Welcome back to a December full of mailbags.
This week a couple of the items were inspired by videos from other youtube channels
electronicsNmore: https://youtu.be/nh57msKi9BY
Ralph S. Bacon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Myfeqrl3QP0
The links:
100Pcs Black Self Adhesive Rubber Feet Semicircle Bumpers Door Buffer A
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/100Pcs-Black-Self-Adhesive-Rubber-Feet-Semicircle-Bumpers-Door-Buffer-A/292853585664
100Pcs Self Adhesive Silicone Feet Bumpers Door Cupboard Drawer Cabinet Kitc Ii
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/100Pcs-Self-Adhesive-Silicone-Feet-Bumpers-Door-Cupboard-Drawer-Cabinet-Kitc-Ii/392189165877
Portable Selfie LED Light Ring Fill Camera Flash For Mobile Phone iPhone
https://www.ebay.ca/sch/sis.html?_nkw=Portable+Selfie+LED+Light+Ring+Fill+Camera+Flash+For+Mobile+Phone+iPhone+1pcs
DIY 50g Hand Mouldable Thermoplastic Polymorph Friendly Plastic Pellets Crafts
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/DIY-50g-Hand-Mouldable-Thermoplastic-Polymorph-Friendly-Plastic-Pellets-Crafts/292887571463
1pc LGT8F328P-LQFP32 MiniEVB For Arduino Nano V3.0 HT42B534-1 Replace ATMeag328P
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/1pc-LGT8F328P-LQFP32-MiniEVB-For-Arduino-Nano-V3-0-HT42B534-1-Replace-ATMeag328P/183767606852
TS-836A Plug Power Meter Energy Watt Voltage Amps Meter with Electricity Us Q4K1
https://www.ebay.ca/sch/sis.html?_nkw=TS-836A+Plug+Power+Meter+Energy+Watt+Voltage+Amps+Meter+with+Electricity+Us+Q4K1
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This isn't the only way to do it.
It's probably not the best way to do it.
But it's how I do it.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgaAKgTDrKs
Elecrow sent me their CrowView Dual Monitor laptop dual monitor thingie. to take a look at.
It's basically a 14" monitor that can clamp onto your laptop's screen and connect as a dual monitor configuration.
But it can also be used as an extra monitor on anything that you can connect a monitor to using USB-C or HDMI (which is basically *any* modern device that can connect using either of those interfaces)
Buy one at Elecrow's web site:
https://pileofstuff.ca/r/y8yh8
Or at Amazon:
https://amzn.to/47ikSbg
Yes they sent it as a free demo device, and yes those are both affiliate links.
I'll get a commission if you buy one, but they aren't paying me for the video.
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#ElectronicsCreators
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This isn't the only way to do it.
It's probably not the best way to do it.
But it's how I did it.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K40co5ofpvo
I received this interesting little power supply from Walid in the UK, who is in the process of launching it on kickstarter.
It looks like a neat little product that would come in handy on an electronics tinkering workbench
https://www.tikstation.com/
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wissa/mini-power-station (kickstatrter ends Jan 29 2022)
I was hoping to be able to show you this last week, but the post office conspired against that.
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This isn't the only way to do it.
It's probably not the best way to do it.
But it's how I do it.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iibMpKra9Y
A disorganized ramble about finding the most unexpected electronics hobby stuff for cheap in thrift stores, and a look at a cheap LED light that I found at a local dollar store.
The moral of the story (If there is one): you never know what you're going to find or where you're going to find it.
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As with all of my videos, this isn't the only way to do it.
It's probably not the best way to do it.
But it's how I do it.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0p6qCTpSbw
In the late '60s and '70s the Flashing rear-end device (FRED) replaced the iconic caboose on most freight trains.
Since that's the era that I model, I decided to build one on the cheap using another iconic device - the 555 timer IC .
Grab yourself a drink and come along for the ride.
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This isn't the only way to do it.
It's probably not the best way to do it.
But it's how I do it.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laZOg5kOGLs
A special mailbag today, with both cheap stuff I found on e-bay , and a couple of review samples from sources both big and small.
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The links:
Qianli Ultra Thin Pry Opener Spudger Tools for Phone Repair Opening Tool Kit
http://pileofstuff.ca/r/hq8wi
3Pcs Universal Dual Metal Spudger Set Prying Scraper For Tablet Phone Open Tools
http://pileofstuff.ca/r/l8w3v
T- Wire Connectors Electric Quick Join Push-in Fast Terminal Cable Wiring Block
http://pileofstuff.ca/r/xhpkn
Metal Blade Mobile Phone Laptop PAD Repair Opening Pry Spudger Hand Tool
http://pileofstuff.ca/r/bmkbo
Makerfabs Raspberry Pi Pico Primer Kit
https://www.makerfabs.com/raspberry-pi-pico-primer-kit.html
Coupon code: Maker20P
1) The coupon's expire time is until 31st, Jan 2022
2) This coupon is only valid for 2 items: "Raspberry Pi Pico Starter Kit" and "Raspberry Pi Pico Primer Kit"
ESP32 TouchDown
https://esp32touchdown.com/
https://www.youtube.com/c/DustinWatts/videos
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This isn't the only way to do it.
It's probably not the best way to do it.
But it's how I do it.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLFxBnzACZs
When this interesting light from work turned up faulty, I knew I wanted to try and figure out what went wrong.
As often happens, things didn't end up quite how I expected.
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https://odysee.com/@pileofstuff
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This isn't the only way to do it.
It's probably not the best way to do it.
But it's how I do it.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmhXjwINRn8
It's always amazing what oddball things you can find at dollar stores if you spend enough time looking.
Today's tear-down victim is a wifi controlled light switch. This thing was originally sold for about $60, but a few years after it's release it's on the shelf at Dollarama for $4.00
let's tear into it and see if there's anything interesting going on.
Curiosity mode: engage!
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This isn't the only way to do it.
It's probably not the best way to do it.
But it's how I do it.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHzRm7Ze7gs
Come on in and enjoy another mailbag. And a nice beer for desert.
Links:
ESP32 Development Board ESP32-DevKitC-32 ESP-WROOM-32 Expansion Board
https://pileofstuff.ca/r/v7mc6
Type C Cable USB Phone Fast Charging Cable Cord Nylon Braided for Android 1m 2m
https://pileofstuff.ca/r/bww1k
Round Chrome Head Guitar Strap Locks System Parts for Electric Guitar Bas~SR
https://pileofstuff.ca/r/vg9cx
4 Port Fast Quick Charge QC 3.0 USB Hub Wall Charger Power Adapter PlugB.SR
https://pileofstuff.ca/r/n7bwx
Wireless Lavalier Microphone Portable Chargeable Smart Phone Home, Computer
https://pileofstuff.ca/r/79fsr
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Banggood: http://pileofstuff.ca/r/9ajsf
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https://odysee.com/@pileofstuff
#ElectronicsCreators
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This isn't the only way to do it.
It's probably not the best way to do it.
But it's how I did it.
...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SElS8RyLQDM