The ‘Wiggler’ - This Lego Gadget Shouldn't Exist
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Does this Lego gadget even deserve to exist? You be the judge.
I've made a lot of weird and wacky generators in my time. Some are big and produce a lot of power, while others are more of a toy, barely creating enough energy to light up some small flashing lights. And some of them exist purely because they’re fun and satisfying to play with.
In this video, we’ll explore one of my experiments in building a very compact generator. There’s an almost ASMR quality to both the sound and the feel of it. The way it bounces around, clicking and clacking while it generates power has me fidgeting with it many days during my meetings. It’s been a permanent fixture on my desk since I first made it.
If you want to build your own, it’s a simple construction using Lego, some wire, and a few magnets, which you can easily find on Amazon or AliExpress. So why not DIY your own mini hand-held generator?
#lego #technic #moc
0:00 Intro
0:35 The Build
2:20 What Does it Do?
@chrisbrooks6697 Жыл бұрын
It could be a vibration warning device... When it vibrates enough to charge the capacitor and turn the led on, you know your machinery or engine or whatever is at it's limit for vibration.
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Damn that's a great idea, thanks! Gonna have to play with this one
@chrisbrooks6697 Жыл бұрын
@@JamiesBrickJams Thanks! Can't wait to see the video when you figure it out!
@antonliakhovitch8306 Жыл бұрын
I'm rusty with physics, but my intuition tells me that this thing is going to respond significantly more to vibration at its resonant frequency. That's actually kinda neat and you could use that on purpose for... idk, something. Otherwise, I think you could remove the rubber bands entirely and have the thing move back and forth on rails. That should remove the bandpass filter effect (I think)
@Rouverius Жыл бұрын
Yeah, like for an unbalanced washing machine.
@DoctorNemmo Жыл бұрын
It's a seismograph. I live in Chile so I should know
@mbcommandnerd Жыл бұрын
That would actually make a half-decent earthquake detector, as earthquakes should wiggle it enough to generate a voltage, and the more it wiggles, the stronger the voltage gets! So you’ve essentially created a tiny seismograph here!
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Very true! A few folks have suggested it measuring earthquakes.. I suspect by the time an earthquake is wiggling it enough for it to register a visible output, you'll be very aware of that earthquake though 😄
@mbcommandnerd Жыл бұрын
@@JamiesBrickJams I wonder if it could be made to detect smaller vibrations, so that it WOULD be an early warning system?
@MyNotSoHumbleOpinion Жыл бұрын
Earthquake sensors works exactly like this contraption! The only difference is that the magnets are attached to a small pendulum. Even a tiny movement can induce a very little current in the coil, that will be amplified by the electronic control circuit! Others sensors uses moving ferrite core inside the coil, but the overall principle it's the same: wiggling!
@jaloswaggons2182 Жыл бұрын
@@mbcommandnerdthose exist, they're called seismometers, and they have been around for centuries.
@surkey5055 Жыл бұрын
@@jaloswaggons2182 Well, the mechanical ones have at least
@my1lastword Жыл бұрын
You have a linear motion transducer. You’ve essentially made a speaker. Try hooking the wires to an AC source at 3-5v nominal and you should get cool motion and depending on the frequency of the AC maybe even some sound!
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Ha yeah, pretty much 😄 I might actually try making a large woofer using a similar method that you suggest here
@iionite Жыл бұрын
i think the magnets are too big and heavy for those coils, he should use either smaller magnets or much larger coils to make it able to vibrate at a few KHz
@JesseBrohinsky Жыл бұрын
Conversely, you might be able to use it as a microphone.
@dylsdrumz7081 Жыл бұрын
It serves a purpose that purpose is entertaining people and making views
@MrKyltpzyxm Жыл бұрын
@@dylsdrumz7081There truly is no higher purpose for a human being than to amuse me, specifically. That is why I dedicate so much of my own time to this noble cause. 😁
@nobodynemoq Жыл бұрын
You can buy similar mechanisms (of course much smaller) as warning lights for runners. You put it on your shirt and never worry about battery life 😎 Another idea is to pair it with a circuit including capacitator which would build up the charge and then relase it as a single signal - that would be just perfect to detect certain amount of vibrations (like steps, dents in the road etc)
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
That's actually an interesting concept, thanks - I like the idea of accumulating the charge, and then discharging or indicating something when a threshold is reached
@legodudelol9a Жыл бұрын
You could use the vibrations from driving to power it when it's on it's side. How much power you'd get would depend on the road conditions and the shoch absorbers, but it's still possible.
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Hey that's a novel idea. Someone else mentioned using it as a dampener, but I like the idea of using it on larger things like roads where you could built it into the infrastructure.
@coffeegonewrong Жыл бұрын
I’ve seen something similar being used as a simple wind powered light. Hook the core to something that can shake it in the wind. Or, put it in the middle between two ribbons pulled tight and the wind will bounce it around nicely
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Totally! Those old school ribbon generators are fun. I've built one and it sort of works ... Great for low wind, but terrible efficiency when wind speed goes up. Might make a video if I can get it working better
@pauldeddens5349 Жыл бұрын
It reminds me of those emergency shake flashlights, that use a similar concept of a shaking electromagnet to charge batteries for the flashlight. More compact than a crank flashlight, and fun to use.
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
True, I guess they're probably the most compact form of generator compared to a crank style
@gdutfulkbhh7537 Жыл бұрын
I had one of those. I always left it in the car, oriented such that it ought to get a free charge from my accelerating and braking... but it never had anything in the capacitor when I needed it. That flashlight was made in China, though: cheap and nasty. With better magnets, a wiggler *might* scavenge some energy. It’s not "free" though, since you’re hauling the weight around in the car.
@memes4themasses365 Жыл бұрын
Production quality is so high for such a small channel you deserve way more subscribers
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Ha thanks! I'm new to this, but glad folks get a kick out of these weird contraptions
@togtpwt Жыл бұрын
I can't believe you only have 160 subs. With videos like this, you deserve thousands of subscribers. Keep up the good work, Jamie!
@e.th_an Жыл бұрын
Fr this is crazy how do they not have a shit ton of popularity.
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Big thanks, I really appreciate it! ❤️ Got loads of ideas in the pipeline ;)
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Thanks man! Maybe that'll come with time :D
@togtpwt Жыл бұрын
You are an amazing content creator Jamie, better than I could ever be. I hope you go on to get thousands of subs!
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
@@togtpwt cheers man, it's a fun start anyway!
@keirablack3051 Жыл бұрын
I suppose if you had a preexisting structure like a bridge which was built in a way that it developed sympathetic vibrations, and you had a big enough wiggler, you could capture (and thereby dampen) the vibrations and turn them into power instead. The Tacoma-Narrows bridge fell due to being shaken apart because of this issue. I think nowadays architects are aware of it and try to avoid it, but there might be some old buildings or something which could be in danger of falling like this I suppose.
@Trippmecha Жыл бұрын
Thats actually a really cool idea. Also, the Tacoma narrows bridge was a great engineering lesson from history.
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Very true, and others have said, it'd be interesting to test a use case for it as a vibration dampener of sorts
@AdityalikeThe Жыл бұрын
Mount it on your bike and you have a device that generated electricity for simple tasks, like bike lamp, indicators or if a battery is added, then a phone charger on the go.
@raxxor18 Жыл бұрын
This format is actually amazing to show what electric components do. Combining it with Lego makes it strangely inviting and familiar
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Thanks, glad it gives folks some ideas 😁
@fluteplayerify Жыл бұрын
If you change the direction of wiggle (going across the coil instead of towards the coil), you could get a longer travel distance which I think would result in higher power output and less noise.
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
That's actually a really good point.. I'm gonna have to test another variant like that. But in theory you could be right
@fintux Жыл бұрын
Finally a way to get electricity generated from a bumpy ride on the road. If you mount this to a bicycle, the worse the road gets, the more light you will get just when you need it!
@MIGHTYcbu Жыл бұрын
All fidget toys are useful, and the fact that it gives light as a pay off is very satisfying
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
I agree, satisfaction is reason enough
@USA0312 Жыл бұрын
YT recommendations have been on a roll this week, found some super small but super underrated channels and I have fallen in love with yours! I can't believe you don't have tens of thousands of subs yet, because the quality is just perfect!
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
That means a lot to me, thanks for the kind words! Hopefully the quality will keep improving with time
@00JDH Жыл бұрын
Yeah same. So much high quality low subscriber channels lately.
@boostaddict_ Жыл бұрын
Your video quality is top notch, I have no idea how your subscriber count is so low. This showed up in my recommended, I barely ever touch my Lego anymore other than when prototyping something but I subscribed anyways lol.
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Much appreciated - I'm new to this, but just hope I can show folks how they can use their lego for useful (and useless) things!
@mikelastname Жыл бұрын
with the right sized capacitor you could use it to indicate how long to shake a spray can before it is ready to paint. The PaintWiggler. For bonus points, I reckon you could build a version of a gravity wave detector called LEGO :)
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
That's certainly a unique use case! Measuring waves or 'things that wave' also sounds pretty interesting
@yetidynamics Жыл бұрын
well these sort of generators , i've seen in compact flashlights that didn't require a battery, thou they had magnets slide inbetween a coil, you would shake the flashlight for a bit, and it would charge a capacitor, and run for a bit
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Yeah those were cool, I remember playing with one years ago. I suppose I could attach the rectifier and capacitors to this and make it a nicer shape - like a shake-weight. Pretty much a flashlight then!
@nachtelfirokese88 Жыл бұрын
Well the only idea that came to me is, use it as an alternative to the regular dynamo bike light!
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
I think you're still onto something - it's much less efficient than a regular dynamo, but may still have a place when something has 'bumpy' movement
@nachtelfirokese88 Жыл бұрын
@@JamiesBrickJams A single one of this model, is decently less efficient. But well-designed etc. it could be something that can work! And if we think a bit further, maybe in a better design deepening on the amp this can create, it could be usefull for our sporty ppl out there as a "self charging powerbank"! So yeah the design so far is maybe the problem but the idea is great!
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
@@nachtelfirokese88 for sure, the design could be made much better and more efficient!
@Minebuilder12 Жыл бұрын
A design like this would be perfect to generate some electricity from walking. With each step you could get a bit of power and by the end of your walk you could probably have a couple capacitors full of power.
@kennettosborn8579 5 ай бұрын
Maybe if you put the magnets inside of a flashlight to power it up when it runs out of juice
@PrzemyslawDrewnowski Жыл бұрын
You could power an IOT device to monitor basically anything that has some kind of motor inside while dampening it's vibrations (kinetic dampener), a bigger version could get quite some energy out of a washing machine for example
@_AcatHat Жыл бұрын
Have it (or a bunch of them)wiggle charge a bunch of capacitors while you're driving down the road.Then use those capacitors however you like.A giant zap gun?
@cholsreammos Жыл бұрын
Id love to see the rest of your generators they look so cool!
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Great, I'll cover some of the more weird and powerful ones soon!
@cholsreammos Жыл бұрын
@@JamiesBrickJams sounds great im glad i found you, the weirder the better!
@MarkxTube Жыл бұрын
You could hook the magnets up to a longer band that generates wiggle in winds. That way you get a useful but weak wind generator.
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Ah yes like a ribbon generator - they work well in low winds. But inefficient in faster winds. They look cool though!
@Binary_Omlet Жыл бұрын
A few years back Shakeable flashlights became popular on AS SEEN ON TV stuff. This is just a cooler version of that.
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Those were so cool back in the day
@mikef5951 Жыл бұрын
Had a flashlight you could charge by shaking it - it was made with that see through plastic so you could see the magnet inside. I forget how good it actually was... and also where it went
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Those were cool!
@TexusNoe365247 Жыл бұрын
I would love to see all of your other contraptions you have built. I major in Automation and Electrical Technologies. The stuff you build is fascinating.
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
There's some real 'out there' stuff coming in a bit - probably nothing you haven't seen, but hope they're at least entertaining 😉
@gkelly Жыл бұрын
How am I only now seeing your channel? Great videography and interesting Lego designs, love it.
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Aw really appreciate it, thanks man!
@mustello8 Жыл бұрын
Make quite few of them, stick on the top laundry machine, wire them together and charge your phone while doing laundry 😊
@ianbelletti6241 Жыл бұрын
This is a more complicated version of the shake charging mechanism in an emergency flashlight.
@TheAussieRepairGuy Жыл бұрын
Many engines vibrate heavily, especially the diesels in my military vehicles, these could be a good way to harvest and/or dampen unwanted vibrations. Shock absorbers in vehicles could be made more efficient/productive with a system like this. I've also worked in areas like 100 foot high observation towers that vibrate constantly with even low levels of wind.
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Looks like the concept of integrating with suspension is popular. Although it's way less efficient than an alternator, I like the idea of a dual purpose acting also as a dampener. Funny you mention the vibrating towers - I've been playing with a ribbon generator that works at very low wind levels ;)
@TheAussieRepairGuy Жыл бұрын
@@JamiesBrickJams yeah nobody wants to replace an alternator. The suggestion is supplementary. Situations with high demand and dual piwer systems like an ambulance could conceivably benefit
@Scobragon Жыл бұрын
That's a good device to tell you when there's earthquake, you just check the device and if the light is flashing, there's an earthquake and you need to evacuate.
@Simple_But_Expensive 5 ай бұрын
Attach to a backpack to recharge batteries as you hike. Small, lightweight, and works in bad lighting conditions that would limit solar rechargers. Perfect for through hikers and expedition hikers.
@freewave04 Жыл бұрын
Attach it to the leg of a nervous knee bouncer and get free energy
@hwal3086 Жыл бұрын
Well compared to that banana it seems quite big to me, idk why you said its tiny
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Nah it's just a reeeeally small banana. I should have used another banana to show how small that one was
@hwal3086 Жыл бұрын
@@JamiesBrickJams well the banana seems at least average to me hahaha
@andrewkrahn2629 Жыл бұрын
a bigger, slower one could probably generate power from waves in water. A smaller but chonkier one could simultaneously dampen engine vibration and get a bit of energy back from it?
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Huh now that's a new idea I haven't heard yet... I quite like the idea of passively collecting and storing energy from things like water. Might have to give that a try
@cmdr_scotty Жыл бұрын
Oh man i really want to see more about those other generators you built!
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
I gotchoo - my apartment is filled with them, so will cover the more powerful ones soon 😁
@fryncyaryorvjink2140 Жыл бұрын
This is the kind of tinkering with technic I like to see! Subscribed
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Aw thanks for joining!
@javierpaz7954 Жыл бұрын
Some time ago I had a flashlight that was recharged with a generator based on this principle. You had to shake it to charge it. However it was a little different. The magnet had all the length of the flashlight to move (except a bit that was for the battery) and the coil was in the middle.
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Probably makes sense to allow the magnets to travel all the way through - might give that a try sometime 👌
@DaveShap Жыл бұрын
Just found your channel. Love the way you describe it. Makes me want to get magnets and coils lol.
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Haha thanks, appreciate it! I'd totally recommend getting some if you get the chance - there's an astonishing range of things you can do with just some magnets and wire
@jeffjacobs1671 Жыл бұрын
useful applications include earthquake detection system, or hook up to the bed to be a love-meter of sorts when you have the gf over. Optical sensors can view the LED and can be fed into a data logger, to calculate things like frequency and stamina (um I mean duration)
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Love o meter 😂 Nothing says a romantic evening like logging that stamina data
@df3_legomocs Жыл бұрын
Man you make some awesome videos for real extremely entertaining keep it up
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you're liking them, big thanks!
@xirensixseo Жыл бұрын
its like a basic accelerometer, with a little warming light
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
True!
@pravopampino8117 Жыл бұрын
I would strap this to the washing mashine, it should be able to recover a small amount of energy out of the vibrations
@AlphaLibre9 Жыл бұрын
Congrats, you made the internal mechanism of a shake weight and flashlight.
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Sure did! Guess I should try make a real shake flashlight now
@blackgamingangel5913 Жыл бұрын
you could use it for anything thats always in motion like an wristwatch or a bike for example
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
True that, I like the idea of it being integrated into bike shocks!
@NerdGlasses256 Жыл бұрын
It could withness the energy of vibration is some creations, but I'm not sure that this is a real game-changing idea.
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
I guess (as others have noted), similar to the idea of a seismograph
@rimka05orrick90 Жыл бұрын
This thing can be really useful if use it like additional source of electricity that uses vibration and moving (like in your pocket)
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Yeah they're not very efficient, but you're right - if you're having anyway, you may as well harness some of that energy!
@mike-fb4fw Жыл бұрын
if you ever make a lego pinball, this thing could possibly be the tilt sensor
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
That's a cool idea!
@sakurojason Жыл бұрын
You can make a bass shaker out of it by playing music through the coils
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Hmm I guess similar to a regular speaker concept ... I like the idea of making a dedicated subwoofer though!
@pawlack Жыл бұрын
Attach it to people with parkinsons for a free electricity.
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
😂
@M2rsh Жыл бұрын
Add a transistor and a battery and then place in a package with "fragile" sticker and you have an indicator if it was "abused" during transit
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
That's a genuinely unique idea I haven't heard yet - love it!
@Rouverius Жыл бұрын
Maybe connected to a needlessly overcomplicated LEGO clockwork escapement?
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
'Needlessly overcomplicated' is my middle name - that's a fantastic idea to draw it out. I've built an escapement before, so will give it a try. Cheers for the idea!
@BenKDesigns Жыл бұрын
How to make it useful? Put it on a bike, or make it wearable. you have a motion-powered safety light while biking or jogging/walking.
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
A nice small safety light is a good idea 👌
@kaioh6 Жыл бұрын
Yo, I just discovered your channel. Very promising channel! I can't wait to watch future videos! 👍👍
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Hey thanks, really appreciate it! 🙏
@AE075G Жыл бұрын
You get an alternating voltage from the generator. To increase efficiency, a diode bridge would be installed.
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Yup, alternating works well for small lights. But I ended up using a rectifier to feed the capacitors
@yeetmcmeat Жыл бұрын
Having a handful of these on some heavy machinery or something similar could be a way to passively accumulate/restore power, even if its not extremely efficient something that vibrates alot could have uses with this.
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Haha like a washing machine generator - consumes 2 kilowatts, but you can also power an LED at the same time! I actually liked another commenters idea of using it as a dampener for heavy machinery - then it can do 2 jobs at once
@AndrewTheRadarMan Жыл бұрын
Your vids are awesome man. Keep up the good work 👍
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Big thanks man 😄
@ComradNoFucksGivin. Жыл бұрын
I bet all your other generators have at least some vibration, there for maybe you could use this device like this to capture some of that energy that's being lost to increase the efficiency of your generators.
@focalshop Жыл бұрын
If you could fit one near the truck on a skateboard, you could have the vibration of that board tell people where it is in space at night
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Skateboard trucks is a cool new idea!
@MrJtrot90 Жыл бұрын
I've wondered why this kind of power generation isn't employed in vehicle suspension. Imagine a truck without a wiring connector to its trailers, just a generator, a battery and a signal receiver to actuate lights.
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
That's an interesting idea ... I'd be curious to see how compact something this this could be (built into suspension) vs putting an alternator into the trailer
@MrJtrot90 Жыл бұрын
@@JamiesBrickJams shock absorber was my thought. You could have up to 4 of them per trailer.
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
@@MrJtrot90 that's true, I guess you could chain a whole bunch of them together
@focalshop Жыл бұрын
Put it on a bicycle or other vehicles that can benefit from vibration having a visual visual read out to help people notice it before it becomes a hazard
@Ragzvids Жыл бұрын
Mount them in a car and the vibrations of the road will do all the work for you
@alterego1101 Жыл бұрын
You know, you could generate power with your washing machine!
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
There's some really funny about spending like 2 kilowatts and extracting back like 0.01 watts 😂 But I like it
@noone6905 Жыл бұрын
There was a flashlight I had a long time ago that used the shake function to charge a battery for a flashlight. It was quite nifty.
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Those were really cool! With all the comments, I reckon I've gotta try make one now!
@VINCE-pp3es Жыл бұрын
prefect for those with Parkinson's "jimmy i told you to stop using grandma as a way to charge your phone she cant help that she shakes so much"
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
😂
@raydensizemore4612 Жыл бұрын
I feel like you could find a generator that vibrates at the required frequency and place these all over it
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Cool if you could tune the frequency of the generator to other things
@48eyegor84 Жыл бұрын
My immediate thought is that any machine that shakes a bed to put a bunch of pieces into a hole, like say those machines the make dozens of medicine capsules at once, this on a small scale could save energy, potentially even power a portion of the process
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Maybe another chance for them to also act as dampeners for the machinery ...
@eagledee7753 Жыл бұрын
Together with the cap and a linear voltage regulator you could bring it with you on the car and convert some of the vibration into energy to charge your phone. If you combine this concept with a thermoelectrical cooler attached to the hot metal of the engines, you could potentially be recovering some of the lost energy thus becoming more efficient...
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Hmmm I haven't messed around with thermoelectric coolers before - could be some fun experiments there
@givemesubspls6407 Жыл бұрын
if you get enough of them you could use them during November as a way to power an electric stove
@somonenew7579 Жыл бұрын
you could use it on a car with the engines vibrations to power the headlights
@jeresalomaa772 Жыл бұрын
Mount it on a mountain bike so it will charge something (phone, cycle light, power bank)
@no-expert Жыл бұрын
I think something like this could be useful in environments where you have vibrations that are unwanted. Let’s say you cover some big machines in a network of wigglers. They could dampen the vibrations while creating electricity. Of course it would be better to improve the machines so they don’t vibrate as much but I like the idea of it. Like breaking in an electric car but on a smaller scale. Also I now want one for my desk :D
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Vibration dampener gives it a dual purpose, I quite like the idea!
@doldrums8084 Жыл бұрын
Mount it on mountain bikes to generate electricity from bumps to power a small bike light
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
That seems to be a popular idea - maybe built into the suspension
@Relaxationtownz Жыл бұрын
I thought you would hook up an alternating current between the two coils and make the magnet in the middle wiggle between the 2 coils, hence the wiggler 😂, maybe try it in another video.
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Haha that's a pretty fun idea.. So it's kind of like a solenoid? I do have a couple ideas for a kinetic sculpture that uses a similar concept!
@Relaxationtownz Жыл бұрын
@Jamie's Lego Jams a solenoid is definitely one way to do it, looking forward to seeing that sculpture 👍
@crayder1100 Жыл бұрын
At the very least it's an impact test. And it works on both ends of an axis.
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
You're right, I'm coming around to the idea of it being a sensor - and probably quite effective as an impact sensor
@ToxicAtom Жыл бұрын
Reminds me of those old flashlights that you would charge by shaking them.
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Yeah those were really cool! Makes me appreciate how well built they must have been
@19Daantje98 Жыл бұрын
It could work on top of a washing machine, those things vibrate like crazy!
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
True dat - would be interesting to see how much energy you can bank in some capacitors after a 40 minute cycle!
@coulgaming1299 Жыл бұрын
Emergency charger for a phone, powers out or keep it in a hiking bag
@armoredcalvary1273 Жыл бұрын
neat stuff you got here sir!
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Thank you sir 🙏
@Z_E_B_O Жыл бұрын
put it on a washing machine, and if it starts moving it could be able to alert you or smth. maybe making a loud noise.
@antonbroos7121 Жыл бұрын
You can use it as an earthquake generator.
@Unmannedair Жыл бұрын
Dryvit instead of trying to use it as a generator. Then what you have is a resonance tuning device. You can do resonance matching, or active damping
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
That'd be really cool if you knew the resonance frequency of something... Not a bad idea, I'd love to test that out if I can find something that outputs a constant frequency signal
@Unmannedair Жыл бұрын
@@JamiesBrickJams you could put it on a swing and then pump the swing at its resonant frequency. Or you can make a resonant Mach drive with a bowl of water where you periodically allow a little bit of the water to spill out of one side of the bowl and refill in the center. The result is a thrust output with no jet of water.
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Huh both really cool ideas!
@iikpsyt4619 Жыл бұрын
Other people on the call: Ayo, what’s bro doing under the table?
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
👀
@ZwilnikSF Жыл бұрын
Put on top of a washing machine to charge a mobile phone battery while it's running. Thus effectively reducing the cost of running the washing machine by a tiny amount :)
@DrewMarold Жыл бұрын
If I mounted that to my hyperactive child he could easily power a small city.
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
😂
@jiyaanrushabhshah661 2 ай бұрын
try attaching a motor to it. It will make more energy
@SkrittleCubing Жыл бұрын
If you had two then could it be possible to have the led be solid if the wigglers wiggled in opposite directions
@Zyghqwyv Жыл бұрын
you would need a full bridge recifier too
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
I suppose some diodes to rectify the signal in one direction could do that! For now, I'm finding capacitors the easiest way to smooth out the signal for a solid light
@SkrittleCubing Жыл бұрын
@@JamiesBrickJams I didn't even think about that.
@FranchiseFjord Жыл бұрын
You could carry it in your backpack and it would charge your battery. You would need to use a half or full wave rectifier to ensure positive voltage but it looks pretty useful to me. Sell it to the military for their soldiers to use in their backpacks. Easy money
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
I like that idea - I guess you could store the energy while hiking in a capacitor bank. Should be enough to power a radio and lights for a while
@h6502 Жыл бұрын
you could put this in a flashlight with a capacitor. no external charge needed, just shake it a bit to charge the capacitor. is it out? shake it some more. leave the thing in your glove compartment for years. of course, we've ditched all the legoes at this point.
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Great idea - looks like a few folks remember those old shake-to-charge lights - I'll give it a try!
@charlezpodshedlow597 Жыл бұрын
Have you got some IC around LED and capacitor? Is it something like in solar lamps that allow charging the battery? Or is it a rectifier?
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Yup, it's just a simple rectifier so I can store the energy in some capacitors!
@Oscar_Garrido Жыл бұрын
I move my leg a log when Im anxious, I could generate some energy with that device
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Now that's a new concept - an anxiety indicator. The more anxious you are the brighter it gets. Would that make you more anxious?
@logankunce9607 Жыл бұрын
You ever heard of a paint shaker? i think this and a paint shaker would have a great time.
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
I've heard that a few times now, that's a cool idea
@RamiSlicer Жыл бұрын
What if you amplified the impulses from each coil and fed it back into the other coil? I think if you tuned it just right, it would oscillate.
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
That'd be a fun experiment - not sure how I'd do it, but will have a think
@arubaguy2733 Жыл бұрын
Really going to town, shaking the thing under his desk, (making sure no one is getting uncomfortable.) Whatever does he mean??? I'm dyin'!😂
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Just makin energy man 🤷♂️
@teamtubetv1465 Жыл бұрын
you can make a battery charger that you can put on cars or something that vibrates a lot
@ast_rsk Жыл бұрын
It could be an exercise toy that you have to use and collect a certain amount of energy before, say, being able to unlock you computer.
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Haha good way to live a little longer
@BigStrap Жыл бұрын
Yeah buddy. I wanna see breakdowns of all of those! Especially the tall boi.
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Haha I got you covered - posted a short of the tall boi yesterday. And will cover the powerful ones soon!
@LucasStraub Жыл бұрын
I thought about adding a smaller version to a mouse, would be nice to prolongate its battery.
@JamiesBrickJams Жыл бұрын
Or a real mouse to harness him running around
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