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JUGEE battery teardown short version for "norms".

This is the extra short 3 min version of the JUGEE battery teardown.

https://youtu.be/rncOmGKe4Bc

The full size 36 m...

The JUGEE battery teardown was arduous.

I've made two versions of the JUGEE 1.5V rechargeable lithium cell video.  One is 3 minutes long (I'm about to upload it) and the other is 36 minutes long, and involves dremeling the lithium c...

Not my video. Malware for fast chargers.

It appears that some fast chargers can be updated via their cable, and experimental malware has been written that allows a small device to be plugged into a fast charger and modifies its code so th...

Hacking a stinky pink ring.

I filmed this video at a ridiculous time (about 6am) when the previous video subject turned out to be very time consuming due to a construction that is trying to be Clive-proof.  (I will defea...

Not a video (yet). Really hard encapsulation.

The picture is of a tiny circuit board that fits on the end of a lithium cell in a high profile Jugee rechargeable AA cell that puts out a solid 1.5V for most of the discharge and then 1V to signal...

DIY beard oil and usage.

A different type of video with this channel.  I know that quite a few of you have beards.

https://youtu.be/BiEFzjd0YZw 2020-07-20 20:57:18 +0000 UTC View Post

USB powered light string PIR/radar adaptors.

I've had a small batch of these made.  If you want one of the PCBs to play with then let me know and I'll send at least 20 out to randomly chosen Patreons.

2020-07-20 16:57:09 +0000 UTC View Post

Zapping a sausage roll.

This may need revisited with an alternative connection method.

https://youtu.be/JBEEgkuowH4

It turns out that sausag...

OMG! Unflattering thumbnail.

Something's glitching.   Youtube doesn't like my compression destroying mega Gallium panel.

Here it is though, and it takes around three hours to build, mainly because you need to s...

Resistors. 70 minutes.

Starting with preformed resistors, time to insert and solder 70 minutes.

Now for the LEDs.

Uh-oh. The prototypes have arrived.

Pretty fast shipping even by standard mail, and no duty - which was nice.

Now I just have to muster the courage to start making one.

Link to the live stream.

If you didn't follow the direct video link to youtube, here it is:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD0JNsQ1zbg...

Tonight's live stream link. (unlisted)

That's the stream set up.  It turned out that the reason I couldn't set it up before was due to my inability to differentiate between 12 and 24hr time.  So arranging it for 9am this morni...

RF neon tester and electronics jammer.

A look inside a device that is designed for the neon sign industry.

https://youtu.be/xwCzqg3geIY

The unit also has t...

Patreon only live stream?

I was thinking about doing a Patreon-only live stream tonight.

What do you guys think of that idea?

I've tried prearranging a stream, but have discovered a blip where once you have arra...

Saturdays live stream.

I've set up the live stream for this Saturday.   Probably a nice peaceful one with just me.

https://youtu.be/sFDYltN...

Exploring and hacking some mains RGB strip.

This stuff is "minimalist".  It's basically 120/240V RGB LED tape in the style of neon.

It uses a simply remote control unit to allow colour mixing and fading by phase angle control.

Nice machining - crap electronics.

If you've noticed a slight lull in videos recently it's because I was trying to do my annual tax stuff.  It's strange how I can write assembly code for microcontrollers, but when it comes to w...

Tonight's stream link.

I should really link to these sooner.  Grab a drink and snacks for tonight's stream.

Feel free to suggest topics here.

I may have made Ralfy's new remote too big.

I'm not sure if my brother Ralfy realised what I meant when I said I could repair his old remote by putting it in a new box with a big red button.

2020-07-07 20:18:17 +0000 UTC View Post

Not a video (yet). Splooshmeister MK IV.

I know this will be a minority interest PCB, but having screwed up with an earlier design - I fixed that design, but then decided to redesign it completely to split the LEDs into two sections, each...

PCB error on disco shart (not dramatic).

There's an error on the disco shart PCB that will not affect the 120V use, but will bridge half the LEDs for 230V use.  It's not terminal, but a track will need to be cut to get the other half...

Saturday's stream link.

I'm not sure how many people will be out celebrating independence day, but the stream will be in the same place at the same time.

2020-07-02 19:49:20 +0000 UTC View Post

PCB Gerber files.

A couple of the PCB Gerber files are now available to download from my website at:-

http://www.bigclive.com/freebies.h...

Now here's something nice. (With weird circuit.)

I saw this in a local shop and bought it to see if it did actually rotate.

https://youtu.be/_WOcviOnwbI

It does. &nb...

Autonomous drone teardown.

The future is here, and I'm glad they've not got guns yet, but the beard targeting feature works well.

https://youtu.be/WvvBm5...

Drone versus beard. (Drone won.)

Not a video yet, but caught on video.....

Not a video (yet). Was this a good idea? (No.)

It seemed a good idea at the time.  Scale the LED matrix up to A4 size.

In hindsight that means a 13 by 18 array of LEDs (234) with four solder joints per LED including the resistors, an...

And another demonetised.

I'm not sure which bit of my recent (unreleased) Japanese vaping device teardown and reverse engineering involved showing physical harm or distress.

The full Sharp Plasmacluster video.

It's a complex thing - but beautifully made.

https://youtu.be/re4F-_FGFvI

I wonder if Sharp are going to get ratty a...