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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...

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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...

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An early unlisted video.

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

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

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Heat sensitive nail varnish.

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

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

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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.  ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Deadliest Kitsch.

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

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

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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'...

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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 ...

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Mains LED tree topper.

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

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

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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...

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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.

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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...

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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 ...

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Early DIY slot machine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4aQiIXASuI

I've been digging through some old stuff and came across this early at...

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Vintage disco kaleidoscope projector.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf9Z2duf50A

The multi-layer oil filled dichroic glass effect wheel in this unit is...

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Fixing a crappy COB LED light.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsK-YFPH4fE

I'm not even sure this thing is worth fixing.  It seems to have s...

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A clusterf*ck of power saving plugs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD7M_tJ-SwM

I've looked at these things before, but thought it would be interestin...

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Simple lighting timer circuit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn3uYJrXhhw

This unit appears to be using a small microcontroller to implement a 6...

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Yet another trashy bachelor recipe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOy7oO2DToc

This is probably the fastest way to make a hot sticky pudding without ...

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Autopsy of a dead OSRAM LED module.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y86Cbj9tGA

This is pretty neat.  It's a failed module from a high profile ma...

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Nicely machined LED lamp housings.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUCeklsu5dM

This channel used to have a lot of LED lamp videos, so I thought it wa...

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