This slightly shady lamp (exposed live connections on the LED holders) was just made for fun out of random things from eBay.
It was also an opportunity to answer more of the questions asked by Patreons.
This was also shamelessly a "therapy" project for me while I get over a bug that I picked up while visiting Glasgow. (I'm feeling a lot better now.)
I mentioned Steve Summers' struggle with workshop subsidence. Here's a video about that:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzmPikNchg8
And his gofundme to help towards the repair costs:-
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-repair-the-shop
Keeping in mind that this LED lamp is not quite safety compliant (not suitable for a first project or around kids) you can get the parts for it on eBay using the following search links:-
The lamp kit that got repurposed:-
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=38+led+lamp+suite&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_sop=15
Guide price around $1.50.
The set of pre-terminated crimp connectors:-
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=50+JST+XH+2.5+with+Wires&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_sop=15&_osacat=0&_odkw=50pcs+JST+XH+2.5+with+Wires
Guide price around $4 for a set of 50.
5mm flickering effect LEDs:-
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=100pcs+flickering+5mm+leds&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_sop=15
Guide price around $7 for a pack of 100.
5mm diffused LEDs:-
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=100pcs+diffused+5mm+leds&_sacat=0&_sop=15
Guide price around $2 for a pack of 100.
Remember that the flickering LED is in parallel with the matching LED in the base, so the technology (forward voltage) will have to be the same. Blue, white, green are 3V and yellow and red are 2V.
If you enjoy these videos you can help support the channel with a dollar for coffee, cookies and random gadgets for disassembly at:-
http://www.bigclive.com/coffee.htm
This also keeps the channel independent of YouTube's advertising algorithms allowing it to be a bit more dangerous and naughty.
It was also an opportunity to answer more of the questions asked by Patreons.
This was also shamelessly a "therapy" project for me while I get over a bug that I picked up while visiting Glasgow. (I'm feeling a lot better now.)
I mentioned Steve Summers' struggle with workshop subsidence. Here's a video about that:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzmPikNchg8
And his gofundme to help towards the repair costs:-
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-repair-the-shop
Keeping in mind that this LED lamp is not quite safety compliant (not suitable for a first project or around kids) you can get the parts for it on eBay using the following search links:-
The lamp kit that got repurposed:-
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=38+led+lamp+suite&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_sop=15
Guide price around $1.50.
The set of pre-terminated crimp connectors:-
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=50+JST+XH+2.5+with+Wires&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_sop=15&_osacat=0&_odkw=50pcs+JST+XH+2.5+with+Wires
Guide price around $4 for a set of 50.
5mm flickering effect LEDs:-
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=100pcs+flickering+5mm+leds&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_sop=15
Guide price around $7 for a pack of 100.
5mm diffused LEDs:-
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=100pcs+diffused+5mm+leds&_sacat=0&_sop=15
Guide price around $2 for a pack of 100.
Remember that the flickering LED is in parallel with the matching LED in the base, so the technology (forward voltage) will have to be the same. Blue, white, green are 3V and yellow and red are 2V.
If you enjoy these videos you can help support the channel with a dollar for coffee, cookies and random gadgets for disassembly at:-
http://www.bigclive.com/coffee.htm
This also keeps the channel independent of YouTube's advertising algorithms allowing it to be a bit more dangerous and naughty.
I enjoy the questions and answers videos. Perhaps you could do more?
I love these project ones
Excellent
To the person asking about 'wokeness' being a problem in trades. The only problem I have encountered is anti-woke people starting interpersonal problems with other employees. Anyone can be trained to do the job and do it well, especially trade jobs. Their 'wokeness' or being politically correct doesnt affect their work at all. I have found that firing the problem people and maintaining a group of people that can all work together respectfully if far more productive than making sure I only hire people that can tolerate a caustic work environment. As ex-Army, none of that behavior bothers me personally, but if I have customers walking through, I know that they can walk off and talk to someone and I dont have to direct someone to "keep her away from Plantation Dave, he might say something that loses me this contract".
To Clive, well deflected and brought to a relevant point.
It i to go ok n the trouts h op on Clift
Uncle Montgomery says desert islands : Thanks Clive Kline Man🙏
Oh joy! 💡
I miss these long build videos 😢
You defined Parasites….are you referring to our last Orange POTUS ?
LOL
So what energy are you exploding from wind turbines????? They never generate the amount of power it took to create them they also kill birds you also have to clear cut huge portions of wooded areas😂😂😂😂😂😂
If anyone knows how to make videogame mods, then please make a BigClive addon for fallout. Stuff like this would be interesting for a FO4 village.
What do you (big clive and the viewers) do with the little blinkenlights circuits after you soldered them together? I bought little kits in the past, moved on to to make my own little blinking and beeping thingies to practice soldering and work with the multimeter/oscillo..over time a box of "trash" accumulated. What do you guys do with your little kits? Throw them away? (Saving the good parts like IC or good pots)
I love this! I'm gonna have to make one too. I just got a big bag of flickering leds for another project, so now I have a second thing for them. Awesome.
its a horrible shame clive….it applies to almost everything in the world today…..the world is not in a good place…..like it was when you and me grew up ..
You have so calming voice 🙂
I have learned about so many different kinds of led's watching these videos. My supply of Led's has grown immensly, these circuits are rewarding to build like making beer.