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Here, Clive looks at an Ikea USB power supply: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRe9w5PKmsE&nohtml5=False https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRe9w5PKmsE&nohtml5=Fa

Here, Clive looks at an Ikea USB power supply: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRe9w5PKmsE&nohtml5=False https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRe9w5PKmsE&nohtml5=False Much better made.

mulmen 11y ago
I recently discovered AvE and now bigclive. I'm not sure how I missed this particular internet rabbit hole but I love it.
- aembleton 11y ago
  If you want another rabbit hole to start down, I can also recommend Techmoan. He doesn't do teardowns, but instead likes to buy old HiFi gear and reviews them. Some of them are incredibly obscure such as the Tefifon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBNTAmLRmUg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBNTAmLRmUg
  - mulmen 11y ago
    This is great, thank you!
- yoodenvranx 11y ago
  I just copy/paste a comment I made below: > My third goto channel for electronic stuff is EEVBlog who also does amazing stuff. If you are going to watch one teardown today then please watch his rather famous video about the worlds worst tablet computer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o8MDCIlOEk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o8MDCIlOEk
- AndrewNCarr 11y ago
  If you like AvE, check out This Old Tony. He is more machining focused, but he did do a clever multimeter 4/1 video.
  - yoodenvranx 11y ago
    If you are into machining then check out Clickspring, oxtoolco, Abom79, Keith Rucker, Keith Fenner, Shadow HKW, ... If this is not enough then go and visit this list: https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtisanVideos/comments/3v264a/meta_lets_make_a_list_of_artisan_youtube_channels/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtisanVideos/comments/3v264a/meta_... (But be careful, this is the ultimate rabbit hole)
    - paddy_m 11y ago
      Keith Fenner is astounding. Years ago my girlfriend said "enough Keith Fenner videos, You have to take a welding class", I did and it was amazing. As a side note, I'm starting a blog where I interview heavy equipment operators and write about heavy equipment. Anyone here interested in that?
      - timpattinson 11y ago
        Yes
      - wmcneil 11y ago
        Heavy equipment operator and computing science student here. Let me know if you'd like to talk.
      - HeyLaughingBoy 11y ago
        Fuck yeah. Um, I mean, yes. Yes, I am interested.
    - alex_hitchins 11y ago
      It's sad in a way that I only find out about these other channels on a HN thread. Youtube really should work on making channel discovery much more effective.
digi_owl 11y ago
The basic issue is that if that thing hurts or kills someone, Ikea's rep is on the line for selling crap products. Over on Amazon, anyone can offer something for sale. And the only real indication you have is the "sold by XYZ, fulfilled by Amazon" line somewhere near the top. The site is amazon.com, the logo and design is all Amazon, but Amazon never had to place an order for the item, nor is on the hook if something blows up. They just act as a combo of UPS and Paypal for the transaction.
- rs999gti 11y ago
  > Over on Amazon, anyone can offer something for sale. The practice is called white labeling: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/w/white-label-product.asp http://www.investopedia.com/terms/w/white-label-product.asp Basically an Amazon seller sources product from China and gets the manufacturer to label the product with their brand name. Quality can be either really good or dodgy. However, I have seen a lot of this stuff with the CE mark but not the UL mark. Do the CE underwriters just let anyone stamp their mark on any product with minimal oversight?
  - pjc50 11y ago
    There are no CE underwriters and you put the mark on your own products. It's self-certification. The manufacturer/importer is supposed to be able to produce evidence of compliance on demand, but if it's posted from China, good luck with that. This is why the products are so cheap.

Here, Clive looks at an Ikea USB power supply: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRe9w5PKmsE&nohtml5=False https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRe9w5PKmsE&nohtml5=False Much better made.

mulmen 11y ago

I recently discovered AvE and now bigclive. I'm not sure how I missed this particular internet rabbit hole but I love it.

aembleton 11y ago
If you want another rabbit hole to start down, I can also recommend Techmoan. He doesn't do teardowns, but instead likes to buy old HiFi gear and reviews them. Some of them are incredibly obscure such as the Tefifon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBNTAmLRmUg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBNTAmLRmUg
- mulmen 11y ago
  This is great, thank you!
yoodenvranx 11y ago
I just copy/paste a comment I made below: > My third goto channel for electronic stuff is EEVBlog who also does amazing stuff. If you are going to watch one teardown today then please watch his rather famous video about the worlds worst tablet computer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o8MDCIlOEk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o8MDCIlOEk
AndrewNCarr 11y ago
If you like AvE, check out This Old Tony. He is more machining focused, but he did do a clever multimeter 4/1 video.
- yoodenvranx 11y ago
  If you are into machining then check out Clickspring, oxtoolco, Abom79, Keith Rucker, Keith Fenner, Shadow HKW, ... If this is not enough then go and visit this list: https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtisanVideos/comments/3v264a/meta_lets_make_a_list_of_artisan_youtube_channels/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtisanVideos/comments/3v264a/meta_... (But be careful, this is the ultimate rabbit hole)
  - paddy_m 11y ago
    Keith Fenner is astounding. Years ago my girlfriend said "enough Keith Fenner videos, You have to take a welding class", I did and it was amazing. As a side note, I'm starting a blog where I interview heavy equipment operators and write about heavy equipment. Anyone here interested in that?
    - timpattinson 11y ago
      Yes
    - wmcneil 11y ago
      Heavy equipment operator and computing science student here. Let me know if you'd like to talk.
    - HeyLaughingBoy 11y ago
      Fuck yeah. Um, I mean, yes. Yes, I am interested.
  - alex_hitchins 11y ago
    It's sad in a way that I only find out about these other channels on a HN thread. Youtube really should work on making channel discovery much more effective.

digi_owl 11y ago

The basic issue is that if that thing hurts or kills someone, Ikea's rep is on the line for selling crap products. Over on Amazon, anyone can offer something for sale. And the only real indication you have is the "sold by XYZ, fulfilled by Amazon" line somewhere near the top. The site is amazon.com, the logo and design is all Amazon, but Amazon never had to place an order for the item, nor is on the hook if something blows up. They just act as a combo of UPS and Paypal for the transaction.

rs999gti 11y ago
> Over on Amazon, anyone can offer something for sale. The practice is called white labeling: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/w/white-label-product.asp http://www.investopedia.com/terms/w/white-label-product.asp Basically an Amazon seller sources product from China and gets the manufacturer to label the product with their brand name. Quality can be either really good or dodgy. However, I have seen a lot of this stuff with the CE mark but not the UL mark. Do the CE underwriters just let anyone stamp their mark on any product with minimal oversight?
- pjc50 11y ago
  There are no CE underwriters and you put the mark on your own products. It's self-certification. The manufacturer/importer is supposed to be able to produce evidence of compliance on demand, but if it's posted from China, good luck with that. This is why the products are so cheap.