Cheap power pack with free lithium cells usb or solar charging
I've featured the availability of free rechargeable lithium cells from disposable devices often found lying in the street, so I…
Whoofler fireball generator
A foolish project I conceived to create fireballs from a custom 3D printed whoofler that plugs directly onto a can…
Exploded british general usb socket
This was sent to me by a friend who had been using it for a while, but after refitting it…
Wifi socket repair fail
If this had been a simple fault it would probably have been an easy repair unless the power supply had…
Two wire flasher module teardown with unexpected find
This was such a pleasure to reverse engineer because of the unexpected hybrid circuitry that uses a very retro component…
Water/alcohol air-still distiller teardown
These devices are intended for purifying water by boiling it and then recondensing the steam back into liquid. That removes…
Parkside soldering iron secret calibration mode a1 model
After my video showing the circuitry of the Lidl Parkside soldering iron, and how a physical component change could allow…
Testing a new 2-part style of led neon
I saw this a while ago and decided to get some to try. It's designed to go into routed channels…
miracle heater teardown – with schematics
This seems appropriate, since there's a current surge in unscrupulous marketers cashing in on the current "fuel crisis" by claiming…
Miracle heater reality
For the full teardown of this heater, the main video is here:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPnLnk35XsY These heaters are falsely presented as being…