Making a Spark-Gap Transmitter

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  @ElectroBOOM · 6 years ago (edited) · pinned

  Hello BOOMers, there are debates on that my circuit which has capacitor parallel to high voltage source is worse than the other type I also showed at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnKKj2bonAI&amp;t=2">0:02</a> which has spark gap parallel to the high voltage source, because DiodesGoneWild mentions it here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSp1IzmRUk8&amp;t=772">https://youtu.be/wSp1IzmRUk8?t=772</a><br>While the purpose of this video was not to make a proper commercial transmitter, because FOR GOD&apos;S SAKE, WHO BOTHERS MAKING A COMMERCIAL SPARK-GAP TRANSMITTER NOWADAYS... both circuits lack many components that could make them better, both would work fine with proper components and both have pros and cons. Like in my circuit high voltage resonance frequency is right across the transformer and although mostly filtered, could stress the transformer to some extent, while if the spark gap is across transformer, it could short the high voltage for extended period of time overheating the transformer. In either case having a larger series inductor to the output of the transformer could protect it better. But WHO CARES?! Both circuits work for demonstration purposes, and need improvement for commercial use. So don&apos;t go selling this junk to make money!!

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  @k1ngjulien_ · 6 years ago

  His neighbours are wondering why their wifi keeps cutting out.

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  @purpleapple4052 · 6 years ago

  If we ever raid Area 51 again, remember to look for the computer with unedited audio files that have Mehdi swearing without bleeps

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• SA

  @saliyounis8408 · 6 years ago

  Mehdi :&quot;kill me &nbsp;kill me &nbsp;kill me &quot; <br>Electricity :&quot;I&apos;m trying &nbsp;I&apos;m trying &nbsp;I&apos;m trying &quot;

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• DE

  @DenizTurkmen · 6 years ago

  Government: &quot;stay home for public safety.&quot;<br>Government after watching Mehdi: &quot;we were wrong&quot;

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• DO

  @doreenalmeida6174 · 6 years ago

  The fact that this guy knows how to hurt himself without killing himself proves how smart he actually is

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• BL

  @Blitztein_beta · 6 years ago

  I imagine one day I see in the news:<br><b>Iranian immigrant causes nationwide power surge caused by &quot;Homemade EMP&quot; connected to local power plant</b>

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• GL

  @glasslinger · 6 years ago

  FCC monitor guy: &nbsp;&quot;I&apos;m picking up some idiot with a spark gap transmitter!&quot;

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• LI

  @lily_skye · 6 years ago

  Earth: &quot;hey look we can transmit invisible signals through EMF&quot;<br>Aliens whose visible spectrum is larger than ours: &quot;What the fuck is going on on Earth&quot;

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• RE

  @redsquirrelftw · 6 years ago

  &quot;Which ham radio band do you transmit on?&quot;<br>&quot;All of them&quot;

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• SI

  @sivadasrajan · 6 years ago

  Mehdi: Plugs in/turn on something<br> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Nothing explodes<br>Me: (Visible confusion)

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  @iliveinsideyourwalls1119 · 6 years ago

  now i can finally sabotage my neighbours wifi

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