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670-Volt LED lamp!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC0YPNJo6mA

This is a new twist.  A long series string of LED filaments being...

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Biggest LED COB yet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIspnsBp3o4

Sorry for the slight dip in output recently, I was over in Glasgow pic...

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Solar light mod.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V70QKWMu7dg

Modifying cheap solar lights is quite an enjoyable thing to do.  ...

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Street light cut-out unit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BioanX0RJgI

Probably one of the most functionally designed devices about.  As...

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Neat waterproof housing hack.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5yv1ymYYKk

This is a clever repurposing of an existing product to make a waterpro...

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Mirrorball motor.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvv3ep2nIz0

Although mirrorball rotators are fun in their own right, they're also ...

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Fake Omron time delay relay.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeMuNXZ5jLc

This one's actually quite nicely made.  It's a 12V version so it ...

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French MRE test.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m_bD-xlh_M

Juan and Kevin helped me test a French Military ration.  I'd reco...

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Making a prototype PCB.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrdheP3Dwyc

This is the bit I missed out of the disco light hack video.  So I...

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Disco light complete hack.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv_Nb-EiPSI

This video is about stripping all the original circuitry out of a chea...

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Smokin' hot relays.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8EH2GqzWNU

While a prototype circuit board is etching I'll just pop this video up...

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Simplest solar light?

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

An explanation of the recent shitty solar panel's performance and a su...

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Upload issues.

There was supposed to be a video going up tonight, but I'm having ongoing upload issues with a 4G broadband account that seems to have settings issues that the telecoms company can't quite suss out. &...

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Checking out a large COB array.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9F-WUcJlgko

The LED COB modules are really common on eBay now, so I thought I'd ge...

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Random solder tests.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5adgI97qxQ

Lead based solder and candy.  The perfect combination.

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Glad I didn't switch THIS on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3lBJMpPaOU

A while ago John Ward featured a failed RCBO (Residual Current Breaker...

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Restoring Centaur's true voice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUZi39BYPFA

The electronic revolution happened when I was a kid and suddenly the a...

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DIY solar powerbank kit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b-8ZWy0y5c

Third time lucky.  (I'm having upload issues.)

Despite the ...

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Inside a REAL Snap Power plate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqBZQ23TaZg

Having already taken a fake one to bits, here's a look inside the real...

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American vs European work shorts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE7yqh9mk1g

Dickies has a completely different style of workwear associated with i...

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Baymax LED night light.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghK6-lQnYbw

Back to basics with a super simple night light that can be tweaked if ...

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12V lithium pack with no balancing?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-sqmNRNbUc

Hmm, I'll let you watch the video and then decide for yourself if this...

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Longer video than expected.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEczJP7UoRU

I'm not sure how I managed to make this video so long.  There was...

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Something I've never seen before.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQNB9w9RPVM

While playing about with a glitter style lamp I randomly dropped in a ...

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Dead LED headlight lamp autopsy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX_uFs5vKc0

Initially I thought this might just have been a COB style LED array wi...

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USB flesh burning pen. (Yeah!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPqHs6TpNug

There's nothing quite like the cosmetics industry to dream up new ways...

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Selfie light.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W-8_rzJUzI

I use this little light a lot for the extreme PCB closeups.  It p...

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1W versus 3W LED downlight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfUwCWZO0Qo

It's not quite as easy as that as you'll see from the video.  But...

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Test of Yihua 502D PSU.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz-ndgC6BJ4

It's kind of a fail, but also a hint at hackability and an understated...

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500V test of British General USB socket.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NW9ljFMxenE

This is one of those videos that happens unexpectedly and provides goo...

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