Dollar tree VS Poundland lamp and hack.
Added 2019-11-18 03:19:24 +0000 UTCAfter seeing a video made by Adrian Black I decided to compare our most recent pound shop lamps with his dollar store lamp.
The results are very interesting, and hackable to turn a 10W lamp into 5W or less to gain lifespan over intensity.
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I saw one of the dimpled ones in John Lewis in Glasgow. The price was disturbing for a light with an unreplaceable lamp. My version costs a dollar and has a personal touch. (The bit where you crunch it into the desired shape.)
Big Clive
2019-12-12 23:47:23 +0000 UTCApparently iceberg lamps are already a thing on eBay https://www.ebay.com/itm/Grand-Nostalgic-Natural-Collection-Iceberg-Shape-4w-LED-Oversized-Light-Bulb/123768139124?hash=item1cd127ed74:g:XLsAAOSw3Hlc2yfi
2019-12-12 18:15:14 +0000 UTCI watched Adrian Black's video, and All-American Handyman pointed out that Adrian pronounced Aluminium the British way " All-American Handyman 1 day ago Fake American Alert!! 15:12 ... your pronunciation gives you away. YORE A BRIT!!" hahaha! The more I watch your videos and then the people you mention, such a s AvE the better it becomes!!
Mike Hughes
2019-11-27 20:17:24 +0000 UTCThe pot would need another resistor in series to limit the maximum current.
Big Clive
2019-11-19 13:56:16 +0000 UTCAt the end of the video I could see you soldering a resistor pot and drilling a hole in the lamp cover for the dimmable version ;-)) as long as it does not go to zero ohms :-) John
John Harrison
2019-11-19 12:43:04 +0000 UTCI think the connection between Poundland and DollarTree is "China"
Gordo
2019-11-18 19:17:12 +0000 UTCI've got one, but I've never thought of using it for that. I'll give that a try.
Big Clive
2019-11-18 12:10:09 +0000 UTCAfter also watching Adran's video I went and purchased some DT bulbs and took one apart to see first hand. Good to see you explain how it worked. Might try and do a resistor swap as well
2019-11-18 11:45:40 +0000 UTCI think it might be Saint Nicholas wearing a "bishop's mitre" hat rather than 'Pope Santa'.
Dave Davies
2019-11-18 10:35:55 +0000 UTCClive, Get a seam ripper from your local fabric store. It works quite well for stripping away insulation and heat shrink.
2019-11-18 06:09:50 +0000 UTCI would like to send you a few goodies for Christmas from Canada π¨π¦ is there a public mailing address where we can send things?
2019-11-18 04:21:17 +0000 UTCNice idea
Neil Tonks
2019-11-18 03:50:36 +0000 UTCI think i might have mentioned it before, but what about taking apart one of those "non-rechargable battery charger" units? they're always in the catalogues my aunt gets sent (which unfortunately are pretty much designed to get money from the elderly) and every time i see them i wonder if they work and if its dangerous in any way. If it does work then it would be interesting to know how, and if not, then at the very least it's another quack product ticked off the list
Jonathan Brown
2019-11-18 03:34:03 +0000 UTCThereβs never a bad time for a tear down!!
2019-11-18 03:29:40 +0000 UTC3.20 am. What a time to watch a BC tear down video
Neil Tonks
2019-11-18 03:22:13 +0000 UTC
