Exposing a FAKE Thermoelectric Generator and building a REAL one!

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In this video we will have a closer look at a fake thermoelectric generator and find out exactly why it can not charge up a smartphone like advertised. While doing so, you will learn quite a bit about Peltier modules. Afterwards I will then show you how to create a real thermoelectric generator that can charge up a smartphone through the power of tea lights and ice water. Let's get started!
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@Miata822
@Miata822 4 жыл бұрын
Publishing fake projects is a thing. I understand why people do it but it upsets me to think how many viewers are frustrated when it doesn't work for them. This frustration certainly leads some folks with curiosity about electronics to abandon the hobby before they really get started.
@subigirlawd_7307
@subigirlawd_7307 4 жыл бұрын
So true it almost happened to me I was watching videos with fake and wrong information when I was younger but I found channels like this and now I'm more interested in electrical engineering 👍
@ciarfah
@ciarfah 4 жыл бұрын
SubigirlAWD _ That's awesome
@rosekreuze
@rosekreuze 4 жыл бұрын
they're everyhwere on youtube. suprisingly with more than 13 million more views. i only remember americantech but thered too many of them
@springrollwang4441
@springrollwang4441 4 жыл бұрын
Is it possible to calculate the efficiency before hand? it will save lots of time if you can visualize the result.
@RadOo
@RadOo 4 жыл бұрын
and do you hnow what it even worse? it's from "Verified" channel
@IFZ_SkylokkI
@IFZ_SkylokkI 4 жыл бұрын
0:02 GreatScott turned into a Minecraft villager
@arghya426
@arghya426 4 жыл бұрын
Hu...humm
@dobob1022
@dobob1022 4 жыл бұрын
LMAO XDDD
@97Giorgos97
@97Giorgos97 4 жыл бұрын
😂
@MuhdAriff-kv5zn
@MuhdAriff-kv5zn 4 жыл бұрын
The second hurm...after done trading with steve
@debjitkhaskel7879
@debjitkhaskel7879 4 жыл бұрын
🤣
@AmusementLabs
@AmusementLabs 4 жыл бұрын
No need to tell us not to call him out, cause he took down the video, lol.
@masterviper420
@masterviper420 4 жыл бұрын
well he still has it up on his fb account
@Corbald
@Corbald 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, there is a need. Read deeper into the comments, heh. No fanbase is free from arseholes, and there are plenty of pitchforks and torches in the shed over there...
@AmusementLabs
@AmusementLabs 4 жыл бұрын
@@Corbald which one is the sharpest? 😜😅
@lukmly013
@lukmly013 3 жыл бұрын
@@EvenTheDogAgrees I agree with that one. You may get charging sign, so your phone will turn off battery saver and discharge faster
@smokemirrors1531
@smokemirrors1531 3 жыл бұрын
i'm sure thats an oxymoron
@karljay7473
@karljay7473 3 жыл бұрын
Someone did this with a bunch of the TEC panels, I think it was 12 or 24, he used river water to cool it and a campfire to heat it. It was really impressive. It was Tech Ingredients, he also made a fridge using them.
@DeanTheDoctor
@DeanTheDoctor Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this Karl Jay! 😊🌎❤️💪
@REZrblde
@REZrblde 4 жыл бұрын
Ooooo Electroboom should be interested in this. His next video:"How to destroy your phone using a candle,heat sink and some Peltier device".
@joshm264
@joshm264 4 жыл бұрын
THE RECTIFIER!
@AkashSharma-lm9qd
@AkashSharma-lm9qd 4 жыл бұрын
You'll should do better job of bringing this to him!!
@schottkydiode7507
@schottkydiode7507 4 жыл бұрын
I think we now know what his next video will be!
@rafaelbs4832
@rafaelbs4832 4 жыл бұрын
Well first a moment I thought I was in electrobooom's channel
@gslavik
@gslavik 4 жыл бұрын
And get shocked in the process!
@DIYPerks
@DIYPerks 4 жыл бұрын
I LOVE how we've basically done concluded the same design on this idea, independently haha. Great minds and all that! Or the logical conclusion. Loved the in depth coverage of the current capability etc! Good job. Really going to have to revisit this topic actually... got some new ideas. Btw, we should do a collab sometime!
@0xDEAD_Inside
@0xDEAD_Inside 4 жыл бұрын
Yes yes, you both should.
@rahzlave8842
@rahzlave8842 4 жыл бұрын
Agree!!! Can't wait for the collab
@anupamrathore224
@anupamrathore224 4 жыл бұрын
Sir I am a subscriber of both of you.. and a big fan also I would love to see you together in a same project video.. plz do it.. Best of luck to you both😄😄👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
@Reach3DPrinters
@Reach3DPrinters 4 жыл бұрын
Tech Ingrediants just built a HUGE TEG from 36 TEC's! It produced 100V DC with no load in boiling water with cool water pump, which was head pressure from a river! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nqp8irKQrsfKnJc.html
@EnhancedNightmare
@EnhancedNightmare 4 жыл бұрын
I used frying pan xD
@SAerror1
@SAerror1 4 жыл бұрын
For anyone replicating this experiment, be careful when placing a bunch of tea lights right next to each other. If there’s not enough distance between them they can get hot enough to ignite the liquid wax and you end up with one giant fire.
@scientistharsh
@scientistharsh Жыл бұрын
@qwerty mnbvc Not the efficiency but power output should be higher for a short while before the whole house burns down 🤣
@kektikektus
@kektikektus Жыл бұрын
@qwerty mnbvc LMAOOO
@crappyshorehen8201
@crappyshorehen8201 Жыл бұрын
​@@scientistharsh Good, that mean more power.
@RizLazey
@RizLazey 4 жыл бұрын
Engineers: this is a peltier Generator, basically generates electricity from temperature difference between cold and hot... *_everyone else on the internet: OMG LOOK A FREE ENERGY DEVICE!!!!_*
@afox5319
@afox5319 4 жыл бұрын
Yeayou can also scream into quarz crystals and produce a small current. youre speaker is also a microphone. Hook up a osci and talk into a speaker, looks pretty cool and is a fun party trick (well on a party full of electrical engineers) This is the Piezo electrical effekt. You can either supply current to a piezo crystal and the crystal will start too vibrate or you vibrate the crystal and it will output energy In theory you could build a piezo generator running on the screams of humans wich is probably how hell produces its electricity
@raisagorbachov
@raisagorbachov 4 жыл бұрын
The skeptic in me always says... it's not free when ice is needed and so are candles. Energy is needed to make the ice and candles cost money.
@maxk4324
@maxk4324 4 жыл бұрын
@@afox5319 similarly, you can shine a light at an LED to produce a tiny voltage or power a solar panel to produce a tiny amount of light. If course neither is as efficient at doing the other's job, but the principle is similar.
@marvinmarvini8629
@marvinmarvini8629 3 жыл бұрын
Fixing hot plate at 50 degrees and the heat sink, which thermoelectric module would produce more power: TEC1-12702, TEC1-12706 or TEC1-12710?
@saniawtf
@saniawtf 3 жыл бұрын
TGM-199-2.0-1.2
@chickencurry7642
@chickencurry7642 4 жыл бұрын
This is the first time I'm seeing his face
@stefanfarier7384
@stefanfarier7384 4 жыл бұрын
I was like "so this is what he looks like..."
@mgfails9274
@mgfails9274 4 жыл бұрын
He showed his face years ago
@JKTCGMV13
@JKTCGMV13 4 жыл бұрын
Hot
@unclejohn5012
@unclejohn5012 4 жыл бұрын
This confuses me. Every couple videos he how's his face.
@FR4M3Sharma
@FR4M3Sharma 4 жыл бұрын
Same
@Zahlenteufel1
@Zahlenteufel1 4 жыл бұрын
Feels like a Mehdi video but with less/more brow. (less overall brow but more brows if you count them)
@elpocasombra9237
@elpocasombra9237 4 жыл бұрын
True fact
@simo2555
@simo2555 4 жыл бұрын
big brain maths
@drawapretzel6003
@drawapretzel6003 4 жыл бұрын
Less area of brow, but the brow is higher.
@aathish04
@aathish04 4 жыл бұрын
The brow gets compensated by the (dashingly handsome) beard.
@nomoretalk2967
@nomoretalk2967 4 жыл бұрын
I definitely prefer GeatScott, Mehdi humor is quite noisy tbh
@jacqueslavalee7085
@jacqueslavalee7085 4 жыл бұрын
Thank for this video, it was really intersting. The thermo-electric generator efficiency depends on the heat flux that goes trough the pelletier module, but in both designs (yours and the fake one), most of the head flux just pass trough the surrounding air. Therefore I presume that the design can be improved by adding some insulation, that prevents as much airflow as possible without switching off the candle. As a first try, I'd just replaced the metal grid cylinder with something much more closed like a soda can with a small opening, or a cardboard box attached to a heat sink.
@marchoekstra1076
@marchoekstra1076 4 жыл бұрын
Wow! I have watched numerous videos of you, but now I see you for the first time. Keep up the good work!
@dunmermage
@dunmermage 4 жыл бұрын
THE RECTFI.... eerrr... GREAT SCOTT!
@joshm264
@joshm264 4 жыл бұрын
ElectroBOOM lol
@peterwilhelmsson4168
@peterwilhelmsson4168 4 жыл бұрын
OMFG I just started watching that video after this one, I nearly fell of my chair laughing!!
@m4gg197
@m4gg197 4 жыл бұрын
FUUUUULL BRIDGE RECRIFIER
@cybercat1531
@cybercat1531 4 жыл бұрын
RECTUMFRIER
@m4gg197
@m4gg197 4 жыл бұрын
Cyber Cat 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@siliconhub6492
@siliconhub6492 4 жыл бұрын
0:10 first reaction video from GreatScott
@Yp-ku4sy
@Yp-ku4sy 4 жыл бұрын
I like how the "pedestal" you put the tea light on is just a WIMA film capacitor
@arto1313
@arto1313 4 жыл бұрын
Nice honesty. Relatively well made this scott version and still so low charging current.
@alexmustang8177
@alexmustang8177 4 жыл бұрын
Nouuu nouuuu - Great Scott(2019)
@cezarcatalin1406
@cezarcatalin1406 4 жыл бұрын
Random. Does your family tree look like a ladder ?
@plexion01
@plexion01 4 жыл бұрын
Random. No. Just no
@aquasama588
@aquasama588 4 жыл бұрын
Roll the intro! THE RECTI- oops wrong channel again.
@dhupee
@dhupee 4 жыл бұрын
PURIFICA- eh... different thing.... RECTIFIER!!
@harshvithlani9399
@harshvithlani9399 3 жыл бұрын
Devlover Nibir yes
@niko5008
@niko5008 3 жыл бұрын
@Devlover Nibir you dont have to ask, we already know
@yonyem6724
@yonyem6724 3 жыл бұрын
*full bridge rectifier*
@pjladd04
@pjladd04 4 жыл бұрын
TEG expert here, nicely done GreatScott. Here’s a few bits of info on the subject. 1. The effect your seeing is called the Seebeck Effect. 2. The most efficient TEG system made is around 0.4%. 3. TEG’s are best suited for space exploration. This is because of a: vacuum of space slows the oxidation of the substrates b: infinite cooling due to the vacuum of space c: infinite heat from celestial bodies i.e. the sun. If no passive heat source can be used, radioactive isotopes are used, these are called RTG’s (Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators). 4. The common substrates used to make thermoelectric modules are made of Bismuth Telluride or Lead Telluride that is doped with different compounds to make them Negative Or Positive Charged. Surprisingly, there is only a few manufactures who specialize in this field of alternative energy. So far China is in the lead in making these modules at such a low cost. High Efficient modules can run into the $1000’s. Makes it difficult for US manufactures to compete.
@aswingsharif6729
@aswingsharif6729 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Scott. I keep thinking to build electricity generator using peltier, which hot side os being heated by focused sun ray (fresnel lens). Store the energy to lead acid battery. After watching your voltage-amperage numbers on multimeter it is obvious that I will drop my plan and stick to Solar Panel instead.
@GRBtutorials
@GRBtutorials 4 жыл бұрын
LOL, that intro is like when ElectroBOOM rectifies videos, only that much more calm (and without getting yourself shocked).
@piciperkuadrik4636
@piciperkuadrik4636 2 жыл бұрын
*bleep* *bleep* *bleeeeep*
@vanshnarula9857
@vanshnarula9857 4 жыл бұрын
Thermally conductive paste is actually a bad conductor of heat as compared to the metallic heat sink. Only small proportion must be used to fill the contact gaps between the heatsink and the module. You have used so much paste that it might have adversely affected the performance of the heatsink to radiate heat.
@MatthewGore
@MatthewGore 4 жыл бұрын
I was just going to say the same thing and was scrolling down to see who had beat me to it. Nice.
@doctorpex6862
@doctorpex6862 4 жыл бұрын
So true
@a.g.8015
@a.g.8015 4 жыл бұрын
Enjoying your videos. Few years ago, bought a modified to be run by kerosene, RITEG or RTG Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator. Those have been used for decades for powering remote lighthouses. However, it uses TEG-s not TEC-s. The G stands for Generator, and those come usually in darker mostly gray color.
@renno007
@renno007 4 жыл бұрын
"Video unavailable This video is private." Haha, looks like his video is not public anymore xD
@AmitKumar-bz1lh
@AmitKumar-bz1lh 4 жыл бұрын
Bro you are life savior. I'll be completing my electronics engineering this year. Your videos are very educational. Thanks
@ChrisLocke1969
@ChrisLocke1969 4 жыл бұрын
Great job... we need more debunkers like you to stop these money-grubbing liars! 👍
@Alfred653
@Alfred653 4 жыл бұрын
You need to apply pressure to the peliter to get maximum effect out of them. The thermal exchange between the plates will be really low without the pressure and that will of course effect the power output. These things is said to have been used on chimneys in Siberia. Really cool things!
@stevenightingale8400
@stevenightingale8400 3 жыл бұрын
Great practical presentation. Very clear build process. Logical , informative and entertaining video. Thanks a lot. Good Job.
@umanggandhar3899
@umanggandhar3899 4 жыл бұрын
I love this new style scott... super awsome way of introduction..
@juancastorm
@juancastorm 4 жыл бұрын
I love proyects with fail parts (soldering aluminum) that gives a better view to the public
@hamjudo
@hamjudo 4 жыл бұрын
I know the theory of using those rods to join aluminum. I also know it takes practice. Thick aluminum is a very good thermal conductor. You pretty much have to heat entire parts. Otherwise, the heat you apply at the joint will get carried away to the cold parts of the metal and too much crud will build up before the joint is up to melting temperature. Then there is surface prep and how to get the bead started. Surface preparation
@philipm1896
@philipm1896 4 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you made a video like this, way too many fake electronic videos out there. Great work.
@MARKE911
@MARKE911 4 жыл бұрын
You are my favorite you tuber in electronics. I have learned a lot through your videos. Thank you for taking the time to make awesome videos
@spiritcore1
@spiritcore1 4 жыл бұрын
GreatScott is the only KZfaqr I know who still uses handsaw... Where is Colin Furze? :)
@samcoote9653
@samcoote9653 3 жыл бұрын
Check out Uri Tuchman, hand everything. Wizard of creation. Made his own lathe etc.
@vking4784
@vking4784 4 жыл бұрын
so GreatScott is rectifing some YT videos Now 😂
@SreekanthPriyaKumar
@SreekanthPriyaKumar 4 жыл бұрын
I always heard your sound only and here you are in front of the camera, great !
@sails3538
@sails3538 4 жыл бұрын
We use TEG's (thermal electrical generators) in the Bush in Northern Canada. Natural gas flame on one side produced about 40 Watts.... But used a tone of gas. An interesting experiment would be to attach these TEG unites to the side of a wood stove.
@alexdobroff5v
@alexdobroff5v 4 жыл бұрын
Hello. Instead of TEC versions, use TEG, that is for GENERATORS :) Thanks for video.
@gregorymalchuk272
@gregorymalchuk272 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, people don't realize that the type of thermoelectric coolers used as coolers in mini fridges don't work well as generators, and the thermoelectric generators don't work well as coolers.
@markhorstmeier8734
@markhorstmeier8734 3 жыл бұрын
(T)hermo(E)lectric (G)enerator as opposed to (C)ooler. TEGs are designed with a peak efficiency at high temperatures. The temperature differential (hot side, cold side) is what generates the electricity. Amazon has a TEG that claims 10 watts, but that is at a 120 C differential which is pretty difficult to reach because the conversion efficiency is closer to 5% so keeping the cold side also includes pumping away the wasted heat.
@ZeshanKhan1
@ZeshanKhan1 4 жыл бұрын
Now I see how you say "Let's get started" :)
@LordHog
@LordHog 4 жыл бұрын
First time putting a face to a voice. I thought you would be a bit older. Glad to have a face to a voice. Your penmanship is still top notch!!! I wish I could write that good.
@avemgonzo5854
@avemgonzo5854 4 жыл бұрын
Love your videos man! I have learned SO MUCH from you. Thank you.
@TheKillabkilled
@TheKillabkilled 4 жыл бұрын
Nice build 👍 what if you made a few of those and you wired them in parallel do you think this would work over a bigger heat source without ice
@A_Bit_Obtuse
@A_Bit_Obtuse 4 жыл бұрын
What you should have done with the aluminum solder is to clean the oxide from the aluminum in order to clean the joint.
@nadavleor
@nadavleor 4 жыл бұрын
Scott you are one of the best out there if not the best one here on youtube. Thank you very much scott and keep on teaching us.
@davida1hiwaaynet
@davida1hiwaaynet 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I love to see fake projects busted! Your design is nice, too.
@swisstraeng
@swisstraeng 4 жыл бұрын
Would a stirling engine be better with a dynamo and same amount of candles?
@marsrover001
@marsrover001 4 жыл бұрын
Stirling engine phone charger. BRB, making 1000 and flooding banggood.
@Wol333
@Wol333 4 жыл бұрын
Considering efficiency's on paper, a Stirling engine should produce more power from the same temperature differential. Life isn't so simple as doing the math, it's better to test these things given practical limitations of designs and cost.
@joshuaPurushothaman_
@joshuaPurushothaman_ 4 жыл бұрын
Perhaps. Just as Tj Wolf commented above, this should be determined experimentally. In general however, Peltier technology so far has been inefficient, and a well-designed Stirling engine and a DC generator might do the job better than Peltier modules given the same thermal energy.
@fabiotiburzi
@fabiotiburzi 4 жыл бұрын
Stirling engines wase build to make electricity
@Corbald
@Corbald 4 жыл бұрын
I seem to remember reading somewhere that the Stirling effect was the most efficient it was possible to get with regards to capturing energy from heat transfer, so it'd _probably_ work better... That said, my memory isn't what it used to be, and there were probably qualifiers.
@huemungus69
@huemungus69 4 жыл бұрын
I was so confused. I always thought, from your accent, that you were Japanese 😁 my bad! Love the videos, keep up the great work!!
@kevinaldrichFL
@kevinaldrichFL 3 жыл бұрын
Good to finally see you. Love all your work!
@MisterKaen
@MisterKaen 4 жыл бұрын
Good video again bro. You have taught me quite a bit over the years. I appreciate your teaching.
@creblabo
@creblabo 4 жыл бұрын
ich mag diese perspektive am anfang, bitte mach das in jedem video so
@smoothjamie4046
@smoothjamie4046 4 жыл бұрын
Techbuilder has a few 'fake' projects. If your looking for more stuff to debunk look at the piezoelectric generator.
@debjitkhaskel7879
@debjitkhaskel7879 4 жыл бұрын
Ahhh....!!!finally!!!! that was a relief i was waiting for ur videos since weeks truly woked as a rectifier
@Taran72
@Taran72 4 жыл бұрын
WOW that was so interesting. Thank you for the clarification!
@antronk
@antronk 4 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, most videos featuring peltiers (including this one) forget how crucial clamping pressure is for the TEC's efficiency. Nice video for a proof of concept though.
@christophermontilla4748
@christophermontilla4748 4 жыл бұрын
This is the first time I have seen Scott.
@jhoncharlesdf.1599
@jhoncharlesdf.1599 2 жыл бұрын
Very Thanks Scott, this is very useful information!
@fastundercoverkitgoogle7381
@fastundercoverkitgoogle7381 4 жыл бұрын
Asking the viewers to not bully the guy with the fake project. Class act!
@blucobalt8688
@blucobalt8688 4 жыл бұрын
2:11 > A bit of grease
@IrishSkruffles
@IrishSkruffles 4 жыл бұрын
There are Thermoelectric Generators which are like the TECs he's using in this video but are made for generating electricity (as the name suggests) much more efficiently. NASA has been using TEG and radioactive sources for some applications, in the hundreds of watts range iirc
@TheSimoc
@TheSimoc Жыл бұрын
Yes, and Soviet Union used them even terrestially all around, becoming infamous after the government collpased and people began to steal them for valuable scrap metal, with their plutonium pieces mixed with all the scrap iron. I would be very interested to have similar thermoelectric generators, to be used with non-nuclear heat source. Another Soviet marvel were the lanterns with integrated thermoelectric elements to power radios and other low-power devices. I think they might suffice for smartphone charging, or at least could be nowadays made as such refined versions to suffice. I wonder how such elements are structurally build from two metals, as all demonstrative examples have been about wires twisted together. But why couldn't we just have those bimetal interfaces as plates of different metals bonded together? Of course we need two interfaces though. Common sense would say that the larger surface are the more power? But maybe it's more complicated. But can't be too complicated, as working useful examples do exist.
@mr.titanicon747
@mr.titanicon747 4 жыл бұрын
I really liked the format of this video, it was different but really good
@RadioTexnik
@RadioTexnik 4 жыл бұрын
Excellent! Thanks for the creativity!
@fernandosoriaalvarez1901
@fernandosoriaalvarez1901 4 жыл бұрын
Hello Scott. In my final Electrical engineering project I have worked with a Brushless DC motor (form a hard disk) as a wind generator, and I would like to know why is it that you get less energy form the electrical machine working as a generator. I though all electrical machines were reversible without different power losses!!! Thanks for your great videos :)
@TheSimoc
@TheSimoc Жыл бұрын
With motors, AFAIK you get quite well the same efficiency both ways, provided you handle the many-factor-dependent voltage and current properly. With peltiers, I don't know but I think the major caveat on using as generator is the practical inability to get all the heat gradient "focused" through the peltier material interface. Ie. big proportion of externally administered heat flux will "bypass" the interface through ambient heat and structures, whereas when when the peltier is powered by electricity, all its generated heat gradient is produced at the material interface, as it is its natural origin point and thus any of it cannot "miss" it as in generator-usage case.
@jarodhohl861
@jarodhohl861 4 жыл бұрын
When soldering aluminum, I believe you need a flux to clean the surface for the aluminum filler material.
@dreggory82
@dreggory82 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, but it has to be a pretty nasty aggressive flux.
@1boobtube
@1boobtube 4 жыл бұрын
Aluminum very quickly reoxidizes if you scratch off the oxide layer. There are fluxes for low temp tin zinc solder and for high temp aluminum zinc solder if using a blow torch.
@gregorymalchuk272
@gregorymalchuk272 3 жыл бұрын
I didn't even think it was possible to solder aluminum. Solder doesn't seem to wet it. I guess I was dealing with the oxidation layer though.
@michaelkonig3238
@michaelkonig3238 3 жыл бұрын
To solder aluminum you have to warm up the material from the opposite side, never heat up directly the solder rod. Flux is with special solder not necessary, just a bit skill
@OkurkaBinLadin
@OkurkaBinLadin 2 жыл бұрын
I would argue against soldering aluminum altogether. Clean way to do joints is TIG welding. If you cant or dont want to do that, then stay on the side of screws and bolts.
@giovannigola2359
@giovannigola2359 4 жыл бұрын
Great job Scott!
@willjackson6407
@willjackson6407 2 ай бұрын
Love this 😁 I'm working on something similar. Note that ThermoElectric Coolers and ThermoElectric Generators are similar but different. You're using the coolers TEC in reverse but you'll have better results with the generators TEGs
@gamehero8915
@gamehero8915 4 жыл бұрын
2:53 when German gets you XD
@itsanewday5219
@itsanewday5219 3 жыл бұрын
😂
@FreshSmog
@FreshSmog 4 жыл бұрын
Take a peltier module to a geothermal hotspring during the winter.
@crazyDIYguy
@crazyDIYguy 4 жыл бұрын
i have a whole new level of respect for you and your channel. thank you
@tomkelly8827
@tomkelly8827 3 жыл бұрын
with your rebuild of his project, I would suggest that you could increase your efficiency a whole lot by getting the candle closer to the flame, surrounding the pencil holder with aluminum foil and operating it in winter time with colder air passing by the top fins. Also for the one you made, spread out the modules so there is more heat sink per module and use a bigger heat sink
@z030n3r
@z030n3r 4 жыл бұрын
You should check out techingredients’ version of a TEG
@janis6623
@janis6623 4 жыл бұрын
"This has to be a joke" Dude, you have a great meme potential
@whatwhatdidtheysay...lyric2373
@whatwhatdidtheysay...lyric2373 Жыл бұрын
Its like the "perpetual motion free energy" annoying scam videos. They make them because A) Most people still believe theres a "free lunch" B) Most of the public is ignorant of physics & electronics so they can be exploited. Thanks for guys like you trying to help change this !!!!
@emersonsrandomvideos248
@emersonsrandomvideos248 4 жыл бұрын
Three German personalities i'm subscribed: 1. Manni Gaming - pc gaming 2. Captain Joe - airplanes 3. Great Scott - electronics
@justenoughcreativity5161
@justenoughcreativity5161 4 жыл бұрын
Nobody: GreatScott: But never the less
@ElZamo92
@ElZamo92 4 жыл бұрын
Alexander nevertheless is a single word.
@ryanmalin
@ryanmalin 4 жыл бұрын
@@ElZamo92 obviously this kid is slow. Anyone still using that meme in 2019 is obviously way behind the times
@dereksgc
@dereksgc 4 жыл бұрын
Why would we even be bothering with stuff like this, when there's a publicly available thermonuclear fusion generator just floating in the sky.
@devrim-oguz
@devrim-oguz 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I want to power my home with nuclear energy using PV panels.
@JaredConnell
@JaredConnell 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah but it goes away during half of day and sometimes hides so you need tea light powered alternatives
@varunsreedharan5347
@varunsreedharan5347 4 жыл бұрын
@@JaredConnell You can store some of the power in high current batteries and have them connected to an inverter to power your house during the night.
@ademmeral
@ademmeral 4 жыл бұрын
This device works when the Sun is not there. Personally I only see one good use for this device. Silent Generator. You can build a gas generator with 0 sound with this tgm. If you have an rv it makes sense. The problem is they are very expensive compared to the cooler units. So you can buy more batteries instead of those units. But as far as i know if you want a slient generator,even if it is very inefficient, this is the way to go.
@R3lay0
@R3lay0 3 жыл бұрын
@@ademmeral At the end of the day a Stirling generator will still be more efficient.
@nadeem014
@nadeem014 4 жыл бұрын
I like how you present the math behind your project. This by itself is a proof of the authenticity.
@eleneasy
@eleneasy 4 жыл бұрын
It is very interesting how every now and then we discover something on the internet that seems so good to the average Joe but, in reality, it is just nonsense. I liked your style of testing and redoing the right way. It is much more constructive than what some other people does by just writing bad talking in their comments. Kudos to you.
@MK73DS
@MK73DS 4 жыл бұрын
The French channel "Incroyable Expériences" did the same thing but for real a long time ago
@cekpi7
@cekpi7 4 жыл бұрын
I've been following TechBuilder even before he had youtube channel, he did a lot of his projects when he was young so this one might be just remake of his older project (not trying to defend him, he should have redo all calculations or at least mention true power output). He also made shoes that generate electricity by using piezo electric elements when he was 15 for Google Fair 2014.
@melissacoleman9633
@melissacoleman9633 4 жыл бұрын
One of the best channels on KZfaq! We love you in Louisville KY Scott
@ranasaad7456
@ranasaad7456 4 жыл бұрын
Nice new touch
@DavidKenny64
@DavidKenny64 4 жыл бұрын
Efficiency suggestion: 1) Use an in insulative material for the sides of the water reservoir instead of the aluminium. You could also add a top. Both will make the ice last longer. Someone already mentioned adding salt to the ice water to make it colder. 2) Add an insulative skirt to the bottom as well, the candles will fill it from the top down with the coolest air spilling out at the bottom and the hottest air will be trapped at the top.
@tanmay______
@tanmay______ 4 жыл бұрын
Techbuilder was my inspiration while getting into this hobby, his radio transmitter video is my favourite. I like his video style, they good quality. I think if he can get people into the hobby, he's done his job good enough.
@thefirstsin
@thefirstsin 4 жыл бұрын
Great videos as always scott!
@jeetendarkumar4514
@jeetendarkumar4514 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for information dude
@dutchman55
@dutchman55 4 жыл бұрын
Hey could you see if you can light a LED with a “foxhole radio” like they built in WW2? I’ve been seeing a video go around where a guy uses the power from FM radios to light one for free
@zachdemand4508
@zachdemand4508 4 жыл бұрын
I cant say if that exact setup is possible as I haven't seen the video, but in theory it should work. It is the same technology used in wireless chargers. You would need to be close to the transmitter or have a massive antenna or both just to get usable power from it.
@ChiDraconis
@ChiDraconis 4 жыл бұрын
@@zachdemand4508 Yes; Theoretical a «field» would be present proximal to the antenna; In physics any energy can often - more often than expected - produce some energy which would result in this being very plausible experiment; But this is no free energy ~ there is no such thing? I did see a gravity wheel which suggests considering but no free energy has ever been produced reliably there has always been slight of hand
@zachdemand4508
@zachdemand4508 4 жыл бұрын
@@ChiDraconis I never said it was free energy. Although it would be free to the person using the device as long as they dont pay the bill at the radio station.
@ChiDraconis
@ChiDraconis 4 жыл бұрын
@@zachdemand4508 Correct; I was speaking to warn the few; Just now i see that some radio stations pulled I got a brand new pair of roller-skates due to exotic statements made by uninformed
@1boobtube
@1boobtube 4 жыл бұрын
If you're close enough to a broadcast antenna farm, you can light a florescent tube just holding it your hand.
@joshm264
@joshm264 4 жыл бұрын
ElectroBOOM x GreatScott when?
@silvia_fuku0ka845
@silvia_fuku0ka845 4 жыл бұрын
Go outside open the lid of a bin and climb inside wait for the garbage truck get disposed of properly
@joshm264
@joshm264 4 жыл бұрын
@@silvia_fuku0ka845 ???
@AndreMarascaEngenheiro
@AndreMarascaEngenheiro 4 жыл бұрын
Para soldar duas peças de metal com estanho é necessário lixar a superfície que ficará em contato com a solda e esquentar a chapa de metal. Você não deve derreter o estanho com o ferro de solda, mas sim com a chapa de metal, então segurar até esfriar
@d74g0n
@d74g0n 4 жыл бұрын
It's funny how at a certain part of education; you can just look at stuff and laugh at the illusionists props, because you can plainly see all the parts required for the solution are not accounted for. What a time to be alive. Golden age inbound.
@the9tailsupersaiyan
@the9tailsupersaiyan 4 жыл бұрын
Hot glue: *exist* Great Scott: this is beyond science.
@AWriterWandering
@AWriterWandering 4 жыл бұрын
At least know I know how to keep my phone charged if I ever get stuck in the Arctic.
@deanoboland
@deanoboland 2 жыл бұрын
Great work on video mate greetings from spain 👍👍👍
@Wrnrgaming
@Wrnrgaming 4 жыл бұрын
Wow, da zeigt sich mal jemand nach ner Weile. Schön dich mal zu sehen 😂 Ganz nebenbei : cooles Video 😉
@JxH
@JxH 4 жыл бұрын
Replace the little tea lamp with about 30kg of glowing plutonium.
@andreimihai5266
@andreimihai5266 4 жыл бұрын
You are something else :))
@AvroVulcanXH607
@AvroVulcanXH607 4 жыл бұрын
Like satellites? Yeah would be cool, let call in at the shop for some on my way home....
@allangibson8494
@allangibson8494 4 жыл бұрын
Should work for about 50years (Voyager is still pottering along).
@Willam_J
@Willam_J 4 жыл бұрын
Does anyone remember that little twat, who made an “energy harvester”, out of some wire and a spoon? It was all over the news and he was being invited to speak at tech seminars. Nobody would call ‘BS’ on the kid, because they were all afraid of being accused of crushing the kid’s dreams. Except for ElectroBoom. He ripped that kid a good one. 😂 For the sake of nostalgia, here’s ElectroBoom’s video on it: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pdqaqbirnNeviJc.html
@varunsreedharan5347
@varunsreedharan5347 4 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah that one! I don't get these bs free energy devices. Why even make them when they are all less effective than a solar panel.
@Ziplock9000
@Ziplock9000 3 жыл бұрын
I remember this, the media were wanking themselves silly over it just because he used a few technical words. But everything he said was nothing special at all. It was quite pathetic the way his parents and the media bigged him up which will cause him issues later in his life.
@robmarrin6720
@robmarrin6720 3 жыл бұрын
You are a Genius in your field, love watching your vids, what's really insane is that I can see you write all the formula because you write left hand and by all accounts I wish I could write as neat as that beautiful stuff, could you please do a vid on how you are holding the stylus it looks different to how a right hand person holds the stylus, I'm ambidextrous and can work with both hands sawing cutting etc but can't get as neat as your handwriting and I wondered if I'm missing how I hold the pen, it's driving me mad now I've been watching your vids for month's and tried everything ❤️👍
@AThreeDogNight
@AThreeDogNight 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing this one my friend, have a good one also.
@Alpha-qw6on
@Alpha-qw6on 4 жыл бұрын
electroboom you switched places,face,reactions everything i am disappointed
@waliddiy9348
@waliddiy9348 4 жыл бұрын
no u
@personious_k
@personious_k 4 жыл бұрын
@@waliddiy9348 no u
@waliddiy9348
@waliddiy9348 4 жыл бұрын
@@personious_k no u
@acutepotato6792
@acutepotato6792 4 жыл бұрын
@@waliddiy9348 no u
@firdaus99031
@firdaus99031 4 жыл бұрын
no u
@SuperSilver301
@SuperSilver301 4 жыл бұрын
I thought he was watching ElectroBOOM failed attempt
@mosta5
@mosta5 4 жыл бұрын
I've never thought that Tech Builder may make a fake projects . I am following him since a long time and he has some very good projects
@asbestos7910
@asbestos7910 4 жыл бұрын
"By adding a bit of thermal paste" as he proceeds to put all of the paste in the known world on the sink
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