USB plasma ball teardown and schematic.
I bought this from Banggood, but it's quite a common device on eBay if you search for USB plasma ball. Once you see that it radiates a very high voltage gradient at high frequency you may choose not to plug it into, or place it near anything expensive....
It's really nice to see that the circuitry inside has not changed from the original units from many decades ago. If anything the components have improved, making the unit more efficient.
If you like high voltage electronics and plasma then this thing is worth buying just for the PCB inside. It's very hard to wind reliable high voltage, high frequency transformers like the one used here, so it's worth every penny just for that little flyback transformer.
Note that it's best not to use the circuit without a load on the transformer to protect it against excessive open circuit voltage.
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Видео USB plasma ball teardown and schematic. канала bigclivedotcom
It's really nice to see that the circuitry inside has not changed from the original units from many decades ago. If anything the components have improved, making the unit more efficient.
If you like high voltage electronics and plasma then this thing is worth buying just for the PCB inside. It's very hard to wind reliable high voltage, high frequency transformers like the one used here, so it's worth every penny just for that little flyback transformer.
Note that it's best not to use the circuit without a load on the transformer to protect it against excessive open circuit voltage.
If you enjoy these videos you can help support the channel with a dollar for coffee, cookies and high voltage devices for disassembly at:-
http://www.bigclive.com/coffee.htm
Видео USB plasma ball teardown and schematic. канала bigclivedotcom
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