Expensive uk surge protector teardown
Having looked at crappy grey-import surge protectors with very poor manufacturing quality control, I thought it would be a good…
Poundland 3v led filament lamp with heavy base.
At £5, this is worth getting for the parts. It has lots of potential for being hacked for powering with…
Solar unbox-tragedy with gold light leds
If you've always wanted a string of lemon-yellow LEDs then Poundstretcher has them for you, although they do describe it…
Poundland 12v bulb with mystery component
Another video filmed on the fly while travelling. Is the black background good or bad? These are classic LED MR16…
Mini bluetooth thermal printer teardown – with schematic
These are really cheap and common devices on eBay, sold as toys for printing images onto thermally sensitive paper. This…
Defective surge protector being dumped on ebay
These surge protectors were being sold as "returns" from a major online retailer at a suspicious price of £10 for…
Incredibly good meanwell surge protection unit with schematic
With Meanwell being one of the biggest players in the professional power supply industry, I had high expectations of this…
Self heating pork cartilage noodle bowl
I think I'll have to assume that pork cartilage is a common part of Chinese cuisine, but it didn't feel…
Inside a homedics steriliser unit – with schematic
This is one of many similar products that cashed in on the pandemic by offering products that would sterilise phones…
Monstrosity of luminosity
Here's a link to the original project on my vintage website, which I recently returned to its advert-free pre-Google glory.…