bigclive

Mid week Patreon stream

Here's the link to the mid week Patreon stream:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knZQ-IWW1RA

Something very different

This was inspired by a recent live stream where I discovered that sherbet means something completely different in the UK and USA.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch2Xly3RY3Y

Fixing the Internet of dead things.

Back at the normal bench, so let's celebrate by fixing a posh thermostat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GB1u3Z3xHg

Xmas day stream

Here's the link to the Xmas day stream

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg_pESdR_RU

Xmas eve stream

I've just got back, had a kip and will be heading over to Ralfy's soon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9TLuYBGIAA

Random "Geekbar" find.

While not being a huge fan of disposable vaping devices, this one I found on the ground was larger than normal, so I wanted to see what size its lithium cell was.
Keeping COVID in mind I treated this used item with caution. Inside is a very useful 500mAh cell. I have extracted it and will b...

Leaky alkaline cells

I made this video early on in this visit, but wasn't sure whether to release it or not.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9fsjM-sZyM

It inspired the poll about whether zinc and alkaline cells should be ...

The mysterious "M" tube

An unusual neon tube and driver circuit that I made to test a theory of mercury migration allowing two colours to be present in a clear neon tube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLIUyLgr14U

Digging through old stuff here

Things I wish I had here.  A colour printer, my tupperware illuminator and a decent magnifying glass.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBctjpRCPYU

But I'm still managing to do a bit of reverse engi...

Old disco ripple projector

A classic effect from the tungsten era (which wasn't very long ago).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A_REsWTznI

This is pretty much what's in most of the larger ripple projectors.

Glasgow light teardown

I'm not sure if they still do lights like this at Lidl.  But here's a teardown of one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKbvHVS8He8

I'm missing the big glossy PCB pictures here.

Remember ther...

Quiet stream in progress

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYxKZwQkqc4

Metal halide fibre optic illuminator with colour wheel

Many moons ago I used this as a demonstrator unit for the range of fibre optic products offered by Universal Fibre Optics.  Their current range appears to be all LED in very neat proprietary housings.

https...

Some statistics for the last year

The channel had 301,000,000 minutes viewed.

42,700,000 video views.

I acknowledged or replied to 108,321 comments.

Most channel views were from the USA, UK and Canada.

Weekend stream link

Here's the link to the weekend stream:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5wcOk_UThw

Quiet mid-week Patreon stream

A fully self-isolated mid-week stream.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYxKZwQkqc4

A different sounding/looking video

Improvised video making from a window ledge while trapped in Glasgow with covid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pOb-1G7F7o

When plans go wrong

Original plan.  Visit Glasgow, buy Xmas lighting tat, return to Isle of Man, take Xmas tat apart.

New plan.  Visit Glasgow, immediately get covid, cancel return flight and reschedule on an open basis for after the isolation period.

Yes the lateral flow strips work...

Currently streaming

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3nli2ePzXI

Link to regular weekend stream

Here's the link to this weekend's stream:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1coyoYM4AA

Bonus midweek Patreon stream

I'm in Glasgow this week, so I'll do a quiet stream to make up for the lack of new content while I'm here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3nli2ePzXI

Veritasium video.

I'm releasing my Veritasium video early while it's "in the moment".

Did I even understand this correctly?

I'll let you guys judge whether I'm even on the right track here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poneLYxPBtk

It seems to be a controversial theory that flies in the face of screened and armoured cable...

For those who like calculating odds

The arcade roulette wheel has 25 positions.

Each play costs 2p

9 blue positions that pay 4p

8 red positions that pay 4p

4 green positions that pay 8p

3 yellow positions that pay 12p

1 white position that pays 32p

Keep in mind that a 4p win is just a gain ...

Doctorska Sausage vs 240v

This is an engineered meat-based product from Europe, designed to feed the masses with enough affordable nourishment to keep them productive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Rzyox9msOc

Questions for weekend stream?

Any questions for the weekend stream happening 2 hours from posting this message?

Sometimes the chat goes a bit weird and pervy, so it's useful to have fresh subjects to change direction.

Xmas ripple projector?

I suppose a better description of this would be "Winter" outdoor ripple projector, since it's best suited to the darker months of the year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNp5a02lLLs

Not bad.  &n...

Patreon stream in progress

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iAKZklSXPU

A look at the bare PCB of COB LED strip

A close look at the very densely packed LEDs in the COB version of LED tape.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxHQrRiBpo0

I may sound a little stuffed up in this video.  I had a cold.

Weekend stream link

Here's the link to the weekend stream:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEgZtZGYOYc