Ute. At the time my lecturer was employed as a mechanic in a rural dealership in Queensland (Australia). After many months of trying to resolve this clunk, they decided to resort to Destructive Investigation of the chassis of the car... (Cut it open. Cannot be repaired after that happens) Inside they found a Vegemite bottle with a note inside that said. "Bet that had you fucked!" My lecturer said he believed it was a parting present from one of the Chassis Welders on his last day of work in the factory.
That's what I figured. Someone had a load of bad caps and dumped them, either on an unsuspecting victim (who used them anyway since their product was fraudulent) or to some tech "recycling" firm.
They were not accidentally made without electrolyte, because the volume of the separator sandwich is so low, it would have never filled out the can even if it wasn't completely dry. These are deliberately made as junk.
@@SianaGearz pull apart some one-hung-low brand electrolytics and that's what's inside. I've seen the process of making electrolytic capacitors and my guess is these didn't get filled and thus didn't get formed and no subsequent testing. I wondered if the two parts of the system were not connected, i.e. the paper rolling and canning was a separate company to the filling and forming. That would explain why there would be so many unmarked capacitors that don't have a fill... I think Clive should buy a range of capacitors and tear them apart, just see what's inside the can.
@@davidhunt240 The cheapest capacitors i have that are new are ChongX and ChengXing and i don't have to pull them apart because i am an airhead and sometimes put them in the wrong way, and sometimes it goes so well that rapid self-disassembly occurs. What they are definitely not is loosey goosey semi-empty, there's lots of material in there, the can exerts serious pressure on the foil-separator stack, and the foil is almost as big as the other layers for decent space utilisation. Now even if these fake semi-empty capacitors in this video had electrolyte impregnation, i can't even nearly imagine how it would fill out the entire can laterally, and i mean if you allow air gaps, you won't get much capacitance to speak of. The foil is also disproportionately small. When autopsying a mysteriously dead Sirtec power supply which is about 10 years old, i found a big Teapo 400V around 470uF nominally if memory serves primary buffer cap, it's domed, it reads 30%-ish lower in capacity, but the funny thing about it is that it rattles, the rattling piece is heavy, and the rattle is lateral, so even if i press the dome in all the way, the innards still rattle. I haven't torn it apart, haven't had the inclination to yet, but perhaps i will now. Upon googling, there has been a bunch of failures from the time, it's a possibility that Sirtec ran into a batch of fakes.
@@SianaGearz There should be some another explanation. Manufacturing this custom made junk will cost more than buying a low quality real and functioning capacitors, unless you're buying millions if them.
This is a counterfeit products, you can look up Google for genuine Vs fake difference. The video uploader should change it title as it making peoples think the original product was a scam, it should be title "Fake Mega Raizin...".
@@markwallis7199 It's car voltage stabilizer, just look it up, if it's a scam why do you think there be so many counterfeit of the same product? Doesn't it mean the product actually work and people want it, though creating demand for counterfeit product. You might as well say iphone sucks cause the counterfeit iphone sucks.
@@shoveI this product was likely built to use a defective run of capacitors. but then again, the chinese capacitor conspiracy. look it up. its plagued the electronics industry for years now.
Probably the machine ran out of electrolyte and many of these dry caps have been produced unintentionally. So instead of dumping them, they decided to make some stupid people happy - who suddenly magically felt the engine of their crappy car becoming more powerful - and the concept worked. I doubt that any of these teenage hobby tuners ever noticed the scam, or even understood that it wouldn´t improve the performance even if the caps would be functional.
@@DieselRamcharger "the chinese capacitor conspiracy" The Koreans and Taiwanese did it first. Unfortunately fake electronics have been around forever, normally hidden under "warranty void if removed" stickers. :( PS Their website now has the cheek to have a "beware of fakes " notice " ! pivotjp.com/imitation/imitation_raizin-e.html PPS Is Raizin a nod to Ricer (A ricer car is a car which has unnecessary modifications to make it (mostly only)look faster) ?
"Poisoning or fire may result in damage to humans." So that's why I've been going through so many of those lately. My careless lack of regard has resulted in damage to my humans. If I had read the instructions I wouldn't have Thanos'd them all.
Clive, they are new super style type capacitors, your old tester broken not read the capacity because it is "out of range". Please buy our new capacitor super type tester which can be set to new super range. ;D
Those extra wires are used to do what is known as the "big three" adding extra ground wires from the engine to body, battery to body, and alternator to battery/body. It allows extra current flow and is done mostly for large audio upgrades and larger alternators.
Not really any need, they're at 12 volts and in that littlw number, would have far less capacity than the standard car battery. You can terminals of a car battery and not feel a thing. Unless your hands are wet, then you might feel a tingle. Anything that works in the extra low voltage range(under 36 volts) that does not contain a high voltage circuit, is normally pretty safe to handle and work with.
The Chinese are trolling us at this point. I wanted a EL84 tube cap! I do work for companies, technical writing and we have to look over ad sales stuff, and naming stuff MegaRaisin, or the crazy names they use, and insane hyperbole - they have English speaking people now, they do it on purpose. Maybe ten or twenty years ago. I know guys looking for work over there, and they tell them they don't care that nothing makes sense to us, it's not supposed to. So funny.
@SysPowerTools I think you are confused about the difference between solid conductive polymer capacitors and supercaps/ultracaps. The former are replacing electrolytics in applications such as switching regulators, were low esr and extended life at high temperatures are important. Supercaps can be used to start a car (though its a stupid idea as reserve capacity is negligible) but they use an electrolyte internally.
Its so much fun watching videos like this.. It seems obvious to me (at least) that you know exactly what youre talking about, you're passionate, and prepared to explain every potential question and explain everything to the "expert layman".. (Hobbyists', grease monkeys, welders, farmers etc.....)
It's funny they bothered to put ONE real cap in there... I wonder if they knew they were bogus when making this thing? Those dry caps are actually pretty interesting, though. Never seen something like that and now I know what the inside of an electrolytic cap looks like!
Looks like they run out of Electrolyte while making knockoff Caps, and sold them regardless, since they won't work anyway. Like these sh*tty Powerbanks with the insane Capacities, which are filled with Sand, or the SSD's which is just an USB Stick in an SSD housing filled with Nuts and Bolts. If you are ripping off your Customers, at least rip them off properly, with the highest possible profit-margin.
With one real cap the device is still a capacitor, without it then it's not. You can argue if a capacitor helps in a car across the battery but all electronic devices in a car has a capacitor across the power input so it can't be a bad thing.
You would probably have to break open a place which would normally be used totally leave excess pressure should it be subject to too much or stress or whatever.
They fill them with a needle, form them and then put the "brand" on them. Unfilled capacitors are really, really cheap, but generally useless to anyone but the companies who fill and form them. But with the right scam in mind, it's a money spinner...
@@davidhunt240 There are several videos showing various manufacturers making electrolytic capacitors on YT, and they show the rolled up electrodes being soaked in large vats of electrolyte before they are assembled in the can. Injecting it would be a manufacturing nightmare.
lol, when you measured it's 0, i was expecting the caps to be empty inside, from sand-filled lithi cells now they're going with dried caps, are those electrolytes really that expensive so they have to do that?
Total speculation on my part, but maybe a capacitor manufacturer had a problem on their production line that produced a bunch of capacitors without electrolyte. Knowing there are companies like the one that made this device, the capacitor manufacturer sold their bad "capacitors" for less than the cost of producing fake capacitors.
Not just violate them but SLAM THEM OVER A TABLE AN VIOLATE THEM WITH A BRAIN CACTUS... Manufacturers love Big Clive as they know they'll never have to honor a Warranty for any product he gets his hands on...in fact, I wouldn't be surprised if Manufacturer's have included a Clause in the Fine Print stating "Warranty Void if Big Clive even so much as looks at this Product!"...
That thick blue translucent insulation is really popular with the bro side of automotive electronics. I've installed quite a few different after market mods that came with cable that looked very similar.
06:05 "big lugs"... Now come on Clive. As an ex industrial sparky you know full well that those dinky little things are really not that big. 😆 I'm kind of disappointed that the cap cans weren't filled with raisins.
The extra cables could help a little if they’re used to supplement engine to chassis, the alternator to battery and chassis to battery negative. In the car audio world this is called the big three and is usually done with at least 4awg cables, often the alternator(s) have been upgraded to put out over 200amps. This does help a little to stop lights dimming with the music or other auxiliaries due to voltage drop, so their claim to brighten headlights has a little truth to it, but the skinny cabling will make little difference to a regular car and driver.
I've seen a trillion references to "The Big Three" and I'd been guessing at what that actually was, but this is the FIRST actual "And this is what it is!" reference that I've ever found. I have a grounding issue in my Honda Civic and one off-handed comment from someone was that I should do 'the big three' and then "Other Stuff", so I did the 'other stuff' since I knew where my body grounds were...but the Three never got done. Guess I've got a new-old car project to work on for next week, and thanks!
I was wondering why there was a smaller one in the middle. Initially I thought it was to fit another in, now I know it was because the others were decoys. *pay no attention to the small capacitor in the middle*
If it was cheaper it would be worth as a voltage drop meter. I must say, I loved those unfilled / unfinished capacitors - never seen anything like that before and I tend to perform autopsies on faulty electrolytics :-)
When I watch your videos I often wish there was a "LOVE" button. Like seems like it's not nearly enough. Debunking Chinese junk is one of my favorite themes done in BigClive fashion. Thank you!
I bet the cheapest way to get fake large capacitors is to buy them from a capacitor factory but tell them not to bother with the electrolyte to save some pennies. Maybe building them without the cores would actually be more disruptive to production and consequently more expensive.
Looking at them they were probably made by somebody with the machinery to wind capacitors, and to seal the cases, and who bought them from some manufacturer who was upgrading, along with a large stock of foil and separator, and lots of the seals and leads. Then wound them using the least possible foil, and no electrolyte because that was not one of the machines he got. Probably making counterfeit parts, and getting sleeves for them printed with real logos, and no electrolyte so they do not blow on power up or have voltage ratings, as he is not worried about making the sleeve align, just fit and look similar to the real thing to slip into the supply of somebody, get the real stuff and sell for profit. Then he met this shady guy, and they made a deal for no name brand capacitors, and fictional values
@@vincentrobinette1507 (B)raizen are not inteligent to make it. They will buy tons of these believing that increased their MPG. It seems to be a creation from an american dreaming to the businessman of the year who designed, traveled to China and hired children to manufacture and ship to the world.
Fourteen years ago I installed one of these units on my '82 Porsche 928. Those old cars have issues with the voltage indicator operating erratically. Experts advised to spend $650 on a new Bosch alternator. I opted for the $20 gimmick. Lo and behold the voltage needle stabilized at 13.7 volts at all times. Car ran exactly the same as before but the needle finally locked so I was happy.
Wow that thing is fancy. It does everything and absolutely benefits your vehicle in no way! I'm so impressed with the device big cllive, I had to watch your video again!👍
about 8 years ago, i actually had one of these installed on my car. I used it as a grounding kit but your were spot on with it, its pretty much useless lol.
Those fake capacitors might be fun to play around with though, since they've got all the stuff to make a capacitor minus the electrolyte. Maybe combine them together into one capacitor in a film case and see if it explodes or test various electrolytes and compare results.
It is unbelievable how these people profits from the lack of technical and scientific knowledge from part of the public, to sell them this unspeakable garbage. Thank you Big Clive for evidencing this scam. And thank you for creating this video...
I discovered this approach when I was bagging up some kits and got a batch of very tight little bags that just stretched and ripped when you tried opening them.
Failed the 'high quality' on the description then... If you had genuine super capacitors, it could help start the car with a weak battery. I'm sure I've seen a few videos where people have actually done that, or replaced the battery outright with a bank of super capacitors.
Only if the capacitors are charged better than the battery. You’d need to keep them seperate from the rest of the body electrical system to make sure they stayed good.
its weird because energy savers can work, Because a modern smart charge alternator will regulate between 13 and 16Volts (most common hover over 14vs) and always keep atleast 50% load off the engine similar to driving with AC unit off (so clutch pully freewheels vs on when engaged) If you drive 10 miles without a alternator Compared to one with one. You will notice the car is faster and return mpg. The avg car requires around 30amps, (with no lights,heaters ect) (basic 12V items like Injectors,Coil, Ecu, heater elements in 02 sensors), So if u had something that could like a high capacity battery that is semi lightweight it would be possible. Thats why some racing cars don't have alternators. What would be a good idea is a clutched pully electronic alternator and big capacitors . So the car could freewheel for 20 mins... Charge caps then freewheel for 20 mins again.
The only 'helpful' part of the kit is the ground cables, car manufacturers often put the bare minimum cable AWG size and causes some voltage drop to some components under certain circumstances (Acura TL S type 2007 with crankshaft sensor code comes into mind)
DIY electrolytic capacitors! Just add the electrolyte (I think ethylene glycol+boric acid). Would be interesting to see if they can be made to work (at least somewhat) by diy means.
a lot since you don't have to get it right! alght why bother is to actually put something inside is behown me. maybe they got a batch of unfinished caps for free
Proposed alternative design: Input goes to a charging resistor and an output diode (low drop) to charge at moderate speed but instantly discharge capacitor on voltage drop. Thus sampling the capacitor voltage measures the lowest battery voltage with a much lower ADC sample rate. Use a μC with a low standby current instead of that Holtek. Also a voltage low loss voltage regulator. Put entire thing in the housing for a voltage showing mains indicator light, so it takes less space on the dash.
For $12 you get a starting meter and a nice bit of replacement engine bay earth lead. In my opinion, definitely worth the buy. Not for the intended purpose though.
Clive, you need to use all the components from all of the garbage you've pull apart over the years and make something that actually works. I think that'd be a fun project to watch.
Hey Clive, car guy here. Those cables would be used as extra grounding cables. Those alone can actually make a surprising difference on quite a few cars (usually automatics). Due to the way the electricity flows within a cars chassis, a poorly grounded car (which is pretty much all of them these days) will actually not flow enough electricity to fire the spark plugs enough, or provide enough electricity for the computer in the transmission to shift fast/hard enough.
Well, effectively those big caps are paper type. Audiophiles love those in tube amps, but they absolutely have to be old and leak like a seive (electrically). :D
It's probably the Chinese Yuan as both the Yuan and Yen have the same international currency symbol of ¥. However the Japanese themselves use the Hiragana symbol for yen which is 円, so products in stores won't show ¥, while Chinese stores will.
use the right app then. there are good ones. a lot of people say torque and they can tell you min and max for anything really but i don't like the app that much. i like carscanner app that is free and can do about everything but there is a few things can get with paid version that is $3 or something i think like more then 2 live data graphs at a time and stuff. www.carscanner.info/
For £12.49, it's amazing how cheaply it can be made! I personally fitted my car with a Maxwell BMOD0058 E016 B02 ... same concept but one that actually works (£110 though). It's a bank of 6 supercapacitors with a total of 58f and does have the ability to start an engine on it's own. It does stabilise car voltages though, which should help the electronics and battery survive a bit longer. Whether it saves fuel... possibly? But probably not!
And just to add, this fake product has two 15a fuses. 30a of current won't do ANYTHING! The maxwell caps I have, output over 600a... that is unfused LOL
Well, at least most of the capacitors are leakproof. That's a great safety feature to add to the lead-free solder and the zero added mercury. Automatic approval (if only it came with an orange box).
Metal slot cover is actually for this application, you remove it if you attach the extra 3 earths tot he terminal inside the box... given this device doesn't work, and doesn't describe how it claims to work I have no idea when your supposed to do that, but you can. The IC for voltage testing is really common in jump start packs, so it was probably cheap locally.
Since copper is expensive, most heavy jumper cables are now CCA (copper covered aluminum). It works O.K., but you can't directly compare gauge since aluminum is more resistive than copper, so 2 gauge cable (for example) may actually be more like a 3 or 4 gauge copper cable. These wires are probably CCA.
in audio we use 500farad caps , well actually they are 3000farad in series of 6 for a final 500F cap . otherwise any cap smaller is probably going to hurt more than help . the 1-10farad caps for audio are mostly scams , sand , concrete , epoxy , tar , all kinds of crap we have seen inside them with either a small cap , or small cap bank , or a rolled style with filler , the better ones are mostly filled will a roll style , though they still suck . they real good caps are maxwell or xs power 3000farad , those are about the only legit caps ... there are other ''brands'' but most of them are one of these 2 or a china knockoff maxwell .
@@valentiner61 I've tested the china knock offs and they are no where near as good , not only do they lack true capacity but the ir is all over the place suggesting poor quality control. With lithium prices so low and lithium so powerful super / ultra caps are far more a niche use type of thing now .
It's a safety feature for reverse polarity protection: the capacitors won't fail if they are installed the wrong way around. Unfortunately they've gone and spoiled it by having a real capacitor in the mix which will fail.
I found the following list of features for it in an ebay listing. I wonder what the "engine kink-over" is going to do to all the male and female connectors in my car? Should I be worried? Increases torque at low and middle speeds. Stabilizes idling and improves engine kink-over. Improves engine response. Increases headlight brightness. Improves fuel economy. Improves battery life. Improves bass sound. Digital Voltage Display
