1 Make a Human Powered Mobile Phone Charger
ElectroBOOM's attempt to charge a phone straight from a generator, shared as a real demonstration that it works only with proper voltage regulation.
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ElectroBOOM's attempt to charge a phone straight from a generator, shared as a real demonstration that it works only with proper voltage regulation.
An ElectroBOOM video on building a shunt to measure large currents, recommended as an entertaining way to learn safe high current measurement.
ElectroBOOM measures how the human body behaves as a capacitor and conductor, cited in discussions of shocks, static and finger-poking circuits.
ElectroBOOM builds a Marx generator for big arcs; shared for the basic idea rather than exact instructions, sometimes with a safety warning.
An ElectroBOOM clip linked as a live demonstration of a point under discussion, and sometimes simply for the spectacle of things going wrong.
ElectroBOOM's entertaining explanation of the full bridge rectifier, linked half as a joke and half as a genuine introduction to turning AC into DC.
ElectroBOOM builds capacitors from foil and plastic, recommended for a feel for what capacitance household materials can give.