bigclive posts

Inside the world's smallest smoke detector.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kO7BYyqvPo

This is quite a neat little thing. It's a very compact smoke det...

2018-01-06 19:11:55 +0000 UTC View Post

Why I never mention my power supply.

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

I like this power supply. Shame about the bug that affects these...

2018-01-04 08:12:00 +0000 UTC View Post

An early unlisted video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwaQU5vN4z0

This is probably the first video I got a death threat for. Ironi...

2018-01-04 06:28:47 +0000 UTC View Post

Heat sensitive nail varnish.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4C3Lh71yFQ

There are a few different nail lacquers/polishes/varnishes that have t...

2018-01-03 03:34:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Revisiting dancing flame LED candles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpK9beBN98s

It's a while since I had a look at a dancing flame style candle. ...

2017-12-31 04:47:14 +0000 UTC View Post

Destructive flying disco ball.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgZ0uCuZhDU

This thing's great. If you want one then I'd suggest buying it n...

2017-12-28 03:06:23 +0000 UTC View Post

Early new year/MRE Ralfy Colab.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oikrxdQnYv8

My brother and I decided to do a collaboration video on Boxing day. &n...

2017-12-27 01:25:47 +0000 UTC View Post

LED space-gun thing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn5Ol4o9_iU

I won't lie... I bought this light because it looks like a...

2017-12-25 13:33:54 +0000 UTC View Post

Xmas 2017 Barbie abomination.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx-Ty4u-tjk

The full description of this lighting frame is in the video descriptio...

2017-12-25 13:23:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Deadliest Kitsch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cNKGrvD1ro

My pick of what I consider one of the most dangerous Xmas gifts around...

2017-12-24 20:29:50 +0000 UTC View Post

Xmas lighting picks for 2017.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fERl8n-ac8

Every year I look for new and interesting lights and effects, so here'...

2017-12-24 19:26:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Repairing copper wire LED strings.

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

I get asked if it's possible to repair this style of LED string quite ...

2017-12-22 04:06:28 +0000 UTC View Post

Mains LED tree topper.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9Asjh7R0wA

This LED tree top star is actually quite interesting inside. Qui...

2017-12-20 06:08:11 +0000 UTC View Post

Norwegian MRE taste test.

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

These MREs (Meal Ready to Eat) were sent to me by a chap called Christ...

2017-12-17 22:17:54 +0000 UTC View Post

Neat halogen desoldering technique.

This is a neat technique for desoldering using a focused beam of IR from a common car halogen lamp. How long before it's sold as a commercial product.

2017-12-17 05:08:08 +0000 UTC View Post

Something festive (and slightly rude).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYQqCw_Bk-0

This is quite a fun project to do and it seems to make people really a...

2017-12-17 04:14:35 +0000 UTC View Post

Inside a newer flame effect LED lamp.

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

It's a year since I looked at the first of these that appeared on the ...

2017-12-14 05:49:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Glove re-video in focus this time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7L_sqXuSAc

One of the perils of having a small screen when recording is that when...

2017-12-11 02:57:48 +0000 UTC View Post

Poundland vs ebay cheapo lights.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7povdS90Hyg

A comparison between a Poundland £5 string of LED lights and an eBay ...

2017-12-10 05:48:17 +0000 UTC View Post

USB heated gloves.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8-3XQpBEY0

These things do seem to have an effect. But they're also a very ...

2017-12-10 03:59:13 +0000 UTC View Post

PROPER rechargeable LED work light.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lIzQFA-JCg

Unlike the multitude of crappy work lights on eBay, this one is a dece...

2017-12-08 01:44:10 +0000 UTC View Post

Patreon charge changes.

When you make a pledge to one or more creators the transaction incurs a standard credit/debit card processing fee. Normally this is transparent to you, but is effectively charged to the creator ...

2017-12-07 23:12:09 +0000 UTC View Post