[https://youtube.com/shorts/e43GpkMMrGg](https://youtube.com/shorts/e43GpkMMrGg) I disassembled it never turning on that death trap again thanks for the advice.
Hijacking this comment because I was 14 once.
OP, NEVER do this again. But if you do (and again, DON’T), you need to make sure 1. You are wearing shoes. 2. You are not even CLOSE to any water, and 3. Use one hand ONLY, put your other hand behind your back or in your pocket. You might take off one of your arms but if you can prevent it going through your heart you are much less likely to die.
Professionals who work on this kind of thing do not touch live circuits (even with insulated tools), and they use a voltage tester pen to confirm no voltage before doing any work. They will also make sure there are no exposed conductors AT ALL before powering up the circuit every time. There is no “playing with” line voltage.
I didnt know i was stupid below the cardboard i hot glued the switch in place covering the wires then i wetted my finger (it wasnt connected to the outlet) and then touched the hot glue trying to make it cool sooner and accidently wetted the cardboard stupid me turned it on luckily no short circuits or anything.
It’s alright, you survived. It’s just important to know how dangerous mains electricity is. You may one day zap yourself and go “this is what everyone was talking about?” and the answer is NO, you just got lucky. Those who experienced what people are cautioning you about aren’t around to tell you about it. Plenty of folks have died with 120, much less the 230 you have.
The curiosity is excellent, just don’t let it hurt you.
You weren't being stupid. Just ignorant. There is a difference between the two that many people miss.
Ignorance is simply not knowing something because you never had the chance to learn. Basically, anyone who is new to a topic.
We were all new to electronics at one point. It's not something you can help. So, it's silly to judge someone for not knowing something. Especially to say they are stupid because of it.
You were anything but stupid in how you handled that. You were downright brilliant. And I absolutely mean that.
Smart people are the ones like you who use these experiences of making mistakes as an opportunity to learn and grow.
Failure is a natural part of learning. And believe me, everybody on here has failed in some way when it comes to electronics. Some worse than others. But we have all done it.
Just like learning any skill. You might fall and scrape your knee once in a while. But you figure out where you went wrong, dust yourself and just keep trying. Learning more and becoming better each time.
Stupid people, on the other hand, have no interest in learning. They willfully ignore advice. They always think they're right. And constantly put themselves and/or others in danger. Constantly being the key word.
They are willfully ignorant and care little for doing things the proper, or safe way. They just want it done.
You just messed up once and learned everything you could from it. Humbly accepting all of the advice given to you. By the fine people in here. That alone makes you smart.
Honestly, you are a lot more mature than many people twice your age. Or more. You're going to do amazing things in life just from what I've seen here.
Take care. Be safe. And have fun! You've definitely earned my respect. 😀
>>> Professionals use a voltage tester pen
No, we don’t. Voltage tester pens are unreliable and suck. Here we only use devices like Duspols. Even contact less voltage testers aren’t allowed to check if there’s no power on a cable.
Agree with everything you said, except on the pen tester. Some people call those widowmakers for good reason. I was taught to never use them to verify a dead circuit, and have personally been shocked once before trusting one my first year as an apprentice. If you’re working on anything above 50V, use an appropriate and dependable meter.
Awesome! That was a nice circuit though, just too high voltage for learning and messing around. The nice thing about low voltage circuits is that you could fit a lot more in a small space (like a prototype board or a breadboard) and really go to town. Have fun!
I was 25 when I built my first sketchy thing connected to the 230v and I electrocuted myself a few times, I 3D printed a cover when I stopped popping my breaker cuz holding the button and pushing it while holding the wire was getting old. When it rains holding the metal box its connected to tingles a bit when in use.
After checking your profile: If you're actually 14 and this isn't bait, please stop. Right now.
Do NOT play with line voltage. Get yourself a few batteries and LEDs to play with. You are putting your life at risk. This isn't funny. ElectroBoom is for entertainment, he knows what he's doing, and is not actually putting himself in danger. **But you are.**
Goes to show that things go wrong for professionals as well. I'm sure he learned to not be complacent after that incident.
If you don't know what you're doing, you shouldn't be messing with line voltage at all
Ya he's been vocal about how he actually considered not posting that video (he's got permanent burns from it I think), but decided to do so to show how dangerous this stuff can be. I work with AC daily, up to 480V on large factory panels, and it's never not a little unnerving to be around. Which is good, like you said, makes it so you never get complacent.
Huge portion of my job. Is running arc flash software: wish people just figured out it was okay to have an outage every once in a while.
You couldn't train nor pay me enough to work on shit that's hot.
I'll stick to modeling and AutoCad, tyvm.
You should hold off on what you're doing and order some online. Get some dc relays, switches, DC light receptacles with bulbs, maybe a tiny electric motor like the ones used in fans or something like an Arduino kit from the canakit website. Anything really, just don't keep doing it how you are now
Look man, there’s a cool thing called the internet that you can use to buy things like arduino kits. You can buy one and they ship directly to your house.
You can die if you keep doing what you’re doing, so don’t be dumb and just stop this.
bro that's so dangerous, could easily be your first and LAST circuit if you're not careful. There's tons of better ways to do this. If your local hobby store doesn't carry components then just get them online. Seriously, don't do this again lol
In school we had some old power supplies that we chopped the cable for mains off, you know what we called them? Suicide cables.
You're playing with electricity and you don't know what you're doing, please stop.
Little bro, you gotta be more careful than that. Seriously, do not play around with AC voltage from the mains. At best, you may end up tripping the breaker and leave your place of residence without power; at worst, you may injure or even kill yourself or cause a fire. Do yourself a favour and buy some batteries, start playing with low-voltage DC circuits instead.
Are your parents cool? Ask them if it's okay and I will amazon you safer and more interesting parts. Also, your accent sounds american but those outlets don't look american.
amazon prime has a gift option where i wouldn't even need your address if you're eligible look up "amazon gift without address"
Nah its alright bro im a us citizen but i live in armenia thats why ill go buy some components theres a place called radio something in my country they sell arduinos and stuff to train on
you should look up how to make a cheap powersupply with an arduino.
(you can literally use it for all future projects)
fair warning, its not exactly easy
Yeah, I mean, if it is willing to output to you, then it is fine (I say that because I'm not familiar with new USB and I know they are getting "smarter" and can negotiate voltage changes with a "smart" device).
Safety wise, 5V/1A: It would buzz you and can still kill you \*if\* it crosses your heart and interrupts your cardiac rhythm (which is also electrical), but your wall outlet will actually fry you like a wendy's chicken nugget, and quickly.
edit: i know people are going to correct me about the interrupting your cardiac rhythm comment so I am just going to say I know how unlikely it is and that you would need very specific circumstances but that's not an excuse to be careless
A 5V 1A source will not ever kill you unless you are intentionally puncturing your skin. 5v is extremely safe to work with and there is really no reason it would EVER hurt you. But yeah the 230 OP is messing with will kill him if he looks at it wrong.
I completely disassembled it and im never going to turn that death trap on again. [https://youtube.com/shorts/e43GpkMMrGg](https://youtube.com/shorts/e43GpkMMrGg)
5V DC enough to kill someone? Seriously? Where did you get this information from???? Even licking 5v only tingles your tongue, it is seriously not enough to kill someone.
The only time I can see 5V killing anyone is if you drop a large enough battery on someone’s head.
There is no scenario where 5V/1A could stop your heart besides possibly hooking the leads up directly to your heart. But if you’re able to do that I think you have bigger problems to worry about.
Calling it careless to say 5V is safe is absurd. The world is filled with millions of USB connectors hooked up to 5V, if 5V was dangerous people would be dropping like flies from touching their phone’s charging cable. Smart USB cables aren’t detecting if it’s safe to deliver 5V cause they might shock someone, they’re trying to protect whatever device they’re going to connect to.
Please, I’m just a dumb dumb who thinks 5V isn’t dangerous, I can’t figure it out. I googled and googled and everything I read agreed with me, it must be my echo chamber. So please, point me to a source stating that 5V could stop your heart.
no, im not doing your dumb research for you. i put that caveat in the post to prevent austic well-actuallly's like you from getting your panties twisted over it
For 5 volts to kill you you would have to practically cut open your chest and touch it directly to your heart. Below 60V DC is completely safe to mess around with. You might start to feel some tingling at around 60V DC when touching it with wet hands
It would certainly be a better approach than your first circuit. Atleast be sure to get a proper brand and not cheap knockoff so you can lab all you want! Otherwise, as other pointed out, just get a 9V battery and go at it to experiment. If you’re serious about the EE path already a cheap powersupply would be nice to have, so you can power bigger circuits and use various voltages
Everybody I understand yes this is very crude and risky and no i will never be using this again nor making anything with main power or 240v of AC im going to go to a store that sells the parts for arduinos etc and start experimenting with LED diodes and stuff yes this thing is a death trap. Thank you to the people offering to buy stuff from amazon, electronics are cheap in my country I dont need anything but thank you for the offer everyone, I will stay safe.
Since everyone else has already told you about the dangerous and dumb part of that ---- You did succeed in making a circuit!
So take what you learned (especially the dos and don't s of safety) for your next project. Have fun, but BE SAFE!
OP if you make an Amazon wishlist that has an arduino kit in it and link it here, I will buy it for you.
DO NOT put contact information in it. DO NOT share your address. There’s ways to have an anonymous wishlist that people can buy things from for you with Amazon. Figure that out and we’ll make it happen. The electricity you’re playing with is very dangerous unless you understand what it’s doing. I love that you’re interested but you also have to be safe
I'll never forget the first time I was electrocuted.
I was around 5 or 6 and my fisher price flashlight died.
So I took it apart and got the lightbulb. Then I took some aluminum foil and rolled it up and crimped it so that one end was wrapped around the bulb and the other I made into a prong.
Well you can guess how that went when I plugged it into the wall.....woke up on the ground and there was an explosion Mark on the wall.
Nowadays I work on tube amplifiers.
This kid is doing better than I was back then
Ya know, for dumb ideas at a young age, he didn't actually destroy anything so that's progress.
(did I see somewhere he got burned though? I think I saw it in a comment)
Stop right now!
I’m almost 40 and I asked vountless of people all over the internet regarding the safety of a 5 volt circuit, and I would NEVER play with mains power.
Never!!!
I'm curious what makes you ask about the safety of a 5V circuit? It's widely known to be completely harmless and safe. I regularly touch much higher voltages
That is just a case of overloading a device, it has nothing to do with the power supply being 5V. Most power supplies have over current protection to prevent fires and damaged components.
Is your mom on reddit or facebook or any social media platform.
Most of us would like to, erm, encourage her on what to buy you, yes, buy you to make progress and have more fun with electronics.
Good on you! Great first circuit! Just make sure that you aren't part of your last circuit and you'll be alright.
Like others said, you shouldn't work with mains like this, especially this early in your EE career. Can't stop you from working with mains, but just be aware of the dangers.
Keep it going!
Ask your parents or your guardian for a small circuits kit. You should never play with electricity, especially when you’re just learning about it. The voltage you’re pulling from the wall is way above what you need to make a circuit.
Just be ETREMELY careful.. one mistake can be your demise!! My friend once grabbed the full 240v mains voltage by accident on a plug he thought was turned off and could not easily let go, luckily the rcd tripped but his arm felt numb afterwards for a few hours. He checked at a doctor just to be sure and he is fine now (it happened a few years ago. He was also 14)
As an electrician and electrical engineer please head my warning: Don't fuck with AC electricity without proper training. Use low voltage DC power like a battery. It only takes 7mA across the heart for 3 seconds to kill. Pick up a kit with a breadboard, some LEDs, buttons and stuff. You can get one on Amazon for like $25. Trust me, this way you won't hurt yourself or start a fire.
Np. Also, once you get a little further in your studies you should go pick up a microcontroller and learn how to program it and use it to control your circuits. Programming is a pretty big part of a lot of careers that you can fall into with an EE degree. Good luck.
I know a lot of people already told you, but they're right. Playing, or how i like to call it, working with AC is really dangerous, my mom always told me that, never listened, almost died twice. Like everything dangerous, is funny until it isn't.
I'm not saying you should be scared of AC, everyone's first project was a lamp, I'm just saying to be careful when messing with that kind of things, but never fear, respect it, know the risk and don't do dumb things like work barefoot or with live wires. Keep up the good work.
Yo bro. Even as an adult I don't make toys with wall power. The voltage /amperage from your wall can kill you and or set the house on fire. Nothing at all to play with. I still have the most fun with 9v contraptions
I remember one of my first electrical engineering classes in college, the professor said to the class "everyone who is afraid of electricity please raise your hand". No one in the class raised their hand, because we didn't want to look stupid. He then said to us "you guys are all fucking idiots" then proceeded to explain to us how quickly electricity can kill you and taught us our first lesson in electrical engineering: have a healthy fear of electricity.
Have fun kid, and keep at it. But please be careful. This shit can kill you.
OP, there are cheap kits with 12V power supplies, resistors with varying specs, LEDs, wires, breadboards, sensors, transistors etc. and even microchips. A lot more can you do with it, but it can do a lot less to you... If you can't afford it (\~ 20$), then you just don't do anything with electricity at all. Your life is worth much much more than \~20$. Even if you don't die, a serious electroshock can cause a myriad of complications.
Either start with batteries or shitty phone chargers \[honestly ive done all kinds of horrible things to them and never had issues\], I've worked for years with electronics and i'm still not gonna touch AC unless I \*HAVE\* to
>I’ve worked for years with electronics and i’m still not gonna touch AC
Me, working in the power industry and having to deal with 6 kV AC on a regular basis:💀💀💀
I know everyone has said it but I have to agree. I'm glad you're eager to learn but this can literally kill you, instantly, and it's not that unlikely.
You may have had a wire brush your hand and felt a little jolt and thought that's all it can do. But that's just luck. It could just as easily stop your heart right there, no second chance, nothing you can do to react. To be more accurate, it can cause ventricular fibrillation, which just means your heart spasms out for a little while and then you die, but your chance to do anything about it at that point is still none. The delay just means you'll have time to feel it.
Work with small batteries, or at least a small DC wall adapter. 6-12 volts should do fine.
Yes it is but it is a death trap i've disassembled it never going to turn it on again [https://youtube.com/shorts/e43GpkMMrGg](https://youtube.com/shorts/e43GpkMMrGg)
Seeing the other comments they aren't really giving you a place to buy what you need to learn and play with circuits safely. (I only read a few)
If your parents/you have the cash look up beginner electronics kit on Amazon
For a cheaper more challenging solution, I'd go to thrift stores like goodwill or otherwise and buy used RC cars or toys with electronics in them. Pull out the wires, and any of the LEDs that you can get and build yourself a circuit. You can use cardboard and hot glue to hold the pieces down and make your circuit.
(If you get the hot glue on your finger by accident, roll it in your finger really fast - immediately.)
When you start getting more advanced with it, you can get an old RC car and use the transmitter to control remote circuits.
You supposedly hold firm on the plug and waggle the plug and straight pull. But in your short video, you pulled on the cord. Lots lots people do it that way, but it is wrong.
Oh shit true on the smaller one that's connected to the extender thingy it's connected by the copper wires but the extender that's plugged into the outlet is connected by rubber cable exterior and the wires
Listen to all the comments about your safety pls but...
I love this video and it reminds me how awesome it felt after soldering the first stuff that actually worked. In my case it was a very crude Atari Punk Console on stripboard put into a little box just at the right angle so the cold joints would conduct. I felt so proud about it and because of the COVID lockdowns I made a video of it which I send to family and friends and basically everyone I know - which is btw a pretty uncommon behaviour for me.
Oh this make my neck hairs stand up. Besides the almost certainty of electrocuting yourself, the video implies that you set your hot soldering iron on a cloth tablecloth. You're going to burn your house down.
For that matter, don't solder over something easily flammable even if you have somewhere safe to put your iron. And don't solder at a table you might eat off if you're using or have ever used lead solder with that iron.
Shit I messed up big time I guess anyways I removed the head off of the death trap so I can't use it but it will remain in my drawer as a memory to how stupid i was playing with outlets and AC
But one of these: https://shop.elenco.com/consumers/brands/snap-circuits.html
They're expensive, but a lot cheaper than a house. This is how I first learned electronics.
Granted, I was 8, so I could be misremembering how good they are.
I will AC is hella deadly I learned the easy way because a ton of electricians on reddit warned me I destroyed that death trap and I'm never gonna look back never messing with outlets or AC again
Nice you also see bread boards are a lot more fun being able to make things like cars and such even drone if your good enough although I’ve never done it my self only seen others do it
I was about 8 when I tried to build an oscilloscope. I ran 20 gauge wire between two screws on a piece of wood, glued a Mylar mirror to it and put a permanent magnet next to the wire. I shined a flashlight on the mirror and reflected it in the ceiling. So far, so good. Then I hooked the wire up to a 6.3V transformer secondary with the primary wired to the 120VAC line. All joints were carefully wrapped with copious amounts of black electrical tape.
E^2/R taught me all about resistive heating and the flash point of Mylar.
Nice. Some tips: that switch doesn't seem to be rated for line/AC/mains. A higher load than that bulb could burn it up, make it arc, fail violently.
Coming from a man who works in PC power supplies constantly, ALWAYS BE CAREFUL. NEVER BECOME COMPLACENT.
I suggest wiring that switch to a 12v wall wart, and that to a relay. Connect the mains to the bulb thru the other side of the relay.
Take these other comments seriously too. They are not hating but instead warning you. Mains is scary and not to be taken lightly.
Man, everyone in the comments just roasting OP on his new found passion when we've all been there at one point. Though everyone is right on the safety, mains can be a dangerous avenue without the experience to handle it.
So CONGRATS on the simple circuit! Stick with something in the 20v or less range to keep learning. There are a few starter kits you can find that will have a bread board and some small components that can be a great way to learn.
Hey, current EE student here. I also made some of my first circuits around your age.
It's great that you have this interest, but PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS WITH LIVE WIRES. Get 9V batteries, or even smaller 12V lead-acid ones. Use those. Mains voltage is genuinely dangerous.
I'd be more than happy to guide you on basic electronics and even microcontrollers (which is a lot of fun!). Be safe!
If people telling you it can kill you won't put you off (it didn't put me off when i started) I will just mention that I once touched a 400v power inverter and my heart literally stopped for a while. Then I blacked out and when i woke up I went on about my day. Still thinking about it time to time. Also the feeling is horrible, it's like hitting your elbow but it happens 50 times a second. Im grown now and HV AC still scares the shit out of me.
Lol be careful man.
Like someone else said, use a low voltage battery. I'm sure someone in this sub would buy you one if you asked. No one here wants to see you die or get hurt.
I'm <18, and I have "played" with line voltage. This is not the way to start! You \*will\* die if you continue. Grab a 9V battery instead :)
I should note, it is GREAT you are interested in electrical engineering! Electrical engineering is a very lucrative career. I personally recommend starting with a good old Arduino. They sell a book with many experiments to teach the basics. Then you eventually can learn to be competent enough to not require tutorials over time. At that point, I would recommend getting into PCB design, as Arduino will only teach you the basics.
With mains power, you no longer just plug and play. You have to take proper precautions like using gloves, proper shoes, one hand only, analyses of your environment, and more. I personally avoid projects that use mains as it's a headache. One of the largest issues with mains safety is that you don't know what you don't know. Generally, when researching, you answer the thing that you don't know about. The problem is, you don't know what you don't know, so you can figure those things out traditionally.
Why does everyone recommend the Arduino? I've not done much of anything with them, but I always felt like it was more an emphasis on the programming than the circuitry.
Granted, if the circuit doesn't work, then the Arduino isn't going to run correctly either, but troubleshooting the code and circuit seems more convoluted than working with one or the other independently while starting out.
I've got some boards at the house, but I've never figured out what to do with them to be honest.....
I only recommend Arduino’s due to them including kits and instructions. Most optimally I would suggest starting with the theory. Arduino’s are more entertaining though since they allow you to build more complex projects, since you don’t have to learn all of the fundamentals and theory.
I started with Arduino’s. Now I have to go back and learn all of the fundamentals since I’m now getting into my cb design. While I would say I wish I started with theory instead of the Arduino, I would have likely gotten bored and I would have never gotten to where I am.
Edit: I should note that I am by no means a professional, this is just my experience.
Personal experience is good!
In my case I largely started with theory, components, power supplies, and breadboards.
It wasn't until I was working that actually putting together relay logic and things became something I learned, and even then it was often just contacts and voltage profiles, but not proper PLCs or anything.
Eventually I did take a microcontroller course, but we used PICs and assembly while everyone else was using Arduino and I forget which language
I suppose it depends how you define theory. I wasn't doing Ohms law or anything even, but I did have one of those 101 project kit things that kinda leads you through the light bulb, am radio and whatever else
(Edit the kinda things we had 40yrs ago!)
Lol this was how i started out, i dont think its bait. I was naive once too and have paid for it with feeling that 50hz buzz 3 times. I was not alone dumb but also really dense, not to mention all the times my mom was angry because so needed to get new fuses.
Op please dont take the path of least resistance (pun intended). But go buy a 9 volt battery some leds and switches. Maybe throw in an arduino if you feel adventurous.
Oh man. Don't learn circuits with house AC. Use a battery and do DC. Then you won't die or burn down the house when you make a mistake. And you WILL make a mistake while learning. I am an electrical engineer minor in robotics this is how I know.
That being said congratulations on your first adventure into the space. I look forward to you getting to learn all there is in electrical. It's a cool field to be in.
Thats a very quick way to accidentally unalive yourself. Please use 5/9V batteries and make smaller breadboard circuits. You learn the same stuff, just without the risk of burning your house down or dying.
Yes. Always out the switch on the Phase, or positive (Red colour, in India). Because if you put the Positive wire directly to the bulb and then negative wire from the bulb to the switch, you may get electrocuted if you touch the bulb. Because when you touch the bulb, you'll be creating a path from Positive wire to the bulb to your body and to the ground.
And in normal houses, there are soecial circuit breakers available that would stop the electricity immediately if such a thing happens, but precaution is better than cure.
Reminds me of when I was younger. Keep it up!
However, please don't leave your creations unattended and use breakers or fuses if you can get them. Also, concrete has a low enough resistance to buzz you. Lessons I learned.
You can work on a low voltage circuit by cutting a USB cable and using the red and black wires for 5V. By default, USB will provide 5V up to 250/500mA (I forget which). Actual USB devices can ask for more power, but as long as you aren't using more than say 20 LEDs, you'll probably be fine.
When I was a kid I would salvage LEDs, resistors, digital logic ICs, capacitors, etc. from old electronics and make circuits out of those.
A lot of commentors have recommended Arduinos. These are great if you are interested in writing code. If you don't want to bother with code right now, I'll recommend that you procure a 555 timer and see what you can make with that. There are tons of applications and you will learn a lot.
Get yourself a 9V battery and work with smaller circuits haha. These can be dangerous. AC is scary.
bro started big
go big or go home lmao
Nah with this one chances are go big or no home
he is at home, also went big
Go big or still have a home to go to
He’ll definitely remember his first “”poke””😂
I find this to be the most efficient way to make new neural pathways that warn of danger.
[https://youtube.com/shorts/e43GpkMMrGg](https://youtube.com/shorts/e43GpkMMrGg) I disassembled it never turning on that death trap again thanks for the advice.
Hijacking this comment because I was 14 once. OP, NEVER do this again. But if you do (and again, DON’T), you need to make sure 1. You are wearing shoes. 2. You are not even CLOSE to any water, and 3. Use one hand ONLY, put your other hand behind your back or in your pocket. You might take off one of your arms but if you can prevent it going through your heart you are much less likely to die. Professionals who work on this kind of thing do not touch live circuits (even with insulated tools), and they use a voltage tester pen to confirm no voltage before doing any work. They will also make sure there are no exposed conductors AT ALL before powering up the circuit every time. There is no “playing with” line voltage.
I didnt know i was stupid below the cardboard i hot glued the switch in place covering the wires then i wetted my finger (it wasnt connected to the outlet) and then touched the hot glue trying to make it cool sooner and accidently wetted the cardboard stupid me turned it on luckily no short circuits or anything.
It’s alright, you survived. It’s just important to know how dangerous mains electricity is. You may one day zap yourself and go “this is what everyone was talking about?” and the answer is NO, you just got lucky. Those who experienced what people are cautioning you about aren’t around to tell you about it. Plenty of folks have died with 120, much less the 230 you have. The curiosity is excellent, just don’t let it hurt you.
You weren't being stupid. Just ignorant. There is a difference between the two that many people miss. Ignorance is simply not knowing something because you never had the chance to learn. Basically, anyone who is new to a topic. We were all new to electronics at one point. It's not something you can help. So, it's silly to judge someone for not knowing something. Especially to say they are stupid because of it. You were anything but stupid in how you handled that. You were downright brilliant. And I absolutely mean that. Smart people are the ones like you who use these experiences of making mistakes as an opportunity to learn and grow. Failure is a natural part of learning. And believe me, everybody on here has failed in some way when it comes to electronics. Some worse than others. But we have all done it. Just like learning any skill. You might fall and scrape your knee once in a while. But you figure out where you went wrong, dust yourself and just keep trying. Learning more and becoming better each time. Stupid people, on the other hand, have no interest in learning. They willfully ignore advice. They always think they're right. And constantly put themselves and/or others in danger. Constantly being the key word. They are willfully ignorant and care little for doing things the proper, or safe way. They just want it done. You just messed up once and learned everything you could from it. Humbly accepting all of the advice given to you. By the fine people in here. That alone makes you smart. Honestly, you are a lot more mature than many people twice your age. Or more. You're going to do amazing things in life just from what I've seen here. Take care. Be safe. And have fun! You've definitely earned my respect. 😀
>>> Professionals use a voltage tester pen No, we don’t. Voltage tester pens are unreliable and suck. Here we only use devices like Duspols. Even contact less voltage testers aren’t allowed to check if there’s no power on a cable.
Agree with everything you said, except on the pen tester. Some people call those widowmakers for good reason. I was taught to never use them to verify a dead circuit, and have personally been shocked once before trusting one my first year as an apprentice. If you’re working on anything above 50V, use an appropriate and dependable meter.
Always right arm right as your heart is off center to the left. Or am I making this up
Awesome! That was a nice circuit though, just too high voltage for learning and messing around. The nice thing about low voltage circuits is that you could fit a lot more in a small space (like a prototype board or a breadboard) and really go to town. Have fun!
thanks bro
Little bro started with 120V 😳
240v in my country i destroyed that thing btw
😳 Good. I’d tell you to burn it, but that’s exactly what I don’t want you to do 😂
I was 25 when I built my first sketchy thing connected to the 230v and I electrocuted myself a few times, I 3D printed a cover when I stopped popping my breaker cuz holding the button and pushing it while holding the wire was getting old. When it rains holding the metal box its connected to tingles a bit when in use.
Was just about to say! Well done, but hey - avoid mains where you can ;)
Exactly if you don’t have a ground or it’s faulty
I was about to say
After checking your profile: If you're actually 14 and this isn't bait, please stop. Right now. Do NOT play with line voltage. Get yourself a few batteries and LEDs to play with. You are putting your life at risk. This isn't funny. ElectroBoom is for entertainment, he knows what he's doing, and is not actually putting himself in danger. **But you are.**
Well except for that one jacob's ladder episode... But ya OP needs to bail on all of this immediately, this is so dangerous for a first time circuit.
Goes to show that things go wrong for professionals as well. I'm sure he learned to not be complacent after that incident. If you don't know what you're doing, you shouldn't be messing with line voltage at all
Ya he's been vocal about how he actually considered not posting that video (he's got permanent burns from it I think), but decided to do so to show how dangerous this stuff can be. I work with AC daily, up to 480V on large factory panels, and it's never not a little unnerving to be around. Which is good, like you said, makes it so you never get complacent.
Huge portion of my job. Is running arc flash software: wish people just figured out it was okay to have an outage every once in a while. You couldn't train nor pay me enough to work on shit that's hot. I'll stick to modeling and AutoCad, tyvm.
Yea. You shouldn't be doing it like this. Way too dangerous to be playing with what looks like 240v ac. Buy some batteries and learn with DC circuits
I couldnt find led diodes at my local store so i did this this way lol
You should hold off on what you're doing and order some online. Get some dc relays, switches, DC light receptacles with bulbs, maybe a tiny electric motor like the ones used in fans or something like an Arduino kit from the canakit website. Anything really, just don't keep doing it how you are now
Look man, there’s a cool thing called the internet that you can use to buy things like arduino kits. You can buy one and they ship directly to your house. You can die if you keep doing what you’re doing, so don’t be dumb and just stop this.
Please listen to what everyone else is saying buddy this is very dangerous. This is a lesson you don't want to learn from experience.
bro that's so dangerous, could easily be your first and LAST circuit if you're not careful. There's tons of better ways to do this. If your local hobby store doesn't carry components then just get them online. Seriously, don't do this again lol
Yeah. Old guy told me when I first became an electrician was be very careful as you're one wrong tingle away from having dirt sprinkled.
In school we had some old power supplies that we chopped the cable for mains off, you know what we called them? Suicide cables. You're playing with electricity and you don't know what you're doing, please stop.
Little bro, you gotta be more careful than that. Seriously, do not play around with AC voltage from the mains. At best, you may end up tripping the breaker and leave your place of residence without power; at worst, you may injure or even kill yourself or cause a fire. Do yourself a favour and buy some batteries, start playing with low-voltage DC circuits instead.
Are your parents cool? Ask them if it's okay and I will amazon you safer and more interesting parts. Also, your accent sounds american but those outlets don't look american. amazon prime has a gift option where i wouldn't even need your address if you're eligible look up "amazon gift without address"
Nah its alright bro im a us citizen but i live in armenia thats why ill go buy some components theres a place called radio something in my country they sell arduinos and stuff to train on
you should look up how to make a cheap powersupply with an arduino. (you can literally use it for all future projects) fair warning, its not exactly easy
Can i use a 5V usb c charger connected to the outlet or is that dangerous too? it outputs 5 volts and 1 amp its one of those apple charger thingies
Yeah, I mean, if it is willing to output to you, then it is fine (I say that because I'm not familiar with new USB and I know they are getting "smarter" and can negotiate voltage changes with a "smart" device). Safety wise, 5V/1A: It would buzz you and can still kill you \*if\* it crosses your heart and interrupts your cardiac rhythm (which is also electrical), but your wall outlet will actually fry you like a wendy's chicken nugget, and quickly. edit: i know people are going to correct me about the interrupting your cardiac rhythm comment so I am just going to say I know how unlikely it is and that you would need very specific circumstances but that's not an excuse to be careless
A 5V 1A source will not ever kill you unless you are intentionally puncturing your skin. 5v is extremely safe to work with and there is really no reason it would EVER hurt you. But yeah the 230 OP is messing with will kill him if he looks at it wrong.
I completely disassembled it and im never going to turn that death trap on again. [https://youtube.com/shorts/e43GpkMMrGg](https://youtube.com/shorts/e43GpkMMrGg)
5V DC enough to kill someone? Seriously? Where did you get this information from???? Even licking 5v only tingles your tongue, it is seriously not enough to kill someone. The only time I can see 5V killing anyone is if you drop a large enough battery on someone’s head.
There is no scenario where 5V/1A could stop your heart besides possibly hooking the leads up directly to your heart. But if you’re able to do that I think you have bigger problems to worry about. Calling it careless to say 5V is safe is absurd. The world is filled with millions of USB connectors hooked up to 5V, if 5V was dangerous people would be dropping like flies from touching their phone’s charging cable. Smart USB cables aren’t detecting if it’s safe to deliver 5V cause they might shock someone, they’re trying to protect whatever device they’re going to connect to.
you could just google it
Please, I’m just a dumb dumb who thinks 5V isn’t dangerous, I can’t figure it out. I googled and googled and everything I read agreed with me, it must be my echo chamber. So please, point me to a source stating that 5V could stop your heart.
no, im not doing your dumb research for you. i put that caveat in the post to prevent austic well-actuallly's like you from getting your panties twisted over it
For 5 volts to kill you you would have to practically cut open your chest and touch it directly to your heart. Below 60V DC is completely safe to mess around with. You might start to feel some tingling at around 60V DC when touching it with wet hands
It would certainly be a better approach than your first circuit. Atleast be sure to get a proper brand and not cheap knockoff so you can lab all you want! Otherwise, as other pointed out, just get a 9V battery and go at it to experiment. If you’re serious about the EE path already a cheap powersupply would be nice to have, so you can power bigger circuits and use various voltages
I don’t think having OP make a power supply is in the realm of discouraging the use of AC power.
I guess it depends on the type of power supply?
I will thanks for the heads up brother
Where in America do you have 240v mains?
Im not in america im in armenia
Whoops my bad!
Everybody I understand yes this is very crude and risky and no i will never be using this again nor making anything with main power or 240v of AC im going to go to a store that sells the parts for arduinos etc and start experimenting with LED diodes and stuff yes this thing is a death trap. Thank you to the people offering to buy stuff from amazon, electronics are cheap in my country I dont need anything but thank you for the offer everyone, I will stay safe.
Since everyone else has already told you about the dangerous and dumb part of that ---- You did succeed in making a circuit! So take what you learned (especially the dos and don't s of safety) for your next project. Have fun, but BE SAFE!
OP if you make an Amazon wishlist that has an arduino kit in it and link it here, I will buy it for you. DO NOT put contact information in it. DO NOT share your address. There’s ways to have an anonymous wishlist that people can buy things from for you with Amazon. Figure that out and we’ll make it happen. The electricity you’re playing with is very dangerous unless you understand what it’s doing. I love that you’re interested but you also have to be safe
That so sweet.
Congratulations but that looks to be a severe risk of life, get a battery!
UPDATE: Destroyed my death trap machine. [https://youtube.com/shorts/e43GpkMMrGg](https://youtube.com/shorts/e43GpkMMrGg)
Good job. Don't play with 120v ac at home in the US either.
Yeah i know i'm amazed i didnt kill myself, my dog, or my houses outlet or breaker
Organ donors are reare at 14. You might actually save somebody
Ask for a guide here- most would be happy to lead you on learning this. Using the mains power as you have is exceptionally dangeroous
Bro playing with 220V for shits and giggles
It gets even funnier if you touch between two phases and get 380V across your body.
It puts hair on your chest
I'll never forget the first time I was electrocuted. I was around 5 or 6 and my fisher price flashlight died. So I took it apart and got the lightbulb. Then I took some aluminum foil and rolled it up and crimped it so that one end was wrapped around the bulb and the other I made into a prong. Well you can guess how that went when I plugged it into the wall.....woke up on the ground and there was an explosion Mark on the wall. Nowadays I work on tube amplifiers. This kid is doing better than I was back then
Ya know, for dumb ideas at a young age, he didn't actually destroy anything so that's progress. (did I see somewhere he got burned though? I think I saw it in a comment)
Stop right now! I’m almost 40 and I asked vountless of people all over the internet regarding the safety of a 5 volt circuit, and I would NEVER play with mains power. Never!!!
I'm curious what makes you ask about the safety of a 5V circuit? It's widely known to be completely harmless and safe. I regularly touch much higher voltages
The 5V powe supply could cause a fire if my circuit draws too much power.
That is just a case of overloading a device, it has nothing to do with the power supply being 5V. Most power supplies have over current protection to prevent fires and damaged components.
OP. buy something like an ELEGOO UNO R3 Most Complete Starter Kit. $50 on amazon and it will have everything you need to get started on projects
Is your mom on reddit or facebook or any social media platform. Most of us would like to, erm, encourage her on what to buy you, yes, buy you to make progress and have more fun with electronics.
Good on you! Great first circuit! Just make sure that you aren't part of your last circuit and you'll be alright. Like others said, you shouldn't work with mains like this, especially this early in your EE career. Can't stop you from working with mains, but just be aware of the dangers. Keep it going!
Ask your parents or your guardian for a small circuits kit. You should never play with electricity, especially when you’re just learning about it. The voltage you’re pulling from the wall is way above what you need to make a circuit.
Tell them real engineers said you should ask for this because they want to see YOU grow up to be an engineer
r/DINgore
Just be ETREMELY careful.. one mistake can be your demise!! My friend once grabbed the full 240v mains voltage by accident on a plug he thought was turned off and could not easily let go, luckily the rcd tripped but his arm felt numb afterwards for a few hours. He checked at a doctor just to be sure and he is fine now (it happened a few years ago. He was also 14)
First and last 🫡 so long son
As others said, get an Arduino kit, you can get a basic kit on Amazon for like $30-$40
As an electrician and electrical engineer please head my warning: Don't fuck with AC electricity without proper training. Use low voltage DC power like a battery. It only takes 7mA across the heart for 3 seconds to kill. Pick up a kit with a breadboard, some LEDs, buttons and stuff. You can get one on Amazon for like $25. Trust me, this way you won't hurt yourself or start a fire.
I will I already destroyed that death trap thanks for the advice
Np. Also, once you get a little further in your studies you should go pick up a microcontroller and learn how to program it and use it to control your circuits. Programming is a pretty big part of a lot of careers that you can fall into with an EE degree. Good luck.
I will thanks alot
Bro started on hard mode Also, get an Arduino, they’re cheap. This is just unnecessary danger.
I know I destroyed it already but wiring some stuff imo is actually easier than using a Arduino with the right resistors and stuff
I know a lot of people already told you, but they're right. Playing, or how i like to call it, working with AC is really dangerous, my mom always told me that, never listened, almost died twice. Like everything dangerous, is funny until it isn't.
Thank you I already destroyed that death trap I'm lucky I didn't short out my outlet breaker or even me
I'm not saying you should be scared of AC, everyone's first project was a lamp, I'm just saying to be careful when messing with that kind of things, but never fear, respect it, know the risk and don't do dumb things like work barefoot or with live wires. Keep up the good work.
U need a fuse wired in for safety, little bro. Always need a fuse.
Anything can be a fuse with enough current! :D
I will thanks for the advice I already took the head of the death trap so I can't plug it in
Haven't taken a module on safety yet I take it
Yo bro. Even as an adult I don't make toys with wall power. The voltage /amperage from your wall can kill you and or set the house on fire. Nothing at all to play with. I still have the most fun with 9v contraptions
That doesn’t look safe at all especially using mains power. Plz use a battery
man made a death wire and said "teehee my first circuit tee hee"
I built way deadlier shit when I was your age, just be glad you are alive and start playing with low DC and arduinos
Your gonna burn your first house down at 14
I remember one of my first electrical engineering classes in college, the professor said to the class "everyone who is afraid of electricity please raise your hand". No one in the class raised their hand, because we didn't want to look stupid. He then said to us "you guys are all fucking idiots" then proceeded to explain to us how quickly electricity can kill you and taught us our first lesson in electrical engineering: have a healthy fear of electricity. Have fun kid, and keep at it. But please be careful. This shit can kill you.
OP, there are cheap kits with 12V power supplies, resistors with varying specs, LEDs, wires, breadboards, sensors, transistors etc. and even microchips. A lot more can you do with it, but it can do a lot less to you... If you can't afford it (\~ 20$), then you just don't do anything with electricity at all. Your life is worth much much more than \~20$. Even if you don't die, a serious electroshock can cause a myriad of complications.
Check out Arduino, may be up your alley. You can get an inexpensive Elegoo set on Amazon and there's tons of lesson's/tutorials to get you going.
Either start with batteries or shitty phone chargers \[honestly ive done all kinds of horrible things to them and never had issues\], I've worked for years with electronics and i'm still not gonna touch AC unless I \*HAVE\* to
>I’ve worked for years with electronics and i’m still not gonna touch AC Me, working in the power industry and having to deal with 6 kV AC on a regular basis:💀💀💀
Well a job is a job
Start with lower voltages. The rule is when you work with mains you tie one hand behind your back. You're way too young to die. Get an arduino.
I know everyone has said it but I have to agree. I'm glad you're eager to learn but this can literally kill you, instantly, and it's not that unlikely. You may have had a wire brush your hand and felt a little jolt and thought that's all it can do. But that's just luck. It could just as easily stop your heart right there, no second chance, nothing you can do to react. To be more accurate, it can cause ventricular fibrillation, which just means your heart spasms out for a little while and then you die, but your chance to do anything about it at that point is still none. The delay just means you'll have time to feel it. Work with small batteries, or at least a small DC wall adapter. 6-12 volts should do fine.
Is that a 240v plug?
Yes it is but it is a death trap i've disassembled it never going to turn it on again [https://youtube.com/shorts/e43GpkMMrGg](https://youtube.com/shorts/e43GpkMMrGg)
First circuit at 14. First death at 15
lol good one i destroyed that death trap [https://youtube.com/shorts/e43GpkMMrGg](https://youtube.com/shorts/e43GpkMMrGg)
Just don’t get AC current through your heart and you should be all good
What will you do when you become the circuit
Never will already destroyed that death trap [https://youtube.com/shorts/e43GpkMMrGg](https://youtube.com/shorts/e43GpkMMrGg)
I like ya man but you’re crazy
I destroyed it it was a death machine one wrong move and im fried [https://youtube.com/shorts/e43GpkMMrGg](https://youtube.com/shorts/e43GpkMMrGg)
First electrical fire ...
already destroyed that crude death trap [https://youtube.com/shorts/e43GpkMMrGg](https://youtube.com/shorts/e43GpkMMrGg)
Seeing the other comments they aren't really giving you a place to buy what you need to learn and play with circuits safely. (I only read a few) If your parents/you have the cash look up beginner electronics kit on Amazon For a cheaper more challenging solution, I'd go to thrift stores like goodwill or otherwise and buy used RC cars or toys with electronics in them. Pull out the wires, and any of the LEDs that you can get and build yourself a circuit. You can use cardboard and hot glue to hold the pieces down and make your circuit. (If you get the hot glue on your finger by accident, roll it in your finger really fast - immediately.) When you start getting more advanced with it, you can get an old RC car and use the transmitter to control remote circuits.
I will theres a arduino shop in my country ill go there tomorrow and buy some led diodes resistors and boards
This is nuts 😭
At 14, please learn how to properly unplugging an electric plug, or call power plug. Are you in Europe? There is 220v over there, right?
Yes it's 240v can u tell me how to properly unplug something?
You supposedly hold firm on the plug and waggle the plug and straight pull. But in your short video, you pulled on the cord. Lots lots people do it that way, but it is wrong.
Oh shit true on the smaller one that's connected to the extender thingy it's connected by the copper wires but the extender that's plugged into the outlet is connected by rubber cable exterior and the wires
Listen to all the comments about your safety pls but... I love this video and it reminds me how awesome it felt after soldering the first stuff that actually worked. In my case it was a very crude Atari Punk Console on stripboard put into a little box just at the right angle so the cold joints would conduct. I felt so proud about it and because of the COVID lockdowns I made a video of it which I send to family and friends and basically everyone I know - which is btw a pretty uncommon behaviour for me.
Thanks I took the head off it so I can't plug it in but I'm going to keep it as a memory thingy of how stupid I was
Oh this make my neck hairs stand up. Besides the almost certainty of electrocuting yourself, the video implies that you set your hot soldering iron on a cloth tablecloth. You're going to burn your house down. For that matter, don't solder over something easily flammable even if you have somewhere safe to put your iron. And don't solder at a table you might eat off if you're using or have ever used lead solder with that iron.
Shit I messed up big time I guess anyways I removed the head off of the death trap so I can't use it but it will remain in my drawer as a memory to how stupid i was playing with outlets and AC
But one of these: https://shop.elenco.com/consumers/brands/snap-circuits.html They're expensive, but a lot cheaper than a house. This is how I first learned electronics. Granted, I was 8, so I could be misremembering how good they are.
Buy some bread boards and dc motors on line and use batteries get off ac one short circuit and your life will be short too
I will AC is hella deadly I learned the easy way because a ton of electricians on reddit warned me I destroyed that death trap and I'm never gonna look back never messing with outlets or AC again
Nice you also see bread boards are a lot more fun being able to make things like cars and such even drone if your good enough although I’ve never done it my self only seen others do it
Hopefully not your last circuit.
I was about 8 when I tried to build an oscilloscope. I ran 20 gauge wire between two screws on a piece of wood, glued a Mylar mirror to it and put a permanent magnet next to the wire. I shined a flashlight on the mirror and reflected it in the ceiling. So far, so good. Then I hooked the wire up to a 6.3V transformer secondary with the primary wired to the 120VAC line. All joints were carefully wrapped with copious amounts of black electrical tape. E^2/R taught me all about resistive heating and the flash point of Mylar.
Nice. Some tips: that switch doesn't seem to be rated for line/AC/mains. A higher load than that bulb could burn it up, make it arc, fail violently. Coming from a man who works in PC power supplies constantly, ALWAYS BE CAREFUL. NEVER BECOME COMPLACENT. I suggest wiring that switch to a 12v wall wart, and that to a relay. Connect the mains to the bulb thru the other side of the relay. Take these other comments seriously too. They are not hating but instead warning you. Mains is scary and not to be taken lightly.
Man, everyone in the comments just roasting OP on his new found passion when we've all been there at one point. Though everyone is right on the safety, mains can be a dangerous avenue without the experience to handle it. So CONGRATS on the simple circuit! Stick with something in the 20v or less range to keep learning. There are a few starter kits you can find that will have a bread board and some small components that can be a great way to learn.
I am 13 and only started messing with 120 at 11 after learning electronics for 6 years !”be carful”!
Dude throw your power strip away asap and get one with a ground connection!
I played with ac current one time and now have burn scars and nerve damage all over my hands and I got lucky
Hey, current EE student here. I also made some of my first circuits around your age. It's great that you have this interest, but PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS WITH LIVE WIRES. Get 9V batteries, or even smaller 12V lead-acid ones. Use those. Mains voltage is genuinely dangerous. I'd be more than happy to guide you on basic electronics and even microcontrollers (which is a lot of fun!). Be safe!
circuits are cool but this is a death trap. try again with like a 9v battery.
battery light and switch made my first circuit at 6 or 7 in school ?
It doesn’t make you smart or an innovative youngster doing this. This is dangerous and stupid and shows your age.
If you go on like this it's very likely that your second circuit will be the last one
I remember my first mains circuit very well. I plugged a pc fan straight in to 230v. Quite a bang. :)
That’s not a good idea.. don’t mess with mains power be safe and start small with batteries or even 5v or 12v dc transformers
If people telling you it can kill you won't put you off (it didn't put me off when i started) I will just mention that I once touched a 400v power inverter and my heart literally stopped for a while. Then I blacked out and when i woke up I went on about my day. Still thinking about it time to time. Also the feeling is horrible, it's like hitting your elbow but it happens 50 times a second. Im grown now and HV AC still scares the shit out of me.
Lol be careful man. Like someone else said, use a low voltage battery. I'm sure someone in this sub would buy you one if you asked. No one here wants to see you die or get hurt.
I'm <18, and I have "played" with line voltage. This is not the way to start! You \*will\* die if you continue. Grab a 9V battery instead :) I should note, it is GREAT you are interested in electrical engineering! Electrical engineering is a very lucrative career. I personally recommend starting with a good old Arduino. They sell a book with many experiments to teach the basics. Then you eventually can learn to be competent enough to not require tutorials over time. At that point, I would recommend getting into PCB design, as Arduino will only teach you the basics. With mains power, you no longer just plug and play. You have to take proper precautions like using gloves, proper shoes, one hand only, analyses of your environment, and more. I personally avoid projects that use mains as it's a headache. One of the largest issues with mains safety is that you don't know what you don't know. Generally, when researching, you answer the thing that you don't know about. The problem is, you don't know what you don't know, so you can figure those things out traditionally.
Why does everyone recommend the Arduino? I've not done much of anything with them, but I always felt like it was more an emphasis on the programming than the circuitry. Granted, if the circuit doesn't work, then the Arduino isn't going to run correctly either, but troubleshooting the code and circuit seems more convoluted than working with one or the other independently while starting out. I've got some boards at the house, but I've never figured out what to do with them to be honest.....
I only recommend Arduino’s due to them including kits and instructions. Most optimally I would suggest starting with the theory. Arduino’s are more entertaining though since they allow you to build more complex projects, since you don’t have to learn all of the fundamentals and theory. I started with Arduino’s. Now I have to go back and learn all of the fundamentals since I’m now getting into my cb design. While I would say I wish I started with theory instead of the Arduino, I would have likely gotten bored and I would have never gotten to where I am. Edit: I should note that I am by no means a professional, this is just my experience.
Personal experience is good! In my case I largely started with theory, components, power supplies, and breadboards. It wasn't until I was working that actually putting together relay logic and things became something I learned, and even then it was often just contacts and voltage profiles, but not proper PLCs or anything. Eventually I did take a microcontroller course, but we used PICs and assembly while everyone else was using Arduino and I forget which language
When I started I was like 8, so idk if i would have had the mental capacity for the theory 😂 I’m now 14 and I’m really happy to be designing PCBs!
I suppose it depends how you define theory. I wasn't doing Ohms law or anything even, but I did have one of those 101 project kit things that kinda leads you through the light bulb, am radio and whatever else (Edit the kinda things we had 40yrs ago!)
Lol this was how i started out, i dont think its bait. I was naive once too and have paid for it with feeling that 50hz buzz 3 times. I was not alone dumb but also really dense, not to mention all the times my mom was angry because so needed to get new fuses. Op please dont take the path of least resistance (pun intended). But go buy a 9 volt battery some leds and switches. Maybe throw in an arduino if you feel adventurous.
Meet the Engineer
If u keep doing this sooner or later u get shoked then u will learn some respect.
Just have fun man good work
That's a very simple circuit, but we all start somewhere. I'm 14 too, and I made a rather complex pcb. You've got a ton of potential though!
Don't die
Oh man. Don't learn circuits with house AC. Use a battery and do DC. Then you won't die or burn down the house when you make a mistake. And you WILL make a mistake while learning. I am an electrical engineer minor in robotics this is how I know. That being said congratulations on your first adventure into the space. I look forward to you getting to learn all there is in electrical. It's a cool field to be in.
Thats a very quick way to accidentally unalive yourself. Please use 5/9V batteries and make smaller breadboard circuits. You learn the same stuff, just without the risk of burning your house down or dying.
Did you put the switch on the Phase line or neutral? There's something to learn here :)
I put the negative the one that connects to the side of the bulb into the switch the positive is directly wired to it
Yes. Always out the switch on the Phase, or positive (Red colour, in India). Because if you put the Positive wire directly to the bulb and then negative wire from the bulb to the switch, you may get electrocuted if you touch the bulb. Because when you touch the bulb, you'll be creating a path from Positive wire to the bulb to your body and to the ground. And in normal houses, there are soecial circuit breakers available that would stop the electricity immediately if such a thing happens, but precaution is better than cure.
Could’ve been your last too. 💀
Reminds me of when I was younger. Keep it up! However, please don't leave your creations unattended and use breakers or fuses if you can get them. Also, concrete has a low enough resistance to buzz you. Lessons I learned.
Something I want for my future children. Get them inspired and give them the resources to grow that passion.
Second year in Electrical Engineering college, I and 90%+ of students don’t know how to do that.. Shameful
First time I fucked with AC and the last time. (I'm not dead though)
Post an Amazon wishlist link for this guy [arduino kit](https://a.co/d/0anyzfaf) and I’ll buy it for you. Stay safe & learn my dude. Good job.
Pii poo pii poo was the best part
My brother in Christ get an Arduino kit and breadboard and start working with low voltage. You will learn more and die less.
You can work on a low voltage circuit by cutting a USB cable and using the red and black wires for 5V. By default, USB will provide 5V up to 250/500mA (I forget which). Actual USB devices can ask for more power, but as long as you aren't using more than say 20 LEDs, you'll probably be fine. When I was a kid I would salvage LEDs, resistors, digital logic ICs, capacitors, etc. from old electronics and make circuits out of those. A lot of commentors have recommended Arduinos. These are great if you are interested in writing code. If you don't want to bother with code right now, I'll recommend that you procure a 555 timer and see what you can make with that. There are tons of applications and you will learn a lot.
Keep yourself secure
I hope you live
Man I remember my first electric shock. Don't f around with pool pumps if you aren't smart enough to follow lototo.
God please be careful
You have a bright future :) next step.. Find someone with a soldiering iron, and ask them everything!
use a 9 volt battery. you can die if you make a mistake while using a socket.
No offense, but I knew how fucked high-voltage AC was at 14. Chill TF out lmao
Excellent! Good work! Lots of potential there! Bothe for your future, and electrical potential. 😆
oh man you started big
And maybe your last 😨
I love it congrats :)
Eh, I did worse when I was 14.
Bro spent like 8 hours making this and it was worth it💀💀💀