I guess these things must be widely used in China given their low cost and availability.
They're handy little desk heaters with a heating element in the form of a quartz U-tube surrounded by a metal cage. The wattages are fairly low at 200 to 300W and they give off a decent radiant heat.
These contain no safety devices at all. No tilt switch to detect if they have been knocked over, and no thermal fuse as a last resort if they are covered. As such they pose a significant fire risk unless firmly anchored down with a clap or bracket. I thought I'd take one to bits to see if the heating element has other uses.
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They're handy little desk heaters with a heating element in the form of a quartz U-tube surrounded by a metal cage. The wattages are fairly low at 200 to 300W and they give off a decent radiant heat.
These contain no safety devices at all. No tilt switch to detect if they have been knocked over, and no thermal fuse as a last resort if they are covered. As such they pose a significant fire risk unless firmly anchored down with a clap or bracket. I thought I'd take one to bits to see if the heating element has other uses.
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 can see it being made of plastic. Melting 😂😂😂
Same case as a fan I have.
Would it be reusable as some sort of antenna?
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I will have a lovely smoking and burning house after I plug it in well at least it will keep me warm 😁
That case is 100% for a fan. I have a couple of cheap USB desk fans in that body, the square hole is where the on/of switch goes
I enjoy taking things apart.
Your videos are great, relaxing, and I have no mess to clean up.
This is horrible designed! You can touch the Live with a finger…
it looks like a mini USB fan cage, my wife has one of them.with a two speed switch.
immediately made me purchase one
The case looks identical to a $5 USD (pre-COVID) fan at Walmart. USB powered.
I have a fan that I bought from Primark and it uses the exact same housing as this heater so they definitely reuse the housings