Another precious artifact from our electrical past - this time it's our Electrical Holiday past! Here I show off a beautiful hand made carbon filament bulb from 1910 that was made for holiday decorations instead of those old-fangled candles your parents used to use. Enjoy!
Another forgotten and ingenious bit of tech from the glorious 20th Century! How do you precisely detect and display a frequency without counting? I take a look at and inside this beauty to find out. Enjoy!
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2020-12-13 09:31:14 +0000 UTC View PostWell gang, it seems like Patreon have gotten the messaging working again and I should be all caught up with thanking all of you who have come on board or upped your pledges this week. If I have missed anybody please let me know! ☺
2020-12-11 17:19:06 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone! Just a note to say that I have not had access to messages on Patreon for about a day now, and trying to get the techs to sort out the issue. Seems that they launched some kind of platform-wide change to the messaging system and I can no longer view or respond to messages here. I also cannot sen...
2020-12-09 21:58:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Want a little nibble? Then these BCD switches are a real treat to have around! I bring out Big Iron and power up a Nixie to demonstrate how easy and fun these little guys are. Enjoy!
2020-12-09 21:27:18 +0000 UTC View Post
I am very curious as to exactly what kind of gas mixture is used in these really tiny little green bulbs, but it ain't no neon! Or ain't it? Enjoy!
2020-12-08 00:04:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Another dive into forgotten technology - this is the Teleregister electro-mechanical display module from the 1950's. Still very good at doing what it does after 60 some years, reliable and simple. Why can't displays be this cool today? Enjoy!
One more off my bucket list of Apollo Era displays - the cool Roto-Tellite! Enjoy!
2020-12-02 23:47:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Ebay is a literal radioactive stockpile of 20th Century radium encrusted things. In this video I talk about some of them. Enjoy!
Time to be thankful for all the lava we have in our lives, peculating like life itself, round and round, liquid hot magma of our existence.... in a bottle filled with oil. Enjoy! And be safe...
2020-11-26 17:57:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Either this came from the world's most generous slot machine or who knows what. But I take a close look outside and inside, and it is pretty cool. Enjoy!
2020-11-22 00:01:38 +0000 UTC View Post
The oldest electric artifact in my collection - a hand made Shelby carbon filament incandescent light bulb from the turn of the 20th Century. Perhaps older than the famous Centennial Bulb, I take great care in bringing it back to life for you in 2020. Enjoy!
Are you really interested to know what the WD-40 on your shelf is actually intended to be used for? Well, Enjoy!
2020-11-16 22:55:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Oh, I'm so happy about this one! Taking you in close and intimate with one of the very same switches that populate the Apollo Era Mission Control consoles. Enjoy!
2020-11-13 18:02:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Another illusive IEE display device to investigate - the Status Indicator! Enjoy!
2020-11-11 18:59:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's The Pedal Movie: Official Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCGNq7KjW8Q
2020-11-10 19:37:54 +0000 UTC View Post
A riddle of a find.... not sure what to make of this one. If you've got any ideas please leave a comment. Enjoy!
2020-11-09 00:15:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Lots of hours in this one and I hope you enjoy it! Here is the forgotten tale of a long lost amazement, the Rice Electric Display Company's Fiery Roman Chariot Race animated display that debuted the night of June 18, 1910 on top of the Normandie Hotel in Herald Square on 38th Street in New York City. The first pro...
2020-11-05 20:48:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Oh, I have really gone down the.... bat cave for this one! Just how did those big displays in Mission Control really work? Let me explore.... and Enjoy!
2020-10-28 02:49:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Yes kids, before LEDs came along they had plenty of super cool numerical displays being used all over the place. In this video I show some rare 7-segment incandescent displays and compare them to their more popular cousins, the one plane projection displays. Enjoy!
At last, the truth can be known! IEE internal documents sent in by a viewer who worked on developing the Nimo Tube tell the long and frustrating tale of its design, development, manufacture, and early promotion. Lets get to it!
2020-10-14 04:12:01 +0000 UTC View Post
It is a basic law of nature that anyone who declares aloud to someone else that they themselves are very smart is definitely not. But what is intelligence? Let's think about it.
2020-10-13 02:30:45 +0000 UTC View PostIt's been a long time since I've done an installment of Cassette Time - but here's another short impromptu song made right into my portable cassette recorder. Enjoy!
2020-10-11 05:25:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Opening a family heirloom can be nerve wracking, but I will take this one in stride. My Dad's Sound Conditioner needs a little TLC, and a little tear down - but gently! Enjoy....
2020-10-07 22:34:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Not all the details, but enough to understand how this monster got going. Enjoy!
2020-10-05 22:16:53 +0000 UTC View Post
We'll just keep it right here. ☺
2020-10-03 20:42:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Ooops! Had to fix and re-upload this one, so sorry about that first post! Here we go for a second try....
Fresh from my parts bins, I present to you the majestic Mechanical Latching Relay! Enjoy!
2020-10-03 17:21:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Time To Frant! And answer your questions.... it's time for Feedback. Enjoy!
2020-09-24 20:27:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Time to change the battery in my 2005 Honda Shadow Spirit 750, so I thought I'd show you how it's done. Enjoy!
2020-09-23 21:45:49 +0000 UTC View Post
This NASA film reports the progress in the Saturn V development in the last quarter of 1966. Enjoy!
2020-09-21 12:24:52 +0000 UTC View Post
