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If, for some reason, lighting teardowns are a fascination of yours, I thought I should mention "bigclive", a YouTube channel devoted to this very topic :-D http

If, for some reason, lighting teardowns are a fascination of yours, I thought I should mention "bigclive", a YouTube channel devoted to this very topic :-D https://www.youtube.com/user/bigclivedotcom/videos https://www.youtube.com/user/bigclivedotcom/videos (the author of this blog post also has a channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/electronupdate/videos https://www.youtube.com/user/electronupdate/videos )

jcims 7y ago
Indeed! Also https://www.youtube.com/user/mikeselectricstuff/videos https://www.youtube.com/user/mikeselectricstuff/videos for lighting and scrap medical/industrial equipment teardowns. If you are into RF dark magic, https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSignalPathBlog/videos https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSignalPathBlog/videos for teardowns (and repairs!) of GHz scopes, network analyzers, etc.
ASalazarMX 7y ago
Never expected to see cheese and electronic teardowns mixed.
- teh_klev 7y ago
  That whole stuffing 240v into a BabyBel cheese and Co-op mincemeat pies thing was quite amusing, I guess the festive season can be "slow news" days even for video bloggers. That said, back in the early 90's when I was a field engineer, a mate and myself used apply 240v to foodstuffs in the company workshop "just to see what happened" when things were a bit slow. The resulting smells were somewhat odd.
  - petercooper 7y ago
    Have you ever seen "PhotonicInduction"? He did a lot of very dangerous and borderline insane stuff with electricity like running up a 20KW bulb in his house: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT5_-A0m8_U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT5_-A0m8_U (or, more famously, chucking a cinder block into a washing machine)
    - teh_klev 7y ago
      Yeah I followed him until he sadly stopped posting, thought he was tremendous.
      - epse 7y ago
        Didn't he have some trouble moving to India or something?
        teh_klev 7y ago
        He married someone from India and the UK Home Office wouldn't grant his partner a visa initially. I think it's all sorted now and she's now living with him in the UK: See the pinned comment on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8EwYOwplyw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8EwYOwplyw
crmd 7y ago
It put a big smile on my face that big clive is the first comment here :-) His videos are hypnotically good! He's tied with aVe IMO as the best teardown channels on youtube.
- Scoundreller 7y ago
  But only one of those two is family friendly :)
  - crmd 7y ago
    Focus you fuck
  - epse 7y ago
    Some of Clive's videos are definitely not family friendly. For example, the surstromming one
politekc 7y ago
"Hi!" Don't forget EEVblog! https://www.youtube.com/user/EEVblog https://www.youtube.com/user/EEVblog
abawany 7y ago
I admit he got me good with his "Scottish Army MRE" video though in my defense, who expects an April Fools video in January? I really enjoy his teardowns and the accompanying circuit diagrams - amazing stuff.
- teh_klev 7y ago
  For the first few minutes he had me going as well, even as a Jock :)
teh_klev 7y ago
One of my favourite Big Clive moments was when he turned up on Barry Lewis's channel (a thoroughly nice and decent British amateur cook and kitchen gadget tester) when Barry had plugged a 120v rated grilled cheese toaster into a UK 240v household supply, near kitchen conflagration hilarity ensues: Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H66Fbg9nrk4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H66Fbg9nrk4 Clive's comment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H66Fbg9nrk4&lc=UgyLpu-CcVthkaYcsgR4AaABAg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H66Fbg9nrk4&lc=UgyLpu-CcVthk... "The best bit about this video is seeing you plug a 120V appliance into 240V without realising it, and then watching the horror unfold as the grossly overloaded appliance makes loud stressed noises and emits flames. The appliance doesn't just run at twice it's normal power, it's closer to four times the power. Good job. Very entertaining." I've followed Big Clive for about 5 years now and he's a great presenter. Especially his "what cheap shite I bought from my local Poundland on the Isle of Man" videos...which actually kinda reassure you that Poundland's "cheapo" electrics aren't that terrible or are going to burn your house down.
- scoot 7y ago
  The "cheap shite bought from Poundland" is what makes his channel so disappointing and tedious, and the reason I unsubscribed. He is capable of so much more, but insists on appealing to the lowest common denominator. At this stage, he might as well just review and tear down incandescent bulbs. (Hello to the anonymous down-voter who likes reviews of cheap shite from Poundland. Is that you @bigclive?) Oh, no, it's only @teh_klev. Never mind, nothing to see here.
  - photoGrant 7y ago
    Maybe he doesn't make videos for you. Or anyone. But for himself.
  - Dylan16807 7y ago
    Don't hate a channel because you only like some of the videos. And the person you're replying to can't downvote you, you grandstanding goof.
userbinator 7y ago
He has a lot of other stuff too, but I agree, he has probably made the largest and most in-depth collection of LED lighting videos on YouTube. Unlike a lot of other review videos, he doesn't just take the lamps out of the box, plug them in, turn them on and make some comments; he takes them apart and scrutinises them in a lot of detail.

jcims 7y ago

Indeed! Also https://www.youtube.com/user/mikeselectricstuff/videos https://www.youtube.com/user/mikeselectricstuff/videos for lighting and scrap medical/industrial equipment teardowns. If you are into RF dark magic, https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSignalPathBlog/videos https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSignalPathBlog/videos for teardowns (and repairs!) of GHz scopes, network analyzers, etc.

ASalazarMX 7y ago

Never expected to see cheese and electronic teardowns mixed.

teh_klev 7y ago
That whole stuffing 240v into a BabyBel cheese and Co-op mincemeat pies thing was quite amusing, I guess the festive season can be "slow news" days even for video bloggers. That said, back in the early 90's when I was a field engineer, a mate and myself used apply 240v to foodstuffs in the company workshop "just to see what happened" when things were a bit slow. The resulting smells were somewhat odd.
- petercooper 7y ago
  Have you ever seen "PhotonicInduction"? He did a lot of very dangerous and borderline insane stuff with electricity like running up a 20KW bulb in his house: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT5_-A0m8_U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT5_-A0m8_U (or, more famously, chucking a cinder block into a washing machine)
  - teh_klev 7y ago
    Yeah I followed him until he sadly stopped posting, thought he was tremendous.
    - epse 7y ago
      Didn't he have some trouble moving to India or something?
      - teh_klev 7y ago
        He married someone from India and the UK Home Office wouldn't grant his partner a visa initially. I think it's all sorted now and she's now living with him in the UK: See the pinned comment on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8EwYOwplyw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8EwYOwplyw

crmd 7y ago

It put a big smile on my face that big clive is the first comment here :-) His videos are hypnotically good! He's tied with aVe IMO as the best teardown channels on youtube.

Scoundreller 7y ago
But only one of those two is family friendly :)
- crmd 7y ago
  Focus you fuck
- epse 7y ago
  Some of Clive's videos are definitely not family friendly. For example, the surstromming one

politekc 7y ago

"Hi!" Don't forget EEVblog! https://www.youtube.com/user/EEVblog https://www.youtube.com/user/EEVblog

abawany 7y ago

I admit he got me good with his "Scottish Army MRE" video though in my defense, who expects an April Fools video in January? I really enjoy his teardowns and the accompanying circuit diagrams - amazing stuff.

teh_klev 7y ago
For the first few minutes he had me going as well, even as a Jock :)

teh_klev 7y ago

One of my favourite Big Clive moments was when he turned up on Barry Lewis's channel (a thoroughly nice and decent British amateur cook and kitchen gadget tester) when Barry had plugged a 120v rated grilled cheese toaster into a UK 240v household supply, near kitchen conflagration hilarity ensues: Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H66Fbg9nrk4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H66Fbg9nrk4 Clive's comment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H66Fbg9nrk4&lc=UgyLpu-CcVthkaYcsgR4AaABAg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H66Fbg9nrk4&lc=UgyLpu-CcVthk... "The best bit about this video is seeing you plug a 120V appliance into 240V without realising it, and then watching the horror unfold as the grossly overloaded appliance makes loud stressed noises and emits flames. The appliance doesn't just run at twice it's normal power, it's closer to four times the power. Good job. Very entertaining." I've followed Big Clive for about 5 years now and he's a great presenter. Especially his "what cheap shite I bought from my local Poundland on the Isle of Man" videos...which actually kinda reassure you that Poundland's "cheapo" electrics aren't that terrible or are going to burn your house down.

scoot 7y ago
The "cheap shite bought from Poundland" is what makes his channel so disappointing and tedious, and the reason I unsubscribed. He is capable of so much more, but insists on appealing to the lowest common denominator. At this stage, he might as well just review and tear down incandescent bulbs. (Hello to the anonymous down-voter who likes reviews of cheap shite from Poundland. Is that you @bigclive?) Oh, no, it's only @teh_klev. Never mind, nothing to see here.
- photoGrant 7y ago
  Maybe he doesn't make videos for you. Or anyone. But for himself.
- Dylan16807 7y ago
  Don't hate a channel because you only like some of the videos. And the person you're replying to can't downvote you, you grandstanding goof.

userbinator 7y ago

He has a lot of other stuff too, but I agree, he has probably made the largest and most in-depth collection of LED lighting videos on YouTube. Unlike a lot of other review videos, he doesn't just take the lamps out of the box, plug them in, turn them on and make some comments; he takes them apart and scrutinises them in a lot of detail.