Tiny electric fireplace effect.
Added 2019-07-28 02:48:56 +0000 UTCNow that the bulk of the heavy work is done on the show we're currently loading in, I can get back to making videos. I'm currently making them in the accommodation provided by the job, so things will look and sound different for a while. As much as I'd like to use the big glossy pictures of tiny circuit boards to trace through the circuits, the lack of a printer here makes that tricky.
On a plus note, the local shops have some intriguing electronic tat. Like this little fireplace lantern.
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Was that a an AC adapter plug on the bottom?
2019-08-03 11:27:41 +0000 UTCI think that adding a couple of red flicker LED's to it and something to change the motor speed randomly would give it an even more realistic look. I don't think I would want one with a real log fire though...... May make your fingers a wee bit toasty :-D Very strange product indeed.
2019-08-02 09:17:53 +0000 UTCwould have been interesting to see the effect with plastic logs removed but with the translucent colour plastic pane back in place. you could build a nice collection of different colour ones without the plastic logs just using different colour translucent panes. never the less a nice video all the same
2019-07-29 15:52:56 +0000 UTCI was in a local Sainsburys, but didn't spot that.
Big Clive
2019-07-29 00:23:11 +0000 UTCHey Clive, a quick note if you're looking for bargains and something to take apart: my local Sainsburys (and I guess others too) are selling off some of their more esoteric LED lights. I bought a load of 806 lumen R7 format corncob-like lights for 75p each! The holders cost more than that.
2019-07-28 18:26:33 +0000 UTCIt's not that different to some of the full size versions, there are variants but this type of design was popular in the past. More modern versions had felt strips blown by a cylinder fan to give the flame effect, the most modern models use water vaporised by a piezo to enhance the effect.
The Tinkering Shed
2019-07-28 11:50:09 +0000 UTCThis reminds me of another classic fire effect... when you put an incandescent lamp in series with a fluorescent tube starter to make it flicker.
2019-07-28 07:01:53 +0000 UTChttps://youtu.be/NejNjwdRKY8
2019-07-28 05:15:35 +0000 UTChttps://youtu.be/NejNjwdRKY8
2019-07-28 05:14:08 +0000 UTCSorry, mine does have the 3 LEDs. It's more rectangular front so I guess it needs it to fill the effect. Mine was from B&M
Neil Tonks
2019-07-28 03:01:29 +0000 UTCI have a similar one, and I took it a part. The log effect at the front had slipped up and looked horrible. It actually looks really good in the dark
Neil Tonks
2019-07-28 02:55:25 +0000 UTC
