This connector can kill you
An interesting, but flawed connector from eBay. This one has the exciting feature of being able to be plugged together…
Ebay’s cheapest wire push-connectors not for house wiring!
I bought 100 3-way push connectors on eBay for £5 shipped within the UK. That is almost too cheap to…
6000w solar flame light – with schematic
Another slightly overstated eBay solar garden light. This one has options of the central dome being colour changing, flame emulating…
Aldi ferrex cordless hot melt glue gun teardown
This hot melt glue gun was seized by security when I took it through as hand luggage (for safety!). They…
Very minimalist light sensor with flicker issue
Dave sent this for our exploration. It's a dusk sensor that was built into a wall mounting bulkhead light, but…
Mini meteor lights – with schematic
These are a super-minimalist version of the classic meteor shower Christmas lights. They are very simple and operate from about…
Very advanced indo street light
First correction - the ACRICH (AC-rich) chips have a 2V analogue input, so a microcontroller can drive that directly without…
Ultra-fast sweet peanut-cream dessert
One of the fastest and simplest desserts that works by the interaction between peanut butter and double cream. I chose…
Chinese hair care instructions
I thought I'd narrate these amusing instructions I saw online. The odd thing is that when Google translate is used…
Inside a spliceline push in cable connector
A look at an alternative to the classic Wago style push-in wire connectors. The design is reassuringly simple, with what…