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Teardown of a big (faulty) ozone generator

This unit is very powerful, but also potentially a shock, fire and RF jamming risk.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Inside a cheap, simple and hackable lithium charger

A deliberately simple video, mainly because I've been losing a lot of sleep recently.  Largely due to my brother Ralfy not understanding my nocturnal lifestyle.  (A lot of technical peopl...

Buckfast carbonation experiment

Yes - another shameless clickbait thumbnail.  Because they do actually have the desired effect.

I'm not doing a huge number of these carbonation videos, as the novelty will probably wear...

Will Advocaat carbonate?

OOPS!  It turns out that if you add an unlisted video to a playlist it becomes visible immediately in that list.  I've taken it back out for the proper Patreon advance preview.

2020-11-13 11:43:29 +0000 UTC View Post

Checking out Jordan's failed Rolec breaker

Another failed breaker from an electric vehicle charger.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HQ7XOVNabg

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Saturday's stream link

Here's the link to Saturday's stream.  (If YouTube is stable again by then.)

I'll try uploading today's video later, as it was struggling to upload earlier.

2020-11-12 07:33:11 +0000 UTC View Post

Yeah, sorry. Another ioniser video

The unique feature of this one is that it has a green LED power indicator.  That might sound a bit of an anticlimax, but back when this unit was made about 40 years ago, a common 5mm green LED...

Inside one of the first electronic games

This may seem like a simple and still popular game, but it has an absolutely epic history as one of the very first computerised games.

2020-11-10 07:05:10 +0000 UTC View Post

HVAC Overtime stream.

I'll be joining the guys at HVAC overtime in a livestream to discuss the range of exotic, but debatable additions available for home air conditioning systems.

2020-11-06 01:56:16 +0000 UTC View Post

Inside the CDI module (more sand!)

Here's the CDI (Capacitive Discharge Ignition) module from the quad/scooter loom.

https://youtu.be/R1wrrsb3RDk

Its p...

Inside the rectifier/regulator

This is the rectifier and regulator from the cheap Chinese quad wiring-loom.

https://youtu.be/8hvxjDa1OQ8

And I use ...

The main Saturday stream

For those who can't make the 5th November Patreon stream, the Saturday night stream will be happening as normal.

https://youtu...

Patreon livestream coming up.

One of our more relaxed livestreams.  It's on Thursday at 9:05pm British time, but you can see your local time on the video page itself.

2020-11-04 07:06:39 +0000 UTC View Post

Most recent carbonation video - red wine

Those of you who watch the livestreams will have seen the red wine being carbonated before.

https://youtu.be/9S7z-Lg39KM 2020-11-04 04:15:19 +0000 UTC View Post

The quad loom is the gift that keeps on giving....

How low can they go?   How about potting the PCB in sand with a thin layer of resin on top.

https://youtu.be/eXvJwAt...

Here's the wiring loom/harness video

I have to admit that I really enjoyed exploring this wiring system.  It taught me a lot about the electrical system used in things like quads and scooters.

2020-11-02 07:41:06 +0000 UTC View Post

Keep in mind that clocks have changed here...

Tomorrow's live stream will be at a different time from normal due to the clock change here.  Double check the start time shown on the video.

2020-10-31 02:31:56 +0000 UTC View Post

New globe generators with extra customisation

Thanks to Flemming's suggestion of using the hull command, I've now made the openscad olive lamp generator much more versatile.  It can create the lamps shown above by defining a base sphere s...

Not a video (yet) - quad wiring loom

This is one of those random things I found on eBay.  It's the wiring loom for a quad bike.

The loom includes a keyswitch, handlebar mount control, magneto with high and low voltage windi...

I found ONE foam pump seller

Remember the automatic foaming soap dispenser?  I was so intrigued by the dedicated foam pump that I looked on eBay to see if I could find them as a bare component.

2020-10-29 05:29:23 +0000 UTC View Post

For those of you with 3D printers.

Here are some files to play with:-

The lights are all hollow designs and should be printed without support to avoid filling the inside with light blocking plastic.  A raft is recommended...

Saturday Night Clive is in place

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

https://youtu.be/_syVxV8nYm4

To participate in the live chat you'll have ...

Teardown of a 20 year old LED torch

This 20 year old flashlight is probably one of the first LED torches ever manufactured.

It was launched just after Nichia had started manufacturing the first white LEDs, and cost an absolute ...

More 3D printed Christmas lights.

The novelty hasn't worn off yet.  I was hoping to make the traditional olive shaped lamps customisable, but the algorithm is super-complex where the sides touch the round sections.  I thi...

Waterproof COB outdoor light

I'm not sure I'd actually use this outdoors as implied by the listing.  It's a wall light that projects a wash of light upwards and downwards, that can be shaped by built-in barn doors.  ...

Video about uvlen scam "age restricted".

Remember I put up a video about a fake product that claimed to convert your phone's LED flash to a UVC germicidal light?

2020-10-24 17:38:10 +0000 UTC View Post

Any questions for the Saturday streams?

If you've got questions for the Saturday streams then leave them below.  It helps to fill awkward gaps and restart the conversation when it gets stuck in weird subjects.

I still have som...

Hacking Poundland stuff

It's ages since I've stripped apart and modified something from Poundland.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TR1...

USB rechargeable atomizing gun.

This one's pretty neat, but much coarser and messier than the previous mains voltage heated unit though.

https:...

Saturday Night Clive livestream link

Here's the link to this upcoming Saturday's livestream:-

https://youtu.be/94jJhDl6J2s

To interact with the chat you'...