Building A Monster High Current Transformer

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  • Photonicinduction Building A Monster High Current Transformer
    See Too Much Current + Electric Meter Pop
    And 50,000 Amp Transformer Completed
    Sound Track generted from www.looperman.com/

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  • @CharredSteak
    @CharredSteak 9 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    "Pulling only 100 amps", quote of the day

  • @HotAxleBox
    @HotAxleBox 11 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    As an engineer myself, you do the things that I wish I could do! Fantastic stuff, keep the videos coming!!

  • @devinwg6777
    @devinwg6777 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I absolutely love this guy! Must be fun to be around.

  • @cloroxbleach1200
    @cloroxbleach1200 9 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I love your fire extinguisher

  • @ct6502c
    @ct6502c 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Very interesting! I'm generally more interested in high voltage experiments, but this is still very cool. One good thing with this experiment is that there isn't really much danger of electric shock since the secondary voltage would be so low (too low to overcome the resistance of the human body). The primary circuit could shock you of course, but no more dangerous than anything else plugged into the wall. The biggest dangers would be fire and wires exploding violently.

    • @jordangallichan2490
      @jordangallichan2490 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi reporting you was a mistake sorry about that

  • @sandyleask92
    @sandyleask92 12 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    "where's my fire extinguisher" takes out a water spray bottle ~ classic!

  • @johnsanchez8029
    @johnsanchez8029 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You’ve got yourself a giant pair of stainless steel balls! So very amazing to see nature’s driving force in action. That final wire you showed sure is a beauty; and just as you said, it makes that huge transformer look small in comparison! Great stuff man. I hope all is well for you these days and I hope you have continued your studies (since this video posted) as the quest for knowledge is never ending!!!
    Peace, your way my friend!✌️

  • @TheManLab7
    @TheManLab7 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    8:24 It's cool watching that tiny cable jump about the transformer due to the HUGE magnetic field 😂

  • @samsimington5563
    @samsimington5563 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Spring: (Melts to death) AAAHHH I'M BURNING!!
    Wire: Uh. I'm on fire here. O_O
    Photon: (pretends not to notice that the wire is on fire while he explains what it's doing to the spring)
    Me: Smart indeed

  • @TheRealFrankWizza
    @TheRealFrankWizza 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like the safe manner in which you practice your craft.

  • @rachelvirago
    @rachelvirago 12 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nice transformer!
    Have not seen kit like that since I worked on London Underground, used as incoming for (signaling) relay rooms, although configurations varied as we ran two 100v systems (125 Hz [silver relays] and 33/3 Hz [red relays], which was the "legacy system]).

  • @1127r
    @1127r 10 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    clever man

  • @MultiHigdon
    @MultiHigdon 11 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    badass dude, very cool demo,

  • @AT_Videography
    @AT_Videography 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hands and nerves of steel to not even flinch at all the slag and liquid metal flying at ya. 8:09

  • @JamieKugelmann
    @JamieKugelmann 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You are nuts, man! How did you get to know all this stuff! Welcome back to TH-cam again, we all love you!

  • @zx8401ztv
    @zx8401ztv 13 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ive noticed with quite low currents the connections can really restrict the flow, soldering every strand is the only way ive found to get minimum resistance.
    But the wires i solder are farty in comparison to your monster cables :-)
    Love your vids :-)

  • @kontra93
    @kontra93 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    First of all, the secondary side of the transformer is not grounded at any point (though, there should be capacitive grounding). Second, the voltage is just too low to electrocute you.

  • @Sypher474
    @Sypher474 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent work with all the edits and re-uploads. Just a suggestion, it might be worth sticking links to both vids mentioned at the end in the description, and/or posting them as video responses. Will save people a few clicks trying to find them once the channel gets more and more filled up. Glad to have you back, Photon.

  • @rachelvirago
    @rachelvirago 12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Interesting that you make reference to "railway cable" as a high spec cable, back in the day we always erred on the side of overengineering, "if in doubt, use a bigger cable" saved a LOT of time going back to the tables back then. Sadly this is not something that sits with today's accountancy led engineering :-(
    Also intersting that a "google" for "london transport signaling power supplies" turns up more articles about failures and policy documents than it does tecnical papers.

  • @chriswalker794
    @chriswalker794 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    thats one big high current transformer. i see these at my work all day!!

  • @alexanderhayden96
    @alexanderhayden96 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i have two little girls and reading the title of the video was not the intended one 😂😂

  • @windoes98se
    @windoes98se 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    how do you power this under full load do you hook it right up to the line side on the service disconnect on your house? 24,000 watts at 240 volts will pull 100 amps, no wonder your electric meteor popped

    • @DMAN22yeah
      @DMAN22yeah 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      he has a 100 amp supply for that transformer

  • @Dutchy1965
    @Dutchy1965 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    love the exothermic reactor inhibitor !

  • @daewooparts
    @daewooparts 13 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i love that 400mill copper cable, i use a 8 foor piece of it for my hammer anf pop CRT's with it

  • @achemachew
    @achemachew 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    That is nice. You have such wonderful toys!

  • @kingkongdaddy1
    @kingkongdaddy1 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I need one of them for my doorbell.

  • @precisionbones
    @precisionbones 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    You're f'n inspiring. Just discovered your channel a month ago and I can't stop watching and talking about the shit you do. I recently started getting into residential wiring, your afternoons blow my mind. Do you have any videos messing around with dynamos?

  • @drmike0936
    @drmike0936 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    would this transformer work to power a railgun

    • @Willeexd1337
      @Willeexd1337 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      drmike 09 too low volts

    • @reecebeck971
      @reecebeck971 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You would also have to rectify it, idk how you rectify 50,000 amps

  • @Андрей_Бгг
    @Андрей_Бгг 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How many kilowatts does it consume from the outlet?

  • @lucasforeman169
    @lucasforeman169 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    What kind of transformer is this. I've never seen this design before.

    • @peterzingler6221
      @peterzingler6221 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Industry transformer from 70-80s

    • @marcos22571
      @marcos22571 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@peterzingler6221 where did you get the transformer from?

  • @gonephishing
    @gonephishing 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your fire extinguisher!

  • @swapb
    @swapb 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    please share the documentation to built such transformer .

  • @paulmarkmoffat4638
    @paulmarkmoffat4638 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow heavy shit man with some serious amps

  • @AllTheFasteners
    @AllTheFasteners 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lovely effort - do you know at what current does that transformer core saturates?

  • @kenstarr2009
    @kenstarr2009 12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice set for home welder! :-)

  • @mike4ty4
    @mike4ty4 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So how did you manage to learn how to do this stuff right and safe? How can I, for example, learn the same?

    • @joelnaya5341
      @joelnaya5341 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dude, he is an Electrical engineer.

  • @worldwidefreeride92
    @worldwidefreeride92 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I work for southern electric.. fancy a good deal on your electric bill.. looks like you need it!!

  • @stonerlad25
    @stonerlad25 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Eh we got about, 600 amps here, lets see if we can short it out. Shorts live wire with bare hand... you have balls man balls of conductive steel!

  • @CrystalAced
    @CrystalAced 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wouldnt even go near those monsters you build. But i only have one thing to say youre playing with fire.

  • @fairyheli2
    @fairyheli2 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    that transformer's secondaries are isolated from the ground, he is only touching one side, and it is very low voltage anyway

  • @bradleyhillock7533
    @bradleyhillock7533 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    What is the specific name of the transformer and where could I buy one

  • @Dingle182
    @Dingle182 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    like your fire extinguisher lol. did ya get much of an electricity bill after this?

  • @DanHDMusic
    @DanHDMusic 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Any1 else watchin every single photonvids episode? :D

  • @wahidtrynaheghugh260
    @wahidtrynaheghugh260 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    What is bigger 275 or 400 mil and by how much?

  • @electricety
    @electricety 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    HAY MATE I LOVE THAT EXTINGUISHER

  • @TheHunChem
    @TheHunChem 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Have a grandfather like mine, and watch photonvids :D

  • @jabbarhadi8143
    @jabbarhadi8143 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    you are crazy engineer

  • @DmanduckLP
    @DmanduckLP 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I see how its cool but I don't see how u will put it too use so could someone explain why a consumer would need something that powerful

  • @antisocialbug9671
    @antisocialbug9671 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The guy in video who is doing these kind of experiments is more fascinating then experiment. He looks very funny and joker kind of fellow. So I like to watch him when he comes in front of camera. He is really funny and joker

  • @dylanm36
    @dylanm36 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey mate could you post a link to the site where you got that cable from (if you got it online)?
    I've been looking for ages but can't find anything besides that alibaba site..

  • @ElectronPower
    @ElectronPower 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    20kW, maybe 24kW and it ain't gonna even complain! I really like how you say this :D

  • @anonymousanonymous5327
    @anonymousanonymous5327 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    wow what a tidy job... that fire extinguisher hahahahahahah

  • @Islamic-World-Sharia-Law
    @Islamic-World-Sharia-Law 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    whats the input to that monster?

  • @spongebob7285
    @spongebob7285 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wish you hadn't cut the video. Did love to hear more about it. Love the channel though.

  • @snipersquad100
    @snipersquad100 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    nice work

  • @XeXWill
    @XeXWill 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Was this originally a pole distribution transformer?

  • @Saelkhas
    @Saelkhas 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    He explained it in some video, he was just cleaning up his channel and put intros and fancy edits on his old vids.

  • @Llamarama100
    @Llamarama100 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    What was that transformer originally used for? Looks like an old isolation transformer maybe?

  • @KozmykJ
    @KozmykJ 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cos there's only a few volts coming off the secondary.
    Loads of Amps but at a low voltage.

  • @zx8401ztv
    @zx8401ztv 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did you solder the ends on as they look untouched?

  • @215alessio
    @215alessio 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    is that a crowbar glowing like a bulb? :o

  • @intercity125
    @intercity125 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Traction cable for railways on 3rd rail is at least 750v rated :P

  • @t3hPoundcake
    @t3hPoundcake 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm not the person to talk to about electrical things even though I can solder stuff here and there I have no idea about the science behind electrical systems. From my understanding of transformers, you can step up or step down, is there some law that prevents you from just wiring transformers together and turning a tiny amperage into a huge amperage? Or could you literally, given enough resources, turn 1 amp into 50,000 amps?

    • @abyssunderground
      @abyssunderground 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The more amps you get the lower the voltage. You can still only pull the same "power" (watts) from it. Volts x Amps = Watts. If you halve volts, you double amps, or double the volts and you halve the amps.

    • @GratedArseCheeks
      @GratedArseCheeks 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      as the other guy said, you can use a stepdown transformer to increase the amperage, 1A to 50,000A would result in the voltage being divided by 50,000:- 240v would become 5mV, and 5mV is useless for anything other than dumping loads of current through a very low resistance (as done in this video) In the real world these levels of current arent used much as the thickness of cable required goes up significantly as you use more current. Very high currents arent as useful as high voltages for transferring energy over long distances, but they are very good at generating reliable arcs and dumping heat/generating large magnetic fields, which is why very high currents are used in arc welders and mri machines :)

  • @noahd8673
    @noahd8673 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where did u get that transformer

  • @CaptainCropper
    @CaptainCropper 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Have you considered making an induction heater? That's electric voodoo that is.

  • @1walkgirl
    @1walkgirl 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do not understand it at all but it is fun to watch :D

  • @ErikEstrada91
    @ErikEstrada91 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you show us a simple way to make an inverter?? 12v-220v plz!

  • @alexandremarus
    @alexandremarus 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Has your power company ever complaint?

  • @ajs2120
    @ajs2120 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    How stupid are you people to think he is actually putting out a live electrical fire with water, seriously? The power is switched off before the fire is extinguished, no hazard whatsoever. Why waste a CO2 extinguisher when a few squirts of water do the job. If you were attempting to put out a real electrical fire with water, which is still live then yes it would be dangerous probably even lethal.

    • @ilikesoad
      @ilikesoad 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Why do you figure putting out that particular fire with water, while live, would be dangerous or EVEN LETHAL? Is it because you once heard that water and electricity don't mix well, even though you don't have any idea how these things work, but you want to sound smart? :)
      Putting out fires with water is dangerous because it might arc onto you. However, in this particular case, there's no possibility of arcing, since the voltage is very VERY low. I don't see any reason why putting this particular fire, in this particular circumstance, out with water, while live, would be dangerous at all.

    • @HobkinBoi
      @HobkinBoi 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** Yes but the metal you are welding is grounded and the welding gun arcs to the ground.

    • @HobkinBoi
      @HobkinBoi 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** well it sure didn't seem like you knew due to your other comment

    • @HobkinBoi
      @HobkinBoi 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** I forgot that lol. I'm kinda tired so I forget some things a little bit more easily.

    • @cloroxbleach1200
      @cloroxbleach1200 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +ajs2120 He can literally touch the contacts. Waters resistance will lower the voltage even more.

  • @Dave4000
    @Dave4000 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cheers for explaining that.
    Does "ground" and "Earth" refer to the same thing?

  • @ElaBueLoRocKnRoll
    @ElaBueLoRocKnRoll 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You got balls...you might be pyromaniac too...

  • @user-yw8sr3uj1w
    @user-yw8sr3uj1w 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wondering about that cable insulation.... is it that...
    "Asb" material

  • @drwalen
    @drwalen 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    MAD! as always >:O

  • @Hells297
    @Hells297 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't think this would count as a taser! More like an... incinerator? Portable crematorium? Also just fyi, Tasers shoot two electrodes... you mean stun gun.

  • @Michael_Michaels
    @Michael_Michaels 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dude you must be careful, you're dealing with DANGEROUS stuff here!!!!!

  • @geometricart7851
    @geometricart7851 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    how many volts was that pulling on the bar? 3-5v?

    • @gowayfromme
      @gowayfromme 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      geometric art on another video he estimated half a volt

  • @MrLince-hr4of
    @MrLince-hr4of 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    is this dangerous ?

  • @BoomBoxDeluxe
    @BoomBoxDeluxe 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes, BoomBoxDeluxe does, especially this vid.
    "I wanna get a car suspension spring on that, and er....Definitely wanna short them out. Ba-Boom!" -PhotonicInduction. FUNNY TIMES! :-D
    Yep, I am, and do watch every PhotonVid that's loaded.
    -BoomBoxDeluxe.

  • @Phillll
    @Phillll 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude, I like your stuff - I'm into both high currents & high voltages, and a long-time Tesla coil builder. Electronics is also my career & has been for decades & I got my first Ham Radio license when I was 14 - so electronics is my life. I'm just writing to question your maths. You refer to the transformer as 20kVA or 24kVA yet then say 60V at 'about' 250A. 60V @ 250A is 15kVA, or at 200A is 12kVA. Are they rated numbers, or measured? Just because you can draw 15kVA out of a transformer does not mean it is rated at 15kVA. In fact, if 15kVA is what you can draw into a short circuit, the transformer is definitely NOT RATED at 15kVA & will certainly not supply 15kVA all day - more like 10-12kVA. It is most likely being limited by core saturation & total losses to 'settle' at 15kVA output Max. By the way, looking at those windings, & their spacing, that transformer may be designed to run under oil, which allows a higher continuous rating by aiding heat dissipation - like 'pole transformers' - or maybe they're just for air circulation, for the same reason. What limits the power the transformer can ultimately supply is the characteristics of the core material & most notably its size - its cross-sectional area. If you told me the CSA of the core I could tell you roughly what the core is designed to be rated at. With the 35mm^2 cable you're getting around 4V (at about 1V per turn) & about 630-odd amps - a mere 2.5kVA. I'm guessing this is about a 10kVA core.

  • @kyledando2395
    @kyledando2395 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    love it

  • @Smartzenegger
    @Smartzenegger 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Couldn't you just sneeze those flames away instead of using that sneeze flacon?

  • @davidclay1362
    @davidclay1362 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    i wanna come and play with you after scool

  • @abyssunderground
    @abyssunderground 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'd love to see what it would do to a car battery if you connected it up!

  • @2564651jcr
    @2564651jcr 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    So are these old or new videos that you're reuploading?

  • @octoguy646
    @octoguy646 ปีที่แล้ว

    he completely changed the meaning of electric fire😂
    8:38

  • @aaronquinnrohin
    @aaronquinnrohin 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ultimate tazer

  • @Axisoflords
    @Axisoflords 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh god yes! He's amazing!

  • @Alexelectricalengineering
    @Alexelectricalengineering 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome :) Thumbs up :D
    Alex

  • @johngrabil4209
    @johngrabil4209 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    you insane dude

  • @plzknock76
    @plzknock76 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    how do you get it??

  • @TheEsseboy
    @TheEsseboy 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    So 38$/meter?

  • @DaFrenchBrony
    @DaFrenchBrony 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cute

  • @TeDynef
    @TeDynef 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yay lets play with the cable with the blank hands! :D

  • @ThePucko97
    @ThePucko97 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Chill out, its just metal burning! Its like any lamp you got :D

  • @clawdeenwolf2937
    @clawdeenwolf2937 13 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fire fire fire!
    ROCK ROCK ROCK!

  • @clogalizator621
    @clogalizator621 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese! Where u got this gigantic transformer and thick wire?

  • @capchassuck
    @capchassuck 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    make one hell of a spot welder

  • @EphemeralProductions
    @EphemeralProductions 12 ปีที่แล้ว

    That 185 looks like it's think enough for a 46,000 v transmission line or something! lol

  • @hyung-seokchoi4277
    @hyung-seokchoi4277 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    can I know how many frequency?

  • @phantomtech287
    @phantomtech287 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Super bro