Making a Lantern Full of Fireflies
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By: Mehdi Sadaghdar
0:00 Describing the Firefly Lantern Project
1:19 Wireless Powered Fireflies Design
4:26 Wireless Power Driver Circuit (ZVS) Design
5:51 Lantern Mechanical Parts Design and Print Them with My LulzBot
8:28 Making the Fireflies Fly, the Aerodynamic Designs and Issues
12:41 Building the Wireless Power Driver Circuit (ZVS)
15:09 Firefly Lantern Assembly and Demo
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Thanks everyone for the kind words! It's good to see a hard project like this is well received. You make everything worthwhile!
And if you are interested, I was using PETG material on my LULZBOT 3D printer. PETG material is stronger than PLA, and although PLA surface finish looks nicer, PETG is not too bad either. My initial prints were done with a setting with lower temperature, which made the layers not stick too well. So I raised the temperature for later prints.
I would love to try and make something Atleast a bit polished like this sometime
That was the most creative and satisfying video I've seen from you! WTG!
How interesting. Greetings from Cape Town, South Africa!
Hi! Add some insulation to the brass rods to avoid an accidental short.
Great job, Mehdi! You didn't give up and you've done it! Amazing project and execution.
Would love to know how many hours of footage were shot for this 😮
What are you doing here 🙃😂
@@livaja27 they watch his videos often
I'd like to know how many hours total this project took - might make me feel better about just spending 3 months on a project where the ultimate outcome was changing a "4" into an "8" (but of course the trick is knowing which 4 needs to be changed). If you think forward engineering is hard, you should try reverse engineering sometime - much harder, but way more interesting and engaging!
Don't worry you two... Your channel will *_still_* go down in history as having shot the most amount of content, of anywhere, _COMBINED,_ thanks to the ""time dilation"" caused by shooting in high speed! 😏
@@gorak9000can you give more details about the project, turning 4 i to 8 is a suuuuper oversimplification lol
Electroboom might be the only reason why I still let TH-cam give me notifications. Educational. Entertaining. And non-zero chance of electrocution / explosion. 100% always worth my time.
I know what you mean so this is just a fun fact: electrocution is specifically when you die via electricity. "Being shocked" just sounds so much less cool
Another chaotic but educational channel I recommend is combo class. I feel like Domotro and Medhi would like each other
*might*
Yeah, I wish he was on PeerTube.
Agreed
Honestly, it was nice to see you proud of something you built without it exploding. Plus it's a thing that I would actually buy!
Why not build one? I mean this is basically a how to, with an included circuit diagram.
@@salemcripplesadly not everyone has access to a 3d printer.
@@sonicgen20
3d printers are stupid cheap now, but regardless you could easily modify a thrift shop lantern. The part I see most people struggling with is the soldering and coil winding.
I would love to build this. You did a fantastic job on it. Can you post the circuit diagram and the printer files? @@salemcripple
I absolutely love it when projects like this show the whole engineering process. In pursuit of an end product, there will almost always be mistakes and revisions and deviations from original designs, and that's important to capture. IMO that journey is just as, if not more, gratifying than the end product. Awesome project, awesome video!
I was thinking about this... In the midst of chaos there is method, but the thing requires actual work
hey mehdi, just wanted to say - you have no idea how much I appreciate you include so many of your failed ideas and designs. It definitely adds to the comedic effect, but it also is such a relief for other DIYers who struggle with the same issues.
You sometimes just need a reminder that the main point is not giving up, just trying again and again until at some point it works out.
Exactly, seeing how even a master of EE like Mehdi failing reminds us that the journey and outcome is always worth it if you're determined enough! :)
I couldn't agree more with this message :))
So true! Many channels just show the final product: clean and perfectly functional. While they explain how it works, they do not include all the failures and various mistakes made during the actual development. I appreciate Mehdi so much for incorporating those in the montage in such an organic way!! Keep up the good work Mehdi!
"Keep Moving Forward!!!" -Meet the Robinsons
Love the Mehdi heads going NO!
Captain hindsight, the newest addition to the mehdi cinematic universe 💀
The successor of the Observer on Marvel
The Mehdiverse
Captain chhhh
@@MangoAlexando Bless you
@@smilerbob shut up
17:20 clever design 🤩 good job
WORDS CAN’T EXPLAIN HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS GUY HE MAKES MY DAY BETTER.
This is actually such an incredibly executed creative idea, i feel like with some fine tuning and polishing this wouldn’t be out of place in like a magic theme park display
Or a cool toy, i used to love my lava lamp as a kid.. ha
This video stands out. I can't put my finger on why but it's just on a different level. And that's saying something considering the already high level of your work.
The final assembly montage with the music was something special.
This project genuinely inspired me. I would actually love to recreate that lantern as well.
i feel like the only mechanical improvement would be to get a slower fan to make them look more like they are "flying" rather than being in a vortex... probably easier said than done
@@shoulderBirbyou can get fan controllers that can control the rpm!!
@@shoulderBirbwould magnets work? Attach LEDs to magnets and then adjust the strength of a bottom magnet to raise and lower?
I guess it wouldnt look right because they'd all be roughly the same height.
This has to be some of your best work yet. Stubbornness + big brain moments = pure art.
9 hours ago? the video is 2mins on
Best description = Pure art !
Mehdi,
You are keeping my love for Electronics alive.
Aye,
The difficulty when you are not working in the profession...
I was about to comment the same.........🙌🏻🙌🏻👏🏻
How is your comment 10 hours ago and the video 30 min???
@@Donuts_random_stuff 1 min ago ? Nearly same watch time 😊
This project has 100 percent potential to be a top amazon gadget
And a 1000% potential to be copied before a patent is granted and when it is granted then it will inevitably have its design changed slightly and then copied
@@Preinstallable yup china and people in usa will call china to make it for cheap and sell it 10 times the cost of what they got it for
@@Preinstallable = Unfortunately, there's little that can be patented. The circuits been around for decades, from everything from wireless chargers to induction heaters. I even used the circuit for my "Propeller Santa" outdoor Xmas display over 20 years ago. The decoration creativity is unique, but can be sidestepped.
@@michaelmoorrees3585 The hardware (circuits) may have been around for a while. But the IDEA (fireflies-in-a-jar lantern) is new and can be patented.
@@Preinstallable He just needs to be the one to have all the parts made, and pay someone to assemble hahah. Something like that, i wouldnt worry about a patent
Im just impressed you were able to solder capacitors and leds that tiny
As a fellow tinkerer i got a strong sense of accomplishment when it worked so well. You're incredible, Mehdi. I started learning the more complex electronics concepts from your videos and i'm proud to say that you've helped make the thing i love even more enjoyable. Thank you.
It gave me a big smile on my face when i saw the final products finally worked. Mehdi is such a multitalented person, he designed every single thing by himself, from the electrical, mechanical, even to the aerodynamics. Thank you for your dedication Mehdi, you showed us all the struggles you have been through while building the lamp and it all turned out as one of the beautiful lamp i have ever seen.
true engineer.
Also as cameraman, editor, producer, actors.
This is insanely clever! I'd love to see more "art" projects like this from you.
Magic, he's discovered how to make an exact replica of a bug catcher!! 😋
This video was a delight to watch as a design person working in the industry, it always fascinates me that the creative process goes. How the prototype is almost 50% different than the final product
This would be the best project you have done so far, was a joy to watch.
This has got to be one of the coolest things you've made yet. Great work man!
The final result is so impressive! I liked it a lot! Also the montage of assembling the lantern and the music was really pleasant! Nice one Mehdi!!! :D
I was waiting for something to happen during assembly montage... it was just too calm and serene, my brain was telling me it's not possible 🤣
@@nappingbear Exactly. My anxiety was building as I anticipated sudden sparks.
Mr. ElectroBOOM, I have pondered this for a while and this is what I found intriguing about your video format: It's not only that the moment your experiments blow up being funny, but you convey a very important message to your audience without even being overwhelmingly imposing about it-- "If you ever fail, laugh it off and try, try again!"
Thank you, I have been very bad at picking myself up in the past, but watching you include all your failures in a video (albeit in an intentionally comical way) makes me realize that there is always a chance beyond the first attempt. Please carry on.
This is great, a real finished product and not just some educational experiment. Very nicely done! I am sure this will inspire many people to get creative.
It's like 100 working hours for a 17 minutes video. Gotta love Mehdi. ❤
Captain D is even more insane
but he made something amazing that we could if he shares the prints and circuits
10 thousand working hours?
400 working hours?
Stuff Made Here probably puts 1000 hours into his videos that come out once every 3 months
I've been watching ElectroBOOM for years now. And I have to say that this project by far is the best and most entertaining. It was really satisfying seeing you overcome the obstacles.
Excellent job Mehdi!
Man honestly these videos really be making me happy to watch and comfort me in some way from the bad things in my life
I love the final result. Nice work. If you decide to sell these, I would buy one for sure.
I thought your usual content was excellent already, but you have shown us something amazing today. You must have put so much hard work into this, you can tell from the process of problem-solving you demonstrated, how carefully-crafted all the parts are, how well the final product works, and the music rose to the occasion too, like you told your editor "this is a special one". Thank you! I'm sure a lot of people will be inspired to make this at home.
This looked so much cooler than I anticipated. Well done
Yeah, it looked good, and it makes a good starting point for upgrades.
If someone could make another version and suspend them in a clear oil and pump fluid around they'd move slower and more life like. Would be a cool v2.
Majorly impressive, the entire design was incredibly done. Very, very good job, excellent job EB!!
That is super cool, and I appreciate all the hard work that went into creating it and bringing it to us in an understandable fashion.
As an electrical and mechanical engineer, I love to witness the engineering process in such detail through it's peaks and valleys, especially when it's an original design based on such a unique concept. Great!
Awesome! At first I didn't expect that such a handsome product would come out of it.
These trial and error moments are key for further projects :)
@ZekeTr 28 he's a channel member
Wow, that is truly impressive. Very well done. I like the way you slotted the brass rods through all the holes without reversing the footage.... 😆
Awesome project, I loved it! Thanks for sharing with us, including the ideas that didn't work and had to change!
So beautiful. And his expression at 16:48, that pride in having created something wonderful without any of the usual tomfoolery. Very pure and a joy to watch, thank you
I was half expecting his circuit to release the magic smoke but .. all good😂
What a beautiful project! What I like most of all is that you don't hide how complicated it is, how many iterations you needed to go through, and just how much sweat, tears and grit went into it, even for someone who is well-versed as you in electronics and 3d printing.
I respect you a hell of a lot for NOT trying to make it look super duper easy peasy lemon squeezy.
Yes, he could've edited an "ASMR" video of the 3d printing and assembly with some calm whimsical tune, and rack up views, but he's not that person, and his usual style still racks up the views.
Yeah some 5 min craft video cuts out the hours long strugling. This was like building with him
Honestly one if the coolest things I've seen you create over the years, man. Good job!
What an awesome final product!, if this could be mass produced I bet a good amount of people would buy one, it serves as great decoration
I've been watching Electroboom's videos since 2016 and I must say this was one of the greatest ones I've seen. It's genuinely beautif how all the pieces just fit in so well together.
dont trust him, he is a scammer
The final results of this project were definitely worth the time and effort you put in. Super cool idea!
dont trust him, he is a scammer
Im slowly getting into electronics for work and school and this is just inspiring! thanks man!
What an awesome project, the look of satisfaction after putting it all together was great 👍
It's weird, but I didn't want this video to end. Something about watching Mehdi going through the trials of troubleshooting and redesign is meditative. ❤
Mehditative
Are you asking for unedited live streams?
I mean repair videos are popular for a reason.
I agree! I could have watched 2 hours of him making the firefly lantern.
@@bicyclesonthemoon he missed the chance.
The amount of oscilloscopes he has given away is incredible
Is it a catch or it really works?
@@jt3178 I don't know real winner ...if I win one, I could testify that is real ... but I can says that he got huge amount of viewer and supporter, so it could be.
@@Manche-De-Pelle I know one person who got it
He hasn't given away a single one. 17:49
He doesn't give away any, Keysight does.
awesome! Congrats on the hard work paying off! and for showing that crafting takes time & multiple iterations.
That was awesome on every possible level. I really like the focus on the challenges you've encountered and your troubleshooting!
Must have taken ages and was very frustrating at times
Great job !!
its fun too see you do projects like these. a bit diffrent from the usual style of chaos and explosions. imo you should make more of these since they're really enjoyable
The final montage that you put together the lantern was such an artistic masterpiece. Beautiful work Mehdi!
I follow this channel for so many years now and you turned it I to something really big. Well done pal! And also this video is awesome. Now I want to build one on my own ❤
This is easily one of the coolest inventions I've ever seen! I'd love to be able to craft something like this. You should be very proud of yourself!
Mehdi, you are a treasure for both your comedic and educational presentation skills. Every time I start doing a project I will forever hear you say "NOPE" in my head when I fail.
Yeah including accent right? 😂
@@Srt3D01-db-01 Gotta have the accent
This has got to be one of the coolest projects on your channel. I love combining electronics with cosmetics and prop making and the lantern is a really appealing mix of those two things
So much effort put into this project. I love your determenation!
Super nice project! And I love your narrative style, showing all the troubles. That's really how it feels to make things most of the time :-)
This has got to be one of the most beautiful things I've seen on TH-cam. So much of hard work and the result is even more amazing. Well done Mehdi.
This is easily one of my favorite videos from you Medhi, you can tell how much work and love/hate went into this project. You're an inspiration for many a young maker, you've demonstrated that even when the going gets tough and you just want to give up, if you persevere the end product is often even better than what you dreamed of.
Hello Mehdi. I just want to thank you for educating us in the field of electronics. I learned so much from you and look forward to your videos!
It is simply magical! For me this was the most inspired creation I' ve seen from you for all these years I watch you on this channel. I almost did not believe at first glance that you designed it. I would love more projects from you. Well done ^_^
I’m obsessed with this. Best video by Electroboom yet. Pure creativity & engineering skills. All the hard work paid off into something that works perfectly.
Actually brought a tear to my eye by the end. This is so pure and wonderful.
Absolutely awesome. I dont understand much of the electronic tech, but its super awesome watching the testing and trials.
Wow! When i have a new appartment i will build this! Thank you Mehdi!
As usual, very good work, very educational and very very charismatic =)
That was honestly amazing. You must feel very satisfied after all of that work .. trial and error. You really created something beautiful. Thank you for inspiring us all.
I adore seeing the iterative process of failure and redesign. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for sharing that! I'm hopping back into making physical things, and it is wildly encouraging to see someone else face challenges and persevere.
That looks amazing! It kind of reminds me of the energy "bugs" from an episode of Stargate SG-1, Prodigy. Great work!
I love absolutely every single bit of this video. Thank you for your wonderful efforts! ❤
0:57 oh look, fireflies!
More like fireWorks, ba dum tsssh.
The lantern looks amazing! I'm so happy that all the effort you put into this project was worth it at the end. Also - that final montage... *chef's kiss*
I have been watching your videos for yrs... everyone used to tell me i was so smart at electronics and electricity... from the age of 8 i were doing electrical wiring and constantly improving my toys as a child. Seeing you build this is truely heartwarming in so many ways. God has given you an incredible gift and i wish i were even half as smart as you. I never really had anyone to look upto, but now as an adult i literally find myself looking upto you. Your a genius and everyone could easily learn from you. Congratulations on such an amazing job and skill. If i could ever meet anyone famous out of all the celebrity's in the world, i would definitely choose you over them all. Your a great guy and the world needs more ppl like you. Thank you for all you teach us and your ability to make us all laugh.
This was so nice to watch, failures and all. And the result is amazing!
i just love of mehdi does not give up even after so many fails its truly amaizing to see such a patient man and i love how the quality of his videos and projects are just getting even better
This has got to be one of your coolest-looking projects, the aesthetics are perfect! Also such a cool idea, nice to see that the execution (eventually) worked out lol
This may have been your most aesthetically pleasing project yet!
The end result looks so good! Can’t even imagine how long it took to make!
Thank you for taking us through your full journey. It's good to see it's not just us that have weird ideas at first that get better and better the more we realize our mistakes, and that something great WILL come out of them in the end.
That face had me on the floor! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 16:47
This is extremely cool! What a great video from start to finish, as always
I really loved this project, it was fantastic!
It’s awesome watching your videos back again after taking courses in college and actually understanding them now! I’ve been watching you since I was a freshman in high school and now I’m a junior in college. YOU are why I’m a EE major!
same here lmao. Electroboom, GreatScott, Lookmumnocomputer, and a few more.
That end result was PERFECT! It was soo beautiful to watch. Having those few white LEDs just added that extra bit of PAZAZ to the results... very impressive 🎉
It's so beautiful! Such a lovely creation, absolutely worth the struggles:)
Really enjoy your videos and shorts. Keep them coming!
This is a brilliant idea. I can't help but see the fireflies look like charged energy particles in a containing cell. Super cool project Mehdi. Need more of these in the future.
Hjacking a top comment with no replies to say: The complete lack of a shot in total darkness has absolutely triggered me beyond belief. My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined. Seriously what were you thinking uploading this without a shot of this in the dark? How are shots of it in the dark with a light shined on it somehow more of an obvious thing to do for you than a shot in the ACTUAL DARK....? 6 different demo shots in 5 different locations and this isn't included? (Yes, I am autistic)
@@TastiLead Shooting moving lights in the dark is unexpectedly difficult without proper equipment. Maybe he did shoot said dark room footage, but the results weren't satisfactory, so he chose to omit them in the edit.
Bet he could build a better flux capacitor....
It may have taken literal months, but this has to be the best looking finished product I've seen you make Mehdi. Well done, sir!
I'm just astonished, this project turned out amazing, congratulations, one of my favourite projects from EletroBOOM. Thank you for you amazing and very educational work, being hilarious at the same time.
Oh man! This is perhaps your greatest video so far! Love it through and through with all the goblin face and struggle through bridges of pain. Wow! Thank you! And love the sponsor too!
Watching the final product get built was so gosh dang wholesome to watch, very nicely done as always 👏
One of the best youtubers I have ever seen. I love your unassuming nature. As a creator and software engineer myself, it's just unreal how many things go wrong with all the well thought out plans, and the overwhelming amount of debugging needed to make things work in the end. This level of toil is almost always hidden to the novices, who immediately panic when things go wrong. Showing everyone the whole scope of building something awesome is honestly the best way to teach the next generation of creators. I salute you.
Long time viewer, videos are always interesting and entertaining but this project was truly inspired and amazing. Well done, thanks for all the effort you put into doing your videos. Wishing you and your family the best.
Medhi, congrats on a great little light that works, with the added bonus that it didn't burn down the house or anything! All the hard work paid off in the end.
Two suggestions! First you could send the coil power through the two remaining brass rods. The ends of the coils could be soldered to the brass where the brass passes next to the coil. Then coat the rods with clear coat or conformal coat so that nothing shorts them out. The second suggestion is you could add a second LED in the opposite polarity since they are diodes they will act as tiny rectifiers. That way the "flies" will be producing light for the full wave instead of only half of the wave. You could sandwich the capacitor between the LEDS. Also hot air and solder paste is very helpful for tiny SMD components.
Good ideas, but I disagree with the second LED suggestion. Polarity will keep reversing as the coils move about in the chamber and the second LED will reduce the flicker effect and add weight to the element. Though they would not reduce the current draw as they are opposing polarity.
@@drwhoeric Nope, polarity is reversing anyway 96000 times per second because it's AC. So the movement of the fireflies doesn't affect the polarity of the waveform the LED sees.
@cooperised @drwhoeric Exactly! The frequency is way too high for the polarity change to produce any visible flicker. Infact, Flourescent lighting flickers every time mains AC changes polarity, or 120 times per second for 60 hz AC. That flicker is barely perceptible to only the most sensitive people. However, the phosphorescent coating does continue to glow dimly after you shut power off, so the contrast of each flicker isn't as great as if you had a 120 hz monitor flicker between black and white screens. The flicker of the "flies" is actually created by the orientation of the fly's coils. When the fly coil is perpendicular (horizontal) to the alternating magnetic field, alternating current is induced in the coil to power the led, but when the coil is parallel (vertical) to the alternating magnetic field, no current is induced in the coil. Also the angle of the coil will vary the intensity of the induced curent, so at a 45 degree angle (diagonal) the induced current is half as intense. However, a negative effect could potentially be that the additional LED changes the resonance of the entire circut, but this is easily fixed by remeasuring the resonant frequency and adjusting the driver.
Problem with the 2nd led is that it would never stop glowing it would alternate between the two depending on which part of the magnetic field is induced, it wouldn't look like a firefly
I think with a second LED it will be much worse if it works at all because you basically shortcut the capacitor if you allow both directions.
I think what I love the most is regardless of how complicated, frustrating or other feeling of difficulty, you loved every second of it. That's priceless for me. Amazing work Mehdi. You should do a Masterclass course
Just ordered one from Wish. £29.99
Didn't take them long to reverse engineer monobrow Mehdi's idea 💡
That would be cool. Do one live and we learn from you.
This project is one of my favorites that you have done the skill to create this Very impressive.
It looks so unreal like in a game. Great job!!! 🙂
I can't find words to express how great this project is and how much I liked it. Watching everything I learned during my bachelor's come together, that too with such good orchestration. I'm getting tears of joy !! This is the best thing I've seen so far on the internet !! Hat's off to you, Mehdi !!
Calm down tech support
@@Julian-xj6mh the hell man?
@@Julian-xj6mh calm down loan begger and high school drop out 😂😂
That is a beautifully MASSIVE lantern. I like how you took a vote, yet respectfully added both firefly styles to it. Haha I also like "Mr. NOPE!" every time there was a goof in the plan.
Wow this firefly jar is amazing! Each video you are becoming smarter and smarter.
That was your coolest project yet! Very successful too. Well done sir.