Killer Screwdriver
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- Neon tester/ terminal driver gets tested on a few thousand volts.
Not a good prospect if you were on the end of it, and you had it in your hand and inadvertently made contact with a few thousand volts.
Strongly advise to use a proper insulated screwdriver for terminals.
Use a proper voltage tester like a fluke with 2 probes to get a definitive answer to weather there is voltage or not.
Always ensure that your test equipment is rated for the voltage you want to test or work on.
Where ever possible do not work on live equipment moving wires about.
Play safe !
The guys that work on live power pylon lines up to a Megavolt wear conductive suits to prevent the corona discharge from their hands. I was yakking to a guy in Canada who did the early live line research and he said that when he held a spanner out at arms length it was fizzing with sparks like a tesla coil.
Even the guys who do live line work at 30kV with gloves and other barriers say that the capacitive coupling can get quite tingly on their skin.
bigclivedotcom wow this is an old comment! Do you know where he has disappeared to Big Clive? I’d heard he’d moved to India?
OK
@@M1Cr0sOfT really?
Corona!!!!!
@@RomanBellic not that kind
I think if you're using a screwdriver to test 8,000 volts OR if there is a 8,000 volts current in your domestic outlet, the screwdriver quality is the least of your problems.
@@potato_x69 ur name
Exactly what I thought.
8,000 volts current yeah??
you say having an 8,000v tap in your house, like it's a bad thing?
@@CooKiesHouseCannabisCo it electrocutes you when you come near it
I particularly like the garage mechanics version of this screwdriver that has a croc lead that plugs into the end. When the croc lead isn't plugged in it looks identical to the mains tester, but there's just a 12v lamp inside. I wonder how many people have tested the mains with that!
It would get a bit fizzy.
Actually bad memories for me with a mis-labelled test bulb that was 12v instead of 240v, i was lucky to be in a crouch position so i jumped back with a hand stuck on the test "screwfryer"
Isn’t time a funny old thing?
Fishing viewers from other channels.
Classy
I can tell you - from stupid experience- that it gives you a nasty shock. But because the point of contact is small and at the top, it’s nothing too bad at mains voltage.
Guarantees 1 000 Volts, can take almost 100 000 Volts.
thebel89 Made in Germany ;)
Llamanator Everything is not linear in the the world of electrons. Very impressive.
Dats german engineering ;)
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That's good considering most people who use this probably don't own a volt meter
When the photonic induction guy says a tool is too dangerous to use, you wanna make sure it doesn't come within a thousand yards of you or your loved ones.
@@ts757arse Did you give it a try?
@@jamescollins6085 He died.
@@phreak761 you’re joking right
@@butterdog223 Maybe.
He doesn't actually know what he's talking about.
Using a test device that is clearly rated for use testing up to a maximum of 500v on an 8000volt potential. Is like fitting a 1000hp engine into a Morris Minor, and then complaining that the brakes and handling are not good enough.
2:07 I’m not sure, but it looks to me as if the power tester is indicating the presence of at least some current.
A clear indication when the screwdriver blew up . Fuck being on the end of that . I've never used one cos I don't trust it
Means it works!
Idk man I can't really see it, can you tell me where to look at?
LMAOOOO 🤣🤣🤣
One of the greatest comments I have ever seen, LMAO.
*”smells like burning flesh in here”*
Wife: “what are you watching?!”
Me: “a scientist….”
Matt! Love your channel! Never thought I'd see you watching this!
How many volts does it take to set off the primer of a 155mm Howitzer shell? Glad to see you here Matt!
@@ts757arse You should make a video on it. Would love to see that!
Lol, the neighbours : "WTF IS HE DOING NOW?!?"
+Matthew Dobing
What's he doing in there Nick Cave ?
+Matthew Dobing Especially when the whole neighborhood is browning out.
+harry hill whats he building in there - Tom Waits
+fonzi mcgroats Tom Waits ftw
+Matthew Dobing Welding with hotdogs.
It is a terrible shame that your videos were not used for industry training or HV induction purposes they are so much better than all the drivel I had to sit through
German Logic:
It could handle 50k Volts
But lets get save and rate it for 1k
practically anything German wise... just double or triple the damn thing and you got something great
It's not German logic, that's the logic of a given standard which dictates under which conditions can something land on the market and claim to protect against XY. Lot of the times, these standards take into account even theoretical situations which are extremely unlikely to actually occur.
The massive safety margin also factors in wear and tear over it's expected lifetime. The insulation is likely to be thinner after 10 years of use reducing it's resistance.
theese safety margins also factor in production variations
Kids in Africa could have eaten that electricity...
and that screwdriver too
what about the plasma
racisim the cancer of the human mind
+Mustafa free soul who was racist, dipshit?
allays playing the race card you guys are allways whiping that card out stop it
"Made in Germany" means "damn good piece of hardware".
Not always. The Germans don't always get it right, and they're not always honest. *cough* Volkswagen *cough*.
Ada Wong yup!!
@Reno Simpson you are going a long way back there.
@@Metal-Possum Actually they did it right. They made a CAR that KNOWS when it's being tested!!! Brilliant!!!
Yeah
This is amazing. Great to see how well the insulated screwdrivers copes with huge amount of voltage. Great eye opener for the voltage testing screwdriver as well.
So let me get this straight... this screwdriver is supposed to light up if it probes a live terminal? Those high tension tests were certainly showing rather vibrant illumination... seems it's working perfectly fine!
My father has one of those testing screwdrivers. It is very good and handy if you only use it for 240 volts. Hungary btw
No it's not. You need to touch something conductive to get a decent light out of the neon, which is in itself dangerous. If you are well insulated the light is very dull and you might not even see it. So the tester would tell you "OK no voltage" and then you fry yourself because there was. Don't use them. Also they are made in 12V versions with just a shitty little print with the voltage.. grab the wrong one once and stick it into the mains and be prepared to be quite suprised.
My Dad had one of those in the Late 90's... Never Tried it in a Live Socket etc
After working as an electrician's assistant for a few months in the USA (& getting a few 120V shocks), it's awesome seeing you play around with power beyond my experience. Keep the vids coming! I've been watching your stuff for nearly an hour now :) subscribed!
Are you still an assistant or are you an electrician now ?
@@penlavits3305 I’m a chef/artist/photographer/musician.
@@MrMotchel well as long as you are making enough to get by that is all that matters.
Gotta love how one minute he is literally saving your life and the next blowing it up, in the name of safety! Never change mate.
German engineering... It takes 100 times the designed threshold to destroy it... Imagine a truck designed to carry 10 tons of payload, and you put 1000 tons on it, and it still goes... Amazing...
Wow, that was a very detailed reply to my comment :) Yes, I understand what you are saying, I just wanted to saythat some products exceeds their designed limits, while some other cheap products don't even come close to their claimed quality.
You can find 5000V rated screwdrivers on ebay which would fail under 1000V.
The red and yellow screwdriver is constructed of metal (the tip) plastic (the red bits) and rubber (the yellow bits).
Ariel Barton Normal screwdrivers don't need to worry about high voltage, so the steel bit is glued directly into the handle. With high voltage around, You need to minimize conductivity. With an electrician's screwdriver, the bit is completely isolated from the handle by the shaft, to prevent extreme voltages from jumping through the handle molding into your hand. Ordinary plastic would melt under a few thousand volts, not only electrocuting you but melting into your hand. These not only withstand high voltage, but as you saw, don't melt under heat.
Ariel Barton
The metal shaft goes from tip up to the handle like any other screwdriver. The difference is that an electricians screwdriver is 1) always red, 2) always has an insulation sleeve on the shaft to prevent accidental grounding/connections to unintended conductors (exposed wire, the junction box, anything else grounded or energized), and 3) always has thick insulation on the handle to make current flow unlikely.
This is why they're always so pricey... because they can save your life.
P.s. always keep them clean and dry... having water or oil on the surface defeats the whole point. ;)
*****
It must be some kind of impregnated paper as found in transformers and capacitors. Regular paper has pores making it as weak as the air, not to mention when it gets wet.
Police? There's a shooting near 123 fake street!
Police: No, that's Photonicinduction cooking hot dogs, don't be alarmed.
Nah we all know Britain doesn't believe in firearms.
@@CheekClapper879 youd be surprised with how many of us own guns.
123 fake street why
@@josiahswanson5518 I don't know where he lives.
I think this video saved me from getting zapped.
Back in the day I used this type of screwdriver tester all the time, after watching this video I started checking my screwdriver for damage and only tap the top briefly when used, a few years back I spotted rust and water inside the screwdriver, now I use a chicken stick
That insulated screwdriver has one hell of a safety factor. It was fun to hear how the mains hum changed as the capacitors charged.
Inrush current
The 1kV driver did well. I wonder how well it would do after it had seen some heavy use and been kicking around in a toolbox for a while though. That said, I recently got a new pair of snips and submerged the handles of the well used ones in salty water and did a 1kV megger test between the water and metalwork. They tested fine.
The corona discharge fizzing before the failure was possibly AC coupled corona discharge?
You can see the plastic is of a very durable kind. Not like that cheap shit from China.
or just look after your tools?
Idk anything about anything you do but your videos always seem to put me in a good mood and keep me entertained no matter what circumstance im in
2021 needs you back on here , been way too long since we heard you say “popped it” whilst letting the magic smoke out of whatever you are electrifying, stay safe
i have good news...
Yeah mate, you’re not gonna believe it
He's back. :)
This comment is almost prophetic.
if its made in germany you know its good stuff
***** Germany and Japanese hmmmm :P
***** nothing nothing :))
***** RIIICERRRRRRR
waxedtaters The Third Reich was made in Germany.
SinisterSkullGaming And it was very successful too - shame the military campaign wasn't.
No apprentice electrician wangs were harmed in the making of this video.
LOL.
5:26 _feels up screwdriver with sausage_
lol
That DOES look slightly perverted, and a little gay.
LMFBO
Gumboot Zone 😂😂😂😂😂i thought the same
Did anyone else find it slightly disturbing the way that sausage wobbled about...
And then was *destroyed*!?
So funny XD
You should start your own tv show!
"Britain's most shocking" :)
he has been on a few shows with his dish washer experience
he should have a show explaining what happened when .. as in videos off the TH-cam's and explained why things went wrong.
@@garystinten9339 Like out-takes - he could call it "Photonic-Bloopers"
in tandem with Electroboom?
Thank you so much for coming back… I’ve been watching through the entire channel again- congratulations on the wife!
same
3:38 oh god I laughed so hard. "oops"
+просветление Δ 1:57 like that :P
why is there a Delta in your name?
Prob for the same reason the rest of his names translates into "enlightenment" from russian.
Oh
Kool
wher do u live? In a transformer room?
jajaja lol
@@potato_x69 close he does have a better back up suply than Fukushima power plant
How Photonicinduction cooks his hot dogs.
Your neighbours must love you!...bang, bang, boom...."what the f**k is he up to now?"
The way Andy says "Oops" as he blows up the screwdriver
Finally! Everyone should understand the dangers with those divers. Shared! I've never had one fail on 240 (luckily I guess) but I've seen one fail in someone else's hand, coinciding with a power surge. They have no tolerance whatsoever. He was alright thankfully - good old 'left hand in pocket' rule. It's a shame the CK kits come with one included...
"I popped it"
"oops"
James Walton "Awh, Ah popp'd eet!"
made in china vs made in germany
Meaningless comparison. I have used (and still possess) German-made Neon screwdrivers that would fail just as spectacularly. I have also a Chinese-made HV probe (2kV rating) that is VERY capable of withstanding comparable overvoltage (and contains a fully-encapsulated HV resistor string). Having tested the probe at 10kV ( with excellent (microamp) current leakage) the Chinese quality (for a price, mind you) is no different to any other supplier. You get what you pay for. Qualilty costs, whether from China, Germany, or anywhere else.
"You'll be hanging on to the end of that,wondering what happened...."
Electrician #1: Shit, my screwdriver disappeared!
Electrician #2: Found it! There's a bit over there, there, there, and a bit in the wall over there.
You'd be alrady vaporized by that moment
@@slowmosounds8947 Nah if you had 1000 volts at relatively low amps going through that, You'd get a nasty af shock, You'd be hanging on to the end of it wondering what happened
Do you smell the ozone? Its Hot-dog-fingers Frankenstein! RUN! RUN! RUN AWAY!
Chris Gruno gr
what the fuck is that a picture of
Those "daft" little neon screwdrivers must have saved countless lives. They are easy to deploy, therefore more probing takes place , and therefore live conductors that are either expected , or supposed to not be live, are detected in a timely way.
Having worked in the industry for decades, I can say that I've encountered many reports and personal experiences of these things averting accidents. The only case I have ever encountered of a person being shocked via one, was when I felt a tingle after I'd customized the tool for testing an electric fence. I had elongated the handle and added insufficient (initially) resistors to make it operate at around 20kv. I ended up adding about 30Meg ohm ( if I remember rightly ) to get it to work.
Ofcourse it's possible to soak one in water and thereby short out the resistor , and get shocked, but I've never known of this happening . I guess one can manage to have an accident with anything - that's what the Darwin awards are about. But these handy and inexpensive devices DEFINITELY save more lives than they take - a bit like seat belts.
Sometimes a neutral wire disconnected from the main neutral bus will float live via a an appliance . A neon screw driver will detect such a live neutral , when most other test devices would not. As long as one remembers not to probe voltages exceeding the rated voltage on the tool, and one doesn't play submarines with them prior to using, they are very safe. One must also remember that they don't light up when probing the secondary sides of transformers. If you use these things intelligently, there is no danger. What is actually dangerous, is telling amateurs not to use these things. Joe Bloggs is not going to spend loads of money on an expensive tester, that he may not understand how to use or read properly, but he will buy a neon tester. If he doubts the neon, and so fails to probe, then you do have a dangerous situation.
Remember folks, don't use your neon testers to probe 50,000 volt installations.
And don't listen to idiots telling you not to use them. They are perfectly safe used intelligently to probe normal household mains voltages.
Do you ever have a desire to touch these electric arcs? These are so lovely! lol
i want to put tubes throughout my entire house, in the floor and on the ceiling with electric arcs running through them, and a bunch of transformers to listen to would be nice too
@@melomidi except theres a good chance it will set your house on fire
@@bitterlemonboy That's why he has a Dyson vacuum cleaner.
Why this channel is the best, when you think it's over, he never stops, until all has popped.
Ahh, a classic from when TH-cam was a simpler/better place. Not a sponsor/endorsement in sight, basic editing, all of the content, none of the bullshit.
I miss this dude .
@@desertfish74 in case you've not seen, he's back and it's glorious
@@benhemmings1290 yes I have I couldn’t believe my eyes when the video popped up!
@@desertfish74 it's awesome to see, it's good to see he's doing well
Thanks for the tip Photon. If the insulation breaks down on my screwdriver next time I'm fiddling with 100kv, I'll be sure to put it straight in the bin 😜
4:00 I could just imagine two cops walking by your house when you do this and them freaking out.
yeah! electronic gunfire from my hot dog! try telling them that lol!
MixZ I think you'd find yourself cuffed faster than you could finish the sentence xD
I'd be surprised if this guy hasn't had some cop come by yet. Hell, I don't even get how his power company hasn't cut him off for all the power he uses.
+MoistGoat I bet he has his own station
+MoistGoat he has a special line, like they run to large factories.
3:35 Revenge of the screwdrivers
This thing is like a gunshot every time it strikes off lightning. Ridiculous...just how i like my cup of TH-cam. Lawl
Brownouts in the neighborhood: "Just Photonicinduction does his thing..." everyone: "Ahhh..."
The best crazy scientist/electrical engineer/british drunkard voice actor in the history of high voltage transformers. Keep it up.
After being electrocuted when I was 14... This puts the fear of god into me
mike malone how did it happen please.
storm3698 I was in Spain and plugged something in breaker didn't trip I was along for the ride simple as that
mike malone at least you lived to tell the tale. Electricity is a good servant but can be a cruel master.
There are differences between being electrocuted and being shocked. If you were electrocuted you would be dead.
David Findlay explains why I woke up in resuscitation then....
4:14 "Honey, the hotdog's ready! Come 'n' get it."
Please come back to TH-cam
I hope you dont have people living next door, think someone was being shot... Alot XD
***** Yes I was thinking that, because one xperiment I used to do was to put electrodes in a plastic tray with salt water wired directly to the mains and all the house lighting flickered too ! just not sure if it affected next doors also?
"There will be flames, that is a certainty". I think that one applies to most of Photon's videos!
When the "finger" partially detaches and starts swinging in circles going *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* *BANG* _pop_
I was shocked once I took apart a microwave and I forgot to discharge the high voltage capacitor and boom it hurt a lot moral of the story: don't be stupid
U are very lucky to be alive
There is no cure for stupid. The frightening thing is that people who are stupid don't even realise they are stupid.
This guy got balls, knows what he's doing, or is insane...I like him.
Wonder if his neighbors thought that he'd finally lost it and begun shooting the place up. Sounded like .22 shots! =P Nice vid mate!
his calm demeanour makes me wonder sometimes.
(Next door neighbour) “ I don’t know why I keep getting this cracking sound on my AM radio “ 😁
I love how it is so violent it screwed with the camera
When that 1st tester blew apart I laughed so hard. Very satisfying.
Quality "Made in Germany" !
Greetings from Germany ;)
That was awesome pal. As an electrician myself it was very reassuring to see the vde jobby withstand so much. Cant believe it withstood the stresses of 50 Kv !,
Its german, its not allowed to fail
the makers of that screwdriver should use this video to emphasize how well it's protected
hearing the sound of that much voltage made my hair rise.
I remember when I studied electronic weapons systems for the NAVY was told to never use those neon test screwdrivers, we were all issued fully insulated ones, nice to see a direct display of why.
Elijah Wood is getting into some crazy shit these days.
I bet the neighbor's watch this channel and smile and think... yeah thats right I remember the lights blinking that night!
That was a very interesting video. Since many people are experimenting with tesla coils and flyback transformers (including me) I would really like to know the breakdown voltage of some epoxy resins. So if you have some destructive potential (and time) left for this experiment that would be awesome :)
If you ever watch the movie Sunshine take note of how some of the characters become addicted to feeling just a fraction of the sun's full energy in the observation room. They're obsessed with it. I get the feeling that my boy here has a similar thing going on with electricity.
making Bratwurst LIKE a bos
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PaulofPauls haha
nice to know my chosen screwdrivers are safe, and the first thing an engineer did whilst i was an apprentice, was take the neon driver out my box and throw it in the bin, i do the same to my apprentices now.
when an addon breaks in gmod
Photonicinduction ur videos are awesome, the sheer destruction, along with the educational value, and ur comedic value, I have watched over 5+ hours of your videos. Keep up the videos the electricity stuff is super fascinating.
"I popped it" lol that's the best
How much is your energy bill?!
Colin Sullivan probably not much since it's Low current
All of it!!!
Oh photonocinduction, I hope you're well wherever you are. Your videos still....light up our days. We didn't deserve you.
I presume you check the electromagnetic compatibility of all your equipment on a regular basis, to avoid blacking out the entire RF spectrum for miles around? Or do you just do this at 3am each morning?
Love your work, by the way. Tesla would be proud of you!
He is in an insulated room
You and people like you are the sole reason we need Hinkley point.
that's scarier than my whiskey intake
LOVE REWATCHING ALL YOUR OLDIES. YOU'RE A BADASS BROTHER!!!
Skip to 3:50 for Vietnam flashbacks
I've upped the volts a bit too many 😂 you are the best! please come back.
Arent these things only supposed to be used up to 500 volts though?
Mate of mine was almost killed by one of these on a standard single phase 230v supply - somehow the voltage bridged and it exploded, and I mean literally exploded. We later reckoned it had moisture in it. Spend £20 and get a Fluke non-contact tester
Yes. Safety factor should always be observed.
Watchin that hot dog bouncing up and down and flappin around with those sparks was just too funny! hahahaha!
Man, I want some hotdogs now.
Well I've just discovered this unreal channel to discover all old Content. I've missed the glory days. WELL I AINT AVIN IT!!
I hope you got paid for that great advertisement.
I have never used a neon tester....always use a good quality meter...and know what you are doing.
I like your videos Photoinduction ...excellent test equipment.
Is this a hot dog cooking tutorial?
Watched this during part of my lesson today, apparently the sausage was the closest thing you had to replicate a human finger. Electricity is dangerous ,yes, but theres no denying that the sausage is comedy gold 😂😂
Funniest video ever xD, i love how it destroys both things HAHAHAHAHHA!
I always appreciate your noise warnings. Thats actually what made me subscribe lol. Electricity and consideration, a powerful combo.
who else liked this video before watching it
One of my previous jobs was insulation testing, specifically power transformers. VERY good video.
That´s "made in Germany" :D
the most amazing stuff I've ever seen is on this Chanel considering the fact that I know nothing of electricity I love what you do with it. amazing!!!!!!
bad shit can happen if you use your tools improperly, that's new
Plastics pvc silicon rubber XLPE ETC... all can withstand enormous voltages but the problem is the corona, yep that crackling sound. The corona and UV is extremely destructive and its just a matter of time before a puncture occurs, and making the material thicker doesn't do much except delay the breakdown. LV insulated tools is strictly for LV use only.
how not to cook a hotdog...
Amazing how durable that 1000V rated screwdriver was. It seemed like the final hole did burn there after there was an external lightning between the voltage source and the stickhead touching the screwdriver. Don't really know right words for this but maybe you understood what I meant.