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This was great reading, I really enjoy this style of content: someone with expertise tearing down electrical and mechanical equipment and commenting on which pa

by mohn 9y ago

This was great reading, I really enjoy this style of content: someone with expertise tearing down electrical and mechanical equipment and commenting on which parts are well done or poorly done. I'll definitely be on the lookout for other write ups from Ben Einstein. To anyone wanting more content like this, I also recommend the "Bored of Lame Tool Reviews?" (BOLTR) series of videos from YouTuber AvE: https://www.youtube.com/user/arduinoversusevil https://www.youtube.com/user/arduinoversusevil

tacostakohashi 9y ago
You might like the EEVblog teardown videos. There is indeed something strangely compelling about a knowledgeable person providing an unbiased running commentary on somebody else's work.
- StavrosK 9y ago
  Also, if you enjoy teardowns of cheap Chinese crap, big Clive's got your back: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtM5z2gkrGRuWd0JQMx76qA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtM5z2gkrGRuWd0JQMx76qA What I've learned watching his channel: Don't skimp on your USB chargers, get Anker or IKEA ones (seriously, the IKEA charger was amazingly well-designed).
  - mohn 9y ago
    Absolutely! I think my introduction to Big Clive's channel was a review of one of those electrode heater deathtraps for rapidly boiling water. I need to check out more of his stuff.
- blackguardx 9y ago
  As an electrical engineer, I find EEVblog to be pretty salty. He complains (like huge rants) about pretty minor things. I prefer MikesElectricStuff. His criticisms are usually more valid and he is sure to praise ingenuity when he sees it.
  - pdelbarba 9y ago
    As a firmware engineer, I second the MikesElectricStuff recommendation. More depth, cooler stuff. His voice is also much less annoying...
  - mohn 9y ago
    Thanks for the recommendation, I look forward to checking out MikesElectricStuff. I have seen a lot of EEVblog videos, but only a small fraction of his output, prolific guy. I definitely agree, too much grousing at times. Though he did seem to be appropriately outraged in the first one I watched (#822, about a terrible medical tablet PC): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o8MDCIlOEk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o8MDCIlOEk
  - tacostakohashi 9y ago
    Right... also, during a tear-down, he'll occasionally leap to some conclusion about how something was done, complain about it / praise it, and then completely contradict himself a few minutes later (or in a text overlay) once the facts emerge. Still, it's good entertainment.
  - kjdndisneinj 9y ago
    Totally agreed. His rants are usually fairly superficial as well, and he tends to get a lot wrong. It's fine to get stuff wrong, and it's fine to rant, but doing both at the same time is tacky. I think it's because he had a lot of success with his early rants, which were generally pretty on-point. As time went on they get more and more salty and inaccurate as he ran out of good ideas. TheSignalPath is a great EE channel as well.
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52-6F-62 9y ago
I just watched that man thread a potato into a potato. He's full of the dad jokes -- really entertaining. Not sure I can handle more than one in a row! Thanks for that.
- sbierwagen 9y ago
  The potato bolt is AvE at his most intolerably Canadian. He tones down the persona quite a bit in the more technical videos.
  - 52-6F-62 9y ago
    Either way I'll be sure to check out some more. I got to practice a bit of machining at a former job. It's satisfying to see something come into such perfect, useful shape -- it's almost animal.
- mohn 9y ago
  That was the first of his videos that I saw, too! I think it's a good introduction, but I'd say it's one of the least serious out of all of them. I suppose it's an acquired taste -- I had some difficulty convincing my dad to check out the channel, but recently he told me he was enjoying "that Canadian 'keep your dick in a vise' guy". We would often sit down as a family and watch The Red Green Show during my middle school years. With its TV run now long over, I'm glad that there's another Canadian continuing in the grand tradition of workshop shenanigans.
  - 52-6F-62 9y ago
    So am I! Canada's changing. Maybe it's just nostalgia now -- the folksy jokes and all. Still, I've got a soft spot. If thats your flavour of comedy, I have to recommend Letterkenny. If you haven't heard of it, it's a show on CraveTV based on the part of the country I hail from. (I know I'm digressing from the main thread... but a small sample: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KLSbCtinXs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KLSbCtinXs)
  - j_s 9y ago

by mohn 9y ago

tacostakohashi 9y ago

You might like the EEVblog teardown videos. There is indeed something strangely compelling about a knowledgeable person providing an unbiased running commentary on somebody else's work.

StavrosK 9y ago
Also, if you enjoy teardowns of cheap Chinese crap, big Clive's got your back: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtM5z2gkrGRuWd0JQMx76qA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtM5z2gkrGRuWd0JQMx76qA What I've learned watching his channel: Don't skimp on your USB chargers, get Anker or IKEA ones (seriously, the IKEA charger was amazingly well-designed).
- mohn 9y ago
  Absolutely! I think my introduction to Big Clive's channel was a review of one of those electrode heater deathtraps for rapidly boiling water. I need to check out more of his stuff.
blackguardx 9y ago
As an electrical engineer, I find EEVblog to be pretty salty. He complains (like huge rants) about pretty minor things. I prefer MikesElectricStuff. His criticisms are usually more valid and he is sure to praise ingenuity when he sees it.
- pdelbarba 9y ago
  As a firmware engineer, I second the MikesElectricStuff recommendation. More depth, cooler stuff. His voice is also much less annoying...
- mohn 9y ago
  Thanks for the recommendation, I look forward to checking out MikesElectricStuff. I have seen a lot of EEVblog videos, but only a small fraction of his output, prolific guy. I definitely agree, too much grousing at times. Though he did seem to be appropriately outraged in the first one I watched (#822, about a terrible medical tablet PC): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o8MDCIlOEk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o8MDCIlOEk
- tacostakohashi 9y ago
  Right... also, during a tear-down, he'll occasionally leap to some conclusion about how something was done, complain about it / praise it, and then completely contradict himself a few minutes later (or in a text overlay) once the facts emerge. Still, it's good entertainment.
- kjdndisneinj 9y ago
  Totally agreed. His rants are usually fairly superficial as well, and he tends to get a lot wrong. It's fine to get stuff wrong, and it's fine to rant, but doing both at the same time is tacky. I think it's because he had a lot of success with his early rants, which were generally pretty on-point. As time went on they get more and more salty and inaccurate as he ran out of good ideas. TheSignalPath is a great EE channel as well.
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52-6F-62 9y ago

I just watched that man thread a potato into a potato. He's full of the dad jokes -- really entertaining. Not sure I can handle more than one in a row! Thanks for that.

sbierwagen 9y ago
The potato bolt is AvE at his most intolerably Canadian. He tones down the persona quite a bit in the more technical videos.
- 52-6F-62 9y ago
  Either way I'll be sure to check out some more. I got to practice a bit of machining at a former job. It's satisfying to see something come into such perfect, useful shape -- it's almost animal.
mohn 9y ago
That was the first of his videos that I saw, too! I think it's a good introduction, but I'd say it's one of the least serious out of all of them. I suppose it's an acquired taste -- I had some difficulty convincing my dad to check out the channel, but recently he told me he was enjoying "that Canadian 'keep your dick in a vise' guy". We would often sit down as a family and watch The Red Green Show during my middle school years. With its TV run now long over, I'm glad that there's another Canadian continuing in the grand tradition of workshop shenanigans.
- 52-6F-62 9y ago
  So am I! Canada's changing. Maybe it's just nostalgia now -- the folksy jokes and all. Still, I've got a soft spot. If thats your flavour of comedy, I have to recommend Letterkenny. If you haven't heard of it, it's a show on CraveTV based on the part of the country I hail from. (I know I'm digressing from the main thread... but a small sample: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KLSbCtinXs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KLSbCtinXs)
- j_s 9y ago