Occasionally things go wrong in a video, but not quite as much as this. However, it all worked out OK in the end when I got the remnants of the lamp working - and it did at least yield one surpr...
2018-12-06 01:50:32 +0000 UTC View Post
I thought most of this type of cell had a built in protection circuit on the same PCB as the gold contact pads.
2018-12-05 00:24:21 +0000 UTC View Post
I've always wondered what's in these, so it was nice when a chap called Marc sent me one to look at.
2018-12-03 04:05:51 +0000 UTC View Post
The Manx Beard Club (just Kevin, Juan and me) entered a local tree festival at the town hall. In amongst all the charity trees we installed the Department of Villainy Kryptonite tree which is co...
2018-12-01 00:00:26 +0000 UTC View PostWell that's a relief, although I didn't get much sleep last night.
I'm going to delete that video completely as the sales director of the Dutch company involved seems to be detached from reality. 2018-11-30 00:43:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Really silly reason this time. A long time ago I showed an industrial roller limit switch bought from eBay and took it to bits.
It appears it was a copy of a Dutch brand and they asked me to t...
2018-11-29 06:39:23 +0000 UTC View Post
The description might make this thing sound a lot more sophisticated than it is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSatF...
2018-11-28 18:30:33 +0000 UTC View Post
I've always loved automated vending equipment. This video is from a Japanese channel that seems to be dedicated to food vending machines.
To explain what's happening - the pre-made bowls of co...
2018-11-28 03:05:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the video hinted at earlier. It's quite neat.
I'm also doing a little test. I used to disable non-skippable adverts at the beginning of my videos and YouTube then removed that opt...
2018-11-27 18:43:11 +0000 UTC View Post
This is just a picture, so don't click on it yet. The video is about to be uploaded and will be up later.
This device was lots of fun to explore. Some of you will recognise what it is in...
2018-11-27 05:23:35 +0000 UTC View Post
I've been 3D printing some covers for a random smattering of lights on a Christmas tree that me and some friends (Manx Beard Club) will be contributing as part of the local town hall's festival of tre...
2018-11-26 00:23:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Just thought I'd share this spectacular battery failure moment from Rich Rebuild's channel. It's pretty impressive seeing repurposed Tesla cells going nuclear.
This initially looked like quite a nice little touch sensitive desk light.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbWoBNchV90...
2018-11-24 04:00:58 +0000 UTC View Post
There's a reason they call it Poundland. In a different aisle from the condoms, vibrators, nooky pills and other sex enhancement products they have this....
I thought it would be interesting if we compared the circuit of a cheap eBay dimmer to one compliant with local regulations.
I have to admit I took a real shine to this panel when I saw it in a big B&Q DIY store on the Isle of Man. The construction is very streamlined, but also very rugged.
Another video for this weekend. It's a look at an interesting battery backed American style emergency exit sign that was generously sent to me by a chap called Andy.
I've always wondered what's in these tins of foaming emergency tire repair and reinflation cans.
2018-11-17 02:37:11 +0000 UTC View PostIf any of you have left comments on Patreon and they have disappeared it seems to be an issue with a third party spam filtering system used by Patreon. I've never ever removed a comment for any ...
2018-11-15 19:17:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Another look at the rather pleasing Poundland retro-look LED strings with an unexpected extra feature.
2018-11-15 03:27:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Yet another of these apocalyptic single use chargers that actually contain a fully rechargeable lithium cell.
2018-11-13 04:12:43 +0000 UTC View Post
This is just a text post with an image and not a link to a video (yet).
I've finally succumbed to temptation and bought a Cetus 2 3D printer.
With clear PLA filament it makes great hollow crys...
2018-11-09 22:42:26 +0000 UTC View Post
I have a slim striplight mounted above my laptop so I can see the keyboard and surrounding stuff. It failed and I didn't have a new tube, so I decided to adapt it to LED with a bit of 12V tape a...
2018-11-09 20:14:49 +0000 UTC View Post
It's that time of year to go and grab all the good bits from Poundland before anyone else gets to them.
2018-11-08 13:43:56 +0000 UTC View Post
The most interesting feature about this emergency light is that it tests itself routinely once a week, with a full three hour test once a year, and if it fails it beeps and flashes a red light.
This has to be the simplest and cheapest version of the rechargeable emergency LED lamps yet.
2018-11-04 09:23:10 +0000 UTC View Post
There's something particularly exciting about dismembering explosive devices without suitable protection.
2018-11-03 03:50:00 +0000 UTC View Post
One of the most interesting things about this unit is the way it monitors the cartridges. In hindsight I should really add a couple of wires and measure the current drawn from the cartridge moni...
2018-11-01 10:05:45 +0000 UTC View Post
I should have taken one of these apart sooner, but with the module out of the emergency light that ended up being recalled it gave me an excuse to dismantle one completely for closer analysis.
This turned out to be quite basic, but interesting with two decent quality modules.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5...
2018-10-27 06:34:19 +0000 UTC View Post