This is the comment I left in Big Clive’s channel video. “I think this shunting current away from the LEDs is deceptive and fraudulent. They should be required to tell this in the instructions. In the US there are regulations governing vampire devices such as the AC adapters and their efficiency levels. Since they’re on
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It’s a short video of a large cylinder with hundreds of contacts and wire brushes arcing while contacting the cylinder. Controls a sign with hundreds of lights. https://www.facebook.com/61561207012586/videos/735904489084480/?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e
Chris Boden gets foul-mouthed about his friend’s house wiring mess.
Hot Arcs From Flyback Transformers Play “Take On Me” by Ah-hah. The flybacks are driven by a power amp made for driving these flyback transformers. Looks like just a few turns of 18 AWG wire are wrapped around the bare ferrite cores. A highly effective plasma speaker, better sounding than a Tesla coil. https://www.facebook.com/franzolielectronics/videos/272985324667136/?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e
Floating solar panels are called Floatovoltaics. Short video. Another floating solar farm in Utah, now complete. It’s a 587.5 kW array. Utah’s first floating solar farm is complete
This is a great demonstration of a very old carbide lamp. https://www.facebook.com/reel/910642031084858?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e
Nice to know how to ID the polarity of SMD LEDs. https://lighthouseleds.com/blog/polarity-guide-of-0402-0603-0805-1206-and-most-all-smd-leds.html
Some information on what current and resistors to use. The LEDs are all in parallel and need about 3 Volts, current limited with a resistor. https://www.facebook.com/reel/909951727389682?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e
This YouTube short demos a flexible LED filament and shows how to configure it for 5VDC.
This is IoT internet of things. You can turn something on or off from anywhere. You can schedule it to turn on or off at certain times. Says, “…made my life 1000 times easier.” https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kasa-smartplugs-sale_l_65dcb876e4b0e4346d533b5d/amp
