Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
I want my idyllic suburbanite life to be more awesome. More badass. So I decided to make walkway lights, only they're not walkway lights… they are propane cannisters automated with solenoid valves, high voltage arc generators, and esp32 microcontrollers running the ESPNow library, allowing them to establish a local network that, well, uses relays to let me tell them when and how to shoot fire in my front yard.
Defintely check out my buddy Tomasz if you have not yet: youtube.com/watch?v=2c-yxTgw7Eo&t=78s
00:00 Intro
00:39 A Present from @mellow_labs
01:50 My Wife Approves
02:44 The Pitch for Propane
03:09 First Experiment with a High Voltage Igniter
03:56 Wireless Control and ESP Now
04:30 Wireless Test Jig
05:32 PCB's
07:33 The Super-Safe Testing Corner
08:14 Assembling a Propane Cannister with a High-Voltage Wireless Controller
08:34 @colinfurze to the Rescue (for real)
09:45 Mass Production
10:09 A Hugh Slew of Problems
12:29 Testing All Six
12:54 Front Yard Test
13:41 The Big Ending
For technical specs on the build (stl's, board designs, crappy code): gearscodeandfire.com
I want my idyllic suburbanite life to be more awesome. More badass. So I decided to make walkway lights, only they're not walkway lights… they are propane cannisters automated with solenoid valves, high voltage arc generators, and esp32 microcontrollers running the ESPNow library, allowing them to establish a local network that, well, uses relays to let me tell them when and how to shoot fire in my front yard.
Defintely check out my buddy Tomasz if you have not yet: youtube.com/watch?v=2c-yxTgw7Eo&t=78s
00:00 Intro
00:39 A Present from @mellow_labs
01:50 My Wife Approves
02:44 The Pitch for Propane
03:09 First Experiment with a High Voltage Igniter
03:56 Wireless Control and ESP Now
04:30 Wireless Test Jig
05:32 PCB's
07:33 The Super-Safe Testing Corner
08:14 Assembling a Propane Cannister with a High-Voltage Wireless Controller
08:34 @colinfurze to the Rescue (for real)
09:45 Mass Production
10:09 A Hugh Slew of Problems
12:29 Testing All Six
12:54 Front Yard Test
13:41 The Big Ending
For technical specs on the build (stl's, board designs, crappy code): gearscodeandfire.com
