Siemens motor overload relay teardown
This is an optional attachment for contactors that is designed to detect a motor drawing more current than normal, and…
Crappy, but hackable rechargeable restaurant light
This is a nice idea. A stylish table light that can be recharged and then provide cable free ambient illumination…
Inside spooky temu led-neon ornaments
These things are ridiculously cheap these days. Here are two LED-neon ornaments in completely different manufacturing styles. One uses classic…
Temu rechargeable filament light
While quite neat, this light could be looked on as a project for making a better and longer lasting version.…
Temu radioactive pendant
I decided to test if Temu were selling radioactive "health" items, and they are. eBay, amazon and the rest of…
Inside a stolen faulty led bulb
Maybe I should become the lamp-fairy and swap dead bulbs for new. This isn't the first dead LED bulb I've…
Was this the first led test light?
This is the circuit board out of my first multi-voltage tester when I was an apprentice in the 1980's. It…
Lidl/parkside and others 12v system flashlight
Although this is a LIDL/Parkside unit it's probably available under various other brands around the world. I was expecting this…
Inside a temu ripple cube – with schematic
This cube formed part of my first order from Temu (not a sponsor) who did actually ship the stuff to…
Teardown of an impressive ubiquiti wifi node
The phrase "military grade" best describes the very robust internal construction of this unit. The custom cast and machined heatsink…