Poundland Pifco Penny Pinching.
Added 2019-09-11 01:02:32 +0000 UTCBack at my usual bench with the reincarnation of one of my favourite hacking lamps of all time. Now branded PIfco and with a slight penny pinching annoyance. No problem to us though.
In the video I modify a lamp with a simple resistive dropper well suited to the generous array of six-chip LEDs to make a lamp that you can leave on 24/7 without worrying about the electricity cost or lamp-life. I reckon the lamp could last at least 10 years or even longer before components start to age. In those ten years it would cost just a couple of dollars/pounds in electricity usage.
Comments
"Lazy Bastard Glued"
2019-09-17 16:10:24 +0000 UTCOR a bathroom vanity in the middle of the night.
Dustin
2019-09-12 04:00:26 +0000 UTCNice. It's also easier on the eyes that way, much like the early CFL's that took close to 5 minutes to get to full intensity (which in a bedroom, first thing in the morning, is welcome).
Dustin
2019-09-12 03:57:04 +0000 UTCI quite like it myself. And with the resistor hack it also dims on as well.
Big Clive
2019-09-12 03:20:05 +0000 UTCAm I the only one who actually LIKES when an LED lamp fades to black rather than decisively shutting off? I mean I wouldn't want the phantom glow effect, but that fade to black makes them seem, to me at least, more like the old big-filament incandescent lamps cooling off (like a big ol' 100W lamp).
Dustin
2019-09-12 02:31:57 +0000 UTCDammed auto correct , Completely not Complexly
Charles Bruckner
2019-09-11 21:52:44 +0000 UTC"Vibrators and fairy-light - sounds like a complete party" ... you are killing me =,D
Jörg Schötz
2019-09-11 08:16:12 +0000 UTCGreat to see you back at your home bench. And your hands are almost complexly mended.
Charles Bruckner
2019-09-11 03:29:19 +0000 UTCLazy bastard glued. Love it. Enjoyed this one. Learned something. Good to see you back at home bench and familiar skid marks!
2019-09-11 02:58:59 +0000 UTCGood to see you back in your natural habitat.
Neil Tonks
2019-09-11 01:19:29 +0000 UTC
