@richlucking Have you heard of #BigClive? He loves taking things apart and seeing how they work. He's done many videos where he's reduced the power going to LEDs to increase their lifespan. Usually by removing resistors or changing then for a different value.

https://youtube.com/@bigclivedotcom

@bytebro @Archie8

Three:

https://youtu.be/PsJMj7FtroY

Just keep going for more. (-:

#batteries #BigClive

@bytebro @Archie8

Two:

https://youtu.be/N65DpT2nqEI

#batteries #BigClive

@bytebro @Archie8 I'll give you three more, just for illustration. He has a lot on this subject of reclaiming Li-Ion rechargeables thrown away by foolish wasteful lazy vaping people, and the wasteful manufacturers who feed them.

One:

https://youtu.be/ZsWLvr-dsvc

#batteries #BigClive

@bytebro @Archie8 He's done plenty on the subject, and it was actually #BigClive that got me onto this.

In recent years he got coy about saying "vape" because YouTube has Rules, even though he's using the batteries and not vaping, making searching hard.

Here's an early one from many years ago, demonstrating the point that there's extraordinarily wasteful use of rechargeable #batteries going on in the vaping world.

https://youtu.be/BOYkOPRPap4

@JdeBP @Archie8 I clearly need to more research. Shall look at #BigClive when I get home from watching the rugby.

@bytebro @Archie8 You just need to be aware of the voltage differences between the Li-Ions and the nickel ones of what appear to be the same size. They're not trivially interchangeable. But again #BigClive has done things like build USB power packs with them.

@Archie8 @bytebro

The #batteries that these lazy wasteful foolish #vaping people are blithely throwing away are usually Li-Ion rechargeables in standard sizes. The vape shops commonly sell 0.5 to 3 Ah capacity batteries good for 100s if not 1000s of charging cycles with low self-discharge rates.

It's mad to throw away such a rechargeable battery after a single use, as if it were a one-off disposable.

#BigClive has covered this on occasion.

@philanthrope @tmmj @Archie8 I had the same thought. You beat me to it. Fairy light controller, #BigClive style. (-:

@glaist I wish #BigClive would join Mastodon.

@Archie8 Where is #BigClive when you need xem, eh? (-:

@empathicqubit @Rasp @cymaphore

The real (Superdanny) one on Amazon is 1875W/15A, with a thicker 15A rated cord, and has a mere (sic!) 22 outlets and 6 USB ports.

No fuse. But the real blurb does say "flame retardant".

And it's 5 stars and "Amazon's choice". #BigClive and others will tell you what a ringing endorsement that is. (-:

#AmazonsChoice #Electricity

@matt303 Another person who knows the phrase "kink palculator"?
#BigClive

Been making rechargeable, lithium-powered decorations with Poundland lights, salvaged lithium cell and TP4046 charge module. Thanks to #BigClive for the idea. First one discumbobulated a limiting resistor, so now they have two. V. happy with the results.

This is an #ebay "infrared" LED lamp. It's about as infrared as my left toenail. I bought it to use with my #raspberryPi but as it was pretty worthless, ended up using it to do a spoof #BigClive review. I missed out on using some of his key phrases though.
https://youtu.be/FEqaBiJbO2M