Corned beef vs 240v – do not try this yourself
Another episode in the series of edible products being heated forcibly by the application of 240V across them. This time…
Testing a usb water steriliser
This unit uses an electrochemical reaction to convert water with salt into a sanitising liquid called hypochlorous acid. This type…
How a lateral flow test strip works (kept simple)
I wondered how the lateral flow tests strips worked, so after doing a test with one I took it apart.…
Coin payout hopper teardown
I got this to take apart for our entertainment. It's a serially controlled coin payout hopper that uses the CCtalk…
Poundland harry potter style floating candles
These turned out to be pretty good. Initially when I saw the box I thought they were just floating tealights,…
Fixing a dead digital thermostat
Checking out a faulty thermostat sent by Roger for our exploration.For simple power faults like this one has it does…
Experimental electronic petal dropping prop
A project inspired by a friend in the theatre industry who was asking about the technicalities of creating a prop…
The case of the mysterious cable arcing
Reece sent this plug-in thermostat and extension cable after an incident when he plugged it in and the cable immediately…
20 year old design vs the current version (with schematics)
It's impressive when a product designed in 199 is still being made.This confirms my suspicion that the new units do…
Fly chopping electric toadstool
Yet another glorious piece of mass produced landfill for exploration.The listing claims:-Catches mosquitos - The biting ones are actually attracted…