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USB plasma ball teardown and schematic.

Name: USB plasma ball teardown and schematic.
Channel: bigclivedotcom
Description: Big Clive's plasma ball teardown is praised and used as a reference for how the driver circuitry works, including what happens to current when the globe is touched.

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Why people recommend it

Big Clive's plasma ball teardown is praised and used as a reference for how the driver circuitry works, including what happens to current when the globe is touched.

Watch for: High voltage circuitry, watch rather than poke

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