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E-scooter rear light that runs on 5-58V

I guess they tried to make this little light as universal as possible.  It can operate with any polarity and with a huge voltage range of 5V to 58V, which it then efficiently converts to drive...

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eBay opto isolator module

This is quite a functional little module.  The resistor is properly rated for power dissipation and the separation is good.

2021-01-19 01:51:27 +0000 UTC View Post

Advertising restricted already

It appears YouTube have restricted advertising on this Saturday's stream before it's even happened.  I guess that must mean it's going to be a rude one.

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Saturday's stream link

Tonight video is uploading.  It has connections to the image for Saturday's live stream.

https://youtu.be/1BjrFjh2IAE...

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Dumpster dive diverter valve

Dave Jones at EEVblog dives and finds fancy computers.  I dive and find an old Honeywell diverter valve.

https://youtu.be...

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Questions for the Saturday Clive-stream?

If you have any questions for the stream on the BigCliveLive channel, then leave them down below.

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Vanilla light teardown

Since every other video I was working on has gone "complicated" or required further materials, here's a nice plain light teardown and assessment for hackability.

2021-01-16 03:30:39 +0000 UTC View Post

Hammer time - Saturday live stream

Here's the link to Saturday's stream:-

https://youtu.be/rXYyQZdZ30U

Best viewed directly on YouTube.

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Patreon-themed phishing emails.

Just to let you guys 'n' gals know, that just like every other service, there are the usual fake "updated terms and conditions" type phishing emails from a completely random address being presented...

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Power saver plug deja vu

Regulars to the channel may get Deja Vu, as I've covered these suspicious devices in the past.

The reason I'm covering them again is because there's been a burst of particularly scummy advert...

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Overvoltage and undervoltage detector

This isn't what I thought it was:-

https://youtu.be/NX84d45ZlBM

And the circuitry wasn't what I thought it was going...

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Saturday's stream

An extra lock-downy stream as we've just locked down again.

https://youtu.be/BVx70KggmoE

As always, the live chat ca...

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Secret mid-week stream

Kinda short notice at about 21 hours before the event, but I'll be doing a quiet Patreon stream.

https://youtu.be/qwa2voxAKNM<...

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Industrial machine beacon

A look at a warning/status beacon, as used on factory machines to indicate progress or indicate if a problem occurs.

https://y...

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Inside the Dubai lamp.

Darn!  I've uploaded this to the wrong channel!

https://youtu.be/ctiZpBavUuc

I think there may be some nasty au...

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Trying to blow up a night light and failing.

This classic Chinese night light has one very appealing feature that makes it non compliant with most other countries.  You can change the LEDs at the risk of exposing small areas of live meta...

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Saturday's livestream link

Sometimes I just get the urge to shave the 'tache off and sport a "whaler" beard.

Usually when I've seen someone else with one and it looks good.

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The 110V version is VERY different

Having de-potted the 220-240V version of this odd Chinese fridge/store air sanitizer (a low level ozone generator) I decided to get one of the 110V versions and de-pot it too.

2020-12-30 01:13:42 +0000 UTC View Post

Exploring capillary thermostats

A little nod in the direction of the HVAC overtime gang as I take apart a cheap eBay capillary thermostat.

https://youtu.be/YJ...

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I guess this is the Christmas video this year

It's a bit rough.  There are bits that should have been filmed, but weren't.  You've seen most of the other sections that this video links to.

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And a new year's eve stream too

As in previous years, the MBC will be doing a stream on NYE 2020:-

https://youtu.be/K5rfBBS7HqY

View on YouTube to p...

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Saturday stream link

The Saturday lockdown stream will be on as usual.

https://youtu.be/nCwN8IsSW34

View on YouTube to participate in the...

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The Christmas project video

As usual I've left things far too late, so I'll be releasing this video for general viewing tomorrow.  Christmas has crept up really fast this year.

2020-12-23 18:05:46 +0000 UTC View Post

By request. Another goatee trim video

I guess this short video will only appear to beard aficionados, so I'm putting it up at the same time as a normal technical video.

2020-12-21 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Just one more Xmas light video.

Christmas has arrived far too fast this year, so I'll probably have to release this video later this week.

https://youtu.be/YW...

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Christmas Eve livestream with Ralfy

If we can get a good enough connection in a rural valley, we'll be streaming live on Xmas eve.

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Questions/topics for the livestream

Probably quite short notice, but if you have questions or topics for the livestream then you can add them here.

I still have a list from last time.

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Revisit to a shady pink product

I've looked at these things before, but the circuitry always seems to be different between units.

https://youtu.be/HU8_ZCg3tuE...

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Saturday's livestream link

Here's the link to Saturday's stream:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeGQIL8C84s

To interact with t...

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Intriguing segmented diffraction disk

Sometimes a cheap lighting product appears that has a really radical twist on existing technology.  This is one of them.

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