Lightning strike damage to USB charger.
This video seems appropriate to the current weather.
It's the remains of a Poundland US...
2020-08-20 02:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
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Solar flame light hacks.
Having prototyped on breadboard, I've hacked a socket into the solar flame light to test my own software in it.
So far a simple random shift register isn't cutting it. I think I'm going...
2020-08-19 20:39:42 +0000 UTC View PostY'know how YouTube "does stuff"....
If you have a YouTube channel I'd strongly recommend you check the advert settings for recent videos in your video manager.
It appears that since 16th July my advert settings have defaulted t...
2020-08-19 20:36:59 +0000 UTC View PostLong night investigating "stuff".
So far I've found out that many of the antibacterial fogging solutions are based on benzalkonium chloride as I suspected, but some are based on natural plant extracts like thymol. (Isopropyl ...
2020-08-19 07:24:25 +0000 UTC View PostA look inside the car and room sterilising fogger.
It's not quite a smoke machine, but it's clearly based on one.
I'm wondering if the hug...
2020-08-18 06:13:45 +0000 UTC View PostFixing a colloidal silver generator.
Not just fixing a colloidal silver generator, but also making a slightly zappy mains voltage one.
2020-08-17 21:49:51 +0000 UTC View PostI'll be joining the HVAC Overtime crew tonight.
The HVAC Overtime channel are celebrating their 50th video tonight, so if everything goes to plan I'll be joining them.
Inspirational wiring centre and 3-way valve.
Wiring centres like this are incredibly useful for simplifying the wiring of control systems as they allow very fast wiring without needing to understand what each component does.
The main Saturday stream if you want to bookmark it.
Here's a link to the upcoming public Saturday stream.
2020-08-13 05:19:59 +0000 UTC View PostA Patreon live stream this evening?
I'm going to do a short notice Patreon stream this evening.
Let me know if you have any...
2020-08-13 05:06:18 +0000 UTC View PostSlightly rambly opening of an ozone alarm
This unit is designed to monitor, log and sound an alarm if the ambient area exceeds a preset ozone level. I guess it's intended for monitoring in factories.
Very neat minimalist solar flame effect light.
When you're used to seeing the complex arrays of LEDs in other flame effect lamps, this comes as a refreshing change.
2020-08-10 04:10:08 +0000 UTC View PostNot a video. Just putting together an A4 Gallium PCB
That's the resistors in. I've just weighed 70g of LEDs out (it's easier to weigh them than count them.)
Music's on:- 2020-08-08 00:22:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Outdoor light - total teardown
I think this is the first time I've depotted one of the little waterproof drivers. The potting material was surprisingly crumbly and easy to remove.
Any questions for during our radium party?
Here's the link for Saturday's stream:-
If you have any questions you want answered dur...
2020-08-05 19:54:20 +0000 UTC View PostNew zip files for making simple signage.
I recorded this well into the night due to sleep irregularities, so it may come across as a bit "detached".
2020-08-05 16:27:56 +0000 UTC View PostCalifornian politics.
I'm guessing you may have seen the current hysteria about Patreon being sued by the fans of people they removed from their platform.
The implication is that "Patreon is going down" but in rea...
2020-08-03 12:48:23 +0000 UTC View PostNot sure whether to release this one or not.
It's a novel project, but there is an indication that some people may have an anaphylactic reaction to sodium fluorescein.
2020-08-03 00:58:35 +0000 UTC View PostFood-o-cuting a hot dog.
Tonight's evening meal involved zapped hot dogs.
(There was also an ill-advised live ho...
2020-08-02 03:06:31 +0000 UTC View PostNew files.
I've just added the zip files for getting PCBs made online for the USB/PIR/LED project and also the disco light Splooshmeister mod.
Questions for tonight?
Have you guys got any questions for tonight's live stream?
Technical or other - ask me anything.
Building the prototype disko-shart 4.
If the video looks a bit strange it's because the inclusion of a ridiculously short time lapse section (just three seconds) may have hobbled the whole video by causing it to be pre-compressed befor...
2020-07-31 17:17:05 +0000 UTC View PostSaturday's stream link.
I'm dragging my heels this week. Here's the link to Saturday's stream:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4...
2020-07-30 21:17:23 +0000 UTC View PostThe circuitry of an illuminated baseball cap
I wish all videos were this easy to make.
Nice functional design, even if it is a bit f...
2020-07-30 02:27:42 +0000 UTC View PostInside an aroma machine.
A look at two ways of diffusing aroma chemicals into the air.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw8XwkQDv1Y 2020-07-27 00:24:10 +0000 UTC View Post
New improved sausage roll zapping.
While fun, the Presto hotdogger is a bit too safe. So here's the unsafe- but more visual way to zap a sausage roll.
The merchandise page now has embroidery files.
I'd like to thank Ben for creating the original logo, Dave for creating variants and Charles for converting them into embroidery files.
Here's the "merchandise" page where you get it made loc...
2020-07-25 00:58:46 +0000 UTC View PostWeird website glitch. (Solved! It was a cache issue.)
I was just updating www.bigclive.com with a new page for the merchandise logos.
The idea is that you can choose a logo, save the image and then get an item made with it.
Strange glitch ...
2020-07-24 04:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostFull length Jugee battery video.
This is the full length video with frustrating case opening that ended up needing a Dremel.
2020-07-23 04:19:29 +0000 UTC View PostSaturday's stream is in place.
Here's the link the upcoming Saturday stream.
2020-07-23 01:02:26 +0000 UTC View Post