Here's the link for this week's Patreon stream:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk3ajoMuRNs
It probably won't be potato vision, as the last stream was under extreme cellular network conditions. (A full football stadium with ...
2021-09-06 16:02:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the link to this weekend's stream:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-0i8q7wyEU
2021-09-03 21:18:07 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm about to use this even more tacky thumbnail on the recent whisky carbonation video.
The original thumbnail will probably throw up an image error on the Patreon link to the video, so here's the image that is going in its place. (The video link will still work.)
The trashy clickbait videos are quite fun to...
2021-09-02 23:13:04 +0000 UTC View Post
I bought this unit from a local farm store. It's clearly been on the shelf for a very long time, so I thought it would be good to explore it. (It cost about £20).
2021-09-02 22:19:43 +0000 UTC View PostYou may notice that I put up a mix of different types of video. I thought I'd explain each type and why I do them.
The complex teardown and reverse engineering videos. These are the hardest to make and yet get the least views. That's because there's only a small percentage of YouTube viewers who enjoy ...
2021-09-02 03:34:11 +0000 UTC View Post
I just feel the need to slot one of these in every so often. This one turned out to be really good.
2021-09-02 03:26:12 +0000 UTC View Post
This video is partly a look at a set of Poundlands Halloween lights, but it's also an ambient hack to run them from a USB power supply.
2021-09-01 23:54:44 +0000 UTC View Post
I'll let you guys decide if I'm being too harsh or not, but I would NOT feel comfortable leaving one of these batteries on charge unattended.
This video was extremely hard to make due to the very weird circuitry, whic...
2021-09-01 05:20:19 +0000 UTC View Post
I think this pack was sent by Michal a while ago.
It's interesting because it has some features that suggest it doubles up as an emergency disaster-relief pack.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVYJo-FvgvM
It also has the indestr...
2021-08-31 05:11:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Mystery device that I'm currently running tests on.
It's notable that the clone has balance circuitry unlike the original device it's based on.
I have to say that it looks extremely technical. Like a sci-fi prop.
2021-08-31 02:29:24 +0000 UTC View Post
I've looked at these units before. They are sold for use in meditation, and have about 39 sections of music and chants built in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNpbvyLIvN0
This time I dumped the flash memory so it can be dow...
2021-08-30 04:50:51 +0000 UTC View Post
After a long evening resolving annoying technical issues, I decided to chill out and do a more laid back teardown video.
2021-08-28 03:21:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's the link for this weekend's stream:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb2C3wjo7OM
2021-08-28 02:23:29 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJp7bCGe3eo
2021-08-26 20:10:31 +0000 UTC View Post
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJp7bCGe3eo
2021-08-25 15:46:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Selenium rectifiers fit in the gap between the mercury valve/tube rectifiers and modern silicon ones.
Here's how to recognise them, how they work, how they are wired and how to replace them with modern rectifier block...
2021-08-25 03:16:15 +0000 UTC View Post
This is definitely a Bad Idea Bear experiment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia935tO1EPY
The smoke was more exciting than the cake.
There's a link to the second attempt (with runny batter) at the end of the first video.
2021-08-23 06:22:04 +0000 UTC View Post
This is one of the most exciting things I've found on eBay in a while. Anyone who uses a chainsaw regularly will know that they carry quite significant hazards due to the aggressive fast moving blades.
So here's a little pocket one with no secondary safety interlock to ensure maximum risk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IVZjYqoaXo
2021-08-21 01:18:45 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9ojOsoWUvQ
2021-08-19 20:15:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Although it's not a "second Thursday" I'm doing a random extra live stream on the main channel.
It will start as an unlisted Patreon stream for the first hour and I will then try and make it public after that to see if that even works.
This is also a test stream for a new feature that reduces chat-spam by requirin...
2021-08-19 18:17:15 +0000 UTC View Post
It took a bit of effort, but I squeezed larger capacitors than it was designed for onto the Minion PCB while still fitting in the case.
I now have an atmoshperic invigorator with integrated voltage multiplier for maximum reliability (no pulsing coils). The output hisses with no significant mains ripple noise.
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This video is showing the identification, removal of a faulty component, and retesting of a control system.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuXb2ltbD_I
I'm tempted to source a replacement and test again, even with just a single mot...
2021-08-18 01:08:21 +0000 UTC View Post
No ozone on this one at all. It's a lock with a solenoid operated release mechanism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHuI2LSeTHI
Quite well made units, but very high current coils with an inductive kick.
2021-08-17 03:19:50 +0000 UTC View Post
A spontaneous experiment with a simple voltage multiplier connected to the Russian Nuclear Corporation atmoshperic invigorator.
The capacitors are a higher value than the PCB was originally designed for (100nanofarts) so I had to make a double decker Cockroft Walton multiplier.
Really good results. Prominent...
2021-08-17 02:44:10 +0000 UTC View Post
This is a UVC water sterilising lamp. The exposure to the short wave ultraviolet kills any living thing in the water. It's used in a consumer kitchen product branded Strauss or Virgin Pure, and seems to be sold with a contract for routine postal delivery of filters, cleaners and a new UVC cartridge.
Is this video a bit "lacklustre"? Although this is a fairly smart design, I couldn't muster as much enthusiasm as usual, as it lacks significant hackability.
Although it's commendable that the critical circuitry...
2021-08-13 01:21:21 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVJ1zrG4svc
2021-08-12 20:44:09 +0000 UTC View Post
