Diy cheap & quiet hepa air cleaner
I really LOVE the way this project turned out. It's 100% practical and also looks very cool too. When you…
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…