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The trashiest electronic channel on YouTube. We test and use affordable electronic soldering equipment and tools to build, teardown, modify (and sometimes destroy) random electronic stuff.
A British TV licence is NOT required to view my videos or almost every other video on YouTube.
Many of the builds and projects featured here operate at full mains voltage and carry a high risk of shock and fire. As such they're really intended for either entertainment value or for those who do similar stuff.
The videos are generally uncensored and may contain tasteless jokes, profanities and even blood and electric shocks when things go wrong. So just like a normal workshop really.
So kick back, grab a beer and enjoy the ride.
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Which of these evenings would you choose?
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What value of electrical power factor is considered "unity"?
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Do you have a preferred tactile fabric? During a live stream we were discussing fabrics we love and hate. The most hated seemed to be microfibre fabrics that cling to rough work hardened skin. But do you have a favourite fabric style? Noting that I can only provide four poll answers.
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Of the three common extra low voltage systems, which one carries the most risk of a dangerous electric shock. (You're allowed to Google this one.)
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Have you ever had a high current electric shock where you couldn't let go? What was the situation and the environment (indoor, outdoor, wet, dry etc)?
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You accidentally plug a 120V product into a 240V socket. It has a simple resistive heater that dissipates 2W at 120V. But roughly how much power will it dissipate on 240V.
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With a directly powered three phase motor you can swap any two wires to reverse its direction. But what is the minimum number of wires you'd need to swap to change the direction of a similar eight phase motor? You may need a pen and paper to work that out. This question is mainly a hypothetical brain teaser.
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In the early days of the neon sign industry you could also get helium filled clear glass tubes. But what colour did they light?
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The first laser was based on a ruby rod that was mirrored at one end and partially mirrored at the other. But what gas discharge tube was used to excite the ruby rod into a lasing state?
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How many atoms of oxygen are in a molecule of ozone?
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