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13:49"Educational" temperature controller. (In a bad way.)
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21:13"Miracle" heater teardown - with schematics
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5:34"Mosquito repelling" USB lights
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17:28"Non-serviceable" LED fridge light module. (with schematic)
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7:36"Vintage" LED pygmy lamp string (with lamp schematic).
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6:34"Vintage" full colour LED fairy lights?
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9:52"pandemic theatre" USB sterilising dongle
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24:46"self cleaning" UVC water sterilising bottle (not Larq)
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13:43$3 AliExpress 100-240V emergency light (with schematic)
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14:021.5V powered Glade Wisp ultrasonic oil atomizer
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8:581.8W LED dichroic bulb with 50V LEDs
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19:45100 LED solar garden light teardown (with schematic).
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11:52100W LED module (growlight?) with schematic.
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46:1310W LED "blunty" moving head disco light teardown.
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3:4710W LED efficiency test take-2 with an LED that works!
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5:1610W LED efficiency test with a defective LED!
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18:1110W LED ripple projector teardown.
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20:0210W rechargeable work light teardown LONG version.
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8:1411kV lightning arrestor and exploding disconnecter.
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10:2612/24V LED street light with interesting boost converter for standard 30V array
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24:25120/240V directly powered RGB LED neon strip with remote control.
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20:21120/240V to logic level optoisolator (with schematic)
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10:18126 LED hydroponic death lamp.
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3:4012V 10W LED floodlight overclock on 240V.
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14:1112V, 24V and 220-240V LED lamp comparison. (With schematics.)
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13:18140 audio sample Quran nightlight
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2:142 Watt LED lamp teardown.
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16:00200kW miracle power saving device.
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11:352017 Poundland USB charger analysis.
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7:132032 lithium cell charger with reverse polarity test
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14:25240V LED sign module teardown (with schematic)
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13:34240V Polish Christmas lights with series resistors.
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5:21240V electrode heater in distilled water. Then with salt added.
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