Weird aliexpress led loom
Having seen an interesting LED wiring loom used in a particular style of decorative light in the past, I was…
So electro-cute death on a stick
One of the most pleasing things about China is their "relaxed" approach to electrical safety. That's summed up nicely in…
Aldi/ferrex mechanical drill teardown
This didn't go quite to plan. The screw that holds the chuck onto the output shaft seems to have major…
Engineers vs accountants the handwarmer mix. with schematic
Such a weird product. Really good circuitry sabotaged by dumb penny-pinching. I had high expectations that this design was going…
Ebay led insect zapper teardown with schematic
A look at the circuitry of a generic non-compliant eBay insect zapper. In hindsight I had already changed the original…
Next generation led candle?
Although these have been about for a few years now, I've stalled with buying one to take apart because they…
Nice 1w led festoon lamp plus experimental mods
I'll start by saying that in the UK the term "festoon lighting" means a cable with lots of lamps spaced…
Very tacky ebay led filament bulb
Visually this LED filament bulb looks nice, and to be fair it does light up... But with no smoothing at…
Full build of a custom neon lamp
This project was inspired by a joke a friend made about vintage glass screw-in fuses looking like collectable neon lamps.…
Ultra small solar power bank with retro circuitry with schematic
I missed a resistor on the first page of the schematic while drawing a neater one. Can you work out…